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It's chilly and snowing outside... but inside, it's nice and warm. No better time than to snuggle up on the couch with a good book. Here are some recommended reads for middle school students from Latin's Librarians
(In alphabetical order)
Almost American Girl: an illustrated memoir
by Robin Ha
Recommended for students in grades 7-8
Becoming Muhammad Ali
by Kwame Alexander and James Patterson
Recommended for students in grades 5-8
Before the Ever After
by Jaqueline Woodson
Recommended for students in grades 5-8
Efren Divided
by Ernest Cisneros
Recommended for students in grades 5-6
Elatsoe
by Darcie Little Badger
Recommended for students in grades 7-8
Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You
by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Recommended for students in grades 7-8
The Complete Baking Book for Young Chefs
by America’s Test Kitchen Kids
Recommended for students in grades 5-8
The Middler
by Kirsty Applebaum
Recommended for students in grades 5-7
The One and Only Bob
by Katherine Applegate
Recommended for students in grades 5-6
We Dream of Space
by Erin Entrada Kelly
Recommended for students in grades 5-7
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