Author Study - 7th Grade
Read two books by the same author that you have never read before. The books must not be from the same series. Here are some authors and books to consider. This is not a comprehensive list of books by each author, just a sample. Your teacher will pass out the specific assignment related to the author study.
Abbott, Tony
- The Postcard
- Kringle
- Firegirl
- The Haunting of Derek Stone
Anderson, Laurie Halse
- Fever 1793
- Chains
Alexander, Lloyd
- The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio
- The Book of Three
- The Rope Trick
Avi
- The Traitor’s Gate
- Iron Thunder
- Murder at Midnight
Bauer, Joan
- Hope Was Here
- Peeled
- Stand Tall
Blume, Lesley M.M.
- The Rising Star of Rusty Nail
- Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters
- Tennyson
Bunting, Eve
- Spying on Miss Muller
- The Summer of Riley
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker
- The Lacemaker and the Princess
- Leap of Faith
Broach, Elise
- Masterpiece
- Shakespeare’s Secret
Bruchac, Joseph
- Hidden Roots
- Bearwalker
- Jim Thorpe
Burnett, Frances Hodgson
- The Little Princess
- The Secret Garden
Carbone, Elisa
- Blood on the River
- Storm Warriors
Carman, Patrick
- Atherton
- The Dark Hills Divide
Casanova, Mary
- The Klipfish Code
- Stealing Thunder
Cather, Willa
- My Antonia
- O Pioneers
Choldenko, Gennifer
- Al Capone Does My Shirts
- If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period
Clements, Andrew
- Things Not Seen
- A Week in the Woods
Colfer, Eoin
- Artemis Fowl
- Airman
Collins, Suzanne
- Hunger Games
- Gregor the Overlander (series)
Cooney, Caroline
- Face on the Milk Carton
- Ransom of Mercy Carter
- If the Witness Lied
Coy, John
- Box Out
- Top of the Order
Creech, Sharon
- The Wanderer
- Ruby Holler
- Castle Corona
Curtis, Christopher Paul
- Elijah of Buxton
- Bucking the Sarge
- Bud, not Buddy
Cushman, Karen
- Rodzina
- The Loud Silence of Francine Green
Danzinger, Paula
- P.S. Longer Letter Later
- The Cat Ate My Gymsuit
Funke, Cornelia
- The Thief Lord
- Dragon Rider
- Inkheart
Gutman, Dan
- Race for the Sky
- Ray and Me
Hamilton, Virginia
- The House of Dies Drear
- M. C. Higgins the Great
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
- Found
- Turnabout
- Double Identity
Hardinge, Frances
- Well Witched
- Fly By Night
Hesse, Karen
- Brooklyn Bridge
- Letters from Rifka
- A Time of Angels
Hobbs, Will
- Far North
- Downriver
- Crossing the Wire
Holm, Jennifer H.
- Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf
- Penny from Heaven
Horowitz, Anthony
- Stormbreaker
- The Falcon’s Malteser
Ibbotson, Eva
- Dragonfly Pool
- Star of Kazan
- Island of the Aunts
Kjelgaard, Jim
- Haunt Fox
- Outlaw Red
Konigsburg, E.L.
- A View from Saturday
- The Outcasts of 19 Schuyler Place
- The Second Mrs. Giaconda
Hale, Shannon
- Goose Girl
- Book of a Thousand Days
Horwath, Polly
- My One Hundred Adventures
- The Corps of the Bare-Boned Plane
- Everything on a Waffle
Gaiman, Neil
- The Graveyard book
- Coraline
Farmer, Nancy
- Sea of Trolls
- House of the Scorpion
- Girl Named Disaster
Korman, Gordon
- Schooled
- No More Dead Dogs
Lawrence, Iain
- Lord of the Nutcracker Men
- The Wreckers
Levine, Gail Carson
- The Wish
- Ever
- Dave at Night
Lisle, Janet Taylor
- Black Duck
- The Art of Keeping Cool
Lupica, Mike
- Miracle on 49th Street
- Heat
Morpurgo, Michael
- Private Peaceful
- Kensuke’s Kingdom
- War Horse
Napoli, Donna Jo
- Stones in Water
- North
- Three Days
O’Brien, Robert
- Z for Zachariah
- Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
O’Dell, Scott
- Island of the Blue Dolphins
- Sarah Bishop
Park, Linda Sue
- Project Mulberry
- Keeping Score
- A Single Shard
Patterson, James
- The Angel Experiment
- The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Paulsen, Gary
- Legend of Bass Reeves
- My Life in Dog Years
- Brian’s Winter
- The Rifle
Paterson, Katherine
- Bread and Roses Too
- The Same Stuff as Stars
- Jacob I Have Loved
Peck, Richard
- A Long Way From Chicago
- The River Between Us
Rees, Celia
- Witch Child
- Pirates
Reeve, Philip
- Here Lies Arthur
- Larklight
Rinaldi, Ann
- The Redheaded Princess
- Nine Days a Queen
- An Unlikely Friendship
Ryan, Pam Munoz
- Paint the Wind
- Becoming Naomi Leon
- Esperanza Rising
St. Anthony, Jane
- Grace Above All
- The Summer Sherman Loved Me
Schmidt, Gary
- Trouble
- Wednesday Wars
- First Boy
- Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
Sheth, Kashmira
- Keeping Corner
- Blue Jasmine
- Koyal Dark, Mango Sweet
Snyder, Zilpha Keatley
- The Egypt Game
- The Headless Cupid
Spinelli, Jerry
- Stargirl
- Eggs
- Smiles to Go
- Loser
Smith, Roland
- Elephant Run
- I.Q.
- The Cryptid Hunters
Staples, Suzanne Fischer
- Under the Persimmon Tree
- Shabanu
Stroud, Jonathan
- Heroes of the Valley
- The Golem’s Eye
Taylor, Mildred
- Let the Circle Be Unbroken
- The Well
Tolan, Stepahie
- Surviving the Applewhites
- Listen
Voight, Cynthia
- Agnus and Sadie
- Dicey’s Song
White, Ruth
- Way Down Deep
- Little Audrey
Whelan, Gloria
- Homeless Bird
- Listening for Lions
- Angel on the Square
Wiles, Deb
- Each Little Bird that Sings
- The Aurora County All-Stars
Winthrop, Elizabeth
- Counting on Grace
- Castle in the Attic
Woodsen, Jacqueline
- Feathers
- Peace, Locomotion
Yep, Lawrence
- The Earth Dragon Awakes
- The City of Dragons
- The Tiger’s Apprentice