Reading Recommendations
IMPORTANT NOTE TO PARENTS AND STUDENTS:
Our presented reading lists are recommended, not required. Our lists contain suggestions for reading, it is not mandatory that you read the books listed.
The long days of summer and school breaks gives us lots of time to read. Here are some great books to help you enjoy your breaks even more than you already are. These reading lists are not meant to be comprehensive, but to give you some suggestions to assist you in selecting your books. In order to sustain the love of reading and to encourage progress in both languages, we encourage our students to alternate their reading in French and English.
To view grade-specific recommended reading titles, please click on one of the grades listed below. Most book titles are available for purchase on Amazon.com.
(Updated Spring 2021)
French Titles:
- Le loup sentimental (LES LUTINS) by Geoffroy de Pennart
- l'afrique de Zigomar by PHILIPPE CORENTIN
- La brouille by BOUJON CLAUDE
- Cordebidouille by Pierre Bertrand
- Frisson l’écureuil by Mélanie Watt
- Taoki fait la cuisine by Corinne Albaut
- La soupe aux cailloux by Magdalena
- Boucle d’or et les trois ours by Magdalena
- Le loup et les sept chevreaux by Magdalena
- Taoki au zoo by Paul Thiès
English Titles:
- Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik
- Amelia Bedelia’s First Day of School by Herman Parish
- Pete the Cat by James Dean
- I’m Happy Sad Today by Lory Britain
- Buzz, Bee! by National Geographic Kids
- Hi! Fly Guy by Tedd Arnold
- Little Critter: This is My Town by Mercer Mayer
- Silly Milly by Wendy Cheyette Lewison
- I Believe I Can by Grace Byers
- There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Cactus by Lucille Colandro
French Titles:
- L'Enfant, la Taupe, le Renard et le Cheval by Charlie Mackesy
- Les Choses précieuses: Une histoire d'Archibald by Astrid Desbordes
- Les P'tites Poules - tome 17 : Les P'tites Poules et l'oeuf de l'Empereur by Christian HEINRICH
- Roman Mortelle Adèle - Les bêtises, c'est maintenant! by Mr Tan
- mes premieres enquetes - le fantome du chateau by Emmanuel Trédez
- La Bande du CE1 - La photo de classe by Sophie Dieuaide
- L'inspecteur Petit mène l'enquête by Antonio G. Iturbe
- Le Club des Cinq Junior 02 - Le Mystère de l'île: Le Mystère de l'île by Enid Blyton
- Le Club des Cinq 02 NED - Le Club des Cinq et le passage secret by Enid Blyton
- Le bureau des mots perdus by Roland Fuentès
English Titles:
- Ivy and Bean by Annie Barrows
- Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
- My Father’s Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett
- Emily’s First 100 Days of School by Rosemary Wells
- The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling
- The Magical Yet by Angela DiTerlizzi
- The Flower by John Light
- Hey, Wall by Susan Verde
- Dory Fantasmagory by Abby Hanlon
- Rise of the Earth Dragon by Tracey West
French Titles:
- Roman Mortelle Adèle - Les bêtises, c'est maintenant! by Mr Tan
- mes premieres enquetes - mystere au zoo by Emmanuel Trédez
- La cabane magique, Tome 03: Le secret de la pyramide by Mary Pope Osborne
- La prophétie des grenouilles by Jacques-Rémy Girerd
- Carnet de bord de Greg Heffley by Jeff Kinney
- Tara Duncan : Le livre interdit by Sophie AUDOUIN-MAMIKONIAN
- Les aventures de la famille Motordu by Pef
- Chats trop forts. Il était trois chats by Fanny Joly
- Le Sourire de Mona Sourisa by Geronimo Stilton
- Marguerite by Claire BAJEN CASTELLS
- PRINCE KOO by Adam Stower
English Titles:
- Me and the World: An Infographic Exploration by Mireia Trius
- Go Show the World: A Celebration of Indigenous Heroes by Wab Kinew
- Growing Up Pedro by Matt Tavares
- Dragons in a Bag series by Zetta Elliot
- Made for Each Other: Why Dogs and People are Perfect Partners by Dorothy Hinshaw Patent
- Turning Pages: My Life Story by Sonia Sotomayor
- Eleanor series by Julie Sternberg
- Who HQ series by Who HQ
- Julieta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
- The Unicorn Rescue Society series by Adam Gidwitz
French Titles:
- Cochon neige by Vincent Malone
- La rivière à l’envers, tome 2 Hannah by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
- Les enfants de la résistance, bande dessinée by Vincent Dugomier
- L’homme à l’oreille coupée by Jean-Claude Mourlevat
- Joker by Susie Morgenstern
- La villa d’en face by Pierre Boileau
- Les doigts rouges by Marc Villard
- Les sorcières sont N.R.V by Yak Rivais
- Le tour du monde en 80 jours by Jules Verne
English Titles:
- Bringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored an Ecosystem by Jude Isabella
- Flight for Freedom: The Wetzel Family’s Daring Escape from East Germany by Kristen Fulton
- Bat Citizens: Defending the Ninjas of the Night by Rob Laidlaw
- I Survived series by Lauren Tarshis
- Guys Read series by Jon Scieszka
- Sound: Shh…Bang…Pop…Boom! By Romana Romanyshyn
- Imagine by Juan Felipe Herrera
- Wherever I Go by Mary Wagley Copp
- Engineers Series by Jarrett Lerner
- The Cardboard Kingdom by Chad Sell
- Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
French Titles:
- La petite fille aux allumettes by Andersen
- Contes des Mille et Une Nuits : Sindbâd de la mer by Anonyme
- J’étais un rat by Philip Pullman
- L’homme qui plantait des arbres by Jean Giono
