Good Books for Middle Schoolers

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Elsewhere
Elsewhere 3.90 avg rating — 69,040 ratings
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A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)
A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) 3.97 avg rating — 1,263,381 ratings
3.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 4.16 avg rating — 933,609 ratings
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Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie (Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie #1)
Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie (Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie #1) 4.23 avg rating — 30,538 ratings
5.
It's a Purl Thing (Chicks with Sticks, #1)
It's a Purl Thing (Chicks with Sticks, #1) 3.58 avg rating — 1,114 ratings
6.
Ella Enchanted
Ella Enchanted 4.01 avg rating — 421,425 ratings
7.
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1)
Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1) 3.85 avg rating — 45,628 ratings
8.
Schooled
Schooled 3.86 avg rating — 29,971 ratings
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Rules
Rules 3.97 avg rating — 63,941 ratings
9.
MVP*: Magellan Voyage Project
MVP*: Magellan Voyage Project 4.12 avg rating — 509 ratings
11.
The Thief Lord
The Thief Lord 3.99 avg rating — 101,421 ratings
12.
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1)
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 9,594,622 ratings
13.
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1)
Inkheart (Inkworld, #1) 3.93 avg rating — 438,724 ratings
14.
Hard Times for Jake Smith
Hard Times for Jake Smith 3.82 avg rating — 34 ratings
14.
Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
by: Rob Buyea
4.35 avg rating — 45,220 ratings
14.
Trapped
Trapped 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
17.
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie 3.84 avg rating — 9,687 ratings
17.
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1)
Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging (Confessions of Georgia Nicolson, #1) 3.76 avg rating — 134,869 ratings
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Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Wonder (Wonder, #1) 4.36 avg rating — 1,169,890 ratings
20.
Catherine, Called Birdy
Catherine, Called Birdy 3.74 avg rating — 43,017 ratings
20.
Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)
Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)
by: Rob Buyea
4.31 avg rating — 11,250 ratings
22.
Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1)
Chasing Vermeer (Chasing Vermeer, #1) 3.72 avg rating — 31,108 ratings
22.
Saving Mr. Terupt
Saving Mr. Terupt
by: Rob Buyea
4.40 avg rating — 6,731 ratings
24.
Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1)
Everything on a Waffle (Coal Harbour #1) 3.71 avg rating — 11,394 ratings
24.
The Perfect Score (The Perfect Score, #1)
The Perfect Score (The Perfect Score, #1)
by: Rob Buyea
4.24 avg rating — 2,776 ratings
26.
The Julian Chapter (Wonder, #1.5)
The Julian Chapter (Wonder, #1.5) 4.26 avg rating — 27,332 ratings
27.
The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1)
The Green Glass Sea (Green Glass, #1) 4.04 avg rating — 7,868 ratings
28.
White Sands, Red Menace (Green Glass, #2)
White Sands, Red Menace (Green Glass, #2) 4.01 avg rating — 1,376 ratings
29.
Hurt Go Happy
Hurt Go Happy 4.27 avg rating — 2,652 ratings
30.
Fish in a Tree
Fish in a Tree 4.26 avg rating — 82,259 ratings
31.
Scat
Scat 3.96 avg rating — 21,420 ratings
31.
Counting by 7s
Counting by 7s 4.14 avg rating — 85,894 ratings
33.
Mockingbird
Mockingbird 4.20 avg rating — 35,485 ratings
34.
Each Little Bird that Sings
Each Little Bird that Sings 4.11 avg rating — 7,826 ratings
34.
Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1)
Out of My Mind (Out of My Mind, #1) 4.35 avg rating — 183,306 ratings
36.
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) 3.90 avg rating — 295,213 ratings
36.
Frindle
Frindle 3.85 avg rating — 123,738 ratings
38.
Candyfloss
Candyfloss 3.88 avg rating — 11,146 ratings
38.
The School Story
The School Story 3.98 avg rating — 12,255 ratings
40.
No Talking
No Talking 3.98 avg rating — 19,930 ratings
41.
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story 4.11 avg rating — 4,398 ratings
42.
Matilda
Matilda 4.33 avg rating — 1,072,801 ratings
43.
The Trumpet of the Swan
The Trumpet of the Swan 4.11 avg rating — 81,024 ratings
44.
A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray
A Dog's Life: Autobiography of a Stray 4.22 avg rating — 16,125 ratings
45.
The Silent Boy
The Silent Boy 3.75 avg rating — 6,731 ratings
46.
Takeoffs and Landings
Takeoffs and Landings 3.51 avg rating — 1,151 ratings
47.
Found (The Missing, #1)
Found (The Missing, #1) 3.98 avg rating — 41,535 ratings
48.
Trading Faces (Trading Faces, #1)
Trading Faces (Trading Faces, #1) 4.23 avg rating — 6,214 ratings
49.
Dark Life (Dark Life, #1)
Dark Life (Dark Life, #1)
by: Kat Falls
3.90 avg rating — 15,082 ratings
50.
Touch Blue
Touch Blue 3.87 avg rating — 7,781 ratings
51.
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet 4.05 avg rating — 311,640 ratings
52.
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1)
The Red Pyramid (The Kane Chronicles, #1) 4.10 avg rating — 419,293 ratings
53.
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1)
Stormbreaker (Alex Rider #1) 3.98 avg rating — 107,130 ratings
54.
Left Behind (Left Behind, #1)
Left Behind (Left Behind, #1) 3.86 avg rating — 243,929 ratings
55.
Ashes of Roses
Ashes of Roses 3.98 avg rating — 4,385 ratings
56.
The Book Thief
The Book Thief 4.39 avg rating — 2,802,182 ratings
57.
Bud, Not Buddy
Bud, Not Buddy 3.97 avg rating — 114,067 ratings
58.
Confessions of a Closet Catholic
Confessions of a Closet Catholic 3.79 avg rating — 1,006 ratings
59.
The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1)
The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) 4.20 avg rating — 171,886 ratings
60.
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog
Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog 4.14 avg rating — 475,397 ratings
61.
The Outsiders
The Outsiders 4.14 avg rating — 1,538,307 ratings
62.
Just Listen
Just Listen 4.05 avg rating — 249,760 ratings
63.
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1)
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls, #1) 3.84 avg rating — 192,528 ratings
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The Phantom Tollbooth
The Phantom Tollbooth 4.20 avg rating — 301,802 ratings
65.
Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea 3.66 avg rating — 358,689 ratings
66.
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone, #1)
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (Theodore Boone, #1) 3.80 avg rating — 41,146 ratings
67.
Boy2Girl
Boy2Girl 3.40 avg rating — 1,668 ratings
68.
Travel Team
Travel Team 4.09 avg rating — 10,880 ratings
69.
Heat
Heat really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 23,480 ratings
70.
Heart of a Champion
Heart of a Champion 4.26 avg rating — 2,018 ratings
71.
The Secret Life of Bees
The Secret Life of Bees 4.10 avg rating — 1,337,511 ratings
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird 4.26 avg rating — 6,688,933 ratings