Our Jr. High Reading List

Jr. High books are all about deeper character development and deeper themes.  Conflicts become more complicated, and students have to wrestle with their own beliefs in untangling these novels.  Jr. High novels should certainly be challenging, but not too overwhelming.  Look for topics that will interest your child/student in making the transition more manageable.

Across Five Aprils
Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Anne of Green Gables (series)
Amos Fortune: Free Man
The Black Stallion (series)
The Bronze Bow
Captain's Courageous
Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
The Chronicles of Narnia (series)
The Diary of Anne Frank
Elijah of Buxton
Hatchet
Heidi
The Hiding Place
Johnny Tremaine
Last of the Mohicans
Little Men
Little Women
Lord of the Rings (series)
National Velvet
Robinson Crusoe
The Secret Garden
Sounder
Treasure Island
Where the Red Fern Grows
White Fang
Wrinkle in Time
The Yearling

What are your favorite books for this age?

For more suggestions see our
 First & Second Grade Reading List
 Third Grade Reading List
 Fourth Grade Reading List
Fifth Grade Reading List
Sixth Grade Reading List

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