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My summer reading list is grateful to all the folks who made great suggestions for my request for adventure titles and series for middle school girls. Ellen Nosal, MLS Library Media Specialist East Hampton Middle School East Hampton, CT enosal@easthamptonct.org The Goose Girl and sequels by Shannon Hale The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio by Lloyd Alexander The Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry (a first-time novelist to watch) Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock Winter Road by Terry Hokenson. It's a lot like a Gary Paulson novel, but the main character is female. Leepike Ridge Princess Academy My kids are waiting for: the 4th Ergon book, Ulysses Moore the Door through time 5th book, 39 clues Most have read Lemony Snickett, my 6th grade girls are finishing up magic Tree house. Margaret haddix anything she writes, Warrior by Erin HUnter Artemis Fowl by EION Colfer i suggest Phyllis Naylor, Lois Lowry, Joan Lowery Nixon, Twilight series also Host by Meyers The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Stewart paul Stewart Edge Chronicles Caroline Cooney Suzanne Collins Hunger games may be William Sleator Rick Riordan Emily Rodda if they like the Warrior series by Erin Hunter they might want to try Brian jacques also Water ship downs Cinda Williams Chima the Wizard Heir there are 4 or 5 books in the series Tamora Pierce Garth Nix I have had a complaint or two on some of his books Jenny Nimmo Charlie Bones... Sharon Creech Suzanne Collins also has series Gregor ......... Avi - True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle Celia Rees - Pirates! Louisa May Alcott - Little Women, Jo's Boys Robyn Davidson - Tracks (non-fiction; former model crosses outback via camel. ) Kirby Larson - Hattie Big Sky My girls love I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You and it's sequels, The Hunger Games and Catching Fire. Nancy Drew is my all-time favorite - Anne of Green Gables - Narnia Chronicles - Little House on the Prairie... Ally Carter's Gallagher Girls series Alma Alexander's Worldweavers series The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman Inside Out by Maria Snyder The Roar by Emma Clayton Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld Shannon Hale's Books of Bayern series Rapunzel's Revenge by Shannon Hale Maya Snow's Sisters of the Sword series Graceling and Fire by Kristin Cashore Nobody's Princess by Esther Friesner Palace of Mirrors by Margaret Peterson Haddix Hilari Bell's The Shield, Sword, and Crown series My Fair Godmother by Janette Rallison Holly Lisle's Moon and Sun series Jessica Day George's Dragon Slippers series Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George House of Many Ways by Diana Wynne Jones Thornspell by Helen Lowe Melting Stones by Tamora Pierce Gerald Morris' Squire's Tale series Temping Fate by Esther Friesner The Runaway Princess by Kate Coombs The Blue Girl by Charles de Lint Ted Naifeh's Courtney Crumrin series (graphic novels) Kazu Kibuishi's Amulet series (graphic novels) Clare Dunkle's Hollow Kingdom series Un Lun Dun by China Mieville Kelley Armstrong's Darkest Powers trilogy How about the Echo Falls mystery series by Abrahamson. Down the Rabbit Hole etc. Tamora Pierce books! I'm not sure if purists would consider it "great" literature, but I really like I So Don't do Mysteries by Barrie Summy. It has adventure, mystery, a benevolent ghost, teen romance, endangered species - a lot. I just ordered a paperback set to use for my final eighth grade book discussion. I am retiring at the end of the school year and doubt that my successor will do book discussion groups, but liked the book so much that I am getting them anyway. Waiting for Normal is also very good, though not adventure, unless you consider survival an adventure. How about THE ANCIENT ONE, or HEARTLIGHT, or THE MERLIN EFFECT all by T.A.Barron. Then, there's the brand new HEIST SOCIETY by Ally Carter. It's great. Anything by Tamora Pierce will be good. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ * LM_NET Wiki: http://lmnet.wikispaces.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------