Intermediate School Reading Lists

* Fiction and nonfiction titles that support the social studies curriculum

 

Abelove, Joan

Go and Come Back; Say It Out Loud

Anderson. L. H.

Speak ; Fever 1793

Anderson, M.T. Burger Wuss

Anonymous

Go Ask Alice; Annie's Baby

Bagdasarian, A. First French Kiss

Bauer, J.

Squashed; Rules of the Road ; Hope Was Here; Stand Tall

Beatty, Patricia

Turn Homeward, Hanalee (others)*

Bennet, J.

Blue Star Rapture

Bloor, Edward

Tangerine

Blume, Judy Deenie

Bond, Nancy

The Best of Enemies*

Brashares, Ann Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (series)

Brook, Bruce

The Moves Make the Man

Bunting, Eve

Blackwater

Butler, Octavia

Kindred

Cabot, M. The Princess Diaries (series)

Cather, Willa

My Antonia*

Chevalier, Tracy

Girl With Pearl Earring

Christie, Agatha

Death on the Nile (and others)

Clements, A. Things Not Seen

Collier, James

With Every Drop of Blood (others)*

Coman, Carolyn Many Stones

Conford, Ellen

Crush

Cormier, Robert

The Chocolate War; Heroes; Frenchtown Summer

Courtenay, Bryce

The Power of One

Crane, Stephen

The Red Badge of Courage*

Crew, Linda

Children of the River

Crutcher, Chris

Athletic Shorts; Ironman

Deuker, Carl

On the Devil's Court

Dickinson, Peter

A.K. (R); Shadow of a Hero

Doherty, Berlie

Daughter of the Sea; Dear Nobody(R)

Dorris, Michael

The Window

Dowell, Frances

Dovey Coe

Doyle, Arthur Conan

The Sign of Four (and others)

Dumas, Alexandre

The Count of Monte Cristo; The Three Musketeers (R)

Du Maurier, Daphne

Rebecca; Jamaica Inn; My Cousin Rachel

Farmer, Nancy

A Girl Named Disaster; The House of the Scorpion

Ferris, Jean

Love Among the Walnuts; Of Sound Mind; Once Upon a Marigold

Fine, Anne

Flour Babies

Flake, Sharon

The Skin I'm In, Money Hungry

Fleischman, Paul

Whirligig; Mind's Eye; Seek

Forester, C.S.

The African Queen; Hornblower Series

Fox, Paula

The Eagle Kite

Francis, Dick

Trial Run (and others)

Frank, L.

Oy, Joy

Fuqua, Jonathan

The Reappearance of Sam Webber

Gaarder, J.

Sophie's World; The Solitaire Mystery

Gaiman, Neil

Stardust

Gaines, Ernest

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman; A Lesson Before Dying *

Garland, Sherry

The Silent Storm

Giff, P. Pictures of Hollis Woods
Going, K.L. Fat Kids Rule the World

Greene, Betty

Summer of My German Soldier

Grimes, Nikki

Jazmin's Notebook; Stepping Out With Grandma Mac

Grum, Shutta Spitting Image

Guy, Rosa

The Music of Summer

Haddix, Margaret

Just Ella

Haddon, Mark The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time

Hahn, M.D.

Look for Me by Moonlight

Haley, Alex

Roots

Hamilton, Virginia

The House of Dies Drear; Sweet Whispers Brother Rush

Hammett, Dashiel

The Maltese Falcon; The Thin Man

Hautman, Pete

Hole in the Sky

Hayes, Daniel

The Trouble With Lemons

Hemingway, E.

The Old Man and the Sea

Heneghan, James The Grave
Henkes, Kevin Olive's Ocean

Hesse, Karen

Phoenix Rising ; Out of the Dust; Witness

Hesser, Terry

Kissing Doorknobs

Hewett, L. Dancer
Hiaasen, C. Hoot

Hickman, Homer

Rocket Boys

Hillerman, Tony Listening Woman (others)

Hinton, S.E.

The Outsiders; That Was Then, This is Now (and others)

Holt, Kimberly

When Zachary Beaver Came to Town; Keeper of the Night

Horowitz, Anthony Storm Breaker, Eagle Strike (Alex Rider series)

Howe, James

The Watcher; The Misfits

Howe, Norma

The Adventures of Blue Avenger ; Blue Avenger Cracks the Code

Hunt, Irene

Across Five Aprils; Up a Road Slowly (Civil War)*

Hunter, Mollie

A Sound of Chariots; Hold On To Love

Hurwin, D.

A Time for Dancing

Hyde, Catherine R.

