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.”)
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