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These titles are free from foul language, explicit sex, and graphic violence. These titles are classified as Teen Middle School (TM) and can be found in the Teen section of the library.
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How to Stay Invisible
by Maggie Rudd
Abandoned by his parents, Raymond makes his home in a cramped hollow tree in the woods near his school, keeping it a secret until his survival depends not only on his wilderness skills but on the people and animals he chooses to trust.
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And Then, Boom!
by Lisa Fipps
Poverty-stricken Joseph bravely rides out all the storms life keeps throwing at him.
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The Night War
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying much of France, 12-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, escapes to a boarding school near the famous Chateau de Chenonceau where she is called upon to undertake a deadly task and encounters the person who will save her life and countless others.
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Evan Miller is Waking Down
by Jerel Law
Fifteen-year-old Evan Miller's dreambending power takes him outside the limits of City 47, but when the Elders discover his nonconforming ability, he is forced to flee.
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Greenglass House
by Kate Milford
At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, 12-year-old Milo, the innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winter holidays relaxing, but soon guests begin arriving with strange stories about the house, sending Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure.
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The Superteacher Project
by Gordon Korman
Determined to teach their new teacher who's boss, Oliver Zhan and his best friend Nathan realize that Mr. Aidact is not what they expected and, suspecting something is fishy, must get to the bottom of the mystery.
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Final Season
by Tim Green
When his NFL dad is diagnosed with ALS, middle school quarterback Ben Redd is determined to have a winning season, which may be his final one, as he watches the heavy toll the incurable disease is taking on his dad.
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The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
by Michael Scott
While working at summer jobs in San Francisco, twins Sophie and Josh find themselves caught up in the deadly centuries-old struggle between rival alchemists, Nicholas Flamel and John Dee, over the possession of an ancient and powerful book.
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Fablehaven
by Brandon Mull
Unaware that their grandfather is the current caretaker of Fablehaven, Kendra and her brother, Seth, venture into this magical land filled with dangerous and plotting witches, imps, and fairies and learn quickly about the evil forces that are unleashed when rules are broken.
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Among The Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to have only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear on his family's farm, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong.
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Michael Vey: the Prisoner of Cell 25
by Richard Paul Evans
Michael Vey, a fourteen-year old who has Tourette's syndrome and special electric powers, finds there are others like him, and must rely on his powers to save himself and the others from a diabolical group seeking to control them.
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Esperanza Rising
by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression.
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Heat
by Mike Lupica
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
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Redwall
by Brian Jacques
When the peaceful life in and around ancient Redwall Abbey is shattered by the arrival of the evil rat Cluny and his villainous hordes, Matthias, a young mouse resolves to find a legendary sword that he is convinced will help Redwall's inhabitants destroy their enemies.
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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
by Mildred D Taylor
A black family living in Mississippi during the Depression of the 1930s is faced with prejudice and discrimination which their children do not understand.
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Anne of Green Gables
by L. M. Montgomery
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
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When You Reach Me
by Rebecca Stead
As her mother prepares to be a contestant on the 1980s television game show, "The $20,000 Pyramid," a twelve-year-old New York City girl tries to make sense of a series of mysterious notes received from an anonymous source that seems to defy the laws of time and space.
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Artemis Fowl
by Eoin Colfer
Twelve-year-old criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl, heir to the Fowl family empire and centuries-old legacy of scams and underworld machinations, decides to uncover the secret treasure of the Fairy People by stealing one of their magical books, decoding with his computer, kidnapping leprechaun Holly Short, and taking on the entire forces of the fairy kingdom.
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The Giver
by Lois Lowry
Living in a "perfect" world without social ills, a boy approaches the time when he will receive a life assignment from the Elders, but his selection leads him to a mysterious man known as the Giver, who reveals the dark secrets behind the utopian facade.
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