Books to Read Grade 6-8 (Part 1)

Discover the best books to read for grades 6-8! Explore our curated list of engaging and educational books perfect for middle school students. Start reading today!

The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History Cover
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The American Story: 100 True Tales from American History

by Jennifer Armstrong

American history comes alive in these 100 true stories that define our country. This magnificent treasury tells the story of America through 100 true tales. …
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Macaroni Boy

by Katherine Ayres

During the Great Depression, a boy who faces bullying stumbles upon a mystery and comes of age in this novel that integrates fact and opinion …
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North by Night

by Katherine Ayres

It's 1851 and Lucy Spencer's family is keeping a secret. Their Ohio home is a station on the Underground Railroad, the network of people and …
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Storm Warriors

by Elisa Carbone

Driven from his home by the Ku Klux Klan and still reeling from the death of his mother, Nathan moves with his father and grandfather …
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Bud, Not Buddy

 

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The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963

 

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Rodzina

by Karen Cushman

Once again Karen Cushman weaves a compelling story that is thoroughly researched, filled with memorable characters, and told with wry humor and keen observation by …
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The Prophet of Yonwood

by Jeanne DuPrau

Before there was Ember…there was Yonwood. Discover the prophecy that started it all in this prequel to the The City of Ember—a modern-day classic with …
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The People of Sparks

by Jeanne DuPrau

Just when the future looks bright for the people of Ember, a new darkness lurks. This highly acclaimed adventure series is a modern-day classic—with over …
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Bandit's Moon

by Sid Fleischman

Annyrose Smith is a true child of calamity, but she is determined to overcome it. So what if she's an orphan? So what if she's …
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Lily's crossing

 

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Nory Ryan's Song

by Patricia Reilly Giff

When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.
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Pictures of Hollis Woods

by Patricia Reilly Giff

This Newbery Honor book about a girl who has never known family fighting for her first true home “will leave readers . . . satisfied” …
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Water Street

by Patricia Reilly Giff

Brooklyn, 1875: Bird Mallon lives on Water Street where you can see the huge towers of the bridge to Manhattan being built. Bird wants nothing …
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Willow Run

by Patricia Reilly Giff

Meggie Dillon's life has been turned upside down by World War II. Meggie's father has announced that they must help the war effort and move …
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The King of Mulberry Street

by Donna Jo Napoli

In 1892, nine-year-old Dom’s mother puts him on a ship leaving Italy, bound for America. He is a stowaway, traveling alone and with nothing of …
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A Single Shard

by Linda Sue Park

Tree-ear, a thirteen-year-old orphan in medieval Korea, lives under a bridge in a potters' village and longs to learn how to create the delicate ceramics …
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When My Name was Keoko

by Linda Sue Park

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Holes

by Louis Sachar

As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish …
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