Grade 7
This collection features vocabulary lists that cover recommended and required texts found in Texas TEKS for Grade 7.
The Diary of a Young GirlWhile in hiding with her family in Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, 13-year-old Anne Frank kept a diary of her experiences. Published after Anne's death in a Nazi concentration camp, the diary remains a powerful testament to the everyday horrors of the Holocaust.
The OutsidersIn the 1960s, tensions between two rival gangs separated along economic lines reach a violent breaking point.
A Wrinkle in TimeMadeleine L'Engle's classic novel details the adventures of the precocious Murry children as they travel across space and time to track down their missing father.
Watership DownA NovelIn this classic novel, a group of rabbits makes a perilous journey to find a new home.
The Miracle WorkerBased on the autobiography of Helen Keller (The Story of My Life), this play explores how teacher Annie Sullivan helps a deaf and blind child develop the skills she needs to cope and to communicate.- Reflecting on Braille Literacy MonthA Look at the History of Braille in the United StatesToday the Unified English Braille system offers people who are blind (or whose sight exists within the spectrum of blindness) an effective reading and writing system. But the history of braille — which is more than 200 years old — is complex, including a "War of the Dots," international collaboration, and several alterations.
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