Reading Lists for Weber Middle School Students

Students attending in September will have been expected to read one of the following books, depending on their grade level. For more on specific assignments, visit the school website

6th Grade

• Among the Hidden by M. Haddix
• Bud, Not Buddy by C.Curtis
• Down a Dark Hall by L. Duncan
• Esperanza Rising by P. Ryan
• Hatchet by G. Paulsen
• Heat by M. Lupica
• Hoot by C. Hiaasen
• Lost Star: The Story of Amelia Earhart by P. Lauber
• Okay for Now by G. Schmidt
• Stargirl by J. Spinelli
• Stealing Home: The Story of Jackie Robinson by B. Denenberg
• The Lightning Thief by R. Riordan
• The Tarantula in My Purse by J. Craighead George
• Trouble with May Amelia by J. Holm
• Wonder by R.J. Palacio

 7^th grade

• Secrets of My Hollywood Life by Calonita
• Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie  by Sonnenblick
• Flipped byVan Draanen
• Smile by Telgemeier
• Acceleration by McNamee
• The Ruins of Gorlan (1st in Ranger’s Apprentice series) by Flanagan
• White Fang by London
• Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Adams
• Chasing Lincoln’s Killer by Swanson

8^th Grade

Historical Fiction

• Children of the River (Crew)
• If I Should Die Before I Wake (Nolan)

Fantasy

• The Five People You Meet in Heaven (Albom)
• Elsewhere (Zevin)
• The House of the Scorpion (Farmer)

Classic

• The Chosen (Potok)
• 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (Verne)

Graphic Novel

• Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood (Satrapi)

Realistic Fiction

• Mockingbird (Erskine)

Memoir

• Leaving Glorytown: One Boy’s Struggle Under Castro (Calcines)