All the books included on these lists are either award-winners or have been recommended by the McCallie Middle School community of students, teachers and others.
Award Winners and Honor Books
Black and White: The Confrontation between Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth and Eugene ‘Bull’ Connor
by
Larry Dane Brimner
ISBN: 1590787668
Bomb
by
Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 1596434872
Boxers and Saints Boxed Set
by
Gene Luen Yang (Illustrator); Lark Pien
ISBN: 1596439246
*mature read
Hero on a Bicycle
by
Shirley Hughes
ISBN: 076366037X
Monster
by
Walter Dean Myers; Christopher Myers (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0064407314
Splendors and Glooms
by
Laura Amy Schlitz
ISBN: 0763669261
Challenging Reads
The Adventures and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
by
Scott McKowen (Illustrator); Arthur Conan Doyle
ISBN: 140271453X
The Count of Monte Cristo
by
Alexandre Dumas; Robin Buss (Introduction by, Notes by, Translator)
ISBN: 0140449264
Deep Down Dark
by
Héctor Tobar
ISBN: 0374280606
The Firm
by
John Grisham
ISBN: 0440245923
*mature read
Journey to the Center of the Earth
by
Jules Verne; Scott McKowen (Illustrator); Arthur Pober (Afterword by)
ISBN: 9781402743375
Unbroken
by
Laura Hillenbrand
ISBN: 0812974492
Classics
Animal Farm
by
George Orwell; Russell Baker (Preface by); C. M. Woodhouse (Introduction by)
ISBN: 0451526341
Publication Date: 2004-04-06
The Arabian Nights
by
Kate Douglas Wiggin; Nora Archibald Smith; Maxfield Parrish (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0684195895
Publication Date: 1993-09-30
Around the World in 80 Days
by
Jules Verne
ISBN: 1503215156
Publication Date: 2014-11-28
The Chronicles of Narnia
by
C. S. Lewis; Pauline Baynes (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0060598247
Publication Date: 2004-10-26
The Hobbit: Pocket Edition
by
J. R. R. Tolkien
ISBN: 0547928246
Publication Date: 2012-09-18
The Old Man and the Sea
by
Ernest Hemingway
ISBN: 0684801221
Publication Date: 1995-05-05
Treasure Island
by
Robert Louis Stevenson
ISBN: 1505297400
Publication Date: 2014-11-30
Watership Down
by
Richard Adams
ISBN: 0743277708
Publication Date: 2005-11-01
Where the Red Fern Grows
by
Wilson Rawls
ISBN: 0440412676
Publication Date: 1996-09-01
Mystery and Suspense
The Case of the Deadly Desperados
by
Caroline Lawrence
ISBN: 1410452727
Publication Date: 2012-11-22
Double Vision
by
F. T. Bradley
ISBN: 0062104381
Publication Date: 2013-10-15
Down the Rabbit Hole
by
Peter Abrahams
ISBN: 0060737034
Publication Date: 2006-04-25
The Hunt for Red October
by
Tom Clancy
ISBN: 0425240339
Publication Date: 2010-09-07
*Mature read
Conspiracy 365 - January
by
Gabrielle Lord
ISBN: 1935279491
Publication Date: 2012-01-01
The Last Thing I Remember
by
Andrew Klavan
ISBN: 1595545867
Publication Date: 2010-06-07
The Mysterious Benedict Society
by
Trenton Lee Stewart; Carson Ellis (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780316003957
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Rainbow Six
by
Tom Clancy
