Middle School English/Language Arts
Literature Titles
June 2000
The following works of literature will be used in the Middle School English Curriculum in the grades indicated. Titles from one grade level may not be used by any other grade level.
Grade 6
| Number the Stars | The Great Gilly Hopkins | The Bridge to Terabitha |
| Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry | A Door in the Wall | The Egypt Game |
| True Confession of Charlotte Doyle | The Giver | Arthur for the Very First Time |
| Wait Til Helen Comes | The River | Banner in the Sky |
| The Outsiders | Tom Sawyer | Where the Red Fern Grows |
| Hatchet | Homesick, My Own Story | Tuck Everlasting |
| Island of the Blue Dolphins | The Big Lie | The Incredible Journey |
| Windcatcher | The Black Pearl | Journey of the Frog |
| A Wrinkle in Time | Julie of the Wolves | Matilda |
Grade 7
| A Christmas Carol | Farewell to Manzanar | The Samuri’s Tale |
| The Bomb | The Eternal of Mr. Ito | Johnny Tremaine |
| Journey to Topaz | I am an American | Bat 6 |
| So Far from the Bamboo Grove | A Face on the Milk Carton | Treasure Island |
Grade 8
| Fahrenheit 451 | The Hobbit | Daniel’s Story |
| The Devil’s Arithmetic | Night | I Have Lived a Thousand Years |
| Kidnapped | The Call of the Wild | White Fang |
| And Then There Were None | Jane Eyre | Alice in Wonderland |
| The Prince and the Pauper | The Diary of Anne Frank | The Red Badge of Courage |
The books on this list are reserved for the grades indicated. Not all books listed will be used by every grade level team. Additional books may be used by teams to support specific units but additional books must not come from those listed for another grade level either at the middle school or the high school.