Middle School Book Recommendations

Middle school book recommendations are important so that teachers can find excellent books to share with their students. Teachers are always on the lookout for the next great book to add to their classrooms. In this blog post, I have linked amazing middle school book recommendations. Bookmark this blog post as I will continually update it with new book lists once those blog posts are published this year.

I am always looking for engaging books to add to my classroom library. The best part of my day is when a student tells me they loved a book from my classroom library or when other students recommend a book they loved to a classmate. I have sorted the book lists by sub-topic so you can find exactly what you and your students need. Do you have any books you want to add to these lists? Reach out on Instagram and send me a message – I’d love to help teachers find more great books.

Grade Level Book Lists

4th and 5th Grade Books (These work well for struggling and/or reluctant middle school readers)
Popular 4th Grade Books (These work well for struggling and/or reluctant middle school readers)
Popular 5th Grade Books (These work well for struggling and/or reluctant middle school readers)
Best 6th Grade Books
Best 7th Grade Books
Grade 7 Book Recommendations
Best 8th Grade Books
Engaging Books for 7th and 8th Grade Students (Books to read after Big Nate and Wimpy Kid)
Fantastic Middle Grades Book Recommendations

Genre-Focused Book Lists

Theme-Focused Book Lists

Get Books in Students’ Hands

Pre-Made Book Talks For Middle and High School Teachers: Love books but don’t have time to read all the best ones? Use these pre-made book talk slideshows to get your students interested in reading. Each book talk is themed so you can pick the best one for each class. Teachers are provided with the links to Google Slides and will make a copy to their Google Drive. Each slide comes with a book-themed background and a book summary. Get these pre-made book talks here.