Heartland Middle School Required Reading
Help support the Heartland Middle School library by purchasing your required reading books from Best of Books!
***Please mention Heartland Middle School in the order comments.***
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.
If you want the books to be shipped to your home, choose shipping; if you would like to pick up the books at the bookstore, choose in-store pickup.
REQUIRED READING LIST 2023-24
HEARTLAND MIDDLE SCHOOL
6th Grade
English
- Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick
Literacy
- The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
7th Grade
English
- The Giver by Lois Lowry
Literacy
- Hero by S. L. Rottman
- Shadow Club by Neal Shusterman
- A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park
- Full Tilt by Neal Shusterman
8th Grade
English (both On Level and Intro to Advanced)
- The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
- The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson
Great Books
- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J. K. Rowling
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien
- A Study in Scarlet by Arthur Conan Doyle
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
- Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson
***Students who have Mrs. Freeman, please check with her which novels will be used in class, as they might differ from the books listed above.***