Grades 6-8 Reading Lists

Contemporary Fiction

This multi-part book list is organized by genre. The yellow box on the right lists the categories of books we've compiled. You'll find many books to please your young readers. Just print out the list and run to your library, then kick back and enjoy summer--one page at a time!

Granny the Pag, by Nina Bawden

Island like You: Stories of the Barrio, by Judith Ortiz Cofer

Crazy Lady!, by Jane Leslie Conly

Absolutely Normal Chaos, by Sharon Creech

Out of the Blue, by Sarah Ellis

Girl Named Disaster, by Nancy Farmer

Music of Dolphins, by Karen Hesse

Mick Harte Was Here, by Barbara Park

Harris and Me: A Summer Remembered, by Gary Paulsen

Crash, by Jerry Spinelli

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