7th grade books about Identity
51 books commonly assigned to 7th grade students explore identity— 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 20 identity titles here with a Lexile score, 3 are grade-level, 17 are more accessible, and 0 are stretch texts. Match a book to your reader’s measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
51 7th grade books about identity
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A Work in ProgressJarrett Lerner
American Born ChineseGene Luen Yang · 530L
Among the HiddenMargaret Peterson Haddix
Black Brother, Black BrotherJewell Parker Rhodes
BlendedSharon M. Draper · 610L
BlubberJudy Blume
Boy 2.0Tracey Baptiste
Brown Girl DreamingJacqueline Woodson · 990L
Bud, Not BuddyChristopher Paul Curtis · 950L
Confessions of a Class ClownArianne Costner
Control FreaksJ.E. Thomas
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous LifeRachel Renée Russell · 890L
DramaRaina Telgemeier
Ender's GameOrson Scott Card · 780L
Everything We Never HadRandy Ribay
Genesis Begins AgainAlicia D. Williams
GhostJason Reynolds · 730L
Ghost BoysJewell Parker Rhodes · 360L
Good DifferentMeg Eden Kuyatt
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
I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition)Malala Yousafzai · 830L
Keeper of the Lost CitiesShannon Messenger
Show all 51 titles
- Louder Than Hunger · John Schu
- Merci Suárez Changes Gears · Meg Medina
- Never Thought I'd End Up Here · Ann Liang
- Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy · Angie Thomas
- Other Words for Home · Jasmine Warga
- Restart · Gordon Korman
- Ruby Lost and Found · Christina Li
- Save Me a Seat · Sarah Weeks
- Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl · Julie Kagawa
- So B. It · Sarah Weeks
- Something Like Home · Andrea Beatriz Arango
- Stand Up, Yumi Chung · Jessica Kim
- The Crossover · Kwame Alexander
- The False Prince · Jennifer A. Nielsen
- The First State of Being · Erin Entrada Kelly
- The Forbidden Book · Sacha Lamb
- The Graveyard Book · Neil Gaiman
- The House of the Scorpion · Nancy Farmer
- The House on Mango Street · Sandra Cisneros
- The Last Bloodcarver · Vanessa Le
- The Last Hope in Hopetown · Maria Tureaud
- The Outsiders · S.E. Hinton
- The Partition Project · Saadia Faruqi
- The Reappearance of Rachel Price · Holly Jackson
- The Westing Game · Ellen Raskin
- Walk Two Moons · Sharon Creech
- Willa of the Wood · Robert Beatty
Identity books at other grades
Kindergarten · 1st grade · 2nd grade · 3rd grade · 4th grade · 5th grade · 6th grade · 8th grade
Other 7th grade themes
Family · Friendship · Courage · Survival · Perseverance · Adventure · Mystery · Grief
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Frequently asked questions
What identity books are good for 7th grade students?
51 books exploring identity 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 identity 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 20 books here with a Lexile score, 3 are grade-level, 17 more accessible, and 0 a stretch. Match a book to your reader's measured Lexile rather than to the grade alone.
How many identity books are on the 7th grade list?
This page lists 51 7th grade titles about identity, ordered alphabetically. The list expands as more curriculum references are verified.
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