Pay it Forward

Isaacs, Anne

Torn Thread

Johnson, Angela

Toning the Sweep; Heaven; The First Part Last

Jordan, Sherryl

The Raging Quiet

Kantor, MacKinlay

Andersonville

Keith, Harold

Rifles for Waitie*

Keller, Beverly

The Amazon Papers

Kerr, M.E.

Gentlehands; Linger; Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack (and others)

Kindl, Patrice

The Woman in the Wall; Owl in Love; Goose Chase; Lost in the Labyrinth

King, Stephen

The Eyes of the Dragon; The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon

Klass, D. You Don't Know Me

Klause, Annette

The Silver Kiss

Kuchler, Silberman

My Hundred Children

L'Engle, Madeleine

Ring of Endless Light ; Troubling a Star ; And Both Were Young

Levitin, Sonia

Dream Freedom; Room in the Heart

Lasky, Kathryn

Beyond the Burning Time; The Bone Wars (others)

Lawrence, Iain

Ghost Boy; Lightkeeper's Daughter; The Buccaneers

London, Jack

The Call of the Wild; White Fang (and others)

MacInnes, Helen

The Salzburg Connection (and others)

Maclean, Alistair

Ice Station Zebra; Where Eagles Dare (and others)

Mahy, Margaret

Memory; The Tricksters; 24 Hours

Marsden, John

Tomorrow, When the War Began; Letters From the Inside

Martin, A. A Corner of the Universe

Martinez, Victor

Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida

Mazer, N.F.

Silver; After the Rain

McCaughrean, Geraldine

The Pirate's Son; Stop the Train

McDonald, Janet Spellbound; Chill Wind

McKinly, Robin

A Knot in the Grain and Other Stories; Beauty; Rose Daughter

Mori, Kyoko

Shizuko's Daughter; One Bird

Moriarty, Jaclyn Feeling Sorry For Celia
Morgenstern, Susie 3 Days Off
Mosher, Richard Zazoo
Murphy, C. Free Radical

Myers, Walter Dean

Fallen Angels; Monster; 145th Street

Na, An A Step From Heaven
Naido, Bev The Other Side of Truth; Out of Bounds

Napoli, Donna Jo

Sirena; Stones in the Water

Nolan, Han

Dancing on the Edge

Oates, J. Big Mouth and Ugly Girl; Green Eyes

O'Dell, Scott

The Black Pearl; Sing Down the Moon; The Serpent Never Sleeps*

Oneal, Zibby

The Language of Goldfish; In Summer Light

Park, Linda Sue When My Name Was Keoko

Parks, Gordon

The Learning Tree *

Paterson, Katherine

Jacob Have I Loved; Of Nightingales That Weep;The Same Stuff as Stars

Paulsen, Gary

Canyons; Night John; The Rifle; Soldier's Heart* Transfal Saga

Peck, Richard

The River Between Us; Strays Like Us; Fair Weather; Princess Ashley

Peyton, K.M. Blind Beauty

Pinkwater, Daniel

The Education of Robert Nifkin

Porter, Tracey

Treasures in the Dust

Potok, Chaim

The Chosen; Zebra and Other Stories

Pullman, Philip

The Ruby in the Smoke; The Broken Bridge

Qualey, Marsha

Thin Ice; A Door Near Here

 

Rawls, Wilson

Summer of the Monkeys; Where the Red Fern Grows

Reeder, C. Before the Creeks Ran Red
Rees, C. Witch Child, Pirates

Rennison, Louise

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging; On the Bright Side...

Reuter, B. B.

Boys from St. Petri

Rinaldi, Ann

An Acquaintance with Darkness; The Last Silk Dress *

Rose, Reginald

12 Angry Men

Roth-Hano, Renee

Touchwood

Sacher, Louis

Holes

Salisbury, Graham

Blue Skin of the Sea; Lord of the Deep; Island Boyz

Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis: The True Story of a Childhood

Shaara, Michael

Killer Angels *

Shearer, A. The Great Blue Yonder
Sheldon, D. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen; My Perfect Life
Shusterman, N. The Shadow Club; The Dark Side of Nowhere
Slade, Arthur Tribes, Dust
Sleator, W. The Boxes (others)

Smith, Betty

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Joy in the Morning

Smith, Sherri L. Lucy the Giant
Spinelli, Jerry Milkweed

Staples, Suzanne F.

Dangerous Skies; Shabanu; Shiva's Fire

Steinbeck, John

The Red Pony; The Pearl

Stevenson, Robert L.

