2011 Frederick County Public Libraries & Frederick County Public Schools Suggested Reading for Grades 6 - 8
Adventure/Survival
- Getting Air by Dan Gutman
- Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry
- The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo
- Shark Girl by Kelly L. Bingham
- The Compound by S. A. Bodeen
- Go Big or Go Home by Will Hobbs
- Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz (Alex Rider series)
- Peak by Roland Smith
- The Battle for Duncragglin by Andrew H. Vanderwal
- Escape Under the Forever Sky by Eve Yohalem
Classics
- Fever, 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
- Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
- Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (The Ender series)
- House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
- Redwall by Brian Jacques (Redwall series)
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred Taylor
Fantasy/Science Fiction
- Green by Laura Peyton Roberts
- The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart (series)
- 100 Cupboards by Nathan D. Wilson (series)
- Faery Rebels: Spell Hunter by R. J. Anderson
- The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor (series)
- Dragon’s Keep by Janet Lee Carey
- Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
- The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (Percy Jackson & the Olympians series)
- Jolted, Newton Starkers Rules for Survival by Arthur Slade
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Graphic Novels
- Ramp Rats by Liam O'Donnell
- Jellaby by Kean Soo (series)
- Into the Volcano by Don Wood
- The Shadow Door by Bannister (The Elsewhere Chronicles series)
- Whistle! by Higuchi Daisuke (series)
- Courtney Crumrin and the Night Things by Ted Naifeh
- Warriors: The Lost Warrior by Dan Jolley (Warriors series)
- Kampung Boy by Lat
Historical Fiction
- The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
- When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
- Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko
- The Red Necklace by Sally Gardner
- The Silver Blade by Sally Gardner
- Blood Red Horse by K. M. Grant
- The Adventurous Deeds of Deadwood Jones by Helen Hemphill
- Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by Kristin Levine
- The Devil's Paintbox by Victoria McKernan
- Time of the Witches by Anna Myers
- Flygirl by Sherri Smith
- Someone Named Eva by Joan Wolf
Mystery/Thriller
- Clash of the Demons by Joseph Delaney (The Last Apprentice series)
- The Hanging Hill by Chris Grabenstein (The Crossroads series)
- Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy (series)
- The Stone Child by Dan Poblocki
- The London Eye Mystery by Siobhan Dowd
- Don't Judge a Girl By Her Cover by Ally Carter (Gallagher Girls series)
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
- Closed for the Season: a Mystery Story by Mary Downing Hahn
- Death in the Air by Shane Peacock (The Boy Sherlock Holmes series)
- The Intruders by E. E. Richardson
Non Fiction & Biography
- Three Cups of Tea by Sara Thomson
- Lucy Long Ago: Uncovering the Mystery of Where We Came From by Catherine Thimmesh
- The Frog Scientist by Pamela Turner
- Written in Bone : Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland by Sally M. Walker
- We Are the Ship: the Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
- All Stations! Distress! April 15, 1912, the Day the Titanic Sank by Don Brown
- Houdini: The Handcuff King by Jason Lutes
- Bad News for Outlaws: the Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall by Vaunda Nelson
- Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by James Swanson
- Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
Realistic
- Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
- The Truth About the Truman School by Dori Hillestad Butler
- Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor
- Schooled by Gordon Korman
- Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
- Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
- All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall
- North of Beautiful by Justina Headley
- Gamer Girl by Marianne Mancusi
- After, Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
- Artichoke's Heart by Suzanne Supplee
- After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
Skinny Books/Quick Read
- The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks
- The Giggler Treatment by Roddy Doyle
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney (series)
- The Michigan Mega-Monsters by Johnathan Rand (American Chillers series)
- The Viper’s Nest by Peter Lerangis (39 Clues series)
- Lost and Found by Anne Schraff (Bluford High series)
- Cats of the Clans by Erin Hunter (Warriors series)
- In the Land of the Lawn Weenies and Other Misadventures by David Lubar
- Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber (Vampire Kisses series)
- I Can't Keep My Own Secrets : Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure : from Smith Magazine by Rachel Fershleiser
Sports
- Box Out by John Coy
- Crackback by John Coy
- Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica
- Change-Up: Mystery at the World Series by John Feinstein
- Stepping Up by Mark Fink
- Bug Boy by Eric Luper
- Boost by Kathryn Mackel
- Dairy Queen by Catherine Murdock (series)
- Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli
- Saturday Night Dirt by Will Weaver
- Bull Rider by Suzanne Williams
Created by:
Julie Dixon (FCPS)
Kim Gessner (FCPL)
Robin Goetz (FCPL)
Tara Lebherz (FCPL)