SP Middle School Summer Reading Suggestions

South Plainfield Public Library

October, 30 2024 22:25:08

  1. For more information about summer reading assignments, please visit the Middle School Summer Reading Assignment document

    Please note that the titles below are suggestions to help you complete your summer reading assignment. 
  2. **Once you click on "Check Catalog" for an item below, be sure to limit to items owned by South Plainfield (on the left hand side of the screen). Titles owned by South Plainfield will be shaded in a green background.**

  3. Pandemics and Disease


  4. Fiction Choices


  5. Anderson, Laurie Halse -  Fever 1793 (9780689848919)
  6. Dashner, James -  The Kill Order (9780385742887)
  7. Hahn, Mary Downing -  One for Sorrow (9780544818095)
  8. Yang, Kelly -  New from Here (9781534488304)

  9. Nonfiction Choices


  10. Davis, Kenneth C -  More Deadly Than War (9781250145123)
  11. Hopkinson, Deborah -  The Deadliest Diseases Then and Now (9781338360202)
  12. Horst, Marc Ter -  Snot, Sneezes, and Super-Spreaders (9781771649735)
  13. Moon, Walt K -  Past Pandemics and COVID-19 (9781678200640)
  14. Murphy, Jim -  An American Plague (9780395776087)
  15. Nardo, Don -  Covid-19 and Other Pandemics (9781678200428)

  16. Mythology


  17. Fiction Choices

    You can read any of the Rick Riordan series: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Heroes of Olympus, The Trials of Apollo, Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, and The Kane Chronicles.  The first book of each series is linked below. You can read any of the Joan Holub Goddess Girls series, as well as the Kate McMullan Myth-O-Mania series.  The first book of each series is linked below.
  18. Armstrong, K. L. -  Loki's Wolves (9780316204965)
  19. Armstrong, K. L. -  Odin's Ravens (9780316204989)
  20. Avery, Annaliese -  Immortal Games (9781338754520)
  21. Bridges, Shirin Yim -  Call Me Athena (9781937463946)
  22. Chadda, Sarwat -  City of the Plague God (9781368051507)
  23. Chapman, Elsie -  The Scroll of Chaos (9781338803235)
  24. Chima, Cinda Williams -  Children of Ragnarok (9780063018686)
  25. Craw, Rachael -  The Rift (9781536211283)
  26. Dilloway, Margaret -  Momotaro Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters (9781484724873)
  27. Evans, Maz -  Who Let the Gods Out? (9781338065565)
  28. Holub, Joan -  Athena the Brain (9781416982715)
  29. Mcmullan, Kate -  Have a Hot Time, Hades! (9781434221360)
  30. Riordan, Rick -  The Lost Hero (9781423113393)
  31. Riordan, Rick -  Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard, Book 1 (9781423160915)
  32. Riordan, Rick -  Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One The Lightning Thief (9781423135890)
  33. Riordan, Rick -  The Red Pyramid (9781423113386)
  34. Riordan, Rick -  The Trials of Apollo Book One The Hidden Oracle (9781484732748)
  35. Roanhorse, Rebecca -  Race to the Sun (9781368024662)

  36. Nonfiction Choices


  37. Hale, Vincent -  Mesopotamian Gods & Goddesses (9781622751617)
  38. Macdonald, Fiona -  Myths and Legends (9781590844809)
  39. Nardo, Don -  Mummies, Myth, and Magic (9781590187074)
  40. Ollhoff, Jim -  Chinese Mythology (9781617147180)
  41. Ollhoff, Jim -  Japanese Mythology (9781617147234)
  42. Ollhoff, Jim -  Native American Mythology (9781617147173)
  43. Schomp, Virginia -  The Ancient Greeks (9780761425472)
  44. Schomp, Virginia -  The Native Americans (9780761425502)
  45. Schomp, Virginia -  The Norsemen (9780761425489)

