Lincoln’s Flying Spies: Thaddeus Lowe and the Civil War Balloon Corps

Upper Middle School Fiction Plus (Grades 6-8)

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.

Interests

Fiction, Realistic Fiction, Speculative Fiction, Coming-of-Age