Seventh Grade Supplemental Reading List
Bible:
- The Holy Bible, Douay-Rheims Version (available at www.tanbooks.com)
- Butler’s Lives of the Saints, (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- Saints and Feast Days, by the Sisters of Notre Dame (available at www.setonbooks.com)
Dictionary & Thesaurus:
- Merriam-Webster’s School Dictionary (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- Merriam-Webster’s School Thesaurus (available at www.setonbooks.com)
Recommended Anthologies:
- American Cardinal Readers, Book Seven (available at www.neumannpress.com). Book Seven contains forty-three stories and poems, including the following titles: The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Washington Irving; Evangeline, Henry W. Longfellow; Vigil of the Immaculate Conception; A Hymn, Edgar Allan Poe; Definition of a Gentleman, John Henry Cardinal Newman; Holy Ireland, Joyce Kilmer; The Martyr of Molokai; The Smallweed Family, Charles Dickens; and The Man Without a Country, Edward E. Hale.
- Realms of Gold, Volume 2: (parental guidance advised – www.coreknowledge.org)
- Lives and Legends of the Saints (With paintings from the great art museums), Carole Armstrong [Note: Use this book for art; read the true stories of these saints in another anthology.]
- The Book of Virtues for Young People, edited by William J. Bennett
- The Old World and America, by Bishop Furlong (www.tanbooks.com)
Foreign Languages and Cultures:
International Children’s Digital Library (available at www.icdlbooks.org)
Book Report Books: Saints
Mary Fabian Windeat Books (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- The Little Flower
- Saint Hyacinth of Poland
- The Curé of Ars
- St. Louis de Montfort
Vision Books (available at www.setonbooks.com)
- Saint Isaac and the Indians
- Saint Anthony and the Christ Child
- Edmund Campion
- Bernadette: Our Lady’s Little Servant
- Saint Joan: The Girl Soldier
Non-fiction:
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction, by David Macaulay
Selected Suggestions for Home Reading from American Cardinal Readers, Book Seven:
- A Wonder Book for Girls and Boys, by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Ivanhoe, Sir Walter Scott
- The Boys’ King Arthur, Sidney Lanier
- Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle
- Story of King Arthur and His Knights, Howard Pyle
- A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
- The Scarlet Pimpernel, Emmuska Baroness Orczy
- Tales from Shakespeare, Charles Lamb
- Captains Courageous, Rudyard Kipling
Fiction:
*asterisk indicates a book published by Bethlehem Books
- Bagnold, E.; National Velvet – Velvet wants to enter her horse in the grand race
- Benchley, N.; Bright Candles – Danish resistance in World War II
- Bendick, Jeanne; Archimedes and the Door to Science* – ancient Greek mathematician
- Bonham, F.; Burma Rifles – Merrill’s Marauders in World War II
- Butler, B.; Light a Single Candle – blind girl trains with a guide dog
- Davies, V.; Miracle on 34th Street
- Dickens, C.; A Christmas Carol – story of Scrooge
- Doyle, A. C.; Hound of the Baskervilles – Sherlock Holmes and Watson, detectives
- Doyle, A. C.; Study in Scarlet – Sherlock Holmes mystery
- Fife, D.; North of Danger – twelve-year-old boy in Norway during Nazi invasion
- French, Allan; The Red Keep* – action-filled tale during the 12th century
- French, Allan; The Story of Rolf and the Viking Bow* – boy responds to injustice, Iceland
- Gipson, F.; Old Yeller – old yellow dog and 14-year-old, frontier life in Texas
- Hope, Anthony; The Prisoner of Zenda – exciting tale of mistaken identities
- James, W.; Smoky, the Cow Horse – cowpony and his adventures
- Kelly, E.; The Trumpeter of Krakow – adventure and mystery in Poland
- Kipling, R.; Kim – adventures of an Irish orphan boy in India
- Kipling, R.; Captains Courageous – story of a boy who grows up in a few months
- Lewis, C. S.; The Chronicles of Narnia – adventure stories, conflict of good and evil
- Lofting, Hugh; Dr. Doolittle – tale of a veterinarian
- London, J.; The Call of the Wild – problems of survival for a dog in Alaska
- London, J.; White Fang – dog in Alaska trained to be a fighter finally finds kindness
- Montgomery, L. M.; Anne of Green Gables – adventures of an irrepressible orphan girl
- O’Dell, S.; The Black Pearl – boy dives for pearls, though a giant ray is in a cave
- O’Dell, S.; Island of the Blue Dolphins – young girl survives alone on an island
- Saint-Exupery, A.; The Little Prince – stories of the Prince, his experiences on other planets
- Schaefer, J.; Shane – stranger helps family in Wyoming fighting to stay on their land
- Serraillier, Ian; Beowulf the Warrior* – saga of the ancient warrior in modern verse
- Speare, E.; Bronze Bow – young Jewish rebel won over to the teachings of Jesus
- Speare, E.; Calico Captive – girl is captured by Indians and endures great hardships
- Stevenson. R. L.; The Black Arrow – swift-paced adventure of soldier, War of the Roses
- Stevenson, R. L.; Kidnapped – David, a cabin boy, fights off a villainous crew
