i need books for a middle schooler to read preferably a mystery (not horror about goblins or something) or a nonfiction book.
2007-06-17 15:49:49 · 11 answers · asked by Roxamillion 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
well, what about the nancy drew books?
they are great mystery and they have NOTHING to do with goblins! i think that you would like these. wow, i'm glad to see your interested in reading! you have a pretty avatar!
2007-06-21 05:37:41 · answer #1 · answered by S81 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here are some books that are recommended reads for grades 6-8 and fall under accelerated reading programs and are part of their literature curriculum.
1. Among the Hidden series by Margaret Haddix
2. The Twenty-One Balloons-DuBois
3. To Kill a Mockingbird,
3. The Old Man and the Sea-Hemingway
4. The Outsiders
5. Chocolate Wars
6. The Giver, Lowry
7. Crispin, Avi
8. Hatchet, Paulsen
9. Animal Farm, Orwell
10. The Egypt Game
2007-06-17 16:30:14 · answer #2 · answered by Jackie Oh! 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A mystery I read with my students is The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline Cooney.
Other good books are The Giver and A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray.
2007-06-17 18:22:02 · answer #3 · answered by Lojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're between 12 and 18 and into video games and best friends stories I think you might like my novel GAMEPLAYER: The Genesis Portal.
GAMEPLAYER follows the adventures of Nine-dog, Gator and Louie; three racially diverse buddies growing up in the skateboarding, video gaming obsessed Santa Monica, California beach life-style.
Their lives revolve around school, skateboarding and video gaming until a bizarre encounter with a run amok video game propels them into a deadly world of terror, murder and intrigue.
It's available at the normal online sites like amazon, B&N, Borders, etc. and as an e-book on mobipocket.com.
You can check it out further and read the prologue on my site www.myspace.com/gameplayerbook.
I wouldn't recommend it for readers under twelve.
Not meant as a commercial just a suggestion,
Gary Anderson
2007-06-17 16:59:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try http://nancykeane.com/r/323.htm for a list of mysteries appropriate for middle-school students or the following web link featuring mysteries aimed at a Christian middle school audience: http://nancykeane.com/r//949.htm
Agatha Christie's mysteries have a simple enough vocabulary for middle school students to understand and don't have many adult situations. Of course, many young teenage girls through the years have read almost every single book in the Nancy Drew series.
2007-06-17 16:24:21 · answer #5 · answered by Ellie Evans-Thyme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Boxcar Children Series
Nancy Drew books
2007-06-17 15:58:45 · answer #6 · answered by Katy H 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kindred by means of Octavia Butler The Mists of Avalon by means of Marion Zimmer Bradley The Sound and the Fury by means of William Faulkner The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by means of Robert Heinlein The Crying of Lot forty nine by means of Thomas Pynchon
2016-09-05 19:38:27 · answer #7 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The roman mystery series is very good. The author is Caroline Lawrence.
2007-06-17 16:02:26 · answer #8 · answered by amanda t 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is Ruby Holler
The Sisters Grimm
THe sisters Grimm 2
ths sisters grimm3
the sisters grimm 4 and soon to be sorry
2007-06-17 15:56:56 · answer #9 · answered by Kiki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Beachsaint nailed it!
Madeline L'Engle was my favorite back then.
2007-06-17 16:11:20 · answer #10 · answered by jonah 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