Middle School Reads!

by Patrick Carman Lexile: 810 Genre: Mystery Adam. Emily, Lewis and Finn...who are they and what are they up to? Read the transcript of their story as told in an interview format and watch the online videos to see what happens to this quartet of teens. These 4 call themselves Trackers and they are on the trail of a dangerous criminal. Who is Lazlo and what does he want?

by Gordon Korman Lexile: 730 Genre:  Mystery Amy and Dan are know searching for clues in China. They have an argument and suddenly find themselves split apart. Dan is kidnapped and doesn't know whether or not Amy is trying to find him. As they follow separate leads, they wonder if they will ever see each other again...

by Suzanne Weyn Lexile: 790 Genre: Historical Fiction Mimi, Jane, Emma, Amelie, and Blythe...5 girls growing up in Spirit Valley with a mother who believes she can contact the dead. Can she really and if so, do any of her daughters have her gift? And how do they come to be aboard the fateful maiden voyage of the Titanic? From sister drama to tragedy, these 5 girls grow up quickly during the course of the novel.

by An Na Lexile: 670 Genre: Realistic Fiction Young Ju Park immigrates to America from Korea when she is just 4 years old and discovers a whole new life in Southern California. It is not an easy life for Young Ju, her parents, and her brother, Park as they struggle to adapt to and learn a new culture.

by Elizabeth McDavid Jones Lexile: 790 Genre: Mystery Felicity Merriman is worried about her father when he stands up for a friend. It turns out she should be worried, because days later, her father is arrested and taken to jail. Now it is up to Felicity to prove that he is innocent.

by Peter Lerangis Lexile: 590 Gernre: Mystery The clue hunt continues in book #7 as Amy and Dan search in Indonesia. Barely staying ahead of their enemies and escaping death at every turn, Amy and Dan continue to rely on one another to stay alive and focused on their goal. Knowing who to trust and who to believe is getting tougher and tougher.

by Jude Watson Lexile: 550 Genre: Mystery Amy and Dan are off to Australia and Indonesia in adventure #6. Staying ahead of the other competing family branches continues to be a challenge and a struggle. Amy is being pressured to remember details about a night she has spent most of her life trying to forget.

by Terry Trueman Lexile: 820 Genre: Realistic Fiction Shawn McDaniel is trapped in his own body - literally. Unable to communicate with the world around him, yet able to hear, process, and understand things that many "normal" people couldn't. Shawn relies on his ability to listen to figure out the world around him. But when listening leads him to suspect that his own father might be thinking about ending Shawn's life, his quest to communicate takes on a new importance. How can he help his family understand that he values his life and isn't miserable like they assume?