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. The crossover

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Author:
Alexander, Kwame
Series:
Crossover (Kwame Alexander) volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

2. Like Vanessa

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Author:
Charles, Tami
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5 stars
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA CHARLES
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YA CHARLES
Oberlin Regional - Young Adult
YA CHARLES
Description:
It is 1983 and Vanessa Martin, a thirteen-year-old African American girl in Newark's public housing, dreams of following in the footsteps of the first black Miss America, Vanessa Williams; but the odds are against her until a new teacher at school organizes a beauty pageant and encourages Vanessa to enter.

3. The great Greene heist

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Author:
Johnson, Varian
Series:
Jackson Greene novels volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Remote Storage - Childrens Fiction has 2
J JOHNSON
Description:
Jackson Greene has a reputation as a prankster at Maplewood Middle School, but after the last disaster he is trying to go straight--but when it looks like Keith Sinclair may steal the election for school president from Jackson's former best friend Gabriela, he assembles a team to make sure Keith does not succeed.

4. The seventh most important thing

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Author:
Pearsall, Shelley
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA PEARSALL
Leesville Community - Young Adult
YA PEARSALL
Description:
"In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton"--

5. Zane and the hurricane: a story of Katrina

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Author:
Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman)
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East Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA PHILBRIC
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult has 2
YA PHILBRIC
Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult
YA PHILBRIC
Description:
A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina.

6. Flygirl

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Author:
Smith, Sherri L.
Average Rating:
5 stars
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Description:
During World War II, a light-skinned African American girl "passes" for white in order to join the Women Airforce Service Pilots.

7. Genesis begins again

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Author:
Williams, Alicia, 1970-
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3.5 stars
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Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA WILLIAMS
East Regional - Young Adult
YA WILLIAMS
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA WILLIAMS
Description:
Thirteen-year-old Genesis tries again and again to lighten her black skin, thinking it is the root of her family's troubles, before discovering reasons to love herself as is.