ebooks and audiobooks
Below you will find some favorite Middle School books
that we have in our library along with links to the
Wake County Public Library to the Audiobook and eBook when possible.
that we have in our library along with links to the
Wake County Public Library to the Audiobook and eBook when possible.
RCMMS Favorite Books
Dystopian
series are marked with a *, books listed are 1st book in a seriesCity of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (ebook) and audiobook*
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X by James Patterson (ebook) and audiobook*
Dry by Neil Shusterman (ebook) and audiobook
The Giver by Lois Lowry (ebook) and audiobook and graphic ebook*
Gone by Michael Grant (ebook) and audiobook*
House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (audiobook)
I Am Number Four by Pitticus Lore (ebook) and audiobook*
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness (ebook)*
Legend by Marie Lu (ebook) and audiobook *
Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (ebook) and audiobook*
Stung by Bethany Wiggins (ebook)
Historical Fiction
90 Miles to Havana by Enrique Flores-Galbis -
A Night Divided - by Jennifer A. Nielsen - On a Sunday night in 1961, the Berlin Wall separated East Germany and West Germany, separating a family.
Crow by Barbara Wright (audiobook) - An 11 year-old experiences the Wilmington 1898 race riots. As the son of the owner of the
Jefferson's Sons by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (ebook) - and audiobook - Fictionalized story of Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemming's children, hidden from the public and realizing the fine line between slavery and freedom.
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt (ebook) and audiobook - A year in the life of an American 8th grader boy whose brother comes home from Vietnam, set in 1968-69.
War Horse by Michael Morpurgo (audiobook) - In 1914, a is foal sold to the Army and heads to the front lines in World War 1, but yearns to get home.
Historical Fiction - WW2 specific
Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys (ebook) and audiobook
Bomb by Steve Sheinkin (ebook) and audiobook
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (ebook) and audiobook
The Boys who Challenged Hitler by Steve Hoose (ebook) and audiobook
Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen (ebook)
Mapping the Bones by Jane Yolen (ebook)
Night by Elie Weisel (ebook) and audiobook
Number the Stars by Lois Lowry (ebook) and audiobook
Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz (audiobook)
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (ebook) and audiobook
The War that Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (ebook) and audiobook
Sequel: The War I Finally Won by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (ebook) and audiobook
Manga
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Realistic Fiction
series are marked with a *, books listed are 1st book in a seriesAll of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (ebook) and audiobook
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan (ebook) and audiobook
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (audiobook)
Front Desk by Kelly Yang (ebook) and audiobook*
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (ebook) and audiobook*
Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds (ebook) and audiobook
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Mango Delight by Fracaswell Hyman
New Kid by Jerry Craft (ebook) and audiobook *
Queen Bee and Me by Gillian McDunn (ebook)
The Running Dream by Wendelin Van Draanen (ebook) and audiobook
A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi (ebook) and audiobook
Realistic Adventure
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen (ebook)
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen *
Peak by
Science Fiction & FANTASY
series are marked with a *, books listed are 1st book in a seriesHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - all formats and languages! *
The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (ebook) and audiobook *
Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans (ebook) and audiobook *
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (ebook) and audiobook *
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (ebook) and audiobook *
Cinder by Marie Lu *
Nonfiction & Biography
Agent Most Wanted (young readers adaptation) by Sonia Purnell (ebook) and audiobook
Death on the River of Doubt by Samantha Seiple (ebook) and audiobook
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai audiobook
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind* William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
Unlawful Orders by Barbara Binns (ebook) and audiobook
2023-24 Battle of the Books
(alphabetical by author)
Unlawful Orders by Barbara Binns (ebook) and audiobook
Marcus Vega Doesn’t Speak Spanish by Pablo Cartaya (ebook) and audiobook
The Iron Trial by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare (ebook) and audiobook
New Kid by Jerry Craft (ebook) and audiobook
The Book Jumper by Mechthild Glaser (ebook) and audiobook
The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera (ebook) and audiobook
Restart by Gordon Korman (ebook) and audiobook
Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (ebook) and audiobook
Agent Most Wanted (young readers adaptation) by Sonia Purnell (ebook) and audiobook
Nyxia by Scott Reintgen (ebook) and audiobook
The Hired Girl Laura by Amy Schlitz (ebook) and audiobook
Death on the River of Doubt by Samantha Seiple (ebook) and audiobook
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys (ebook) and audiobook
The Secret Battle of Evan Pao by Wendy Wan-Long Shang (ebook) and audiobook
Sherwood by Meagan Spooner (ebook) and audiobook
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga (ebook) and audiobook
Long Lost by Jacqueline West (ebook) and audiobook
Genesis Begins Again by Alicia D. Williams (ebook) and audiobook
The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf (not found online)
2022-23 Battle of the Books
(alphabetical by author)
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling (ebook) and audiobook
The War that Saved my Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley (ebook) and audiobook
Airman by Eoin Colfer (ebook) and audiobook
Starfish by Lisa Fipps (ebook) and audiobook
The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan (ebook) and audiobook
House Arrest by K. A. Holt (ebook) and audiobook
When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed (ebook) and audiobook
A Night Divided - by Jennifer A. Nielsen (ebook) and audiobook
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Peréz (ebook) and audiobook
City Spies by James Ponti (ebook) and audiobook
To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Goldberg Sloan and Meg Wolitzer (ebook) and audiobook
The Bitter Side of Sweet by Tara Sullivan (ebook) and audiobook
The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga (ebook) and audiobook
Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young (ebook) and audiobook
I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai audiobook
2024-25 Battle of the Books
(Link to Wake County Public Library Catalog - alphabetical by title)
The Best at It by Maulik Pancholy
Beyond the Bright Sea by Lauren Wolk
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind* William Kamkwamba & Bryan Mealer
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore Ramée
I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys
I Will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka & Martin Ganda
The Lost Year by Katherine Marsh
Maybe He Just Likes You by Barbara Dee
Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly
A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat