Georgina Businaro recently put together a partical list of books her church's library provides for middle schoolers. Every church library is unique so keep in mind that each of us must use our selection policy to determine what we add to the collection.
Katherine Applegate
- The one and only Bob
- The one and only Ivan
- Odder
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The war that saved my life
- The war I finally won (Jewish refugee children in London)
Kate DiCamillo
- Because of Winn-Dixie
- The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
- and others
Sharon Draper
- Out of my mind (non-verbal, photographic memory, no one understands how intelligent she is)
- Stella by Starlight (1932, North Carolina, KKK)
Erin Entrada Kelly
- We dream of space (family, friendship, science, exploration, launch of Challenger)
Jennifer Nielsen
- Iceberg (Titanic)
- Rescue (French Resistance)
- additional books with historic settings
Kate O’Shaughnessey
- Lasagna means I love you (foster families)
Linda Sue Park
- Prairie Lotus (prejudice against Asian-Americans in 1880 Dakota Territory)
Jamie Sumner
- Roll with it (cerebal palsy)
- Tune it out (sensory processing disorder)
Kristen O’Donnell Tubb
- A dog like Daisy (shelter dog narrates, becomes service dog for dad with PTSD),
- Zeus, dog of chaos (dog is narrator, becomes service dog for boy with diabetes),
- The Story Collector (family lives in New York Public Library, dad is head custodian, based on true story)
If you want to download this list to your device: Middle School authors and books
Georgina Businaro
Immanuel Baptist Church
Nashville, TN
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