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Summer Reading 2020 - Middle School: Recommended Books

Book Suggestions

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)
ISBN: 0786849010
Publication Date: 2009-05-05