Nevada 7th grade reading list

Books with a Nevada citation for 7th grade include Maniac Magee, Smile and Dash (Dogs of World War II). This list has 760 total books, 50 of them with a Nevada-specific citation. Each book shows its reading level and a cited source. Lexile levels on the list run from 410L to 1300L.

Top Nevada 7th grade pick: Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli — on 1 Nevada list

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Total books760Lexile410L–1300LSourceNevada Academic Content Standards✓ sources cited per book

Most-assigned on state lists: across every US state’s official reading and award lists, the Middle (6–8) titles appearing in the most states are The Giver (20 states), The Hunger Games (14 states), and Ground Zero (8 states). From our 2026 study of 13,258 source-cited assignments (as of 2026-07-13).

Our pick to start — most-cited for Nevada 7th grade

These are the 30 titles named in Nevada’s own curriculum documents for this grade — everything below is the wider national list. Read against the Common Core Appendix A complexity band; reading level is not thematic maturity, and several sit below the band because they are assigned for discussion.

  1. Maniac Magee

    Jerry Spinelli

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document and 3 national references, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers race, homelessness and family. At 820L it sits just under the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  2. Smile

    Raina Telgemeier

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document and 2 national references, taught from grade 4 to 8. Covers growing up, friendship and self-acceptance. At 410L it reads well below the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  3. Dash (Dogs of World War II)

    Kirby Larson

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 7.

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  4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid

    Jeff Kinney

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 7. Covers school, friendship and family. At 950L it falls inside the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  5. Frindle

    Andrew Clements

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 7. Covers creativity, language and thought, intelligence. At 830L it sits just under the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  6. Out of My Mind

    Sharon M. Draper

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers disability, inclusion and intelligence. At 700L it reads well below the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  7. Sixth Grade Can Really Kill You

    Barthe DeClements

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers dyslexia, teacher-student relationships and schools.

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  8. 96 Miles

    J. L. Esplin

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 6 to 8.

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  9. A Boy Named Queen

    Sara Cassidy

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers bullying, middle school students and peer pressure.

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  10. A Night Divided

    Jennifer A. Nielsen

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 5 to 8. Covers courage, freedom and family.

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  11. Among the Hidden

    Margaret Peterson Haddix

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 5 to 8. Covers freedom, identity and resistance.

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  12. Ava and Pip

    Carol Weston

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers palindromes, families and vocabulary.

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  13. Baby-Sitting Is a Dangerous Job

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers babysitters, kidnapping and babysitters, fiction.

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  14. City of Thieves

    Alex London

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8.

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  15. Crash

    Jerry Spinelli

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers conduct of life, family life and friendship.

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  16. Cryptid Hunters

    Roland Smith

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 5 to 8. Covers survival, mystery and family.

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  17. Fablehaven

    Brandon Mull

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers family, adventure and courage.

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  18. Flight #116 Is Down!

    Caroline B. Cooney

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers aeronautics, fiction, airplanes, juvenile literature and airplanes, fiction.

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  19. Flipped

    Wendelin Van Draanen

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers conduct of life in fiction, conduct of life and self-perception.

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  20. Framed!

    James Ponti

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers united states, art thefts and friendship.

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  21. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

    J.K. Rowling

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers friendship, courage and good vs evil. At 880L it sits just under the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  22. Hostage

    Willo Davis Roberts

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers neighbors, robbers and outlaws, kidnapping.

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  23. Hummingbird

    Natalie Lloyd

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8.

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  24. Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth

    Barbara Park

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers kindergarten, occupations and schools.

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  25. Loch

    Paul Zindel

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers underwater exploration, brothers and sisters, monsters.

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  26. Loot

    Jude Watson

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers jewel thieves, brothers and sisters, adventure and adventurers.

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  27. Magyk

    Angie Sage

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers princesses, fiction, wizards, fiction and magic, fiction.

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  28. Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism

    Georgia Byng

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers amistad, bank robberies and ficción juvenil.

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  29. Red Midnight

    Ben Mikaelsen

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers emigration and immigration, kayaks, kayaks and kayaking.

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  30. Saving Winslow

    Sharon Creech

    Cited in 1 Nevada curriculum document, taught from grade 3 to 8. Covers donkeys, human-animal relationships and friendship.

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50 books cited for Nevada 7th grade

Assignments tied directly to Nevada’s Nevada Academic Content Standards with a Nevada-specific citation.

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710 additional grade-appropriate books for 7th grade readers

The 760-book total above includes 50 titles with direct Nevada citation; these 710 additional titles cover 7th grade in the broader canon. They don't have a Nevada-specific citation yet but are commonly taught at this level.

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About the Nevada 7th grade reading list

This list combines books cited in Nevada Academic Content Standards with books from national sources that list titles for 7th grade: the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, the Newbery Medal and the Golden Kite Award. ReadingList currently tracks 760 titles for 7th grade in Nevada, of which 50 carry a direct Nevada citation and 710 are grade-appropriate titles whose reading level overlaps 7th grade. Across the list, Lexile measures span 410L–1300L.

7th grade sits in the 6-8 grade band, where students are middle-grade readers. At this stage the emphasis is on analyzing theme, character, and author's craft across full-length novels and their first classics. Assigned reading skews toward full-length novels, plays, memoir, and frequently-challenged contemporary titles, with text complexity that, per Common Core’s Appendix A reading bands, typically falls around roughly 700L to 1010L. Measured against that 925–1185L range, of the 63 titles here with a Lexile score 11 are grade-level, 51 are more accessible (often assigned for theme over challenge), and 1 is a stretch text that may need scaffolding. Because readers in a single 7th grade classroom can span several hundred Lexile points, this list is best read as a starting point rather than a fixed requirement.

Nevada’s English Language Arts requirements are set by Nevada Academic Content Standards (doe.nv.gov). Most states pair their own standards with the Common Core text-complexity framework. The 7th grade list below blends Nevada-specific assignments with widely taught national titles. Every title links to its primary source on the book’s detail page, so you can confirm exactly where and why it is assigned.

How to use this list:match a title to your child’s most recent Lexile or guided-reading level rather than to the grade alone. Teachers building a 7th grade unit can pair a Nevada-cited core text with a grade-appropriate companion novel; parents previewing summer or supplemental reading can check each book’s content notes and challenge history before assigning it.

Common questions

What books do 7th grade students read in Nevada?
Books with a Nevada-specific citation for 7th grade include Maniac Magee, Smile, Dash (Dogs of World War II), Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Frindle. Individual schools and districts choose their own titles, so check with your child's teacher for the exact list.
How many books are assigned to 7th grade students in Nevada?
This list has 760 books for 7th grade students in Nevada. 50 of them have a Nevada-specific citation; the other 710 are grade-appropriate titles from national reading lists and awards.
What's the Lexile range for 7th grade reading in Nevada?
Lexile measures across the 7th grade Nevada reading list range from 410L to 1300L. Books without a published Lexile (poetry, drama, picture books) are not included in this range.
Where does this reading list come from?
Nevada-specific entries reference Nevada Academic Content Standards (published at doe.nv.gov). The other books come from national sources that list books for 7th grade: the Common Core State Standards (ELA), plus awards such as the Andre Norton Award for Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction, the Newbery Medal and the Golden Kite Award. Each book's page links the primary source for every listing.

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