READO Book Selection - By Category
Note: This curation of book titles has been provided to you as an aid in finding books that fulfill the requirements of select READO categories. Descriptions and reviews indicate that these books should be appropriate selections for middle school readers, but they have not been thoroughly vetted by your teachers. Parents are asked to review student book choices and provide guidance in the selection process. If you believe a featured book does not uphold the StoneBridge standards, please notify your child's teacher or librarian.
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Some of the books featured on this page are available for checkout at StoneBridge library. Stop by soon to check out these and other books that will help you complete your READO categories.
Find Your Books at a Local Public Library
Most of the books featured on this page are available at local public libraries. Find out which libraries have copies of the books you are interested in by visiting WorldCat and searching for the titles. Select the correct book and format (print or eBook) from your search results, to display book information, along with a listing of local libraries that have this title. Be sure to verify book availability and library membership requirements before making a trip to the public library. If you read eBooks and your book is available in this format, Newport News Public Library has an option where you can become a member online, and have access to digital content. You may have to download an app to access eBooks.
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Mystery and Thriller Novels
Hardy Boys Series by Franklin Dixon. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Nancy Drew Series by Carolyn Keene. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein (Copy at SBS Library)
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Books With a Character Who Plays a Sport
In Book #7 of James Patterson's Middle School Series, "Just My Rotten Luck", Rafe joins the school's football team. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Last Shot: A Final Four Mystery by John Feinstein (Copy at SBS Library)
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Booked by Kwame Alexander. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Soul Surfer by Bethany Hamilton. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman (Copy at SBS Library)
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Books That Feature an Animal as a Main Character
Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Animal Farm by George Orwell. (Copy at SBS Library) **Student Recommended**
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The Call of the Wild by Jack London. (Copy at SBS Library)
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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. (Copy at SBS Library)
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A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Historical Fiction Novels Set Earlier Than 1700
I survived: The Destruction of Pompeii, AD 79 by Lauren Tarshi. (Copy at SBS Library)
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The Prince and the Pauper (1500's) by Mark Twain. (Copy at SBS Library)
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The Adventures of Robin Hood (abt. AD 1188) by Paul Creswick. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Novels Set Outside of the United States
Several books from James Patterson's Middle School Series are set in London or Australia. (Copies at SBS Library)
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A Faraway Island by Annika Thor
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The Adventures of Robin Hood by Paul Creswick. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen. (Canada). (Copies at SBS Library)
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba. (Copy at SBS Library) **Student Recommended**
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Stranded Series by Jeff Probst. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Lord of the Flies by William Golding. (Copy at SBS Library). **Student Recommended**
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The Lily Pond by Annika Thor
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Prince Warriors Series by Priscilla Shirer. **Student Recommended**
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Biography or Autobiography of Someone Who is No Longer Alive Today
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank (Copy at SBS Library)
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Facing Frederick: The Life of Frederick Douglass, a Monumental American Man
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Alexander Hamilton: The Making of America by Teri Kanefield
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Nonfiction Books (Not biography, autobiography, or memoir)
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy (Copy at SBS Library)
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10 Ultimate Truths Girls Should Know by Kari Kampakis. (Copy at SBS Library) **Student Recommended**
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The Boys Who Challenged Hitler by Phillip Hoose. (Copy at SBS library)
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Hitler Youth by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life...and Maybe the World by William McRaven. (Copy at SBS Library) **Student Recommended**
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Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea by Sy Montgomery (Copy at SBS Library)
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Don't Waste Your Sports by C.J. Mahaney. **Student Recommended**
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Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon by Catherine Thimmesh (Copy at SBS Library)
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I will Always Write Back by Caitlin Alifirenka. **Student Recommended**
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Books Written in Verse and Books of Poems
Booked by Kwame Alexander. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson. (Copy at SBS Library)
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A Child's Introduction to Poetry by Michael Driscoll
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Books of Short Stories
The Classic Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Copy at SBS Library)
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The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Copy at SBS Library)
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The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling. (Copy at SBS Library)
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The Stories of Edgar Allen Poe
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Other Recommendations
The Giver by Lois Lowry. Made into a movie, and literary award winner. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Kingdom's Dawn Series by Chuck Black.
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The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Chronicles of Narnia Series by C.S. Lewis. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand. **Student Recommended**
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I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Time Quintet Series by Madeline L'Engle. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Gifted Hands: the Ben Carson Story by Ben Carson. (Copy at SBS Library)**Student Recommended**
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. (Copies at SBS Library)
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The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper. (Copy at SBS Library)
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Lord of the Rings Series by J.R.R. Tolkien. (Copies at SBS Library)
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To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. (Copy at SBS Library) **Student Recommended**
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Joni: An Unforgettable Story by Joni Eareckson Tada. (Copy at SBS Library) **Student Recommended**
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Freak the Mighty by Rodman Philbrick. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Hatchet Series by Gary Paulsen. (Copies at SBS Library)
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The Shack by William Paul Young. **Student Recommended**
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Little Women by Louisa May Alcott. (Copy at SBS Library)
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I Survived Series by Lauren Tarshis. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone (Copy at SBS Library)
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Little Men by Louisa May Alcott. (Copies at SBS Library)
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The Elephant Scientist by Caitllin O'Connell (Copy at SBS Library)
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The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. (Copies at SBS Library)
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Number the Stars by Lois Lowry. (Copies at SBS Library)
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