- Stevenson, R. L.; Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
- Stevenson, R. L.; Treasure Island – Jim Hawkins and pirate Long John Silver seek treasure
- Tolkien, J. R. R.; The Hobbit – adventures in land of dwarfs, elves, goblins, and dragons
- Tolkien, J. R. R.; The Lord of the Rings
- Trevino, Elizabeth; I, Juan de Pareja
- Trevor, Meriol; Following the Phoenix* – adventure during the French Revolution
- Twain, M.; The Adventures of Tom Sawyer – Tom’s pranks in school, with Huck
- Ullman, J. R.; Banner in the Sky – boy’s exciting struggle to climb the Alps
- Verne, J.; Around the World in Eighty Days – Englishman makes a hasty, global tour
- Verne, J.; Journey to the Center of the Earth – explorers go down a volcano
- von Stockum, Hilda; The Cottage at Bantry Bay* – vivid picture of Ireland
- Wells, H. G.; The Time Machine, The Invisible Man, War of the Worlds – science fiction
- Wibberley, L.; Flint’s Island* – sequel to Stevenson’s Treasure Island
Short Story Collections:
Henry, O.; Complete Works of O. Henry
Biographies:
(Name of person about whom book is written is listed first, then author and title)
- Balboa, Vasco; Mirsky, J.; Balboa, Discoverer of the Pacific
- Blackwell, Elizabeth; Baker, R.; First Woman Doctor
- Braille, Louis; De Gering, E.; Seeing Fingers
- Carver, G. W.; Holt, R.; George Washington Carver
- Cody, William F.; Garst, S.; Buffalo Bill
- Crockett, Davy; Shapiro, I.; Yankee Thunder
- Custer, G. A.; Reynolds, Q.; Custer’s Last Stand
- Earhart, Amelia; Davis, B.; Amelia Earhart
- Edison, Thomas; North, S.; Young Thomas Edison
- Einstein, Albert; Freeman, M.; The Story of Albert Einstein
- Ericson, Leif; Shippen, K.; Leif Ericson, First Voyager to America
- Faraday, Michael; Sootin, H.; Michael Farady, From Errand Boy to Master Physicist
- Franklin, Benjamin; Benjamin Franklin; A Biography in His Own Words
- Franklin, Benjamin; Daughtery, J.; Poor Richard
- Franklin, Benjamin; American Heritage; The Many Worlds of Benjamin Franklin
- Gibson, Althea; Gibson, A.; I Always Wanted To Be Somebody
- Goethals, G. W.; Fast, H.; Goethals and the Panama Canal
- Hamilton, A.; Crouse, A.; Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr
- Henson, Matthew; Henry, M.; A Negro explorer at the North Pole
- Jackson, Andrew; Coit, M.; Andrew Jackson
- Jefferson, Thomas; Wibberly, L.; Man of Liberty
- Joan of Arc, St.; Paine, A.; The Girl in White Armor
- LaSalle, Robert; Syme, R.; LaSalle of the Mississippi
- Leonardo da Vinci; Horizon Magazine; Leonardo da Vinci
- Lincoln, A.; American Heritage; Abraham Lincoln in Peace and War
- Longfellow, H. W.; Holberg, R.; An American Bard
- Nelson, Horatio; Horizon Magazine; Nelson and the Age of Fighting Sail
- Nightingale, Florence; Hume, R.; Florence Nightingale.
- Polo, Marco; Horizon Magazine; Marco Polo’s Adventures in China
- Raleigh, S. Walter; Fecher, C.; The Last Elizabethan
- Roentgen, Wilhelm; Grey, V.; Roentgen Revolution: The Discovery of the X-Ray
- Roosevelt, Theodore; American Heritage; Theodore Roosevelt
- Sequoya; Cambell, C. W.; Sequoya (devised Indian alphabet)
- Seton, Elizabeth Ann; Power-Waters, A.; Mother Seton, First American-born Saint
- Sitting Bull; Garst, S.; Sitting Bull, Champion of His People
- Thorpe, James; Schoor, G.; The Jim Thorpe Story
- von Trapp, Maria; von Trapp, M.; The Story of the Trapp Family Singers
- Washington, George; American Heritage and the Making of a Nation
- Whitney, Eli; Latham, J. L.; The Story of Eli Whitney
Poetry:
- Benet, Rosemary; A Book of Americans
- Brontë, Emily; Poems for Young Readers
- Burns, Robert; Hand in Hand We’ll Go
- Carroll, Lewis; Poems of Lewis Carroll
- Longfellow, H. W.; The Hanging of the Crane
- Longfellow, H. W.; Tales of a Wayside Inn
- Stevenson, Robert L.; Poems of Robert Louis Stevenson
- Tennyson, Alfred Lord; Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson
- Tolkien, J. R. R.; The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
Play:
Day, Clarence; Life with Father
Recommended Publishers:
- Look for electronic editions of children’s classics on web sites of libraries and bookstores. For example: http://www.glencoe.com/sec/literature/course/literatureclassicsms/lm_mm000.pdf
- Barnes and Noble (reasonably priced classic reprints and eBooks www.barnesandnoble.com)
- Puffin Classics paperback books, available at bookstores, (www.puffin.co.uk)
- Books of Wonder (finest quality classic editions) 16 W. 18th St., New York, NY 10011
Saints’ books may be obtained from the following Catholic publishers:
Seton Educational Media
1350 Progress Drive
Front Royal, Virginia 22630
540-636-9996
SEM@setonbooks.com
www.setonbooks.com
Ignatius Press
P.O. Box 1339
Fort Collins, CO 80522
800-651-1531
Fax 800-278-3566
www.ignatius.com
The Neumann Press
Rt. 2 Box 30
Long Prairie, MN 56347
800-746-2521
Fax 320-732-3858
www.neumannpress.com
Pauline Books and Media
Daughters of St. Paul
50 Saint Paul’s Avenue
Boston, MA 02130
800-876-4463
Fax 617-524-8035
www.pauline.org
TAN Books
P.O. Box 424
Rockford, IL 61105
800-437-5876
Fax 815-226-7770
www.tanbooks.com
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