ISBN: 9780425170342
Publication Date: 1999-09-01
*mature read
The Rivalry
by
John Feinstein
ISBN: 0375858164
Publication Date: 2011-10-11
Stormbreaker
by
Anthony Horowitz
ISBN: 0142406112
Publication Date: 2006-02-16
Swindle
by
Gordon Korman
ISBN: 0439903459
Publication Date: 2009-04-15
Kid Lawyer
by
John Grisham
ISBN: 014241722X
Publication Date: 2011-05-03
The Westing Game
by
Ellen Raskin
ISBN: 014240120X
Publication Date: 2004-04-12
If You Find This
by
Matthew Baker
ISBN: 0316240087
Publication Date: 2015-03-17
Realistic Fiction
Boy21
by
Matthew Quick
ISBN: 0316127965
Publication Date: 2013-06-18
Chomp
by
Carl Hiaasen
ISBN: 0375868275
Publication Date: 2013-03-12
Half Brother
by
Kenneth Oppel
ISBN: 054522926X
Publication Date: 2012-07-01
Joey Pigza Loses Control
by
Jack Gantos
ISBN: 1250061679
Publication Date: 2014-07-01
The Worst Years of My Life
by
James Patterson; Chris Tebbetts; Laura Park (Illustrator)
ISBN: 0316101699
Publication Date: 2012-11-06
Slob
by
Ellen Potter
ISBN: 039924705X
Publication Date: 2009-05-14
The 10 PM Question
by
Kate De Goldi
ISBN: 0763658480
Publication Date: 2012-05-08
*mature read
The Tiger Rising
by
Kate DiCamillo
ISBN: 0763618985
Publication Date: 2002-07-01
Ungifted
by
Gordon Korman
ISBN: 0061742678
Publication Date: 2014-02-18
Wonder
by
R. J. Palacio
ISBN: 0375869026
Publication Date: 2012-02-14
The Thing about Jellyfish
by
Ali Benjamin
ISBN: 0316380865
Publication Date: 2015-09-22
Adventure
The Boundless
by
Kenneth Oppel; Jim Tierney (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1442472898
Publication Date: 2015-05-05
The Call of the Wild
by
Jack London
ISBN: 1503302946
Publication Date: 2014-11-29
Far North
by
William Hobbs; W. Hobbs
ISBN: 0380725363
Publication Date: 1997-09-01
Hatchet
by
Gary Paulsen
ISBN: 1416936475
Publication Date: 2006-12-26
Mr. Tucket
by
Gary Paulsen
ISBN: 0440411335
Publication Date: 1995-11-01
My Side of the Mountain
by
Jean Craighead George
ISBN: 0142401110
Publication Date: 2004-04-12
Peak
by
Roland Smith
ISBN: 0152062688
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Revolver
by
Marcus Sedgwick
ISBN: 0312547978
Publication Date: 2011-09-27
*mature read
The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio
by
Lloyd Alexander
ISBN: 1410405788
Publication Date: 2008-04-01
Dodger
by
Terry Pratchett
ISBN: 0062009516
Publication Date: 2013-09-24
Biography
Believe
by
Eric LeGrand; Mike Yorkey
ISBN: 0062225820
Publication Date: 2012-09-25
The Last Hero
by
Howard Bryant
ISBN: 0307279928
Publication Date: 2011-05-03
The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler
by
James Cross Giblin
ISBN: 0395903718
Publication Date: 2002-04-22
Music Was IT
by
Susan Goldman Rubin
ISBN: 1580893457
Publication Date: 2015-02-10
The Notorious Benedict Arnold
by
Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 1250024609
Publication Date: 2013-02-19
Satchel Paige
by
James Sturm; Rich Tommaso (Illustrator); Gerald Early (Introduction by)
ISBN: 0786839007
Publication Date: 2007-12-18
Temple Grandin
by
Sy Montgomery; Temple Grandin
ISBN: 0544339096
Publication Date: 2014-10-07