  46. Natural Disasters


  47. Fiction Choices


  48. Blake, Ashley Herring -  Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World (9780316515467)
  49. Gutman, Dan -  The Talent Show (9781416990031)
  50. Kling, Heidi R. -  Sea (9780399251634)
  51. Northrop, Michael -  Trapped (9780545210126)
  52. Pfeffer, Susan Beth -  Life as We Knew It (9780152058265)
  53. Philbrick, Rodman -  Wildfire (9781338266900)

  54. Nonfiction Choices


  55. Evans, Bill -  It's Raining Fish and Spiders (9780765321329)
  56. Friend, Sandra -  Earth's Wild Winds (9780761326731)
  57. Hopkinson, Deborah -  The Deadliest Fires Then and Now (9781338360233)
  58. Hopkinson, Deborah -  The Deadliest Hurricanes Then and Now (9781338360172)
  59. Murphy, Jim -  Blizzard (9780590673099)
  60. Murphy, Jim -  The Great Fire (9780590472678)
  61. Spilsbury, Louise -  Hurricanes and Tornadoes in Action (9781404218635)

  62. Technology


  63. Fiction Choices


  64. Ahmadi, Arvin -  Girl Gone Viral (9780425289907)
  65. Anastasiu, Heather -  Glitch (9781250002990)
  66. Anderson, M.t. -  Feed (9780763662622)
  67. Deutsch, Stacia -  The Friendship Code #1 (9780399542510)
  68. Deutsch, Stacia -  Team BFF (9780399542527)
  69. Goldstein, Lori -  Screen Queens (9780451481597)
  70. Grabenstein, Chris -  The Smartest Kid in the Universe Book 2 (9780593301777)
  71. Lu, Marie -  Warcross (9780399547966)
  72. Lu, Marie -  Wildcard (9780399547997)
  73. Lucido, Aimee -  Emmy in the Key of Code (9780358040828)
  74. Whittemore, Jo -  Lights, Music, Code! #3 (9780399542534)

  75. Nonfiction Choices


  76. Bolden, Tonya -  Changing the Equation (9781419707346)
  77. Fradin, Dennis Brindell -  With a Little Luck (9780525471967)
  78. Kallen, Stuart A -  Attention Deficit (9781678204549)
  79. King, Madeline -  Virtual Reality and Other Useful Tech (9780716624332)
  80. Saujani, Reshma -  Girls Who Code (9780425287538)
  81. Shetterly, Margot Lee -  Hidden Figures Young Readers' Edition (9780062662385)
  82. Steffens, Bradley -  Screen Addiction (9781678203528)

  83. The Environment


  84. Fiction Choices


  85. Crossan, Sarah -  Breathe (9780062118691)
  86. Firestone, Carrie -  The First Rule of Climate Club (9781984816467)
  87. Griffin, Rachel -  The Nature of Witches (9781728229423)
  88. Hiaasen, Carl -  Hoot (9780375821813)
  89. Hirsch, Jeff -  Unnatural Disasters (9780544999169)
  90. Preller, James -  Better Off Undead (9781250066480)

  91. Nonfiction Choices


  92. Coppens, Katie -  Earth Will Survive (9781943431731)
  93. Gore, Al -  AN Inconvenient Truth (9780670062720)
  94. Gore, Al -  Our Choice (9780670012480)
  95. Christy, Peterson, -  Earth Day and the Environmental Movement (9781541552814)
  96. Rusch, Elizabeth -  The Twenty-One (9780063220850)
  97. Salt, Rachel -  The Plastic Problem (9780228102236)
  98. Smith-llera, Danielle -  You Are Eating Plastic Every Day (9780756561741)

