Suggested Titles for
Middle School Summer Reading
CLASSICS
Babbitt, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting
Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey
Burnett, Frances Hodgson. The Secret Garden
Clements, Andrew. Frindle
Cormier, Robert. The Chocolate War
Golding, William. Lord of the Flies
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders
Juster, Norton. The Phantom Tollbooth
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird
L’Engle, Madeleine. A Wrinkle in Time
Lewis, C.S. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (series)
Lowry, Louis. The Giver
Montgomery, L.M. Anne of Green Gables
Norton, Mary. The Borrowers
O’Dell, Scott. Island of the Blue Dolphins
Paulson, Gary. Hatchet
Sacher, Louis. Holes
Schmidt, Gary. The Wednesday Wars
Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl
Spinelli, Jerry. Wringer
FANTASY
Black, Holly. The Iron Trial (Magisterium Series, book 1)
Blackwood, Sage. Jinx
Hoffman, Alice. Nightbird
Nielsen, Jennifer. The False Prince (book1, Ascendance
Trilogy)
Ryan, Carrie. The Map to Everywhere (series, book 1)
Stead., Rebecca. When You Reach Me
White, J.A. Thickety (series)
Hoffman, Alice. Nightbird
Frost, Mark. The Paladin Prophecy (series, book 1)
Mull, Brandon. Fablehaven (series, book 1)
Hunter, Erin. Warriors Series
Paolini, Christopher. Eragon (Inheritance Series, book 1)
Funke, Cornelia. Dragon Rider
Tolkien, J.R R. The Hobbit
Smith, Jeff. Out From Boneville (Bone Series, book 1)
McNeal, Tom. Far Far Away
Lu, Marie. The Young Elites
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games Series
Maguire, Gregory. Egg and Spoon
Hartman, Rachel. Seraphina
HISTORICAL FICTION
Avi. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Choldenko, Gennifer. Al Capone Does My Shirts (series)
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Bud, Not Buddy
DeCamp, Allison. My Near-Death Adventures (99% True!)
Hesse, Karen. Out of the Dust
Lai, Thanhha. Inside Out and Back Again
Lowry, Lois. Number the Stars
Peck, Richard. A Long Way from Chicago
Wiles, Deborah. Countdown (book 1 of a trilogy)
Williams-Garcia. One Crazy Summer (has a sequel)
Yep, Lawrence. Dragon’s Gate
HORROR/GHOST STORIES
Avi. The Man Who Was Poe
Auxier, Jonathan. The Night Gardener
Becker, Tom. Darkside (Darkside series)
Black, Holly. Doll Bones
Cooper, Susan. Ghost Hawk
Gaiman, Neil. The Graveyard Book
Giff, Patricia Reilly. Gingersnap
Hahn, Mary Downing. Wait Till Helen Comes
Kehret, Peg. The Ghost’s Grave
Kelley, Jane. The Girl Behind the Glass
Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. Legend of the Ghost Dog
Ryan, Carrie. The Forest of Hands and Teeth
Shan, Darren. Cirque Du Freak (Saga of Darren Shan series,
book 1)
Stroud, Jonathan. The Screaming Staircase
Turnage, Sheila. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing (companion
book)
Wooding, Chris. The Haunting of Alaizabel Cray
HUNGER-GAMES READ-ALIKES
Anderson, M.T. Feed
Dashner, James. Maze Runner
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden (series)
Lerangis, Peter. The Colossus Rises (Seven Wonders series,
book 1)
Lu, Marie. Legend (series)
Mass, Wendy. Pi in the Sky
Meyer, Stephanie. The Host
Oliver, Lauren. Delirium (series)
Roth, Veronica. Divergent
Simmons, Kristen. Article 5
Waugh, Sylvia. Earthborn
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies (Uglies series)
White, Ruth. You’ll Like It Here (Everybody Does)
Wooding, Chris. Storm Thief
MYSTERY
Abrahams, Peter. Down the Rabbit Hole
Averbeck, Jim. A Hitch at the Fairmont
Avi. Catch You Later, Traitor
Broach, Elise. Missing on Superstition Mountain
Coban, Harlan. Found
Dashner, James.The Maze Runner
Griffin, Paul. Burning Blue
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Among the Hidden
Konigsburg, E.L. Silent to the Bone
McNamee, Graham. Acceleration
Matin, Ann. The Doll People
Riggs, Ransom. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children
Shepard, Sara. The Lying Game
Springer, Nancy. The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets
Turnage, Sheila. Three Times Lucky
REALISTIC FICTION
Angleberger, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda (book
1 of a series)
Buyea, Rob. Because of Mr. Terupt (has a sequel)
Connor, Leslie. Waiting for Normal
George, Jean Craighead. My Side of the Mountain
Hiaason, Carl. Hoot
Hobbs, Valerie. The Last Best Days of Summer
Johnson, Varian. The Great Greene Heist
Mass, Wendy. A Mango-Shaped Space
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Shiloh (series)
Palacio, R. J. Wonder
Smith, Roland. Peak
Weeks, Sarah. So B. It
Williams, Maiya. The Fizzy Whiz Kid
NONFICTION
Albee, Sarah. Bugged: How Insects Changed History
Armstrong, Jennifer. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World
Capuzzo, Mike. Close to Shore: a true story of terror in an age
of innocence
Cox, Lynne. Grayson
Davis, Kenneth C. Don't Know Much About American History
Fleischman, John. Phineas Gage: a gruesome but true story
about brain science
Frank, Anne. Diary of a Young Girl
Gifford, Clive. Spies
Hamilton, Bethany. Soul Surfer: a true story of faith, family,
and fighting to get back on the board
Masoff, Joy. Oh Yuck! The Encyclopedia of Everything Nasty
McClafferty, Carla Killough. Fourth Down and Inches:
Concussions and Football's Make-or-Break Moment
Myers, Walter Dean. Bad Boy: a memoir
Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw. Super Sniffers: Dog Detectives on
the Job
Schanzer, Rosalyn. George vs. George: The American
Revolution as Seen from Both Sides
Schlosser, Eric. Chew on This: everything you don’t want to
know about fast food
Slavin, Bill. How Everyday Things Are Made
Who Was--? (biography series with different authors)
Yousafzi, Malala. I am Malala: how one girl stood up for
education and changed the world
SPORTS
Corbett, Sue. Free Baseball
Dueker, Carl. Gym Candy
Green, Tim. Unstoppable
Korman, Gordon. Pop
Lupica, Mike. Travel Team
Lupica, Mike. Heat
Lupica, Mike. The Batboy
Lupica, Mike. Game Changers (#1 in series)
Lupica, Mike. The Only Game
Mack, W.C. Athlete vs. Mathlete (has a sequel)
Myers, Walter Dean. Hoops
Park, Linda Sue. Keeping Score
Ritter, John H. Fenway Fever
Sonnenblick, Jordan. Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
Volponi, Paul. The Final Four
EASY-TO -READ
Cooney, Caroline. The Face on the Milk Carton
Clements, Andrew. Lunch Money
Gantos, Jack. Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
Creech, Sharon. Love That Dog
Paulsen, Gary. Lawn Boy
Avi. Nothing But the Truth
Holt, Kimberly Willis. When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
Fleischman, Sid. The Whipping Boy
Spinelli, Jerry. Crash
Pierce, Lincoln. Big Nate series
Benton, Jim. Dear Dumb Diary series
Telgemeier, Raina. Smile
Scieszka, Jon. Frank Einstein and the Anti-matter Motor
Tarshis, Lauren. I Survived series
Korman, Gordon. On the Run series
Clements, Andrew. Things Hoped For