Categories

For Grades 5-8

This collection features high-interest fiction titles designed to capture attention quickly and keep middle school readers engaged. Selections emphasize strong hooks, dynamic pacing, and engaging voices across a range of genres, prioritizing momentum and immediate appeal over genre or format.

For Grades 5-8

This collection features middle grade fiction titles selected for a more content-conscious reading experience. Selections span genres and include both lighter stories and titles that explore more meaningful themes in age-appropriate ways, offering range without unexpected content.

For Grades 5-8

This collection features fiction titles grounded in real-world settings and experiences, spanning both contemporary and historical stories. Selections focus on character-driven narratives that explore relationships, personal growth, and challenges faced by young people, offering thoughtful portrayals of life as it is lived across different times and places. 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 5-8

This collection features sports-focused titles that capture the excitement, challenge, and emotional highs and lows of athletic competition. Featuring fiction and nonfiction, selections include stories of legendary and everyday athletes, team dynamics, personal perseverance, and game-day intensity, highlighting sports as both a competitive pursuit and a meaningful part of young people’s lives.

For Grades 6-8

This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for deeper, more complex stories that mirror a shift toward independence and broader viewpoints. Selections include character-driven narratives that explore identity, relationships, and change with greater emotional and thematic nuance, offering space for reflection as readers begin to see themselves in a wider world beyond their immediate experience. Some selections may explore identity, relationships, and real-world challenges, including LGBTQIA+ themes, moderate language, social issues, and other sensitive topics.

For Grades 6-8

This collection features fiction titles selected for older middle school readers who are ready for longer, more layered stories that explore growing independence and changing perspective. Selections include realistic and speculative fiction with increased emotional and narrative complexity, offering stories that look beyond immediate experience and invite readers to engage with broader questions about identity, belonging, and the world around them.