  99. Spies


  100. Fiction Choices


  101. Benway, Robin -  Also Known As (9780802733900)
  102. Buckley, Michael -  NERDS (9780810943247)
  103. Child, Lauren -  Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes (9780763651206)
  104. Hall, Gwen -  Ruby Redfort Take Your Last Breath (9780763654689)
  105. Gibbs, Stuart -  Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (9781534424760)
  106. Gibbs, Stuart -  Spy School (9781442421820)
  107. Gibbs, Stuart -  Spy Camp (9781442457546)
  108. Gibbs, Stuart -  Evil Spy School (9781442494909)
  109. Gibbs, Stuart -  Spy Ski School (9781481445627)
  110. Horowitz, Anthony -  Stormbreaker (9780399236204)
  111. Jones, Kelly -  Murder, Magic, and What We Wore (9780553535204)
  112. Killeen, Matt -  Devil Darling Spy (9780451479259)
  113. Killeen, Matt -  Orphan Monster Spy (9780451478733)
  114. Mcmullen, Beth -  Mrs. Smith's Spy School for Girls (9781481490207)
  115. Pearce, Jackson -  The doublecross (9781619634145)
  116. Reid, Kim -  Prettyboy Must Die (9780765390875)
  117. Rossi, Veronica -  Rebel Spy (9781524771225)
  118. Stead, Rebecca -  Liar & Spy (9780385737432)
  119. Yelchin, Eugene -  Spy Runner (9781250120816)

  120. Nonfiction Choices


  121. Barone, Rebecca E. F. -  Unbreakable (9781250814203)
  122. Coleman, Janet Wyman -  Secrets, Lies, Gizmos and Spies (9780810957565)
  123. Earnest, Peter -  The Real Spy's Guide to Becoming a Spy (9780810983298)
  124. Langston-george, Rebecca -  Deep-Cover Spies and Double-Crossers of the Cold War (9780756554972)
  125. Melton, H. Keith -  Ultimate Spy (9780789489722)
  126. Purnell, Sonia -  Agent Most Wanted (9780593350546)
  127. Sheinkin, Steve -  Fallout (9781250149015)
  128. Swanson, Jennifer -  Spies, Lies, and Disguise (9781681197791)

  129. Anti-Racism


  130. Fiction Choices


  131. Alexander, Kwame -  The Crossover (9780544107717)
  132. Colbert, Brandy -  The Only Black Girls in Town (9780316456388)
  133. Flake, Sharon G. -  The Skin I'm in (9780786813070)
  134. Draper, Sharon M -  Blended (9781442495005)
  135. Ramee, Lisa Moore -  A Good Kind of Trouble (9780062836687)
  136. Reynolds, Jason -  All American Boys (9781481463331)
  137. Rhodes, Jewell Parker -  Black Brother, Black Brother (9780316493802)
  138. Rhodes, Jewell Parker -  Ghost Boys (9780316262286)
  139. Thomas, Angie -  The Hate U Give (9780062498533)
  140. Thomas, Angie -  On The Come Up (9780062498564)

  141. Nonfiction Choices


  142. Gallagher, Jim -  Policing and Race (9781678200442)
  143. Hasak-lowy, Todd -  We Are Power (9781419741111)
  144. Jewell, Tiffany -  This Book Is Anti-Racist (9780711245211)
  145. Noah, Trevor -  It's Trevor Noah (9780525582168)
  146. Orr, Tamra -  Coping With Racial Inequality (9781508173960)

  147. Immigration


  148. Fiction Choices


  149. Abdel-fattah, Randa -  The Lines We Cross (9781338118667)
  150. Cisneros, Ernesto -  Efren Divided (9780062881687)
  151. Cruz, Melissa De La -  Something in Between (9780373212385)
  152. Warga, Jasmine -  Other Words for Home (9780062747808)
  153. Jaramillo, Ann -  La Linea (9781596431546)

  154. Nonfiction Choices


  155. Guerrero, Diane -  My Family Divided (9781250134868)
  156. Cath, Senker, -  Immigrants and Refugees (9780836856446)

  157. Sexual Assault


  158. Fiction Choices


  159. Abbott, Tony -  The Summer of Owen Todd (9780374305505)
  160. Anderson, Laurie Halse -  Speak (9780312674397)
  161. Dee, Barbara -  Maybe He Just Likes You (9781534432376)
  162. Messner, Kate -  Chirp (9781547602810)
  163. Solter, Sonja K. -  When You Know What I Know (9780316535441)

