Middle School Reads!

by Dayna Lorentz Lexile:  710 Genre:  Realistic Fiction It seemed like just another day at the mall.  Lexi is having lunch with her family.  Shay is shopping with her grandmother and sister.  Marco is reporting for work.  But then a strange object is discovered in the ventilation system.  Is it a bomb?  Is it dangerous?  The mall is put into lockdown and no one is allowed to leave.  At first it seemed kind of fun...but after a few days with no explanation, the crowds are starting to get restless.  Then people started getting sick.

by Kathryn Lasky Lexile:  770 Genre:  Historical Fiction Gaby and Rosa are best friends.  They love growing up in the busy city of Berlin.  They love their school and are looking forward to a fun summer at Gaby's lake home.  But things are changing. Brown uniforms are everywhere.  New rules are put in place.  Books are being collected.  Gaby and her parents are unhappy with these changes and can't understand why some of their closest friends and neighbors don't seem concerned.  Gaby and her family will have some tough decisions to make. Will they follow along with the crowd or stand up for what they believe?

by Brock Cole Lexile:  550 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Howie and Laura are expecting to have a fun summer at camp until they become victims of a terrible prank.  The other campers gang up on them and maroon them on an island without clothes, food, or water.  They are told that they are the "goats" of the camp and that no one likes them.  Rather than become the victims of this cruel joke, Laura and Howie decide to fight back and take off on their own.  Relying on each other, they are able to survive the cruelty they have been shown by others.

by Margaret Willey Lexile:  850 Genre:  Realistic Ficiton Katie, Nate, Renata, and Chase are all keeping secrets...big secrets...from each other and from the world.  Chase has the power because he knows all of the secrets and could share them with the world. Katie, Nate, and Renata are searching for a way to change that power...can the 3 of them be able to stop Chase from hurting them and others?

by Deborah Hopkinson Lexile:  660 Genre: Historical Fiction Eel has not had an easy life.  His parents are dead and he has decided that life on his own away from his evil stepfather is his best shot at success.  His life changes when a cholera epidemic strikes London.  The disease is spreading rapidly and many people are dying.  It will be up to Eel to convince the famous Dr. Snow to take a look into the cause behind what is killing Eels friends and neighbors.