Middle School Suggested Reading List Classics Title Author ...

Fairest Gail Carson Levine In the kingdom of Ayortha, the people sing
songs, and no one has a more beautiful voice
that Aza. Aza also has the extraordinary ability
to “throw” her voice, called illusing, to make it
seem to come from places other than from
Aza. This talent finds her in a deceitful
arrangement with the new queen, an outsider
who does not have the ability to sing in a
kingdom that prizes singing.
Fantastic Voyage Isaac Asminov A miniaturized submarine carrying a team of
doctors travels through the bloodstream of a
brilliant scientist in order to save his life.
Frankenstein Mary Shelley This is a classic take off of a scientist who tries
to play God and create life. This is a profound
and scary look at the realm of the human
spirit.
Heir Apparent Vivian Van de Velde A near‐future teenager trapped in a full‐
immersion virtual reality game finds herself
racing the clock to beat non‐virtual death in
this plausible, suspenseful outing.
King of Shadows Susan Cooper While in London as part of an all‐boy acting
company preparing to perform in a replica of
the famous Globe Theatre, Nat Field suddenly
finds himself transported back to 1599 and
performing in the original theatre under the
tutelage of Shakespeare himself.
Life as we Knew it Susan Beth Pfeffer A meteor is going to hit the moon, and 16‐
year‐old Miranda, like the rest of her family
and neighbors in rural Pennsylvania, intends
to watch if from the comfort of a lawn chair in
her yard. But the event is not the benign
impact predicted.