Sarah, from Gere Branch Library, recommends these books for Middle School students:
Jumper by Steven Gould
American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
Once Upon a Marigold by Jean Ferris
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
“What I Look Like” by Jamie Pittel, from the short story collection Such a Pretty Face edited by Ann Angel
Coraline by Neil Gaiman
The Midwife’s Apprentice by Karen Cushman
Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen & Robert Harris
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak
Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
The Riddle Master of Hed by Patricia McKillip
Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder