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Librarian Lou's Favorite Middle School Books

I have read lots of middle school books during my 20 + years as a children's librarian. Here are 100 of my favorites.
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Pay Attention, Carter Jones (Gary D. Schmidt)
Pay Attention, Carter Jones
1
Gary D. Schmidt
The Wednesday Wars
The Wednesday Wars
2
Okay for Now
Okay for Now
3
Divergent (Veronica Roth)
Divergent
4
Veronica Roth
The Crossover (Kwame Alexander)
The Crossover
5
Kwame Alexander
Boston Jane: An Adventure (Jennifer L. Holm)
Boston Jane: An Adventure
6
Jennifer L. Holm
Heat (Mike Lupica)
Heat
7
Mike Lupica
Harry Potter (Jk Rowling)
Harry Potter
8
Jk Rowling
Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins)
Hunger Games
9
Suzanne Collins
Catching Fire (Suzanne Collins)
Catching Fire
10
Suzanne Collins
Listening for Lions (Gloria Whelan)
Listening for Lions
11
Gloria Whelan
Echo (Pam Munoz Ryan)
Echo
12
Pam Munoz Ryan
The War That Saved My Life (Kimberly Brubaker Bradley)
The War That Saved My Life
13
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie
14
CURVEBALL the Year I Lost My Grip (Jordan Sonnenblick)
CURVEBALL the Year I Lost My Grip
15
Jordan Sonnenblick
One-Handed Catch (M. J. Auch)
One-Handed Catch
16
M. J. Auch
The Bad Beginning (Lemony Snicket)
The Bad Beginning
17
Lemony Snicket
The Bad Queen (Carolyn Meyer)
The Bad Queen
18
Carolyn Meyer
Diamonds in the Shadow (Caroline B. Cooney)
Diamonds in the Shadow
19
Caroline B. Cooney
Alex Rider
Alex Rider
20
Smile (Raina Telgemeier)
Smile
21
Raina Telgemeier
Sisters (Raina Telgemeier)
Sisters
22
Raina Telgemeier
Awkward (Svetlana Chmakova)
Awkward
23
Svetlana Chmakova
Rain Reign (Ann M. Martin)
Rain Reign
24
Ann M. Martin
Absolutely Almost (Lisa Graff)
Absolutely Almost
25
Lisa Graff
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
26
L.M. Montgomery
A Countess Below Stairs
A Countess Below Stairs
27
Journey to the River Sea
Journey to the River Sea
28
The Star of Kazan (Eva Ibbotson)
The Star of Kazan
29
Eva Ibbotson
New Kid (Jerry Craft)
New Kid
30
Jerry Craft
Killing Mr. Griffin
Killing Mr. Griffin
31
Don't Look Behind You (Lois Duncan)
Don't Look Behind You
32
Lois Duncan
How to Save a Life (Sara Zarr)
How to Save a Life
33
Sara Zarr
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
34
Lois Lowry
The Lucy Variations (Sara Zarr)
The Lucy Variations
35
Sara Zarr
Counting by 7S (Holly Goldberg Sloan)
Counting by 7S
36
Holly Goldberg Sloan
One for the Murphys (Lynda Mullaly Hunt)
One for the Murphys
37
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Fish in a Tree (Lynda Mullaly Hunt)
Fish in a Tree
38
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Schooled (Gordon Korman)
Schooled
39
Gordon Korman
Ungifted (Gordon Korman)
Ungifted
40
Gordon Korman
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