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. I kill the mockingbird

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Author:
Acampora, Paul
Average Rating:
4 stars
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA ACAMPORA
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA ACAMPORA
Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult
YA ACAMPORA
Description:
When best friends Lucy, Elena, and Michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to see To Kill A Mockingbird included. But not everyone in their class shares the same enthusiasm. So they hatch a plot to get the entire town talking about the well-known Harper Lee classic. "When best friends Lucy, Elena, and Michael receive their summer reading list, they are excited to see To Kill A Mockingbird included. But not everyone in their class...

2. Inkheart

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Author:
Funke, Cornelia Caroline
Series:
Inkheart volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Oberlin Regional - Young Adult
YA FUNKE
Description:
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service.

3. The book thief

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Author:
Zusak, Markus
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.