Top 50 Middle Grades Books 2017

My 6th grade students and my fellow 6th grade teachers have shared their list of their favorite middle grade books. How many have you read? See anything we missed? Comment below!

The books are in no particular order.

1. The Giver by Lois Lowry

2. Harry Potter series by JK Rowling

3. Small Steps by Peg Kehret

4. Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson

5. Pulse by Patrick Carmen

6. The Selection by Kiera Cass

7. Catlyst: Insignia Series by SJ Kincaid

8. The False Prince by Jennifer Nielsen

9. Drama by Raina Telgemeier

10. Where I Belong by Mary Downing Hahn

11. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff

12. Skeleton Creek by Patrick Carmen

13. The Third Twin by CJ Omololu

14. The Fever Code by James Dashner

15. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

16. The Last Olympian by Rick Riordan

17. What Waits in the Woods by Katie Brian

18. Divergent by Veronica Roth

19. Heroes of Olympus by Rick Riordan

20. Treasure Hunters, Secret of the Forbidden City by James Patterson

21. How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson

22. The Light by DJ MacHale

23. The Black by DJ MacHale

24. The Blood by DJ MacHale

25. Survivors series by Erin Hunter

26. I Have a Bad Feeling About This by Jeff Strand

27. Abduction by Peg Kehret

28. The Missing Sent by Margaret Peterson Haddix

29. Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi

30. Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan

31. Body in the Woods by April Henry

32. Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

33. Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein

34. Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell

35. Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

36. Among the Free by Margaret Peterson Haddix

37. Holes by Louis Sachar

38. Secret Lives of the US Presidents by Cormac O'Brien

39. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt: I love the characters in this book and how easy it is for students to relate to the different characters. This book is very realistic, and tackles the struggles of middle school weirdness in a way that kids love and can understand. -Mrs. Ortman

40. The Outsiders by SE Hinton- This was the book that made me fall in love with reading. I first read it in 6th grade.-Mrs. Schurke

41. Wonder by RJ Palacio

42. Smile by Raina Telgemeier

43. Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

44. Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech

45. Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

46. A Night Divided by Jennifer Nielsen

47. Crossover by Kwame Alexander

48. Booked by Kwame Alexander

49. Pax by Sara Pennypacker

50. The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick