mom31257 Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Would anyone be willing to share their lists of books not to miss in middle school? My dd has been reading mostly historical fiction the last couple of years, and will do SL Core 100 next year. I know there are great books out there, such as The Giver that she has not read. She has read The Lightning Thief series and The Hunger Games series and loved them, if that lets you into her nature at all. I am working on a summer reading list for her. Thanks for any input! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Capt_Uhura Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 The author of Lightening Thief, has a new book out. This one is set in Ancient Egypt. My son really liked it as well as my friend's DD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 - The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (Aiken) - From the Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (Konigsburg) - My Side of the Mountain (George) - Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls) - Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH (O'Brien) - The Phantom Tollbooth (Juster) - The Never Ending Story (Ende) - The Ordinary Princess (Kaye) - Half Magic; Magic by the Lake, Knight's Castle; Time Garden; Seven Day Magic (Eager) - Five Children and It; The Book of Dragons (Nesbit) - The Hobbit (Tolkien) - Watership Down (Adams) - The Great and Terrible Quest (Lovett) - Adam of the Road (Gray) - Catherine Called Birdy; Midwife's Apprentice (Cushman) - The Master Puppeteer (Paterson) - A Little Princess (Burnett) - The Secret Garden (Burnett) - Anne of Green Gables (Montgomery) - Paddle-to-the-Sea, Tree in the Trail, Seabird, Minn of the Mississippi (Holling) - Rikki Tikki Tavi (Kipling) - The Jungle Book (Kipling) - Island of the Blue Dolphins; Sing Down the Moon; The King's Fifth (O'Dell) - Black Ships Before Troy; The Wanderings of Odysseus (Sutcliffe) - Alice's Adventures in Wonderland; Through the Looking Glass (Carroll) - Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Twain) - Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (and others by Howard Pyle) - Treasure Island (Stevenson) - Little Women (Alcott) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Animal Farm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmom3tn Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Many good ones already mentioned, but we really enjoyed these as well: Calico Captive, by Elizabeth George Speare Tiger, Tiger, by Lynne Reid Banks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 (edited) We read many on Lori D's list. We are currently revisiting The Lion, the Witch, the Wardrobe and will finish the year with Animal Farm and maybe The Westing Game. A few more that ds enjoyed this year are Witch of Blackbird Pond, The Outsiders, The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle and Crispin. He LOVED the Giver. These might be on our summer reading list: The Thief, Where the Red Fern Grows, Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry, The Underland Chronicles, The Phantom Tollbooth, Fever 1793. ETA: These may be fun: The Ranger's Apprentice series, The Nicholas Flamel series, 100 Cupboards, Fablehaven series, Septimus Heap series, Sisters Grimm Edited June 1, 2010 by lisabees Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisabees Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 The author of Lightening Thief, has a new book out. This one is set in Ancient Egypt. My son really liked it as well as my friend's DD. DS10 is loving this book! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mereminerals Posted June 1, 2010 Share Posted June 1, 2010 My son read I Am David this year and loved it. Another of his favorite's was House on Mango Street. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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