YA Books for Middle Schoolers

Books in the Young Adult Collection that may be appropriate for those in the 6th through 8th grade or ages 10 to 14. The Young Adult Collection is made up of books for a wide range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers.
 

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1. City of the plague god

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Author:
Chadda, Sarwat
Series:
Adventures of Sik Aziz volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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Description:
"Thirteen-year-old Sikander Aziz has to team up with the hero Gilgamesh in order to stop Nergal, the ancient god of plagues, from wiping out the population of Manhattan in this adventure based on Mesopotamian mythology"--

2. The Last Dragonslayer

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Author:
Fforde, Jasper
Series:
Chronicles of Kazam volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult
YA FFORDE
Description:
"Fifteen-year-old Jennifer Strange runs an agency for underemployed magicians in a world where magic is fading away, but when visions of the death of the world's last dragon begin, all signs point to Jennifer--and Big Magic"--

3. Ballad & dagger

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Author:
Older, Daniel José
Series:
Outlaw saints volume 1.
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Athens Drive Community - Young Adult
YA OLDER
Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA OLDER
Duraleigh Road - Young Adult
YA OLDER
Description:
When sixteen-year-old Mateo and Chela discover each other and their powers during a political battle between neighborhood factions, they set aside their differences to unravel the mystery behind their sunken homeland and to stop a dangerous political operative who is trying to harness their gifts to unleash terror on the world.

4. Snow summer

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Author:
Peel, Kit, 1974-
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA PEEL
Description:
In a future where climate change has rendered the world a land of always winter, orphan Wyn discovers that she may have the power to reverse the trend and save the planet.