Student-Recommended Books

Looking for a great book to read? Here, in no particular order, are some books recommended by my middle school students.

• Dash and Lily’s Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
• Nevermore by Kelly Creagh
• Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
• The Maximum Ride series by James Patterson
• Heaven Looks A Lot Like the Mall by Wendy Mass
• Because I Am Furniture by Thalia Chaltas
• Hush, Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
• When It Happens by Susane Colasanti
• Paper Bullets by Kip Fulbeck
• City of Glass by Cassandra Clare
• Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
• The Host by Stephenie Meyer
• Poison Apples by Lily Archer
• Firestorm by David Klass
• Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
• Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev
• Fire by Kristin Cashore
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
• The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
• Paisley Hanover Acts Out by Cameron Tuttle
• The Uglies (series) by Scott Westerfeld
• Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City by Kirsten Miller
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• Savvy by Ingrid Law
• Somebody Everybody Listens To by Suzanne Supplee
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
• The Last Song by Nicholas Sparks (I think every one of my girls has read this one)
• Pretty Little Liars series by Sara Shepard
• Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
• Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata
• The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
• Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
• Beautiful Darkness by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl
• The Mortal Instruments series (City of Bones, City of Ashes, City of Glass) by Casandra Clare
• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
• Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carman
• The Extraordinary Secrets of April, May and June by Robin Benway
• The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
• The Name of This Book is Secret (series) by Pseudonymous Bosch
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer by Arthur Byron Cover, Alice Henderson, and John Vornholt
• Mouse Tales: A Behind-the-Ears Look at Disneyland by David Koenig
• Paper Towns by John Green
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han (seriously, if Hannah tells me this is “the best book EVER!!!” one more time, I might just snap!)
• It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
• Rush by Jonathan Friesen
• Harmless by Dana Reinhardt
• Just Listen by Sarah Dessen (Amanda recommends anything by her favorite author)
• Along for the Ride by Sarah Dessen
• Sunrise Over Fallujah by Walter Dean Myers (Joey’s comment: “You should just read it.”)
• Under the Dome by Stephen King
• The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley
• Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (Dylan says: “It’s a great teaching book.”)
• The Cupcake Queen by Heather Hepler
• Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
• Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly (Taryn adds: “It was just so sad and beautiful at the same time.”)