Kidnapped; Treasure Island

Stewart, Mary

The Crystal Cave (series)

Sutcliff, Rosemary

Frontier Wolf; Warrior Scarlet; The Lantern Bearers

Tashjian The Gospel According to Larry

Taylor, Mildred

Let the Circle Be Unbroken...*; The Land (others)

Taylor, Theodore

The Bomb; The Wierdo (others)

Tolan, S. Surviving the Applewhites
Townsend The Intruder

Twain, Mark

The Prince and the Pauper (and others)

Ullman, James

Banner in the Sky

Ure, Jean

Plague

Van Draanen, W.

Sammy Keyes (series); Flipped

Van Velde, V.

Companions of the Night; Never Trust a Dead Man

Voigt, Cynthia

The Runner; Jackaroo (others)

Wallace, Rich

Wrestling Sturbridge

Wayland, A. Girl Coming in for a Landing

Weaver, Will

Hard Ball

Werlin, N. Double Helix; Black Mirror; The Killer's Cousin

Whelan, Gloria

Homeless Bird

Wolff, Virginia

Bat 6; Make Lemonade; True Believer

Woodson, Jacqueline

A Way Out of No Way; If You Come Softly; Miracle's Boys; Hush

Yolen, Jane

The Gift of Sarah Barker; Armageddon Summer; Girl in a Cage

Zemser, Amy

Beyond the Mango Tree

Zindel, P.

The Pigman (others)

Science Fiction/Fantasy

Adams, Douglas

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (series)

Anderson, M.T. Feed

Anthony, Piers

The Xanth series (others)

Asimov, I. Foundation Series

Barron, Thomas

The Merlin Effect; The Ancient One; Heartlight

Bell, Hilari Flame, A Matter of Profit

Blackwood, G.

The Dying Sun

Bradbury, Ray

The Illustrated Man; The Martian Chronicles

Boulle, Pierre

Planet of the Apes

Bradbury, Ray

The Martian Chronicles; The Illustrated Man (and others)

Card, Orson S.

Ender's Game; Speaker for the Dead; Seventh Son; Shadow of the Hegemon

Cart, Michael, Editor

Tomorrowland: Ten Stories About the Future

Christopher, John Empty World, The Sword of the Spirits

Clancy, Tom

The Deadliest Game; Virtual Vandals (Net Force)

Clement-Davies, D. Firebringer
Colfer, Eoin The Wish List

Cooper, Susan

Greenwitch; The Grey King

Crossley-Holland The Seeing Stone (series)

Crichton, Michael

The Andromeda Strain; Jurassic Park; Timeline

Danvers, Denis

The Fourth World

Dickinson, Peter

Heartsease; Eva; The Ropemaker

Ende, Michael

The Neverending Story

Farmer, N. House of the Scorpion
Funke, C. The Thief Lord, Inkheart

Furlong, Monica

Wise Child ; Juniper

Gaiman, Neil Stardust

Goldman, W.

The Princess Bride

Goodman, Allison Singing the Dogstar Blues
Hampton, W. Meltdown: A Race against Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island
Hanley, Victoria The Seer and the Sword

Hautman, Pete

Mr. Was

Hilton, James

Lost Horizon

Hoffman, M. Stravaganza: City of Stars (series)

Huxley, Aldous

Brave New World

Jordan The Hunting of the Last Dragon
Lackey, M. The Serpent's Shadow (others)

LeGuin, Ursula

The Wizard of Earthsea; The Left Hand of Darkness (and others)

Lewis, C. S.

Out of the Silent Planet (the Space Trilogy series)

Lowry, Lois The Giver; Gathering Blue

Mahy, Margaret

The Changeover: a Supernatural Romance

McCaughrean, G.

The Stones Are Hatching

McKinley, Robin

The Hero and the Crown (series)

Nix, Garth Sabriel (others)

O'Brien, Robert C

Z for Zachariah

Pattou, Edith East
Pierce, Meredith Ann Treasures at the Heart of Tanglewood; Darkangel Trilogy
Pierce, Tamora Circle of Magic Series; Trickster's Choice
Pratchett, Terry Discworld Series; The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents
Price, Susan The Sterkarm Handshake

Pullman, Philip

His Dark Materials (trilogy)

Shusterman, Neal

The Dark Side of Nowhere; Downsiders

Shute, Nevil

On the Beach

Sleator, W.

The Boxes; Singularity (others)

Stoker, Bram

Dracula

Stevenson, R.L. Dr Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Stroud, Jonathan The Amulet of Samarkand (trilogy)
Thompson, Kate Switchers

Tolkien, J.R.R.