Unconditional Surrender
by
Albert Marrin
ISBN: 0689318375
Publication Date: 1994-04-01
Through My Eyes
by
Tim Tebow; Nathan Whitaker
ISBN: 0062007300
Publication Date: 2013-02-19
Quiet Strength
by
Tony Dungy; Nathan Whitaker (As told to); Denzel Washington (Foreword by)
ISBN: 1414318022
Publication Date: 2008-05-21
Non-Fiction
Bone Detective
by
Lorraine Jean Hopping
ISBN: 0531167763
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
The Boys Who Challenged Hitler
by
Phillip Hoose
ISBN: 9780374300227
Publication Date: 2015-05-12
Courage Has No Color
by
Tanya Lee Stone
ISBN: 0763665487
The Emerald Mile
by
Kevin Fedarko
ISBN: 1439159866
Publication Date: 2014-07-01
Heaven Is for Real
by
Todd Burpo; Lynn Vincent (As told to); Colton Burpo; Sonja Burpo
ISBN: 0849946158
Into Thin Air
by
Jon Krakauer
ISBN: 0385494785
Most Dangerous
by
Steve Sheinkin
ISBN: 9781596439528
Publication Date: 2015-09-22
Titanic
by
Deborah Hopkinson
ISBN: 0545116759
Sports
Abner and Me
by
Dan Gutman
ISBN: 075697920X
Publication Date: 2007-04-01
The Big Time
by
Tim Green
ISBN: 0061686212
Publication Date: 2011-08-23
Crash
by
Jerry Spinelli
ISBN: 0440238579
Publication Date: 2004-05-11
The Greatest
by
Walter Dean Myers
ISBN: 0590543431
Publication Date: 2001-12-01
Heart of a Champion
by
Carl Deuker
ISBN: 0316067261
Publication Date: 2007-04-01
Heat
by
Mike Lupica
ISBN: 0142407577
Publication Date: 2007-03-01
Hero
by
Mike Lupica
ISBN: 0142419605
Publication Date: 2011-07-12
Inside the Helmet
by
Michael Strahan; Jay Glazer
ISBN: 1592402984
Publication Date: 2007-10-09
One-Handed Catch
by
M. J. Auch
ISBN: 0312535759
Publication Date: 2009-03-03
Payback Time
by
Carl Deuker
ISBN: 0547577338
Publication Date: 2012-02-28
Qb 1
by
Mike Lupica
ISBN: 0147511526
Publication Date: 2014-09-02
Rush for the Gold
by
John Feinstein
ISBN: 0375871683
Publication Date: 2013-05-14
Samurai Shortstop
by
Alan Gratz
ISBN: 0142410993
Publication Date: 2008-02-14
Shakespeare Bats Cleanup
by
Ronald Koertge
ISBN: 0763629391
Publication Date: 2006-02-14
Unstoppable
by
Tim Green
ISBN: 0062089579
Publication Date: 2013-09-17
Ghost
by
Jason Reynolds
ISBN: 1481450158
Publication Date: 2016-08-30
Historical Fiction
Code Talker
by
Joseph Bruchac
ISBN: 0142405965
Publication Date: 2006-07-06
An Elephant in the Garden
by
Michael Morpurgo
ISBN: 1250034140
Publication Date: 2013-10-08
Jump into the Sky
by
Shelley Pearsall
ISBN: 0375836993
Publication Date: 2012-08-14
The Mighty Miss Malone
by
Christopher Paul Curtis
ISBN: 0440422140
Publication Date: 2013-03-12
My Brother Sam Is Dead
by
James Lincoln Collier; Christopher Collier
ISBN: 0439783607
Publication Date: 2005-06-01
No Man's Land
by
Susan Campbell Bartoletti
ISBN: 059038371X
Publication Date: 1999-05-01
Private Peaceful
by
Michael Morpurgo
ISBN: 0439636531
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Chains
by
Laurie Halse Anderson
ISBN: 1416905863
Publication Date: 2010-01-05
The Madman of Piney Woods
by
Christopher Paul Curtis
ISBN: 0545156645
Publication Date: 2014-09-30
Between Shades of Gray
by
Ruta Sepetys
