Give the Gifts of Books!
If they like … The Hunger Games and dystopian fiction
Worldshaker by Richard Harland (Series) Grades 6+
Legend by Marie Lu (Series) Grades 7+
Enclave by Ann Aguirre (Series) Grades 8+
Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Maberry (Series) Grades 9+
If they like … Twilight and supernatural romance
Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare Grades 9+
Unspoken: The Lynburn Legacy by Sarah Rees Brennan (Series) Grades 7 +
If they like … Stormbreaker and non-stop action
The Assault by Brian Faulkner Grades 6+
Insignia by S.J. Kincaid Grades 7+
If they like … Lord of the Rings and high fantasy
A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula LeGuin (Series) Grades 6+
Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo (Series) Grades 7+
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor (Series) Grades 9+
If they like … The Monsterologist and horror novels
The Spook’s Apprentice by John Flanagan (Series) Grades 5+
Department 19 by Will Hill (Series) Grades 9+
If they like … Mike Lupica and sports fiction
Rush for the Gold: A mystery at the Olympics by John Feinstein Grades 6+
Curveball: The Year I Lost my Grip by Jordan Sonneblick Grades 7+
If they like … The Simpsons and funny novels
Dark Lord, the Early Years by Jamie Thomson Grades 6+
Guy Langman, crime scene procrastinator by Josh Berk Grades 8+
If they like … The Clique and contemporary romance
Smart Girls Get What They Want by Sarah Stohmeyer Grades 7+
Prom & Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg Grades 9+
If they like … Eragon and daring dragons
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde Grades 5+
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman Grades 6+
If they like … Hatchet and survival stories
If We Survive by Andrew Klavin Grades 7+
This is Not a Drill by Beck McDowell Grades 7+
The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith (Series) Grades 9+
Somerset County Library System
Middle Schoolers