Middle School Paperbacks include 40 titles (5 copies each) at four levels.
Level 1
Lexile 200-450
Alcatraz: Prison for America’s Most Wanted
Nonfiction by C.J. Henderson
All in a Day’s Work and Other Stories
Stories by Megan Stine, H. William Stine, and others
Donner Party: A Diary of a Survivor
Historical Fiction by Tod Olson
Hear Me
Realistic fiction by Amy Olson
King Arthur
Graphic classic by Terry West
King of the Hill
Play based on the “Bobby Slam” TV episode
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Graphic classic based on the autobiography of Frederick Douglass
The Band
Fiction by Dina Anastasio
The Escape
Suspense by J.B. Stamper
UFOs: Fact or Fiction?
Nonfiction by Laura D’Angelo
Lexile 400-700
Alison’s Trumpet and Other Stories
Stories by Nat Hentoff, Jean Davies, Okimoto, and others
Creatures Infest Local School!
Science fiction by C.J. Henderson
Destination: Everest
Play by Karen Glenn
Frankenstein
Graphic classic based on the novel by Mary Shelley
Happy Burger
Play by Chuck Ranberg and Patrick Daley
Hiroshima
Historical fiction by Laurence Yep
Jane Eyre
Graphic classic based on the novel by Charlotte Brontë
Night Bird: A Story of the Seminole Indians
Historical fiction by Kathleen V. Kudlinski
The Secrets of Oak Park
Fiction by Karen Glenn and Denise Rinaldo
The Skull Man and Other People With Cool Jobs
By Patrick Daley
Lexile 600-900
Dive! Book Two: The Deep
Realistic fiction by Gordan Korman
Money Hungry
Realistic Fiction by Sharon Flake
Quinceañera Means Sweet 15
Realistic fiction by Veronica Chambers
Score! The Greatest Athletes of All Time
Nonfiction by Adam Grant, Sue Macy, and others
Summer on Wheels
Realistic fiction by Gary Soto
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
Fiction by Dav Pilkey
The Big Lie: A True Story
Nonfiction by Isabella Leitner
Visitors: Strange Invaders
Science fiction by Rodman Philbrick and Lynn Harnett
Wait Until Dark: Tales of Suspense
Stories by J.B. Stamper
Won’t Know Till I Get There
Realistic fiction by Walter Dean Mayers
Level 4
Lexile 800-1200
Among the Hidden
Realistic Fiction by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Classic Tales of Terror
Suspense by H.G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, and others
Double Dutch
Realistic Fiction by Sharon M. Draper
Love Letters and Other Stories
Stories by Kate Walker, Jane Yolen, and others
Miracle’s Boys
Realistic fiction by Jacqueline Woodson
Moby Dick
Graphic classic by Terry M. West
Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson
Biography by Barry Denenberg
The Good Fight: Stories about Real Heroes
Nonfiction by Tod Olson
Trapped
Nonfiction by George Sullivan
Zero Tolerance
Play by Adam Grant
AUDIOBOOKS
Daniel’s Story
Historical fiction by
Carol Matas
Esparanza Rising
Realistic fiction by
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Flight #116 is Down!
Fiction by Caroline B. Cooney
Holes
Realistic fiction by Louis Sachar
Local News
Stories by Gary Soto
Oh Yuck!
Nonfiction by Joy Masoff
The Outsiders
Realistic fiction by S. E. Hinton
Rimshots
Poetry/prose by Charles R. Smith, Jr.
Somewhere in the Darkness
Fiction by Walter Dean Myers
The Mighty
Fiction by Rodman Philbrick
The Star Fisher
Fiction by Laurence Yep
The Stowaway
Historical fiction by Kristiana Gregory
