Middle School Reading List

Armstrong, Jennifer Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World: The Extraordinary True Story of Shackleton and the Endurance Bennett, William The Book of Virtues Brink, Carol Ryrie Caddie Woodlawn Bronte, Charlotte Jane Eyre Burnford, Sheila The Incredible Journey Burroughs, Edgar Rice Tarzan Series Christie, Agatha And Then There Were None Collier, James Lincoln My Brother Sam is Dead Colum, Padraic The Children’s Homer: The Adventures of Odysseus and the Tale of Troy Dickens, Charles Oliver Twist; David Copperfield Farley, Walter The Black Stallion Freedman, Russell Lincoln: A Photobiography Forbes, Esther Johnny Tremain Fox. Paula Slave Dancer George, Jean Craighead Julie of the Wolves Gipson, Fred Old Yeller Hautzig, Esther The Endless Steppe Henry, Marguerite King of the Wind Holling, H.C. Minn of the Mississippi Holm, Anne North to Freedom Keith, Harold Rifles for Watie Konigsburg, E. L. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler Latham, Jean Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe London, Jack The Call of the Wild; White Fang MacCauley, David Castle; City, Pyramid; The Way Things Work Marshall, Catherine Christy McSwigan, Marie Snow Treasure Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables Morey, Walt Gentle Ben Murphy, Jim The Great Fire; The American Plague; The Boys War

O’Dell, Scott Island of the Blue Dolphins; Sing Down the Moon; The Hawk that Dare Not Hunt by Day Paterson, Katherine Jacob Have I Loved Peterson, Andrew On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Perry, Armstrong Call It Courage Pyle, Howard The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood; The Story of King Arthur & His Knights Rawlings, Marjorie Kinnan The Yearling Reilly, Robert T. Red Hugh, Prince of Donegal Serraillier, Ian Escape from Warsaw Speare, Elizabeth The Bronze Bow Stanley, Diane Michelangelo Steinbeck, John The Red Pony; The Pearl Stevenson, Robert Lewis Treasure Island Tolkien, J.R.R. The Hobbit Verne, Jules The Mysterious Island; 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Wallace, Lee Ben Hur Whitesel, Cheryl Aylward Blue Fingers: a Ninja’s Tale Wojciechowska, Maia Shadow of a Bull

*The MS English teacher has not read all of the books on this list. ** Parents and students should choose books off this list at their own discretion but on or above the students reading level.