  164. Nonfiction Choices


  165. Anderson, Laurie Halse -  SHOUT (9780670012107)
  166. Moulton, Erin -  Things We Haven't Said (9781942186342)
  167. Prout, Chessy -  I Have the Right To (9781534414433)
  168. Thurston, Iv -  Coping With Sexual Harassment (9781508176954)

  169. Mental Health


  170. Fiction Choices


  171. Gerber, Alyson -  Focused (9781338185973)
  172. Henry, Katie -  Let's Call It a Doomsday (9780062698902)
  173. Parker, Morgan -  Who Put This Song On? (9780525707516)
  174. Pla, Sally J -  Stanley Will Probably Be Fine (9780062445797)

  175. Nonfiction Choices


  176. Earl, Rae -  Your Brain Needs a Hug (9781250307859)
  177. Jensen, Kelly -   Call Me Crazy (9781616207816)

  178. Titanic


  179. Fiction Choices


  180. Eve, Bunting, -  SOS Titanic (9780152013059)
  181. Jane, Sarah -  Maiden Voyage (9781338226652)
  182. Lee, Stacey -  Luck of the Titanic (9781524740986)
  183. Mather, Adriana -  Haunting the Deep (9780553539516)
  184. Nielsen, Jennifer A. -  Iceberg (9781338795028)

  185. Nonfiction Choices


  186. Blohm, Craig E -  The Sinking of The Titanic (9781682826355)
  187. Landau, Elaine -  Heroine of the Titanic (9780395939123)

  188. History: The American Revolution


  189. Fiction Choices


  190. Anderson, Laurie Halse -  Chains (9781416905851)
  191. Anderson, Laurie Halse -  Forge (9781416961444)
  192. Anderson, Laurie Halse -  Ashes (9781416961468)
  193. Avi, -  The Fighting Ground 25th Anniversary Edition (9780064401852)
  194. Collier, James Lincoln -  My Brother Sam Is Dead (9780027229806)
  195. Cruz, Melissa De La -  Alex and Eliza (9781524739621)
  196. Cruz, Melissa De La -  Love & War (9781524739652)
  197. Klass, Sheila Solomon -  Soldier's Secret (9780805082005)
  198. Paulsen, Gary -  Woods Runner (9780385907514)

  199. Nonfiction Choices


  200. Bertanzetti, Eileen Dunn -  Molly Pitcher (9780791064009)
  201. Bobrick, Benson -  Fight for Freedom (9780689864223)
  202. Calkhoven, Laurie -  Sterling Biographies® (9781402735462)
  203. Freedman, Russell -  Washington at Valley Forge (9780823420698)
  204. Nathan, Amy -  Count on Us (9780792263302)
  205. Redmond, Shirley Raye -  Patriots in Petticoats (9780375923579)
  206. Woelfle, Gretchen -  Answering the Cry for Freedom (9781629793061)

  207. History: The Civil War


  208. Fiction Choices


  209. Crisp, Marty -  Private Captain (9780399235771)
  210. Lester, Julius -  Day of Tears (9780786804900)
  211. Paulsen, Gary -  Soldier's Heart (9780440228387)
  212. Rappaport, Doreen -  Escape from Slavery (9780060216313)
  213. Seymour, Reit, -  Behind Rebel Lines (9780152164270)
  214. Taylor, Mildred D. -  The Land (9780803719507)

  215. Nonfiction Choices


  216. Biel, Timothy L. -  The Civil War (9781560064046)
  217. Kanefield, Teri -  Abraham Lincoln (9781419731594)
  218. Mcpherson, James M. -  Fields of Fury (9780689848339)
  219. O'reilly, Bill -  Lincoln's Last Days (9780805096750)
  220. Silvey, Anita -  I'll Pass For Your Comrade (9780618574919)
  221. Walker, Sally M. -  Secrets Of A Civil War Submarine (9781575058306)

