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Books You Didn't Really Need to Read in Middle School

"Regardless of your current appreciation or disdain for literature, the books you have to read in middle school were not always necessary. There are, of course, exceptions, such as Eli Weisel's Night, a memoir that details Weisel's history as a Holocaust survivor and introduces many young students to the story of WWII. Additionally, every district approaches reading requirements differently - meaning your least-favorite novel from the early years of high school or later years of elementary is someone else's middle school experience. The person who approaches Anne of Green Gables as a too-cool-for-school middle schooler might not appreciate the story like a more comprehensive reader would."
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The Outsiders (S. E. Hinton)
The Outsiders
1
S. E. Hinton
Where the Red Fern Grows (Wilson Rawls)
Where the Red Fern Grows
2
Wilson Rawls
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (Mark Twain)
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
3
Mark Twain
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Mark Twain)
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
4
Mark Twain
The Call of the Wild (Jack London)
The Call of the Wild
5
Jack London
The Scarlet Letter (Nathaniel Hawthorne)
The Scarlet Letter
6
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Great Gatsby (F. Scott Fitzgerald)
The Great Gatsby
7
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Lord of the Flies (William Golding)
Lord of the Flies
8
William Golding
Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)
Hatchet
9
Gary Paulsen
The Giver (Lois Lowry)
The Giver
10
Lois Lowry
Tuck Everlasting (Natalie Babbitt)
Tuck Everlasting
11
Natalie Babbitt
The Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
The Grapes of Wrath
12
John Steinbeck
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
13
Katherine Paterson
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me Margaret
14
Judy Blume
The Crucible (Arthur Miller)
The Crucible
15
Arthur Miller
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
16
Anna Sewell
Matilda (Roald Dahl)
Matilda
17
Roald Dahl
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
18
L.M. Montgomery
Shiloh (Phyllis Reynolds Naylor)
Shiloh
19
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
The Hobbit (J.R.R. Tolkien)
The Hobbit
20
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brashares)
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
21
Ann Brashares
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
22
Kate DiCamillo
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)
Island of the Blue Dolphins
23
Scott O'Dell
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
24
Jeff Kinney
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
25
Richard Adams
Thirteen Reasons Why (Jay Asher)
Thirteen Reasons Why
26
Jay Asher
Speak (Laurie Halse Anderson)
Speak
27
Laurie Halse Anderson
Ender's Game (Orson Scott Card)
Ender's Game
28
Orson Scott Card
Esperanza Rising (Pam Muñoz Ryan)
Esperanza Rising
29
Pam Muñoz Ryan
My Brother Sam Is Dead (James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier)
My Brother Sam Is Dead
30
James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
Walk Two Moons (Sharon Creech)
Walk Two Moons
31
Sharon Creech
Touching Spirit Bear (Ben Mikaelsen)
Touching Spirit Bear
32
Ben Mikaelsen
Tangerine (Edward Bloor)
Tangerine
33
Edward Bloor
The True Confessions  of Charlotte Doyle (Avi)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
34
Avi
On My Honor (Marion Dane Bauer)
On My Honor
35
Marion Dane Bauer
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
The Penderwicks
36
Jeanne Birdsall
Nothing but the Truth (Avi)
Nothing but the Truth
37
Avi
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