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. Prisoner B-3087

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Author:
Gratz, Alan, 1972-
Average Rating:
4.7 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation of Krakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation of Dachau.

2. 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.

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.