  222. History: World War II


  223. Fiction Choices


  224. Boyne, John -  The Boy at the Top of the Mountain (9781627790307)
  225. Boyne, John -  The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (9780385751063)
  226. Bruchac, Joseph -  Code Talker (9780803729216)
  227. Cameron, Sharon -  Artifice (9781338813951)
  228. Cameron, Sharon -  The Light in Hidden Places (9781338355932)
  229. Fukuda, Andrew -  This Light Between Us (9781250192387)
  230. Giff, Patricia Reilly -  Genevieve's War (9780823438006)
  231. Gratz, Alan -  Allies (9781338245721)
  232. Gratz, Alan -  Grenade (9781338245691)
  233. Gratz, Alan -  Prisoner B-3087 (9780545459013)
  234. Gratz, Alan -  Projekt 1065 (9780545880169)
  235. Hesse, Monica -  Girl in the Blue Coat (9780316260602)
  236. Hesse, Monica -  The War Outside (9780316316699)
  237. Kadohata, Cynthia -  Weedflower (9780689865749)
  238. Palacio, R J -  White Bird (9780593566930)
  239. Wilson, Kip -  White Rose (9781328594433)

  240. Nonfiction Choices


  241. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell -  Hitler Youth (9780439353793)
  242. Brady, Tim -  Three Ordinary Girls (9780806540382)
  243. Cooper, Michael L. -  Fighting for Honor (9780395913758)
  244. Dronfield, Jeremy -  The Boy Who Followed His Father into Auschwitz (9780063236172)
  245. Finkelstein, Norman H. -  The Shelter and the Fence (9781641603836)
  246. Frank, Anne -  Anne Frank (9780881035414)
  247. Goldstone, Lawrence -  Days of Infamy (9781338722468)
  248. Hartman, Renee -  Signs of Survival (9781338753356)
  249. Heiligman, Deborah -  Torpedoed (9781627795548)
  250. Hopkinson, Deborah -  We Had to Be Brave (9781338255720)
  251. Hopkinson, Deborah -  We Must Not Forget (9781338255775)
  252. Hopkinson, Deborah -  Race Against Death (9781338746167)
  253. Kacer, Kathy -  To Look a Nazi in the Eye (9781772600407)
  254. Kor, Eva Mozes -  I Will Protect You (9780316460637)
  255. O'reilly, Bill -  Hitler's Last Days (9781627793964)
  256. Roberts, Jeremy -  Oskar Schindler (9780823933105)
  257. Seiple, Samantha -  Nazi Saboteurs (9781338259148)
  258. Sheinkin, Steve -  Impossible Escape (9781250265722)
  259. Smith, Elliott -  Focus on Japanese American Incarceration ) (9781728423463)
  260. Streissguth, Thomas -  Raoul Wallenberg (9780823933181)
  261. Tougias, Michael J. -  Abandon Ship! (9780316401371)
  262. Wider, Susan -  It's My Whole Life (9781324015451)
  263. Tougias, Michael J. -  In Harm's Way (9781250771322)

  264. Physical Disabilities


  265. Fiction Choices


  266. Draper, Sharon M. -  Out of My Heart (9781665902168)
  267. Draper, Sharon M -  Out of My Mind (9781416971702)
  268. Harrell, Rob -  Wink (9781984815149)
  269. Palacio, R J -  Auggie & Me (9781101934852)
  270. Palacio, R J -  Wonder (9780375869020)
  271. Philbrick, W R -  Freak The Mighty (9780590474122)
  272. Stroker, Ali -  The Chance to Fly (9781419743931)
  273. Sumner, Jamie -  Roll with It (9781534442559)

  274. Nonfiction Choices


  275. Heumann, Judith -  Rolling Warrior (9780807003596)
  276. Hoge, Robert -  Ugly (9780425287750)
  277. Henley, Ariel -  A Face for Picasso (9780374314071)
  278. Kehret, Peg -  Small Steps (9780807574577)
  279. Reeves, Jordan -  Born Just Right (9781534428386)
  280. Wong, Alice -  Disability Visibility (9780593381670)

