East Greenwich School District Summer Work: Entering Grade 7 ELA

East Greenwich school libraries have access to audio and eBooks. If our school libraries own a copy of an audio book or eBook, a link has been made to the book title. To access the digital resource, click on the book title link and enter the following:
Username: Your 5 digit lunch code
Password: EGR

Buzzing

Isaac, who suffers from OCD, meets a group of new friends at school who introduce him to role-playing games which lead to a journey of self discovery and growth. Realistic Fiction (Graphic Novel)

Available at the East Greenwich Free Library

Available eBook at Cole Middle School

The Clackity

Evie Von Rathe makes a deal with the Clackity to save her aunt from the ghost of a murderer. Evie must face her fears in an otherworld full of monsters, ghosts, and witches. Horror/Suspense

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Crash from Outer Space: Unraveling the Mystery of Flying Saucers, Alien Beings, and Roswell

Do you ever think about life on other planets? Do you wonder if aliens have already visited Earth? What really happened at Roswell? Separate fact from fiction in this non-fiction book all about UFOs and interplanetary visitors. Nonfiction

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Ellie Engle Saves Herself

Ellie Engle is comfortable between the pages of her comic books as long as her best friend (and crush), Abby, is by her side. The challenges of everyday life in middle school are not enough to defeat her until an earthquake leads to Ellie gaining superpowers. The secret doesn't last long when an influencer at her school exposes her. What will she do next? Fantasy

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A First Time for Everything

In this graphic memoir, author and illustrator Dan Santat tells the story of his class trip to Europe, taken the summer after eighth grade. Three weeks, a bus full of middle schoolers, and minimal adult supervision? This trip will either be the adventure of a lifetime, or a disaster of epic proportions - maybe, a little of both. Memoir (Graphic Novel)

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The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto

Rafa is sent away to Rancho Espanto in New Mexico after stealing the school cafeteria's slushie machine with his friends during a role playing game. Life on the ranch isn't as bad as Rafa thought it would be until someone starts sabotaging Rafa's work, and he begins to see a mysterious man around the ranch. As Rafa and his new ranch friends begin to investigate, events on the ranch become weirder and more destructive, and Rafa begins to realize he may know more about the man than he ever thought possible. Science Fiction

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Hoops: a Graphic Novel

Based on a true story, this graphic novel tells the story of the Lady Bears - Wilkins Regional High School’s first girl’s basketball team. It is 1975, and girls are finally allowed to play sports in school. But they still need to prove themselves if they want their school to take them seriously. Does this group of athletes have what it takes to become champions? Historical Fiction (Graphic Novel)

Available at the East Greenwich Free Library

The Labors of Hercules Beal

7th grader Hercules Beal has to figure out how to complete his teacher's assignment of performing the 12 labors of Hercules in real life, and he discovers the importance of friendship, community and himself along the way. Realistic Fiction

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The Lost Year

As Matthew helps his great grandmother during the COVID lockdown of 2020, he discovers a clue to a hidden chapter of her past, one that will lead to a life-shattering family secret. Set in alternating timelines that connect the present-day to the 1930s and the US to the USSR, Matthew’s family story reaches back to the terrible famine that devastated Ukraine. Realistic/Historical Fiction

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The Otherwoods

River is haunted by the creatures in the dark corners we can't see, so you can imagine when their friend is dragged away by that thing in broad daylight they are scared. Stepping into The Otherwoods where nightmares speak and smiles sting, River might make it through a hot dark night surrounded by moss, forest, and- did that just blink at me? Horror/Suspense

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Seen and Unseen

During WWII, more than 112,000 Japanese Americans were taken from their homes and forced by the government to live out the war in remote camps. This book tells their stories through their words and in the images captured by three photographers who worked inside the camps. Nonfiction

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Simon Sort of Says

Moving to a town with no internet access might seem like a terrible fate to the average middle schooler. For twelve-year-old Simon, the chance to start over in a place where no one can Google him might offer him the chance to start healing after surviving a terrible tragedy. Realistic Fiction

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The Supervillain's Guide to Being a Fat Kid

Max has just started Middle School and it’s not going well. He’s constantly tormented by an eighth grade bully just because he’s fat. But when Max writes to his favorite Supervillain, Master Plan, Master Plan offers to help Max change the way the other kids at school see him. Fantasy

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The Swifts: a Dictionary of Scoundrels

This book is a murder mystery with word play, quirky characters and their creepy, sometimes mean, relatives. This old English family hosts a reunion in their huge decaying mansion. While most family members are looking for Grand-Uncle Vile’s supposed hidden treasure, Shenanigan Swift is looking for a murderer. Mystery

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The Unforgettable Logan Foster #1

Logan notices odd things about new foster parents, and learns that they are actually superheroes. Logan is caught in the middle of a battle between forces, with the fate of the world at stake. Can Logan help save the day and his new family? Science Fiction

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Vivian Lantz's Second Chances

Have you ever really wished you could have a do-over? Vivian’s first day of school has always been a disaster. Vivian had a plan from what to wear to where to go and who to see that would make her first day of 8th grade perfect. Alas, this 1st day was no different from others. But, like in the movie Groundhog Day, Vivian finds she is caught in a time loop which gives her the chance to do this first day over & over again. Will she get it right? Perhaps the mix of laughter, drama, a crush, a little magic, and some new choices will save this not so perfect day. Realistic Fiction/Fantasy

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What Happened to Rachel Riley?

Podcasting enthusiast, Anna, is new to East Middle School, and when she starts 8th grade she notices something strange- Last year, Rachel Riley was one of the most popular girls in school. But this year, no one will talk to, or about her. Anna decides to take on the case, and creates her own podcast to answer the question:What happened to Rachel Riley? Mystery

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What Stays Buried

Seven days before her thirteenth birthday Calista meets the ghost dragging kids into the hidden corners of her small town. Five days before it's in the other room. Three days before it takes over her house. One day until Calista loses her ability to speak with it. Every thriller has a mystery, but do all of them have monsters like this one? Horror/Suspense

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Wretched Waterpark

The Sinister-Winterbottom twins, Alexander and Theodora (Theo) are in for a strange summer. After their parents pack them off to their eccentric Aunt Saffronia in the middle of the night, the twins and their older sister Wil are tasked with investigating the Fathoms of Fun gothic-themed water park, where the employees might be real ghosts, the changing rooms are shaped like mausoleums, and people keep mysteriously disappearing. Mystery

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You Are Here: Connecting Flights

In one day at the Chicago International airport, the lives of twelve Asian-American kids overlap. Told through short stories by various authors, each story is a glimpse into the life of a different kid and what they’re going through both on that day, and overall in their lives. Realistic Fiction (Short Stories)

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