Central Middle School Required Reading

Help support the Central Middle School library by purchasing your required reading books from Best of Books!

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These purchases are nonrefundable as they are a fundraiser for the library, but a store credit may be issued for a return if the book is removed from the reading list.

You can either choose to have the books shipped to you at your home, or you can choose "in-store pickup" and we will call you when the books are ready to come get at the bookstore!

 

REQUIRED READING LIST 2023-24

CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL

6th Grade:

English:

  • Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick

 

Literacy:

  • The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen

 

 

7th Grade:

English:

  • The Giver by Lois Lowry

 

Literacy:

  • Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
  • Wild Bird by Wendelin Van Draanen

 

 

8th Grade:

On Level:

  • The Outsiders by SE Hinton
  • The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

 

Intro to Advanced (IA):

  • The Outsiders by SE Hinton
  • Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

 

 

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Freak the Mighty (Scholastic Gold) By Rodman Philbrick Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780439286060
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Scholastic Paperbacks - June 1st, 2001

The War That Saved My Life By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780147510488
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Puffin Books - May 31st, 2016

Flipped By Wendelin Van Draanen Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9780375825446
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Ember - May 13th, 2003

The Giver: A Newbery Award Winner (Giver Quartet #1) By Lois Lowry Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9780544336261
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Clarion Books - July 1st, 2014

A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story By Linda Sue Park Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780547577319
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Clarion Books - October 4th, 2011

Wild Bird By Wendelin Van Draanen Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9781101940471
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Ember - January 22nd, 2019

The Outsiders By S. E. Hinton Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9780140385724
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Speak - September 1st, 1988

The Hunger Games (Hunger Games, Book One) By Suzanne Collins Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9780439023528
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Scholastic Press - July 1st, 2010

Chasing Lincoln's Killer: The Search For John Wilkes Booth By James L. Swanson Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780439903547
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Scholastic Press - February 1st, 2009