Books to Ignite Interest In Your Middle School Kids
Middle school is a great time to fire up your child’s interest in reading — and here are some of the books recommended by experts to delight your middle-schoolers.
Abramson, Jill. Young Reader’s Edition Obama: The Historic Journey
Armstrong, Jennifer. The American Story: 100 True Stories from American History
Bardhan-Qullen, Sudipta. Up Close: Jane Goodall
Barry, Dave and Ridley Pearson. Peter and the Starcatchers
Baskin, Nora Raleigh. Anything But Typical
Bishop, Nic. Nic Bishop Spiders and other titles
Burns, Loree Griffin. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean
Motion
Fleischman, Sid. Abracadabra Kid: A Writer’s Life & Escape: The Story of the Great Houdini
Fisher, Catherine. Incarceron
Fleming, Candace. The Great and Only Barnum
Freedman, Russell. Lincoln: A Photobiography
Grandits, John. technically, it’s not my fault
Hahn, Don. The Alchemy of Animation
Hughes, Langston. My People
Kibuishi, Kazu. Amulet Book One: The Stonekeeper
Krull, Kathleen. Giants of Science: Leonardo da Vinci
Janover, Caroline. The Worst Speller in Jr. High. Free Spirit Publishing
Lauren, Jill. Succeeding with LD (Learning Differences): True Stories About Real People with LD
Levine, Melvin. Jarvis Clutch: Social Spy
Macaulay, David. The Way We Work: Getting To Know the Amazing Body
Mortenson, Greg. Three Cups of Tea–Young Reader’s Edition & Three Cups of Tea: One Man’s Mission to Promote Peace…One School at a Time
Neff, Henry H. The Hound of Rowan: Book One of the Tapestry
O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins
Pierce, Tamora. Melting Stones
Philbrick, Rodman. The Mostly True Stories of Homer P. Figg
Prineas, Sarah. The Magic Thief
Riordan, Rick. The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 & The Lightning Thief)
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter Series
Ryan, Pam Munoz. The Dreamer
Stewart, Trenton Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society & other titles
Sturm, James et al. Adventures in Cartooning
Tarshis, Lauren. Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree
Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
Turner, Pamela S. Scientists in the Field: The Frog Scientist
Washington National Geographic. Every Human Has Rights: A Photographic Declaration For Kids
Winkler, Henry. Hank Zipzer: The World’s Greatest Underachiever 17 titles
Woodford, Chris. Cool Stuff Exploded
Titles above include recommendations from the American Library Association Reading List, the Reading Is Fundamental Reading List, and from Dr. Susannah Richardson’s “List of Books with Potential for Igniting and Delighting Readers (Summer 2010)”