Middle School Reads!

 by Joseph Bruchac Genre:  Adventure Nick is on his way to teach at an outdoor camp when he accidentally witnesses a murder.  The murderer throws him from the train, but at the last moment his backpack strap catches and breaks his fall and he his saved.  But the man who is after him, also knows he is alive so Nick knows that he is going to have to use all of his survival skills to outsmart his predator. Can Nick navigate the dangerous Canadian wilderness and get to safety?

by Chris Rylander Lexile:  780 Genre:  Mystery, Adventure Nothing exciting ever happens in North Dakota so Carson has learned to make his own fun.  He is known as the best prankster in the whole 7th grade, but even creating and pulling off new pranks is getting boring.  But then one day, he is approached by a desperate man who gives him a package with a strict set of instructions. Carson is soon to find out that there is a secret government agency operating it his town and the secret agents are going to need his help to disrupt the evil plans of a terrorist organization.  Let's hope that Carson is up for the challenge!

by Marisa De los Santos and David Teague Lexile:  840 Genre:  Realistic Ficiton, Adventure Audrey has what she calls an unsuperpower.  She can tell when someone is lying.  This unsuperpower gets in the way of her friendships so she decides that she will no longer have friends.  Life will be so much easier if she is alone.  Then there is Aaron.  Aaron knows everything.  He has a photographic mind that allows him to remember everything he sees or hears.  But he's  not good at making friends.  Audrey and Aaron meet when their parents decide to send them both to a wilderness camp out in the desert.  Neither of them wants to go, but is it possible that their parents could be right in thinking that this experience could be the best thing that has ever happened to them?

by Cynthia DeFelice Lexile:  860 Genre:  Realistic Fiction Erik is so excited to have passed his test that will enable he and his best friend Patrick to go pheasant hunting.  The trip is all planned, but when Erik arrives home, his parents have some surprising news. They are both being deployed to Iraq and Erik is being sent to North Dakota to live with grandparents he barely knows.  Erik is very upset and even more so when he arrives in North Dakota and realizes his grandfather doesn't want him there.  Erik befriends a lost dog and finally finds something to like about North Dakota.

by Michael Buckley Lexile:  760 Genre:  Adventure/Humor This is a top secret case file that only a few privileged readers will be able to access.  IF you are allowed in, you will learn about a secret undercover group of spies who also happen to be 5th graders. Gluestick, Pufferfish, Choppers, Flinch, and Wheezer have been a team of five for awhile.  But now Braceface has come along.  They want nothing to do with him.  Can Braceface convince them to let him become part of their team?  They may need him if the world is going to be saved from the evil Dr. Jigsaw.