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Bestsellers for Middle-School Students
Kids usually love to read, as long as you get them just the right book. So, if you don't have a particular title or series in mind, you may want to take a peak at our list of Bestsellers for Middle-School Students . We'll hit the highlights of the below categories, and offer up suggestions of what is most popular with kids in grades 6 through 8. It might just help you find the perfect novel for your favorite middle-schooler!

Middle-School Adventures
Our adventure titles are diverse and exciting, riveting from beginning to end! As the protagonists face adversities, dangers, and everyday challenges, their values are strengthened and reinforced as they learn what is really important in life. Middle-schoolers will readily identify with the characters in these books and gain a lifetime of insights as well. They're simply a must-read!

Wings of Fire Saga
The dragon tribes of Pyrrhia have been at war for years, locked in an endless battle over a powerful throne and a lost treasure. A secret movement called the Talons of Peace is determined to bring an end to the fighting, with the help of a cryptic prophecy. Five dragonets are chosen, raised in a hidden cave, and enlisted, against their will, to end the terrible war. But not every dragonet wants a destiny. A high-interest, low-vocabulary series.

Time Warp Trio
A novel series written by American bestselling children writer Jon Scieszka. The books feature the adventures of three young boys (Joe, Fred, and Sam) through space and time with the aid of a strange object known as "The Book." It all begins during Joes seventh birthday when he is given an unusual blue present called "The Book" by his magician uncle. Using some print cues and voices, the book transports the three boys to different times and places: from the medieval periods of King Arthur of Camelot to 2095, where they get to meet their great-grandchildren. However, the only way that the boys can return to the present time in Brooklyn, New York is by finding the book again within the period they are in. This high-interest, low-vocabulary series is great for reluctant readers, and has plenty of humor sprinkled throughout.

Bodyguard Series
The new thrilling series from Chris Bradford, bestselling author of Young Samurai. Bodyguard is a bulletproof action-adventure series that fans of Cherub and Alex Rider will love. This is Lee Child for younger readers - a teenage Jason Bourne for the next generation. With the rise of teen stars, the intense media focus on celeb families and a new wave of billionaires, adults are no longer the only target for hostage-taking, blackmail and assassination - kids are too. That's why they need a young bodyguard like Connor Reeves to protect them.

Middle-School Animal Stories
There is nothing like animal stories. They warm the heart and bring out the best in people. And the best thing of all is how the animals in these stories impact the characters. A whole array of animals bring these books to life and highlight the ever-strong bond between people and the animal kingdom. Some will be familiar and some will be brand new, but all have just the right ingredients to captivate middle-school readers!

Warriors Series
Read the books that began a phenomenon - and join the legion of fans who have made Erin Hunter's Warriors Series #1 national bestsellers. Epic adventures. Fierce warrior cats. A thrilling fantasy world. It all begins here.

Guardians of Ga'hoole
A fantasy book series about owls written by Kathryn Lasky. Soren, a young barn owl in a forest kingdom called Tyto, loses his family after being pushed out of the nest. So begins his quest to become a Guardian at the Great Ga'Hoole Tree, but the safety of his friends is soon threatened by the vast army of the Pure Ones.

Middle-School Real-Life Stories
Here's where you'll find enough novels to keep kids from nine to twelve happily reading for hours. The Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Bridge to Terabithia, and From Anna, as well as lots of other wonderfully funny and inspiring stories for readers of all interests.

Gordon Korman Books for Middle-Schoolers
All of Gordon Korman's books make for riveting reading for middle-schoolers. The charm in these books is the brilliant mix of madcap adventure, humor, and real-life characters. These stories are guaranteed to keep readers coming back for more, once they stop laughing at the halarious way the last supposedly brilliant scheme turned out, that is!

Mystery Stories
Danger in the country. Mysterious islands. Organized crime. No matter where you travel in this fictional world of adventure, you and the characters in these fast-paced Mystery Stories will find a mystery to solve. Take a short vacation to a national park, or a long and dangerous canoe trip ... even explore an old and haunted house. These are some of the most thrilling page-turners for young people around

Nancy Drew Mysteries
For cliff-hanging suspense and thrilling action, read The Nancy Drew Mystery Stories - the world's most popular mystery series for young readers ages 8 to 12! Millions of fans have matched wits with Nancy Drew, helping her solve hundreds of baffling cases. Join the fun - start your collection of Braille Nancy Drew Mysteries today!

Hardy Boys Mysteries
Kids ages 8 to 12 will find it almost impossible to put any of the enormously popular Hardy Boys mystery stories down for a single moment.

