Grade 6
Lizzie Bright & the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt
Tangerineby Edward Bloor
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
The Moves Make the Man by Bruce Brooks
The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill
Shakespeare Stealer by Gary Blackwood
William Shakespeare's Hamlet by Bruce Coville Based on Word by: William Shakespeare
Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novels) by SparkNotes Editors, William Shakespeare, and Neil Babra
Grade 7
Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Slam! by Walter Dean Myers
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Jazmin’s Notebook by Nikki Grimes
The Boy in Striped Pajamas by John Boyne
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
The Angel Experiment (Maximum Ride, Book 1) by James Patterson
Grade 8
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
Milkweed by Jerry Spinelli
The Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants by Ann Brashares
Taking Sides by Gary Soto
The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon
Alive by Piers Paul Read
Abraham: A Journey to the Heart of Three Faiths by Bruce Feiler
The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Tituba of Salem Village by Ann Petry
The Witch of Blackbird Pond by Elizabeth George Speare
Grade 9
Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim
The Devil’s Paintbox by Victoria McKernan
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Grade 10
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon
The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison
Grade 11 & 12
Look Me in the Eye by John Elder Robinson