Top 50 Middle Grades Books 2017

My 6th grade students and my fellow 6th grade teachers have shared their list of their favorite middle grade books. How many have you read? See anything we missed? Comment below!

The books are in no particular order.

1. The Giver by Lois Lowry
2. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling
3. Small Steps by Peg Kehret
4. Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
5. Pulse by Patrick Carmen
6. The Selection by Kiera Cass
7. Catlyst: Insignia Series by SJ Kincaid
8. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen
9. Drama by Raina Telgemeier
10. Where I Belong by Mary Downing Hahn
11. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
12. Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carmen
13. The Third Twin by CJ Omololu
14. The Fever Code by James Dashner
15. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
16. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan
17. What Waits in the Woods by Katie Brian
18. Divergent by Veronica Roth
19. Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan
20. Treasure Hunters, Secret of the Forbidden City by James Patterson
21. How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson
22. The Light by DJ MacHale
23. The Black by DJ MacHale
24. The Blood by DJ MacHale
25. Survivors series by Erin Hunter
26. I Have a Bad Feeling About This by Jeff Strand
27. Abduction by Peg Kehret
28. The Missing Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix
29. Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi
30. Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
31. Body in the Woods by April Henry
32. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein
33. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
34. Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell
35. Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
36. Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix
37. Holes by Louis Sachar
38. Secret Lives of the US Presidents by Cormac O’Brien
39. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt: I love the characters in this book and how easy it is for students to relate to the different characters. This book is very realistic, and tackles the struggles of middle school weirdness in a way that kids love and can understand. -Mrs. Ortman
40. The Outsiders by SE Hinton- This was the book that made me fall in love with reading. I first read it in 6th grade.-Mrs. Schurke
41. Wonder by RJ Palacio
42. Smile by Raina Telgemeier
43. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
44. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech
45. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
46. A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen
47. Crossover by Kwame Alexander
48. Booked by Kwame Alexander
49. Pax by Sara Pennypacker
50. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick