EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club discussion

My school is starting back up at the beginning of August and I'd like to add some new titles to my classroom library. If you have any recommendations for books, especially more modern ones, I'd love to hear them and add to their shelf. I teach 7th grade.

Also, here is my Amazon Teacher Wishlist. https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls... If you'd like to donate anything to my class it is much appreciated but definitely not necessary. *If I am putting this in the wrong place please let me know and I can delete the wishlist.

These aren’t modern, but here are some ideas:

Watership Down by Richard Adams
The Giver by Lois Lowry
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connel (a short story)

Things I was required to read in middle school and enjoyed:
Diary of Anne Frank
Edgar Allen Poe
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
The Outsiders by SE Hinton

Kyra wrote: "My school is starting back up at the beginning of August and I'd like to add some new titles to my classroom library. If you have any recommendations for books, especially more modern ones, I'd lov..."

I have a daughter who is a seventh grade English teacher. Last year was her first year. I now they all like the Outsiders. I will ask her about some other more modern books as well.

Kyra wrote: "My school is starting back up at the beginning of August and I'd like to add some new titles to my classroom library. If you have any recommendations for books, especially more modern ones, I'd lov..."

I was probably reading Pride and Prejudice but that would not be typical.

There is a group called Middle Grade Madness where you might get good recommendations. Kadi, the mod, is really nice.

Maybe some comics might be to their liking:

Non-fiction:
The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi. It's already divided in four books.
There is also the March Trilogy by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell.
Almost American Girl by Robin Ha.
Smile, Sisters or Guts by Raina Telgemeier.

From my teacher daughter:
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Wonder by Palacio
The Untouchables by (possibly) Gordon Korman?
The Remarkable Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
The Hunger Games Series

Kyra wrote: "My school is starting back up at the beginning of August and I'd like to add some new titles to my classroom library. If you have any recommendations for books, especially more modern ones, I'd lov..."

Where do you teach? My daughter teaches 7th grade English in Wisconsin.

I teach in Kentucky. Most of the kids always like Jason Reynolds books and a few will pick up the Hunger Games. Thanks, these look great

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Call Us What We Carry by Amanda Goreman
The Pigman by Paul Zindel
A Psalm for the Wild Built by Becky Chambers
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry
The Graveyard by Neil Gaiman
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Rick Riordan's The Lightning Thief and the whole Percy Jackson series is great!
Also, James Patterson has several books for young adults.

Mary Underwater by Shannon Doleski. I'm still thinking about it from time to time 2 years after I read it.

My daughter teaches 7th grade English
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga. I really like it.
The Outsiders
The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo