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Looking for good high school or middle grade books for your kids and tweens? This reading list will help you find new and classic must-read books for kids and high school students.
I have a weakness for excellent middle grade books. Although I don’t often pick them up for my own reading, there is something about the best high school and middle grade books that I love.
perhaps it’s that the elementary and tween years are usually when children fall in love with reading and begin to define their tastes. perhaps it is that the best middle grade authors seem to have an innate understanding and respect for children.
They don’t trash talk, they tackle tough issues, and they do it in a direct way that gets to the heart of the child’s experience.
Middle-grade authors who write books for high school students, children, and tweens know that childhood and high school aren’t easy, and they don’t idealize it.
They know that children often face difficult problems, or that every day children meet friends and classmates who are. Reading books written for middle school students, tweens, and older elementary readers can help kids approach these situations with care, sensitivity, and empathy.
On top of that, I love how great children’s books stay with readers forever. I can still imagine scenes from my favorite books that I read as a child.
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my love for harry potter doesn’t really have anything to do with the stories; I enjoy reading them with my daughter, but I could probably take them or leave them in my own reading life.
What I love about them is how they have created several generations of avid readers.
These are readers who aren’t afraid to dive into 800+ page books, who can follow complicated stories with many characters, and who celebrate a book release as a major event.
Even if you’re an adult reader who doesn’t read with children or normally searches for high school books, here are some worth reading; two of them were my best reads of 2017.
using the middle grade reading list
This reading list is a little different from the previous reading list recommendations because I know high school literature may not be on its own list (but it’s great if they do!). instead, I hope you’re looking for good books for high school students to read alone or with you.
I’ve included some of my favorite classic middle grade books, but also some new, highly acclaimed and popular books for high school students, kids, and tweens.
I haven’t read all of them yet, but I plan to use this list to pick out book fair books and book club order forms that come home from school. when I’m looking for high school girls’ books for my own daughters, these are the books I’m starting with.
I want to expand our high school book library with books my kids will love and read over and over again.
When thinking about back-to-school reading plans, you may want to consider your reading routines and habits for the school year. excellent books like the following are one element of a good reading routine.
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I’ve also tried to include a diverse selection of genres, themes, characters, and even formats (unfortunately only a graphic novel and poetry collection, as I haven’t read many).
but maybe these will turn your kids on for more! This list of the best books for middle school girls and boys will help guide your own young readers in finding books that resonate with them.
And if you want to go a step further, consider starting a reading journal with your kids:
30 of the best books for high school students, children and tweens
These are some of the best new and classic high school fiction novels and books for adult and child readers alike. Regardless of your or your child’s reading tastes and interests, one or more of these books will make a great addition to your library and reading list.
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There are so many wonderful middle grade books that I couldn’t possibly include them all here. please share your favorites in the comments!
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