I read this for a project in 7th grade and it actually made me cry; it’s a part romance and drama novel about a white Jewish girl who falls in love with a black boy in the same grade, and it details their struggles to be accepted by both their families, and the community they’re in. I think it could certainly be part of a secondary school curriculum, as it highlights a lot of inherent issues with the way race and religion affect teenagers in the modern world, and raises questions with what things could be done differently for everyone to be more accepting of each other.
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The Outsiders, The Catcher in the Rye
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Watership Down is one of my favorite books of all time
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The Outsiders, SE Hinton, my 7th grader just read for school this year and I re-read along with her and enjoyed it again. Good story for middle schoolers.
I also read:
the Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall) along with them
The Yearling – Rawlings.
My Side of the Mountain, Jean George was a favorite.
Where the Red Fern Grows.
Red Badge of Courage
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The Hobbit. Genre was (is?) rarely taught.
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The Chrysalids
Johnny Got His Gun
Never Let Me Go
The Giver
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The Princess Bride by William Goldman.
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{{Out of my Mind-Sharon M. Draper}} completely changed how I viewed disabled individuals as a middle schooler
The Thing About Jellyfish completely molded my views on death and the grieving process, which I think is a very good thing for middle schoolers. I know it’s being taught more often now, but the Hunger Games should also be a more important focus of curriculums.
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*If You Come Softly*, by Jacqueline Woodson.
I read this for a project in 7th grade and it actually made me cry; it’s a part romance and drama novel about a white Jewish girl who falls in love with a black boy in the same grade, and it details their struggles to be accepted by both their families, and the community they’re in. I think it could certainly be part of a secondary school curriculum, as it highlights a lot of inherent issues with the way race and religion affect teenagers in the modern world, and raises questions with what things could be done differently for everyone to be more accepting of each other.
The Outsiders, The Catcher in the Rye
Watership Down is one of my favorite books of all time
The Outsiders, SE Hinton, my 7th grader just read for school this year and I re-read along with her and enjoyed it again. Good story for middle schoolers.
I also read:
the Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall) along with them
The Yearling – Rawlings.
My Side of the Mountain, Jean George was a favorite.
Where the Red Fern Grows.
Red Badge of Courage
The Hobbit. Genre was (is?) rarely taught.
The Chrysalids
Johnny Got His Gun
Never Let Me Go
The Giver
The Princess Bride by William Goldman.
{{Out of my Mind-Sharon M. Draper}} completely changed how I viewed disabled individuals as a middle schooler
My favorite middle grade wasn’t out yet when I was in middle school myself, but I *highly* recommend it— [Nevermoor](https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/6a6d5ca1-b2f5-47be-828c-018144d3bbc7) by Jessica Townsend— now
The Thing About Jellyfish completely molded my views on death and the grieving process, which I think is a very good thing for middle schoolers. I know it’s being taught more often now, but the Hunger Games should also be a more important focus of curriculums.