Page 367 - SpringBoard_ELA_Grade7_Flipbook

Unit 3 Independent Reading List
Suggestions for Independent Reading
This list, divided into the categories of Literature and Nonfiction/Informational Text, comprises titles related to the themes and content of the unit. For your independent reading, you can select from this wide array of titles, which have been chosen based on complexity and interest. You can also do your own research and select titles that intrigue you.
Unit 3: Choices and Consequences
Literature
Author
Title
Lexile
Alvarez, Julia
Return to Sender
890L
Na, An
A Step from Heaven
670L
Nye, Naomi Shihab
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
970L
Peacock, Carol Antionette
Red Thread Sisters
700L
Perkins, Mitali
Bamboo People
680L
Sanchez, Alex
Bait
630L
Nonfiction/Informational Text
Author
Title
Lexile
Douglas, Gabrielle
Grace, Gold, and Glory My Leap of Faith
N/A
Gandhi, Mohandas
Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth
1010L
Gregory, Josh
Cesar Chavez
930L
Greitens, Eric
The Warrior’s Heart: Becoming a Man of Compassion and Courage
910L
Herman, Gail
Who Was Jackie Robinson?
670L
Keller, Helen
The Story of My Life
1150L
King Jr., Martin Luther
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
N/A
Leighton, Ralph and Feynman, Richard
Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman!
N/A
Mandela, Nelson
Long Walk to Freedom
1120L
McGrayne, Sharon Bertsch
Nobel Prize Women in Science
N/A
O’Connor, Sandra Day and H. Alan Day
Lazy B: Growing up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
N/A
Obama, Barack
Dreams from My Father
N/A
Ottaviani, Jim
Feynman (Graphic Novel)
620L
Petry, Ann
Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad
1000L
Playfoot, Janet N.
My Life for the Poor, Mother Teresa of Calcutta
N/A
Vansant, Wayne
Gettysburg: The History of America’s Most Famous Battle and Turning Point
N/A
Wiesel, Elie
Night
570L
Yen Mah, Adeline
Chinese Cinderella
960L
Yousafzai, Malala
I Am Malala
1000L
340 SpringBoard® English Language Arts Grade 7
© 2017 College Board. All rights reserved.