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 benefits of being an octopus

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Author:
Braden, Ann
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA BRADEN
Morrisville Community - Young Adult
YA BRADEN
Oberlin Regional - Young Adult
YA BRADEN
Description:
Seventh-grader Zoey Albro focuses on caring for three younger siblings and avoiding rich classmates at school until her fascination with octopuses gets her on the debate team and she begins to speak out.

2. Like Vanessa

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Author:
Charles, Tami
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East Regional - Young Adult
YA CHARLES
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YA CHARLES
Oberlin Regional - Young Adult
YA CHARLES
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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. Genesis begins again

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Author:
Williams, Alicia, 1970-
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Cary Regional - Young Adult
YA WILLIAMS
East Regional - Young Adult
YA WILLIAMS
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
YA WILLIAMS
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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.