Categories

For Grades 5-8

This collection features nonfiction titles that explore real-world topics through engaging, well-researched storytelling. Selections offer clear, thoughtful looks at people, events, and ideas, presenting information with openness and honesty while encouraging curiosity, reflection, and a deeper understanding of the world. Some selections may explore identity, relationships, and real-world challenges, including LGBTQIA+ themes, moderate language, social issues, and other sensitive topics.

For Grades 5-8

This collection features Spanish language and bilingual titles selected for middle school readers. Selections include original Spanish-language works and translated editions of widely read titles, offering engaging stories and real-world topics across a range of genres and formats. Selections are primarily fiction with occasional nonfiction, mostly biographies and memoirs.

For Grades 6-8

This collection features titles that explore history through engaging nonfiction and fiction storytelling, bringing past events, movements, and figures to life. Selections highlight both well-known and lesser-known moments in world history, emphasizing narrative approaches that help readers connect people, places, and ideas across time.