- La case de l’Oncle Tom by Harriet Beecher-Stowe
- Mon Grand Petit frère by Brigitte Peskine
- Seul contre tous by Hubert Ben Kemoun
- Angelot du Lac, 1 : Le Temps des loups by Yvan Pommaux
- Titeuf: Mes meilleurs copains by Zep
- Le Club des Cinq 03 NED - Le Club des Cinq contre-attaque by Zep
English Titles:
- The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
- Life On Surtsey, Iceland's Upstart Island By Loree Griffin Burns
- Someone Like Me: How One Undocumented Girl Fought For Her American Dream By Julissa Arce
- Sammy Keyes by Wendelin Van Draanen
- Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
- Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
- Wonderstruck by Brian Selznick
- The Alchemyst by Michael Scott
- The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis
- Nurse, Soldier, Spy: The Story of Sarah Edmonds, a Civil War Hero by Marissa Moss
- A History of Pictures For Children: From Cave Paintings To Computer Drawings By David Hockney
French Titles:
- La Guerre des clans by Erin Hunter
- Les Entremondes by Céline Morzelle
- La rivière à l’envers by Jean Claude mourlevat
- Calpurnia by Jacqueline Kelly
- L’appel de la forêt by Jack London
- Percy Jackson by Rick Riordan
- Oscar et la recette du bonheur by Sarah Moore Fitzgerald
- Le Horla by Maupassant
- Un voisin étrange/Un village étrange by Florian Dennisson
- Verte by Marie Desplechin
- Coeur de Loup – Katherine Rundell
- Terrible internant by Chair de poule
- Cabot Caboche by Daniel Pennac
- Dangereuses photos by Chair de poule
- L’ile mystérieuse by Jules Verne
- Personne ne bouge by Olivier Adam
- La belle Adele by Marie Desplechin
- Le phantome de l’Opéra by Gaston Leroux
- L’oeil du loup by Daniel Pennac
- La nuit Blanche de Zoe by Mirela Vardi
- Bob et Bobette : le fantôme tourmente by Willy vanderssteen
- Dix jours sans écran by Sophie Rigal
- Le journal d’un dégonflé by Jeff Kinney
- L’île du crane by Anthony Horowitz
- Le passe miroir by Christelle Dabos
- Le royaume du Crane by David James
- Le tour du monde en 80 jours by Jules Verne
- Les 3 mousquetaires by Alexandre Dumas
- Les quatre filles du Dr March by Louisa May Alcott
- La ballade de Cornebick by JC Mourlevat
- Deux pour une by Erich Kastner
- Le premier dessin du monde by Florence reynaud
- Le compte de Monte Christo by Alexandre Dumas
- L’homme qui plantait des arbres by Jean Giono
- Cheval de guerre by Michael Morpurgo
- L’écolier assassin by Moka
- Mondo et autres histoires by Le Clézio
English Titles:
- Moonshot by Brian Floca
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
- Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
- The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
- The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose
- Framed by Frank Cottrell-Boyce
- The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel (6 Book Series)
- The Mystery of the Blue Train by Agatha Christie
- The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
- Alex Rider by Anthony Horowitz
- The Young Bond Series
- Booked by Kwame Alexander
- I Funny: A Middle School Story (series) by James Patterson
- Divergent Series
- When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
- Counting by 7s
- The Circle by Dave Eggers
- The Mysterious Benedict Society
- The Fault in Our Stars
- Spoiled by Heather Cooks
- Land of Stories by Chris Colfer (series)
- Cherub by Robert Muchamore (series)
- One of Us Is Lying
- Amulet series by Kazu Kibuishi
- The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Bryan Mealer
- The Invisible Man by H.G. Wells
- War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells
- The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
- 20 000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne
- Grimm Legacy
- Eragon
- A Series of Unfortunate Events
- The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi
- The Martian, by Andy Weir
- The Maze Runner by John Dasher
- The Girl That Disappeared by April Henry
- The Book Thief
- The Prisoner of Cell 25
- Life of Pi
- Life: An Exploded Diagram
- Magyk (series)
- Ready Player One
- 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls Series #1)
- Around the World in 80 Days, Jules Verne
- The Perfect Score by Rob Buyea ( and sequels)
- Because of Mr. Terrupt by Rob Buyea (and sequels)
- Refugee by Alan Gratz
- Project 1065 by Alan Gratz
- The list of things that Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
- When I fell from the Sky by Juliane Koepcke
- The Unteachables by Gordon Korman
- Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly
Middle School is a time for students to adapt to a new chapter in their educational career. This is also a time for students to improve their reading, writing, listening and speaking skills, as well as to consolidate their knowledge through critical thinking. It is our aim to foster an enjoyment of reading from a variety of texts and literature.
Throughout the year, students will study works by authors of different cultures and times. This reading will also serve as a model for the student’s own writing.
Please click one of the links below to review the required summer reading of rising middle school students:
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