Harry Potter Books
Eleven-year-old Harry Potter is an orphan who suddenly discovers that he is a wizard. Harry is invited to attend the boarding school called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Each book chronicles a year in Harry's life as he struggles through adolescence, learning to overcome many magical, social and emotional hurdles. Slowly, he makes friends at Hogwarts, learns magic and determines his destiny as the boy who lived, gains and loses loved ones and friends ... and eventually succeeds in saving the wizarding world from the evil dark lord Voldimort.
Since the release of the first novel, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone on June 30, 1997, these books have gained immense popularity, critical acclaim and success worldwide. Harry Potter has become the best-selling series in history. The Harry Potter books have also endured their fair share of criticism, including concern for their increasingly dark tone. As the entire series is based on magic and witchcraft, it is certainly not suitable for all readers.

Middle-School Fantasy
Meet the Indian in the Cupboard, the tripplets in Crown of Three, and many other adventures in our collection of Middle-School Fantasy - where other-worldly happenings are limited only by your ability to believe the unbelievable.

The Land of Stories
When twins Alex and Conner are given a treasured fairy-tale book by their grandmother, they enter a land beyond all imagining:. But not only are fairy tales real in the Land of Stories, the stories they know so well haven't even ended. Goldilocks is now a wanted fugitive, Red Riding Hood has her own kingdom,and Queen Cinderella is about to become a mother! Each adventure of their quest is dangerous, but one question always remains. Will they ever find their way back home?

Higher Institute of Villainous Education Series
The Higher Institute of Villainous Education is a top secret school hidden inside a still active volcano. The school is a part of the Global League of Villainous Enterprises, and was built for the purpose of training children to become criminal masterminds. Otto Malpense is a thirteen-year-old criminal genius, who has been handpicked along with others - the most intelligent, most athletic, technologically advanced children in the world - to be part of HIVE. But Otto soon discovers that the school is not all it seems, and sets out to unfold the mystery behind the school and its organization. Ultimately, the students hope to accomplish something no one has ever succeeded at: escaping HIVE alive.

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
Set in the Stone Age, Torak is a boy who is able to speak to wolves. Torak is also a spirit walker, which means he is able to send his spirit into other animals. Torak and his friends battle different members of the Soul Eaters, evil mages who use their power to do terrible things. Eventually, the group of friends find themselves in the final showdown between Torak and Eostra, the most powerful of all the Soul Eaters.

Keeper of the Lost Cities Series
Sophie Foster has never quite fit into her life. The reason? Sophie's a Telepath, someone who can read minds. No one knows her secret - at least, thats what she thinks. It turns out the reason Sophie has never felt at home is that, well - she isn't. And as she sets out for a new life that is vastly different from what she has ever known, telepathy is just the first of many shocking secrets that will be revealed.

Ranger's Apprentice Series
Will, an orphan who becomes an apprentice to the mysterious protectors known as Rangers, strives to keep the Kingdom of Araluen safe from invaders, traitors and other threats in this New York Times bestselling series for action and adventure lovers.

Septimus Heap Series
Fantasy adventure at its best! Read all seven books in Angie Sage's internationally bestselling Septimus Heap Series . Readers will love the enchanting and humorous adventures of a wizard apprentice and his quest to become an ExtraOrdinary Wizard.

Wolves of the Beyond Series
Don't miss best-selling author Kathryn Lasky's staggering Wolves of the Beyond Series . The wolf pup Faolan was born with a twisted paw, a slight defect that caused his wolf clan to abandon him in the forest to die. But Faolan, with the help of the grizzly bear who raised him as her own, survives to save his family from trials inside and out. This is his story - a story of survival, of courage, and of love triumphant. This is Faolan's story, the wolf pup who rose up to change forever the Wolves of the Beyond.

Fablehaven Series
The Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull is now available in Braille! The Fablehaven Preserve, a refuge for endangered magical creatures, is under attack. Worse, the Society of the Evening Star, an ancient organization bent on the world's distruction, is determined to control the keys to the demon prison. If Kendra and Seth cannot save Fablehaven with the help of their grandfather, mystical creatures of all description may not be the only ones who slip from existance forever.

The Unwanteds Series
Set in totalitarian Quill, where creativity is a crime and 13-year-olds are sorted into two groups. The “strong” Wanteds go to university, and the artistic Unwanteds are exiled to an alleged "death camp". The camp, however, turns out to be a world called Artime, where they learn to use their magical talents.