Grades 6-8
First Chapter Friday
All titles below can be found in the Eli Terry Jr. Middle School Library Media Center!
Friday, September 22, 2023
"Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Listen to the author, Dusty Bowling, talk about this book!
Found in Realistic Fiction (F BOW)
Friday, September 29, 2023
"The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez" by Adrianna Cuevas
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Listen to the author, Adrianna Cuevas, talk about this book!
Found in the Fantasy section (F CUE)
October 6, 2023
"Ghost" by Jason Reynolds
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Listen to the author, Jason Reynolds, talk about his book!
Found in the Sports Fiction Section (F REY)
October 13, 2023
"Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up" by Jenn Bishop
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Sports Fiction Section (F BIS)
October 27, 2023
"Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Adventure Section (F PAU)
November 3, 2023
NEW TO OUR LIBRARY!!!
"Swim Team" by Johnnie Christmas
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Graphic Novels (741.5 CHR)
November 10, 2023
NEW TO OUR LIBRARY!!!
"Cyclone" by Doreen Cronin
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Realistic Fiction Section (F CRO)
November 17, 2023
Wilderlore: The Accidental Apprentice by Amanda Foody
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Fantasy Section (F FOO)
December 8, 2023
NEW TO OUR LIBRARY!!!
"The Weight of the Sky" by Hannah Alkaf
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Historical Fiction Section (F ALK)
December 15, 2023
"Dress Coded" by Carrie Firestone
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Nutmeg Award Winning Books (F FIR)
Realistic Fiction
January 12, 2024
NEW TO OUR LIBRARY!!!
"The Lucky Ones" by Linda Williams Jackson
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Historical Fiction Section (F JAC)
January 19, 2024
"From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Realistic Fiction Section (F MAR)
January 26, 2024
"Took" by Mary Downing Hahn
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Horror/Thriller Fiction Section (F HAH)
February 2, 2024
"Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Nutmeg Award Winning Books (F MBA)
Fantasy
February 9, 2024
"Other Words for Home" Jasmine Warga
Listen to the first chapter HERE!
Found in the Nutmeg Award Winning Books (F WAR)
Historical Fiction
