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. Benchwarmers

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Author:
Feinstein, John
Series:
Benchwarmers volume 1.
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East Regional - Young Adult has 3
YA FEINSTEI
Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult has 2
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Middlecreek Community - Young Adult has 2
YA FEINSTEI
Description:
Told in two voices, Jeff stands by his teammate, Andi, who fights to get on the sixth-grade soccer team and then must face opponents who target her for being a girl.

2. Just Ella

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Author:
Haddix, Margaret Peterson
Series:
Palace chronicles volume 1.
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4 stars
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Southeast Regional - Young Adult
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Description:
In this continuation of the Cinderella story, fifteen-year-old Ella finds that accepting Prince Charming's proposal ensnares her in a suffocating tangle of palace rules and royal etiquette, so she plots to escape.

3. Alanna: the first adventure

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Author:
Pierce, Tamora
Series:
Song of the lioness volume 1.
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5 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
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Leesville Community - Young Adult
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Northeast Regional - Young Adult
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Description:
Eleven-year-old Alanna, who aspires to be a knight even though she is a girl, disguises herself as a boy to become a royal page, learning many hard lessons along her path to high adventure.