# Books about middle schools assigned in US schools

**5** books in the US-school assigned-reading canon explore _middle schools_. Sourced from state ELA standards, AP/IB syllabi, and Common Core exemplar lists.

**Grade span:** 2–8
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/theme/middle-schools
**License:** [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) — please credit ReadingList.school when citing.

## Authors who explore middle schools

- [Jordan Sonnenblick](https://readinglist.school/author/jordan-sonnenblick)
- [Rob Buyea](https://readinglist.school/author/rob-buyea)

## middle schools canon

- [Awkward](https://readinglist.school/book/awkward) by Svetlana Chmakova _(Grades 3–5)_
- [Eight Keys](https://readinglist.school/book/eight-keys) by Suzanne M. LaFleur _(Grades 4–6)_
- [The Perfect Score](https://readinglist.school/book/the-perfect-score) by Rob Buyea _(Grades 3–8)_
- [The Strange Case of Origami Yoda](https://readinglist.school/book/the-strange-case-of-origami-yoda) by Tom Angleberger _(Grades 4–6)_
- [Zen and the Art of Faking It](https://readinglist.school/book/zen-and-the-art-of-faking-it) by Jordan Sonnenblick _(Grades 2–8)_

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