I’m in middle school. What should I read this summer?
Reading during the summer is so relaxing. Having a book to grab after sleeping in is my favorite–summer sun, cozy in bed. Also, there’s lounging by a pool, lake, or ocean–just make sure not to drop your book! Car and plane rides are also made shorter by a good book.
Here’s a GIGANTIC list of books recommended for middle schoolers. It’s been compiled by the most popular books checked out this year in the ASB Library and by your middle school language arts teachers.
1. 1984 by George Orwell
2. A Child Called ‘It’ by Dave Pelzer
3. A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
4. A Prisoner of Birth by John Grisham
5. A Separate Place by John Knowles
6. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith
7. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’ Engle
8. Alex Rider Series by Anthony Horowitz
9. All American Girl, Jinx, The Mediator Series, The Princess Diaries Series, etc. all books by Meg Cabot
10. All books by Karen Hesse
11. All Q, no A : more tales of a 10th-grade social climber and The rise and fall of a 10th-grade social climber by Lauren Mechling and Laura Moser
12. Artemis Fowl Series by Eoin Colfer
13. Bee Season by Myla Goldberg
14. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
15. Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
16. Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
17. Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
18. Corelli’s Mandolin by Louis De Bernieres
19. Dive Series, Island Series, Everest Series and all books by Gordon Kormon
20. Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke
21. Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine
22. Elle Woods Series (Beach Blonde, Blonde at Heart, Blonde Love, etc.) and The Dating Game Series by Natalie Standiford
23. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
24. Eragon, Eldest and Brisingr by Paolini
25. Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
26. Extras, Pretties, Uglies and Specials Series by Scott Westerfeld
27. Fable Haven Series by Brandon Mull
28. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
29. Fallen Angels by Walter Dean Myers
30. Feed by M. T. Anderson
31. Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
32. Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
33. I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier
34. If you come softly by Jacqueline Woodson
35. Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
36. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer
37. Ironman by Chris Crutcher
38. Kiss by Jacqueline Wilson
39. Leven Thumps Series by Obert Skye
40. Lord of the Flies by William Golding
41. Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli
42. Maus I: A Survivor’s Tale by Art Spiegelman
43. Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson
44. Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
45. Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
46. My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
47. My Sister Jodie by Jacqueline Wilson
48. My Sister’s Keeper and other books by Jodi Picoult
49. Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
50. Night by Elie Wiesel
51. North by Donna Jo Napoli
52. Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse
53. Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief Series by Rick Riordan
54. Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
55. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor
56. Rosa Parks: My Story by Rosa Parks and Jim Haskins
57. Skellig by David Almond
58. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
59. Tangerine by Edward Bloor
60. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
61. The Alchemist by Paul Coelho
62. The Beast by Donna Jo Napoli
63. The Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
64. The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
65. The City of Ember and The People of Sparks by Jean DuPrau
66. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
67. The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank
68. The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
69. The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
70. The Giver by Lois Lowry
71. The Golden Compass (Book 1), The Subtle Knife (Book 2) and The Amber Spyglass (Book 3) by Philip Pullman
72. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood
73. The Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
74. The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
75. The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
76. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
77. The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. Lewis
78. The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien
79. The Lottery and Other Stories by Shirley Jackson
80. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
81. The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards
82. The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
83. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chobosky
84. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
85. The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier
86. The Ruby in the Smoke by Philip Pullman
87. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
88. The Shakespeare Stealer Series by Gary Blackwood
89. The Sisterhood of The Travelling Pants Series by Ann Brashares
90. The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien
91. The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
92. The Twilight Series (Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse & Breaking Dawn) and The Host by Stephenie Meyer
93. Three Days by Donna Jo Napoli
94. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
95. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
96. Vicky Angel by Jacqueline Wilson
97. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
98. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt
99. Zel by Donna Jo Napoli
