Utah 7th grade reading list

Books with a Utah citation for 7th grade include Frindle, Out of My Mind and Roller Girl. This list has 720 total books, 8 of them with a Utah-specific citation. Each book shows its reading level and a cited source. Lexile levels on the list run from 410L to 1300L.

Top Utah 7th grade pick: Frindle by Andrew Clements — on 1 Utah list

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Total books720Lexile410L–1300LSourceUtah Core 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 Utah 7th grade

These are the 8 titles named in Utah’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. Frindle

    Andrew Clements

    Cited in 1 Utah 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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  2. Out of My Mind

    Sharon M. Draper

    Cited in 1 Utah 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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  3. Roller Girl

    Victoria Jamieson

    Cited in 1 Utah curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers friendship, perseverance and growing up. At 440L it reads well below the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  4. Wait Till Helen Comes

    Mary Downing Hahn

    Cited in 1 Utah curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers ghosts, family and jealousy.

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  5. Wonder

    R.J. Palacio

    Cited in 1 Utah curriculum document and 1 national reference, taught from grade 3 to 7. Covers facial difference, kindness and bullying. At 790L it sits just under the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  6. Booked

    Kwame Alexander

    Cited in 1 Utah curriculum document, taught from grade 5 to 8. Covers soccer, words and family.

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  7. Restart

    Gordon Korman

    Cited in 1 Utah curriculum document, taught from grade 5 to 8. Covers identity, bullying and memory. At 730L it sits just under the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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  8. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

    Grace Lin

    Cited in 1 Utah curriculum document, taught from grade 4 to 7. Covers family, folklore and adventure. At 810L it sits just under the 925–1185L band for this grade.

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8 books cited for Utah 7th grade

Assignments tied directly to Utah’s Utah Core Standards with a Utah-specific citation.

712 additional grade-appropriate books for 7th grade readers

The 720-book total above includes 8 titles with direct Utah citation; these 712 additional titles cover 7th grade in the broader canon. They don't have a Utah-specific citation yet but are commonly taught at this level.

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About the Utah 7th grade reading list

This list combines books cited in Utah Core 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 720 titles for 7th grade in Utah, of which 8 carry a direct Utah citation and 712 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 10 are grade-level, 52 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.

Utah’s English Language Arts requirements are set by Utah Core Standards (schools.utah.gov). Most states pair their own standards with the Common Core text-complexity framework. The 7th grade list below blends Utah-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 Utah-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 Utah?
Books with a Utah-specific citation for 7th grade include Frindle, Out of My Mind, Roller Girl, Wait Till Helen Comes and Wonder. 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 Utah?
This list has 720 books for 7th grade students in Utah. 8 of them have a Utah-specific citation; the other 712 are grade-appropriate titles from national reading lists and awards.
What's the Lexile range for 7th grade reading in Utah?
Lexile measures across the 7th grade Utah 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?
Utah-specific entries reference Utah Core Standards (published at www.schools.utah.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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