The Hobbit ; Lord of the Rings (trilogy)

Verne, Jules

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea; Journey to the Center of the Earth

Wells, H.G.

Time Machine; The War of the Worlds

Werlin, Nancy Double Helix

Zambreno, Mary

A Plague of Sorcerers

Nonfiction

Archer, J.

Breaking Barriers: The Feminist Revolution*

Aronson, Marc Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado

Armstrong, Jeffifer

Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World

Baker, Russell

Growing Up; Good Times (Biography)

Bartoletti, Susan C.

Growing Up in Coal Country*

Bolton, R.

Gal: A True Story

Bolton, Tonya, ed. 33 Things Every Girl Should Know...; Tell All the Children Our Story...
Bradley, James Flags of Our Fathers

Breashears, David

High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest and Unforgiving Places

Britton-Jackson, L.

I Have Lived a Thousand Years; Growing Up In the Holocaust

Buck, R. Flight of Passage

Calahan, Steven

Adrift (Shipwreck)

Christiansen, B. Woody Guthrie: Poet of the People

Coleman, Penny

Girls: A History of Growing Up Female in America; Where the Action Was

Colton, Larry Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor

Cox, C.

Undying Glory (African Americans- Civil War)*

Crichton, Michael

The Great Train Robbery

Crowe, Chris Getting Away with Murder
Crutcher, Chris King of the Wild Frontier (autobiography)
Dash, J. World at her Fingertips: The Story of Helen Keller

Durrell, Gerald

My Family and Other Animals (Natural History)

Fleischman, John Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Surgery
Fleming, Candace Ben Franklin's Almanac

Frank, Anne

The Diary of Anne Frank

Freedman, Russell

Give Me Liberty; In Defense of Liberty: the Story of the Bill of Rights

Gantos, J. Hole in My Life

Garner, Eleanor R.

Eleanor's Story: An American Girl in Hitler's Germany

Gaskins, Pearl

What Are You : Voices of Mixed-Race Young People

Gherman, B. Ansel Adams: America's Photographer
Grealy, L. Autobiography of a Face
Greenberg, Jan Vincent Van Gogh; Runaway Girl: The Artist Louise Bourgeois

Greenlaw, Linda

The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey

Giblin, James

Charles A. Lindgergh: A Human Hero; The Life and Death of Adoph Hitler

Giovanni, Nikki (editor)

Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate: Looking at the Harlem Renaissance*

Grealy, L. Autobiography of a Face
Gunter, J. Death Be Not Proud

Halberstam, Michael

For the Love of the Game (basketball/biography-Michael Jordan)

Hampton, W. Meltdown: A Race Against Nuclear Disaster at Three Mile Island

Harrison, B.

The Twilight Struggle; John Fitzgerald Kennedy (Biography)*

Herriot, James

All Creatures Great and Small (others)

Hart, Elva Trevino

Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child

Haskins, J

Thurgood Marshall: A Life for Justice; One Nation Under a Groove

Hirschfelder, Arlene B.

Photo Odyssey: Solomon Carvalho's Remarkable Western Adventure

Hersey, John

Hiroshima (WWII - Japan)*

Hopkinson, Deborah Shutting out the Sky (immigration)

Jiang, Ji-li

Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution

Junger, Sebastian

The Perfect Storm (Storm and sinking)

Krakauer, Jon

Into Thin Air: (Mt. Everest disaster)

Lansing, Alfred

Endurance (adventure and survival)

Lawlor, Laurie Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit

Lobel, Anita

No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War (Holocaust)

Macy, Sue

Winning Ways: A Photohistory of American Women in Sports

Marrin, Albert

Sitting Bull and his World

McKissack, P.

Sojourner Truth: Ain't I a Woman; Black & Determined(Biography)*

Meltzer, Milton

Benjamin Franklin:the New American; Voices From the Civil War*

Mowat, Farley

Never Cry Wolf; People of the Deer (NA Indians)*

Murphy, Jim

Pick and Shovel Poet; An American Plague

Myers, W.

Now is Your Time! (African Americans)*

Nelson, Marilyn Carver: A Life in Poems
Nelson, P. Left For Dead: A Young Man's Search For Justice
Nye, N. 19 Varieties of Gazelle
Orgill, Roxanne Mahalia (Jackson, biography)

Partridge, Elizabeth

Resless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lang

Paulsen, Gary How Angel Petersen Got his Name and Other Outrageous Tales about Extreme Sports

Preston, Richard

The Hot Zone

Reef, Catherine Sigmund Freud
Sis, Peter The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin