The best books for junior-high of all time

The Sherangivan

Loved by 13 people

The Hiding Place

By Corrie Ten Boom , Elizabeth Sherrill , John Sherrill , Tim Foley (illustrator)

Loved by 11 people

Anne Frank

By Anne Frank , B.M. Mooyaart (translator) ,

Elements of War

The Sherangivan

Through The Gates Of Hell

Loved by 11 people

Code Name Verity

By Elizabeth Wein ,

Loved by 9 people

Sunrise on the Reaping

By Suzanne Collins ,

Elements of War

The Sherangivan

Through The Gates Of Hell

Child of Vanris

Loved by 8 people

The Red Badge of Courage

By Stephen Crane ,

Loved by 7 people

The Eagle of the Ninth

By Rosemary Sutcliff ,

Through The Gates Of Hell

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Elements of War

The Sherangivan

Through The Gates Of Hell

Child of Vanris

More Horses Than Tanks

Loved by 6 people

Lovely War

By Julie Berry ,

Loved by 6 people

Number the Stars

By Lois Lowry ,

Loved by 5 people

Legend

By Marie Lu ,

Loved by 5 people

The 5th Wave

By Rick Yancey ,

Elements of War

The Sherangivan

Through The Gates Of Hell

Child of Vanris

More Horses Than Tanks

Ashes and Ruins

Kurtz

Loved by 5 people

Salt to the Sea

By Ruta Sepetys ,

Child of Vanris

More Horses Than Tanks

Ashes and Ruins

Loved by 5 people

Unbroken

By Laura Hillenbrand ,

More Horses Than Tanks

Ashes and Ruins

Loved by 4 people

Refugee

By Alan Gratz ,

Loved by 4 people

Between Shades of Gray

By Ruta Sepetys ,

Loved by 4 people

A Place to Hang the Moon

By Kate Albus ,

Loved by 4 people

A Long Walk to Water

By Linda Sue Park ,

More Horses Than Tanks

Ashes and Ruins

Kurtz

Elements of War

The Sherangivan

Through The Gates Of Hell

Child of Vanris

More Horses Than Tanks

Ashes and Ruins

Kurtz

Loved by 3 people

The Bridge

By Jane Higgins ,

Loved by 3 people

Leviathan

By Scott Westerfeld , Keith Thompson (illustrator) ,

Kurtz

Loved by 3 people

The Wednesday Wars

By Gary D. Schmidt ,

Loved by 2 people

Bomb

By Steve Sheinkin ,

Kurtz

Loved by 2 people

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

By John Boyne ,

Ashes and Ruins

Kurtz

Loved by 2 people

Craig & Fred

By Craig Grossi ,

Loved by 2 people

The Beast Player

By Nahoko Uehashi , Cathy Hirano (translator) ,

Loved by 2 people

The Faithful Spy

By John Hendrix ,

Loved by 2 people

Lily's Crossing

By Patricia Reilly Giff ,

Loved by 2 people

My Brother Sam Is Dead

By James Lincoln Collier , Christopher Collier ,

Elements of War

The Sherangivan

Through The Gates Of Hell

Child of Vanris

More Horses Than Tanks

Ashes and Ruins

Kurtz

Loved by 2 people

War Girls

By Tochi Onyebuchi ,

Loved by 2 people

Once

By Morris Gleitzman ,

Loved by 2 people

Black Radishes

By Susan Lynn Meyer ,

Loved by 2 people

The Queen of Attolia

By Megan Whalen Turner ,

Loved by 2 people

Song of Blood & Stone

By L. Penelope ,

Loved by 2 people

Tomorrow, When the War Began

By John Marsden ,

Loved by 2 people

Royal Decoy

By Heather Frost ,

Loved by 2 people

Kingdom's Dawn

By Chuck Black ,

Loved by 2 people

The Tin Drum

By Günter Grass , Breon Mitchell (translator) ,

Loved by 2 people

Through the Barricades

By Denise Deegan , Aimee Alexander ,

Loved by 2 people

The Redhead of Auschwitz

By Nechama Birnbaum ,

Loved by 2 people

Rilla of Ingleside

By L.M. Montgomery ,

Loved by 2 people

Ruin and Rising

By Leigh Bardugo ,

Loved by 2 people

Winterkill

Loved by 2 people

Across a Field of Starlight

By Blue Delliquanti ,

Loved by 2 people

Skandar and the Unicorn Thief

By A F Steadman ,

Loved by 1 person

On the Horizon

By Lois Lowry , Kenard Pak (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Korean War

By Carter Malkasian ,

Loved by 1 person

The Lost Crown

By Sarah Miller ,

Loved by 1 person

Sky in the Deep

By Adrienne Young ,

Loved by 1 person

The Secret Horses of Briar Hill

By Megan Shepherd ,

Loved by 1 person

A Countess Below Stairs

By Eva Ibbotson ,

Loved by 1 person

Uncertain Soldier

By Karen Bass ,

Loved by 1 person

Girl in the Blue Coat

By Monica Hesse ,

Loved by 1 person

Torpedoed

By Deborah Heiligman ,

Loved by 1 person

The Midnight Guardians

By Ross Montgomery ,

Loved by 1 person

This Light Between Us

By Andrew Fukuda ,

Loved by 1 person

The Hunger Between Us

By Marina Scott ,

Loved by 1 person

The Blossom and the Firefly

By Sherri L. Smith ,

Loved by 1 person

Under the Broken Sky

By Mariko Nagai ,

Loved by 1 person

The Silver Sword

By Ian Serraillier ,

Loved by 1 person

Escape from Aleppo

By N.H. Senzai ,

Loved by 1 person

Finding Junie Kim

By Ellen Oh ,

Loved by 1 person

Catherine's War

By Julia Billet , Claire Fauvel (illustrator) , Ivanka Hahnenberger (translator)

Loved by 1 person

To End All Wars

By Adam Hochschild ,

Loved by 1 person

Symphony for the City of the Dead

By M.T. Anderson ,

Loved by 1 person

Megiddo's Shadow

By Arthur Slade ,

Loved by 1 person

Open Fire

By Amber Lough ,

Loved by 1 person

The Skylarks' War

By Hilary McKay , Rebecca Green (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

An Elephant in the Garden

By Michael Morpurgo ,

Loved by 1 person

Lords of the Bow

By Conn Iggulden ,

Loved by 1 person

Charlie's Promise

By Annemarie Allan ,

Loved by 1 person

The Morning Gift

By Eva Ibbotson ,

Loved by 1 person

Lifeboat 12

By Susan Hood ,

Loved by 1 person

Camp X

By Eric Walters ,

Loved by 1 person

Stolen Girl

Loved by 1 person

Traitor

By Gudrun Pausewang , Rachel Ward (translator) ,

Loved by 1 person

The Snow Goose

By Paul Gallico ,

Loved by 1 person

Making Bombs for Hitler

Loved by 1 person

Snow Treasure

By Marie McSwigan ,

Loved by 1 person

Realm Breaker

By Victoria Aveyard ,

Loved by 1 person

Rule of Wolves

By Leigh Bardugo ,

Loved by 1 person

Spies, Code Breakers, and Secret Agents

By Carole P. Roman ,

Loved by 1 person

Boy and Going Solo

By Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake (illustrator) ,

Loved by 1 person

We Rule the Night

By Claire Eliza Bartlett ,

Loved by 1 person

Black Dove, White Raven

By Elizabeth Wein ,

Loved by 1 person

Don't Tell the Nazis