A while ago I posted a target about what books from the best books lists
from this year were appropriate for middle school.
Herešs the information I received. I was not surprised, the titles that
showed up were ones I was familiar with. Thanks for those who replied!!
*****
Below is a list of the titles from the list that I have in my library; I've
read each book EXCEPT Balefire, which was donated to my school and my
students enjoy (has reviews appropriate to MS) and Raven's Gate (1st in new
series by Anthony Horowitz. (These are from the 2006 list)
Queen Bee (a graphic novel)
Valiant
Blonde Ambition (an A-List book; each book seems to get more "mature"...)
Runner (set in Seattle so my kids love it)
Bang!
Something Girl (from the Orca Soundings series
http://www.orcabook.com/SoundingsFrame.htm which is an OUTSTANDING series
for lower-level readers--abt 90 pages each, AR level 3.5-4.5, on topics
which are of interest to our students. I can't keep them on the shelf! I DO
NOT recommend Charmed which is also on the list as it is abt prostitution)
Ranger's Apprentice
Flush
Scorpia
Maximum Ride
The Traces series.
****
Below are the books that I have read or students of mine have read:
Black, Holly. Valiant: a Modern Tale of Faerie. Simon & Schuster, 2005.
0-689-86822-7. I liked this less than Tithe, but both belong in high school
due to some intense scenes and situations.
Deuker, Carl. Runner. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 0-618-54298-1. I love Carl
Deuker. This book hasn't been on the shelf since I booktalked it. Combo
sports/ mystery. Very suspensefull
Flanagan, John. Rangeršs Apprentice: Book One: The Ruins of Gorlan.
Philomel/Putnam, 2005. 0-399-24454-9. A fifth grader read this and
recommended it. He borrowed it from the public library.
Hiaasen, Carl. Flush. Random House, 2005. 0-375-92182-6. Very good, a bit
more mature than Flush due to some scenes, violence, gambling. I have it on
my 6-8 grade shelf. (I am K-8)
Horowitz, Anthony. Ravenšs Gate. Scholastic, 2005. 0-439-67995-8.
Horowitz, Anthony. Scorpia. Philomel, 2005. 0-399-24151-5. Horowitz is the
perfect author for middle school boys Scorpia (and the Alex Rider books) are
James Bond without the sex. Raven's Gate is the beginning of a five book
series and I read it in one sitting.
Mayer, Melody. The Nannies. Delacorte, 2005. 0-385-73283-X. Several of my
reading eighth graders read this and love the books but tell me too edgy for
our school library.
Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Little, Brown, 2005.
0-316-15556-X. Highly recommended by an eighth grade boy.
Shan, Darren. Lord Loss. Little, Brown, 2005. 0-316-11499-5. If this is
part of the Cirque du freak series, probably ok. It's horror, campy,
occasionally excessively violent. I purchased only the first five. I have
about five die-hard fans who are eighth grade boys.
Shusterman, Neal. Dread Locks: Dark Fusion, Book One. Dutton, 2005.
0-525-47554-0.
Shusterman, Neal. Red Rideršs Hood: Dark Fusion, Book Two. Dutton, 2005.
0-525-47562-1. REad Dread locks a while ago and didn't put it on the shelf
but can't really remember why. Just started Red Rider.
Sloan, Brian. A Really Nice Prom Mess. Simon & Schuster, 2005.
0-689-87438-3. Definitely high school although I am only a few chapters into
it. The cover alone will have hormonal boys a quiver.
***
NONFICTION
**Cosmo Girl Quiz Book: Discover Your Personality. Sterling, 2005.
1-58816-489-6.
**Happy Kitty Bunny Pony: A Saccharine Mouthful of Super Cute. Abrams, 2005.
0-8109-9200-0.
**Teen People Celebrity Beauty Guide: Star Secrets for Gorgeous Hair,
Makeup,
**Benton, Jim. Itšs Happy Bunny: Life. Get One. Scholastic, 2005.
0-439-69346-2.
**Benton, Jim. Itšs Happy Bunny: Love Bites. Scholastic, 2005.
0-439-69345-4.
**Buckley, James Jr. Scholastic Book of Firsts. Scholastic Reference, 2005.
0-439-67607-X.
**Carlson, Lori. Red Hot Salsa: Bilingual Poems in Being Young and Latino in
the United States. Henry Holt, 2005. 0-8050-7616-6.
**Finkel, Jon. Greatest Stars of the NBA: Jason Kidd. Tokyopop, 2005.
1-59532-183-7.
**Finkel, Jon. Greatest Stars of the NBA: Kevin Garnett. Tokyopop, 2005.
1-59532-184-5.
**Finkel, Jon. Greatest Stars of the NBA: Shaquille OšNeal. Tokyopop, 2004.
1-59532-181-0.
**Finkel, Jon. Greatest Stars of the NBA: Tim Duncan. Tokyopop, 2004.
1-59532-182-9.
**Haab, Sherri. The Hip Handbag Book : 25 Easy-to-Make Totes, Purses and
Bags. Watson-Guptill, 2004. 0-8230-2263-3
**Hess, Jared and Jerusha. Napoleon Dynamite: The Complete Quote Book.
Simon Spotlight, 2005. 1-4169-1391-2.
**Loeb, Jeph. Superman Batman :Public Enemies, Volume 1. DC Comics, 2005.
1-4012-0220-9.
**Clugston, Chynna. Queen Bee. Scholastic Graphix, 2005. 0-439-70987-3.
**Coy, John. Crackback. Scholastic, 2005. 0-439-69733-6.
**Deuker, Carl. Runner. Houghton Mifflin, 2005. 0-618-54298-1.
**Flake, Sharon. Bang! Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, 2005. 0-7868-1844-1.
**Hiaasen, Carl. Flush. Random House, 2005. 0-375-92182-6.
**Horowitz, Anthony. Ravenšs Gate. Scholastic, 2005. 0-439-67995-8.
**Horowitz, Anthony. Scorpia. Philomel, 2005. 0-399-24151-5.
**Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Little Brown, 2005. 0-316-16017-2.
**Patterson, James. Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment. Little, Brown, 2005.
0-316-15556-X.
**Rose, Malcolm Traces : Framed! Kingfisher, 2005. 0-7534-5829-2.
Traces:Lost Bullet. Kingfisher, 2005. 0-7534-5830-6.
Traces: Roll Call. Kingfisher, 2005. 0-7534-5923-X.
**Shan, Darren. Lord Loss. Little, Brown, 2005. 0-316-11499-5.
**Shaw, Susan. The Boy from the Basement. Dutton, 2004. 0-525-47223-1.
**Shusterman, Neal. Dread Locks: Dark Fusion, Book One. Dutton, 2005.
0-525-47554-0.
**Shusterman, Neal. Red Rideršs Hood: Dark Fusion, Book Two. Dutton, 2005.
0-525-47562-1.
Elizabeth Braun
Library Media Specialist
Northdale Middle School
Coon Rapids, MN
763-506-5405
Elizabeth.braun@anoka.k12.mn.us
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