Middle School Suggested Reading List Classics Title Author ...

Roots Alex Haley When Haley traced his family back to the days
of slavery, his book raised national
consciousness about the hatefulness of
prejudice and the importance of family love.
Stand and Deliver Nicholas Edwards Based on a true story, Jaime Escalante inspires
a group of potential school drop‐outs to learn
calculus to pass the Advanced Placement
exam.
Stand Before Your God Paul Watkins Watkins tells of his upsetting and hilarious
days at Dragon and Eton, two prestigious
boys’ schools in England.
The Greatest, Muhammad Ali Walter Dean Myers A riveting portrayal of Ali, his spirit and
courage, from childhood to the present, as
well as the hazards of boxing—the sport which
he loved, but which ultimately damaged him.
The Story of My Life Helen Keller This story sketches the remarkable woman
who overcame blindness and deafness to
become a dynamic citizen of the world.
Warriors Don’t Cry: Searing Memoir of the
Battle to integrate Little Rock
Science Fiction/Fantasy
Melba Beals In 1957 Melba Pattillo turned sixteen, and it is
also the year she entered the front lines of a
civil rights firestorm. Her remarkable story,
taken from the diary she kept at the time,
chronicles her experience as one of nine
teenagers chosen to integrate Little Rock’s
Central High School.
2001: A Space Odyssey Arthur C. Clarke After the signal is discovered on the moon,
astronauts set out in their ship Discovery to
find out who left it there, only to have their
plans changed by a computer gone berserk.