7th grade books about Friendship
68 books commonly assigned to 7th grade students explore friendship— every title’s grade range covers 7th grade, so each is grade-appropriate by curriculum placement. Each links to its reading level, themes, and the curricula that cite it.
Reading difficulty: the typical 7th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A). Of the 23 friendship titles here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 22 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
68 7th grade books about friendship
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Big Nate: In a Class by HimselfLincoln Peirce · 500L
BlubberJudy Blume
Chronicles of a Lizard NobodyPatrick Ness
City of GhostsVictoria Schwab
Class ActJerry Craft
Confessions of a Class ClownArianne Costner
Control FreaksJ.E. Thomas
Diary of a Wimpy KidJeff Kinney · 950L
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeRachel Renée Russell · 890L
DramaRaina Telgemeier
FablehavenBrandon Mull
Fish in a TreeLynda Mullaly Hunt · 550L
Goosebumps: Welcome to Dead HouseR.L. Stine
GroundedAisha Saeed, S.K. Ali, Jamilah Thompkins-Bigelow & Huda Al-Marashi
Harriet the SpyLouise Fitzhugh
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ.K. Rowling · 880L
Hello, UniverseErin Entrada Kelly · 690L
HeroesAlan Gratz
HolesLouis Sachar · 660L
HootCarl Hiaasen · 760L
Impossible CreaturesKatherine Rundell
Just a Pinch of MagicAlechia Dow
Keeper of the Lost CitiesShannon Messenger
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25Richard Paul Evans
Mid-AirAlicia D. Williams
Million-Dollar ThrowMike Lupica
New KidJerry Craft
Not NothingGayle Forman
Number the StarsLois Lowry · 670L
Operation Final NoticeMatthew Landis
Out of My MindSharon M. Draper · 700L
PaxSara Pennypacker · 760L
PostedJohn David Anderson
PowerlessMatthew Cody
Roll for InitiativeJaime Formato
Roller GirlVictoria Jamieson · 440L
RulesCynthia Lord
Sal and Gabi Break the UniverseCarlos Hernandez
Save Me a SeatSarah Weeks · 780L
Simon Sort of SaysErin Bow
SkyridersPolly Holyoke
SmileRaina Telgemeier · 410L
Swim TeamJohnnie Christmas
SwindleGordon Korman
The CayTheodore Taylor
The Dragonet ProphecyTui T. Sutherland
The First State of BeingErin Entrada Kelly
The Last Dragon on MarsScott Reintgen
The Last MusketeerStuart Gibbs
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1)Rick Riordan · 740L
The Lost LibraryRebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
The Mark of AthenaRick Riordan
The Maze RunnerJames Dashner
The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. TolkienJohn Hendrix
The OutsidersS.E. Hinton · 750L- The Parker InheritanceVarian JohnsonThe Parker InheritanceVarian Johnson · 610L
- The Season of Styx MaloneKekla MagoonThe Season of Styx MaloneKekla Magoon · 510L
The Sherlock SocietyJames Ponti
The Sisterhood of the Traveling PantsAnn Brashares
The Whipping BoySid Fleischman
The Witch of Blackbird PondElizabeth George Speare · 850L
Three Times LuckySheila Turnage
Under the SurfaceDiana Urban
UngiftedGordon Korman
Walk Two MoonsSharon Creech · 770L
When You Reach MeRebecca Stead · 750L
Wings of Fire: The Dragonet ProphecyTui T. Sutherland · 720L
WonderR.J. Palacio · 790L
Friendship books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 6th grade · 8th grade
Other 7th grade themes
Family · Identity · Courage · Survival · Perseverance · Adventure · Mystery · Grief
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Frequently asked questions
What friendship books are good for 7th grade students?
68 books exploring friendship have a grade range that covers 7th grade and are assigned across US-school curricula — Common Core exemplars, AP, IB, Cambridge, and state ELA standards. Each title on this page links to its full curriculum citations and reading level.
Are these friendship books grade-appropriate for 7th grade?
Every title's grade range covers 7th grade. The typical 7th grade text-complexity band is 925–1185L (Common Core Appendix A); of the 23 books here with a Lexile score, 1 is grade-level, 22 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many friendship books are on the 7th grade list?
This page lists 68 7th grade titles about friendship, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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