Current List
A reading list for grades 6, 7 and 8 to encourage recreational reading.
The Lone Star reading list is developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books.
2024 Nominations
Click the button below to submit a nomination for the 2024 Lone Star Reading List .
2024 Lone Star Nomination Form
To see the titles currently nominated for the 2024 Lone Star Reading List, click the button below:
2024 LONE STAR CURRENT NOMINATIONS LIST
Publishers, please do not use this form. If you would like to send the committee copies of a book, please email the LSRL Administrative Assistant, Caron Ervin. Please be aware that the committee must be able to locate a positive review for students in grades 6, 7, or 8 for the book to be considered.
To learn more about nomination criteria, please click here.
2023 Lone Star Reading List
2023 LONE STAR LIST – PRINTABLE VERSION
| Author | Title |
| Abtahi, Olivia | Perfectly Parvin |
| Arango, Andrea Beatriz | Iveliz Explains It All |
| Baptist, Kelly J. | The Swag Is in the Socks |
| Bird, James | The Second Chance of Benjamin Waterfalls |
| Blum, Isaac | The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen |
| Bowling, Dusti | Across the Desert |
| Brown, India Hill | The Girl in the Lake |
| Cisneros, Ernesto | Falling Short |
| Clayton, Dhonielle | The Marvellers |
| Comrie, Courtne | Rain Rising |
| Faruqi, Saadia | Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero |
| Foulkes, Alex | Rules for Vampires |
| Gonzalez, Christina Diaz | Concealed |
| Higuera, Donna Barba | The Last Cuentista |
| Kagawa, Julie | Shinji Takahashi and the Mark of the Coatl |
| Keller, Tae | Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone |
| Korman, Gordon | Linked |
| Lainoff, Lillie | One for All |
| Lee, Lyla | Flip the Script |
| Lloyd, Natalie | Hummingbird |
| London, Alex | Battle Dragons: City of Thieves |
| Olson, Jessica S. | A Forgery of Roses |
| Pasternack, Sofiya | Black Bird, Blue Road |
| Pérez, Celia C. | Tumble |
| Sands, Kevin | Children of the Fox |
| Senf, Lora | The Clackity |
| Sepetys, Ruta | I Must Betray You |
| Steadman, A. F. | Skandar and the Unicorn Thief |
| Taylor, Will | The Language of Seabirds |
| Wendig, Chuck | Dust & Grim |
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YARI Submission Form 2022 2023
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