  281. Sports


  282. Fiction Choices

    Anything by Tim Green, Derek Jeter, and Mike Lupica Some titles are listed below, but more may be available if you search by the author's name.
  283. Green, Tim -  The Big Time (9780061686191)
  284. Green, Tim -  Final Season (9780062485953)
  285. Green, Tim -  Left Out (9780062293824)
  286. Green, Tim -  Pinch Hit (9780062012463)
  287. Green, Tim -  Rivals (9780061626937)
  288. Jeter, Derek -  The Contract (9781481423120)
  289. Jeter, Derek -  Hit & Miss (9781481423151)
  290. Jeter, Derek -  Change Up (9781481464451)
  291. Jeter, Derek -  Fair Ball (9781481491488)
  292. Lupica, Mike -  Batting Order (9781534421554)
  293. Lupica, Mike -  The Big Field (9780399246258)
  294. Lupica, Mike -  Defending Champ (9781984836922)
  295. Lupica, Mike -  Last Man Out (9780399172793)
  296. Lupica, Mike -  No Slam Dunk (9780525514855)
  297. Lupica, Mike -  Team Players (9781481410076)
  298. Yang, Kelly -  Key Player (9781338776256)

  299. Nonfiction Choices


  300. Maraniss, Andrew -  Games of Deception (9780525514633)
  301. Bryant, Howard -  Legends (9780399169038)
  302. Bryant, Howard -  Legends (9780399169052)
  303. Bryant, Howard -  Legends (9780399169045)
  304. Killion, Ann -  Champions of Women's Soccer (9780399549014)
  305. Zuckerman, Gregory -  Rising Above (9780399547478)

  306. LGBTQ+ Rights


  307. Fiction Choices


  308. Albertalli, Becky -  Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (9780062348678)
  309. Gino, Alex -  George (9780545812542)
  310. Gino, Alex -  Rick (9781338048100)
  311. Nicole, Melleby, -  In the Role of Brie Hutchens... (9781616209070)
  312. Thomas, Peyton -  Both Sides Now (9780593322819)

  313. Nonfiction Choices


  314. Cook, Maria -  Gender Identity (9781619307599)
  315. Herriot, Lindsay -  Growing Up Trans (9781459831377)
  316. Karson, Damon -  Human Rights in Focus (9781682822319)
  317. Loh-hagan, Virginia -  LGBTQ Rights (9781534187542)
  318. Morlock, Theresa -  LGBTQ Human Rights Movement (9781499426816)

  319. Video Games


  320. Fiction Choices


  321. Anderson, John David -  Insert Coin to Continue (9781481447041)
  322. Dashner, James -  The Eye of Minds (9780385741392)
  323. Korman, Gordon -  Level 13 (9781338286205)
  324. Korman, Gordon -  Slacker (9780545823159)
  325. Morris, Brittney -  SLAY (9781534445420)
  326. Reedy, Trent -  Gamer Army (9781338045291)
  327. Schreiber, Joe -  Game Over, Pete Watson (9780544157569)
  328. Towers, Andrea -  Gnat vs. Spyder (9781524884536)

  329. Nonfiction Choices


  330. Austic, Greg -  Game Design (9781624311420)
  331. Ceceri, Kathy -  Video Games (9781619302914)
  332. Kaplan, Arie -  The Awesome Inner Workings of Video Games (9781467712507)
  333. Kaplan, Arie -  The Brain-Boosting Benefits of Gaming (9781467712514)
  334. Kenney, Mary -  Gamer Girls (9780762474561)

  335. Immortality


  336. Fiction Choices


  337. Babbitt, Natalie -  Tuck Everlasting (9780374378486)
  338. Bosch, Pseudonymous -  This Book Is Not Good For You (9780316040860)
  339. Chokshi, Roshani -  Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (9781368055444)
  340. Rowling, J. K. -  Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (9780590353403)
  341. Scott, Michael -  The Alchemyst (9780385733571)

  342. Nonfiction Choices


  343. Birmingham, Maria -  A Beginner's Guide to Immortality (9781771470452)