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Sixth through Eighth Grade

Friends and Crushes

The Steps The Steps by Rachel Cohn
Granny Torrelli Makes Soup Granny Torrelli Makes Soup by Sharon Creech
Shakespeare Bats Cleanup Shakespeare Bats Cleanup by Ron Koertge
Buddha Boy Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja
The Girls' Guide to Friends: Straight Talk on Making Close Pals, Creating Lasting Ties, and Being an All-Around Great Friend The Girls' Guide to Friends: Straight Talk on Making Close Pals, Creating Lasting Ties, and Being an All-Around Great Friend by Julie Taylor
Swear to Howdy Swear to Howdy by Wendelin Van Draanen
Sorcery and Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country Sorcery and Cecelia or the Enchanted Chocolate Pot: Being the Correspondence of Two Young Ladies of Quality Regarding Various Magical Scandals in London and the Country by Patricia C. Wrede

Reinventing Yourself

Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence Am I Blue? Coming Out from the Silence
It's Your Rite: Girls' Coming of Age Stories It's Your Rite: Girls' Coming of Age Stories
Begging for Change Begging for Change by Sharon G. Flake
Keeper of the Night Keeper of the Night by Kimberly Willis Holt
The Guy Book: An Owner's Manual for Teens: Safety, Maintenance, and Operating Instructions for Teens The Guy Book: An Owner's Manual for Teens: Safety, Maintenance, and Operating Instructions for Teens by Mavis Jukes
Teen Feng Shui: Design Your Space, Design Your Life Teen Feng Shui: Design Your Space, Design Your Life by Susan Levitt
The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People The Shared Heart: Portraits and Stories Celebrating Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Young People by Adam Mastoon
Millicent Min, Girl Genius Millicent Min, Girl Genius by Lisa Yee

You're History! Fact and Fiction

Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters That Changed History Dangerous Planet: Natural Disasters That Changed History by Bryn Barnard
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by John Fleischman
Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life Ben Franklin's Almanac: Being a True Account of the Good Gentleman's Life by Candace Fleming
Grape Thief Grape Thief by Kristine L. Franklin
Hannah, Divided Hannah, Divided by Adele Griffin
Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway Minuk: Ashes in the Pathway by Kirkpatrick Hill
The Stone Goddess The Stone Goddess by Minfong Ho
Inside the Alamo Inside the Alamo by Jim Murphy
Angel on the Square Angel on the Square by Gloria Whelan

Adventure, Mystery and Survival

Open Your Eyes: Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places Open Your Eyes: Extraordinary Experiences in Faraway Places
Storm Catchers Storm Catchers by Tim Bowler
The City of Ember The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna Facing the Lion: Growing Up Maasai on the African Savanna by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton
Pirates! The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates Pirates! The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe and Nancy Kington, Female Pirates by Celia Rees
Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception Sammy Keyes and the Art of Deception by Wendelin Van Draanen

Science Fiction and Fantasy

The Kindling The Kindling by Jennifer Armstrong
Gregor the Overlander Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
Archer's Goon Archer's Goon by Diana Wynne Jones
Wild Magic Wild Magic by Tamora Pierce
Mortal Engines: A Novel Mortal Engines: A Novel by Philip Reeve
The Amulet of Samarkand The Amulet of Samarkand by Jonathan Stroud
Heir Apparent Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur Sword of the Rightful King: A Novel of King Arthur by Jane Yolen

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