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Great Books for Middle School: Home
Check out these suggested reads for those in 6th-8th grade
Fiction
Beast Rider
by
Tony Johnston; María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
Call Number: TEEN Joh
5th-9th grade
Focused
by
Alyson Gerber
Call Number: TEEN Ger
5th-8th grade
Well, That Was Awkward
by
Rachel Vail
Call Number: TEEN Vai
5th-8th grade
Keep It Together, Keiko Carter
by
Debbi Michiko Florence
Call Number: TEEN Flo
5th-8th grade
The Bridge Home
by
Padma Venkatraman
Call Number: TEEN Ven
5th-8th grade
Pippa Park Raises Her Game
by
Erin Yun
Call Number: TEEN Yun
5th-7th grade
Look Both Ways
by
Jason Reynolds; Alexander Nabaum (Illustrator)
Call Number: TEEN Rey
5th-9th grade
How to Be a Girl in the World
by
Caela Carter
Call Number: TEEN Car
3rd-7th grade
The Only Black Girls in Town
by
Brandy Colbert
Call Number: TEEN Col
3rd-7th grade
My Life in the Fish Tank
by
Barbara Dee
Call Number: TEEN Dee
4th-8th grade
Forget Me Not
by
Ellie Terry
Call Number: TEEN Ter
4th-7th grade
Long Way Down
by
Jason Reynolds
Call Number: TEEN Rey
7th grade and up
Goodbye Stranger
by
Rebecca Stead
Call Number: TEEN Ste
6th-9th grade
The Unteachables
by
Gordon Korman
Call Number: TEEN Kor
4th-7th grade
Tornado Brain
by
Cat Patrick
Call Number: TEEN Pat
5th-8th grade
Cloud Hopper
by
Beth Kephart
Call Number: TEEN Kep
7th grade and up
Contributor
Sarah Derven
Fiction Contd.
Loki
by
Mackenzi Lee; Stephanie Hans (Illustrator)
Call Number: TEEN Lee
7th grade and up
No Slam Dunk
by
Mike Lupica
Call Number: TEEN Lup
5th-9th grade
Black Canary: Breaking Silence
by
Alexandra Monir
Call Number: TEEN Mon
7th grade and up
Everything Sad Is Untrue
by
Daniel Nayeri
Call Number: TEEN Nay
7th grade and up
Far from the Tree
by
Robin Benway
Call Number: TEEN Ben
8th grade and up
The Crossover
by
Kwame Alexander
Call Number: J Fict Ale
5th-9th grade
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
by
Dusti Bowling
Call Number: J Fict Bow
5th-8th grade
Falling over Sideways
by
Jordan Sonnenblick
Call Number: TEEN Son
6th-8th grade
Graphic Novels
El Deafo
by
Cece Bell
Call Number: TEEN Bel
3rd-7th grade
Last Pick
by
Jason Walz
Call Number: J Fict Wal
Last Pick series bk 1
5th-9th grade
Scullion
by
Jarad Greene (Illustrator)
Call Number: Fict Scu
6th grade and up
Pashmina
by
Nidhi Chanani
Call Number: TEEN Cha
5th-8th grade
Awkward
by
Svetlana Chmakova
Call Number: J Fict Chm
4th-8th grade
The Nameless City
by
Faith Erin Hicks
Call Number: TEEN Nam
5th-8th grade
Roller Girl
by
Victoria Jamieson
Call Number: TEEN Jam
4th-7th grade
The Prince and the Dressmaker
by
Jen Wang
Call Number: TEEN Wan
6th grade and up
Fiction Series
York: the Shadow Cipher
by
Laura Ruby; Dave Stevenson (Illustrator)
Call Number: TEEN Rub
York series
5th-8th grade
Bloom
by
Kenneth Oppel
Call Number: TEEN Opp
Overthrow series, bk 1
5th-9th grade
The Lost City
by
Amanda Hocking
Call Number: TEEN Hoc
Omte Origins series bk 1
7th-10th grade
Ghost
by
Jason Reynolds
Call Number: TEEN Rey
Track series bk 1
5th-9th grade
Fable
by
Adrienne Young
Call Number: TEEN You
Fable duology bk 1
7th grade and up
The Ruins of Gorlan
by
John Flanagan
Call Number: J Fict Fla
Ranger's Apprentice series bk. 1
4th-8th grade
The Grimm Legacy
by
Polly Shulman
Call Number: TEEN Shu
6th-9th grade
Pennyroyal Academy
by
M. A. Larson
Call Number: TEEN Lar
Pennyroyal Academy series bk 1
5th-8th grade
I Lived on Butterfly Hill
by
Marjorie Agosin; Lee White (Illustrator)
Call Number: J Fict Ago
Duology, bk 1
5th-8th grade
Boy Meets Hamster
by
Birdie Milano
Call Number: TEEN Mil
Duology, bk 1
6th-9th grade
Six of Crows
by
Leigh Bardugo
Call Number: TEEN Bar
Six of Crows duology bk 1
7th grade and up
A World Without Heroes
by
Brandon Mull
Call Number: J Fict Mul
Beyonders series bk 1
5th-8th grade
Non-fiction
Hey, Kiddo
by
Jarrett J. Krosoczka
Call Number: TEEN B Krosoczka
7th grade and up
Free Lunch
by
Rex Ogle
Call Number: TEEN B Ogle
6th-9th grade
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
by
Trevor Noah
Call Number: TEEN B Noah
5th grade and up
Contributor
Heather Cunningham