ISBN: 9781410440839
Publication Date: 2011-09-07
*mature read
Echo
by
Pam Munoz Ryan
ISBN: 0439874025
Publication Date: 2015-02-24
Wolf Hollow
by
Lauren Wolk
ISBN: 1101994827
Publication Date: 2016-05-03
Fantasy/Science Fiction
Airborn
by
Kenneth Oppel
ISBN: 0060531827
Publication Date: 2005-05-24
Airman
by
Eoin Colfer
ISBN: 1423107519
Publication Date: 2009-05-05
The Alchemyst
by
Michael Scott
ISBN: 0385736002
Publication Date: 2008-06-24
The Amulet of Samarkland
by
Jonathan Stroud
ISBN: 9780786852550
Publication Date: 2004-05-12
The Outcasts
by
John Flanagan
ISBN: 0142421944
Publication Date: 2012-09-04
Midnight for Charlie Bone
by
Jenny Nimmo
ISBN: 0545174139
Publication Date: 2013-04-30
The City of Ember
by
Jeanne DuPrau
ISBN: 0375822747
Publication Date: 2004-05-25
Divergent
by
Veronica Roth
ISBN: 0062387243
Publication Date: 2014-09-30
Dormia
by
Jake Halpern; Peter Kujawinski
ISBN: 0547328877
Publication Date: 2010-05-24
Eragon
by
Christopher Paolini
ISBN: 0375826696
Publication Date: 2005-04-26
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
by
Rick Yancey
ISBN: 1582346933
Publication Date: 2005-10-07
Fablehaven
by
Brandon Mull; Brandon Dorman (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1416947205
Publication Date: 2007-04-24
Ghost Knight
by
Cornelia Funke
ISBN: 0316056162
Publication Date: 2013-05-07
Gregor - The Overlander
by
Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 0439678137
Publication Date: 2004-08-01
Holes
by
Louis Sachar
ISBN: 0440414806
Publication Date: 2000-05-09
The Hunger Games
by
Suzanne Collins
ISBN: 9780439023528
Publication Date: 2010-07-01
Joshua Dread
by
Lee Bacon
ISBN: 0307929981
Publication Date: 2013-10-08
Jurassic Park
by
Michael Crichton
ISBN: 0345538986
Publication Date: 2012-09-25
Leviathan
by
Scott Westerfeld; Keith Thompson (Illustrator)
ISBN: 1416971742
Publication Date: 2010-08-10
The Lost Hero
by
Rick Riordan
ISBN: 1423113462
Publication Date: 2012-04-03
The Lost Years
by
T. A. Barron
ISBN: 0142418897
Publication Date: 2011-05-12
The Maze Runner
by
James Dashner
ISBN: 0385737955
Publication Date: 2010-08-24
Peter and the Starcatchers
by
Dave Barry; Ridley Pearson; Greg Call (Illustrator)
ISBN: 078684907X
Publication Date: 2006-05-01
Pillage
by
Obert Skye
ISBN: 1590389220
Publication Date: 2008-07-01
The Ruins of Gorlan
by
John Flanagan
ISBN: 0142406635
Publication Date: 2006-06-08
Redwall
by
Brian Jacques
ISBN: 0142302376
Publication Date: 2002-09-30
The Sea of Trolls
by
Nancy Farmer
ISBN: 0689867468
Publication Date: 2006-06-01
The Red Pyramid
by
Rick Riordan
ISBN: 1423113454
Publication Date: 2011-08-16
Seraphina
by
Rachel Hartman
ISBN: 0375866221
Publication Date: 2014-12-23
Adventurers Wanted, Book 1
by
M. L. Forman
ISBN: 1606416812
Publication Date: 2011-02-02
The Name of This Book Is Secret
by
Pseudonymous Bosch
ISBN: 0316113697
Publication Date: 2008-09-01
This Dark Endeavor
by
Kenneth Oppel
ISBN: 1442403160
Publication Date: 2012-05-22
The Unwanteds
by
Lisa McMann
ISBN: 1442407697
Publication Date: 2012-07-10
The True Meaning of Smekday
by
Adam Rex (Illustrator)