Books for 7th - 8th Grade

What's New in the Junior Room? Chick Lit

J/F/ANDERSON
Anderson, Jodi Lynn - Peaches
Three teenagers spend the summer picking peaches and pursuing the right boy, the truest friend and the perfect peach.

J/F/BRASHARES
Brashares, Ann - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Four girlfriends spend the biggest summer of their lives while sharing a magical pair of pants.

J/F/CABOT
Cabot, Meg - Avalon High
Ellie's the new student at Avalon High, where the students seem to bear a striking resemblance to King Arthur and his court.

J/F/COLLINS
Collins, Yvonne - Introducing Vivien Leigh Reid: Daughter of the Diva
Leigh is not thrilled to be reunited with the mother who left her for fame and fortune in Los Angeles when she was three.

J/F/DE LA CRUZ
De La Cruz, Melissa - Fresh Off the Boat
New to the U.S., Vincenza tries to fit in at her exclusive, all-girls school.

J/F/DUNBAR
Dunbar, Fiona - The Truth Cookie
Armed with a strange recipe book, Lulu plans to outwit her wicked stepmother-to-be with special cookies that make her tell the truth. This is the first book in the Lulu Baker series.

J/F/GOLDSCHMIDT
Goldschmidt, Judy - The Secret Blog of Raisin Rodriguez
Raisin keeps her California friends updated on her new life in Philadelphia through her blog. Read the next book in the series, Raisin Rodriguez and the Big Time Smooch.

J/F/GRAHAM
Graham, Rosemary - My Not-So-Terrible Time at the Hippie Hotel
Forced to go spend time with her divorced father in a house on Cape Cod, Tracy finds the experience bearable after meeting a local boy named Kevin.

J/F/GRAHAM
Graham, Rosemary - Thou Shalt Not Dump the Skater Dude and Other Commandments I Have Broken
After her skateboarder ex-boyfriend spreads vicious rumors about her, Kelsey Wilcox tries to salvage her reputation and earn a place on her high school newspaper.

J/F/GRIFFIN
Griffin, Adele - My Almost Epic Summer
Stuck babysitting during the summer while her friends take glamorous vacations, Irene learns about life after meeting the beautiful yet troubled lifeguard, Starla.

J/F/HUGHES
Hughes, Mark Peter - I Am the Wallpaper
Floey Packer is determined not to be the wallpaper anymore, but to become the new, glamorous Floe through Buddhism, haiku and violet-dyed hair.

J/F/KANTOR
Kantor, Melissa - If I Have a Wicked Stepmother, Where's My Prince?
When Lucy's father remarries, she finds herself tormented by two bratty stepsisters and a wicked stepmother.

J/F/JOHNSON
Johnson, Kathleen Jeffrie - Dumb Love
While doing research to become a romance writer, Carlotta realizes the course of true love does not run smoothly.

J/F/JOHNSON
Johnson, Maureen - 13 Little Blue Envelopes
Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her favorite aunt, and is off to Europe on some sort of scavenger hunt that will transform her life.

J/F/LENHARD
Lenhard, Elizabeth - Chicks with Sticks: It's a Purl Thing
Four teenage girls from very different social cliques at their Chicago high school become friends after forming a knitting club.

J/F/LIMB
Limb, Sue - Girl, 15, Charming But Insane
Jess, who lives with her mum, is separated from her father, and has a best friend who seems to do everything perfectly, relies on humor to deal with her life. Book two of the Jess Jordan series is Girl, (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture.

J/F/LOCKHART
Lockhart, E. - The Boyfriend List: (15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver)
Ruby's panic attacks may be caused by her breakup with her boyfriend, or losing her friends, or tensions between her mother and her father… maybe her new shrink will figure it all out.

J/MLYNOWSKI
Mlynowski, Sarah - Bras and Broomsticks
Rachel turns to her younger sister Miri, who has recently become a witch, to help her stop their divorced father's wedding.

J/F/MORIARTY
Moriarty, Jaclyn - The Year of Secret Assignments
Three girls from Ashbury High write to three boys from rival Brookfield High as part of a pen pal program, leading to romance, humiliation, revenge and war between the schools.

J/F/RALLISON
Rallison, Janette - All's Fair in Love, War and High School
Head cheerleader Samantha does poorly on the SATs, so she tries to help her college chances by running for student body president. Also read: Life, Love and the Pursuit of Free Throws and Fame, Glory, and Other Things on My To Do List.

J/F/ROBERTS
Roberts, Laura Peyton - Queen of Second Place
Cassie has always come in second to the school's popularity queen, so when she and Sterling are interested in the same boy, Cassie is determined not to come in second place this time.

J/F/ROSENBLOOM
Rosenbloom, Fiona - You Are SO Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah!
As her Bat Mitzvah approaches, Stacy has a lot on her mind. Her parents have separated, her younger brother is totally embarrassing, and she is in love with Andy Goldfarb.

J/F/RUSHTON
Rushton, Rosie - The Dashwood Sisters' Secrets of Love
The three Dashwood sisters, left poor after their dead father's new wife inherits everything, must leave their family estate and posh London school to live like common people.

J/F/SCHANBACK
Schanback, Mindy - Princess from Another Planet
Gracie Quicksilver impersonates her rich cousin at an exclusive summer camp where a series of weird events convinces her that her mother may really be the queen of a distant planet.

J/F/SCOTT
Scott, Kieran - I Was a Non-Blonde Cheerleader
Annisa is the only brunette on her new school's otherwise all-blonde cheerleading squad.

J/F/SHELDON
Sheldon, Dyan - Sophie Pitt-Turnbull Discovers America
While spending the summer in Brooklyn, sheltered English teenager Sophie finds a new side to her formerly dull personality.

J/F/SHELDON
Sheldon, Dyan - Planet Janet
Janet Bandry keeps a diary as she tries to find herself through vegetarianism, literature, romance, and her "Dark Phase." Book two in the series is: Planet Janet in Orbit.

J/F/SHELDON
Sheldon, Dyan - Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
Mary Elizabeth sets her sights on the lead in the school play, a role usually taken by the most popular girl in school. Continue the series with Confessions of a Hollywood Star.

J/F/SHULMAN
Shulman, Polly - Enthusiasm
Julie and Ashleigh, friends and Jane Austen fans, both fall for the same Mr. Darcy-like boy.

J/F/SONES
Sones, Sonya - One of those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies
After Ruby's mother dies, she leaves her life in Boston and flies to L.A. to live with her father, a famous movie star that Ruby doesn't really know.

J/F/VAIL
Vail, Rachel - If We Kiss
Charlie develops a crush on her best friend's boyfriend. Meanwhile, her mother is dating the boyfriend's father.

J/F/VEGA
Vega, Denise - Click Here: (To Find Out How I Survived Seventh Grade)
Erin writes about her friends and classmates in her private blog, but when it accidentally gets posted on the school's website, she learns some important lessons about friendship.

J/F/WILKINS
Wilkins, Rose - So Super Stylish
Octavia is trying to maintain a low profile at her new public school, but with her actress-mother's new romance in all the tabloids, Octavia's life is just too complicated.

Prepared by SRP, November 2006