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Best Reads for Middle Schoolers
Middle school is the time when friendships develop and problems appear, so perhaps it is a golden age for reading. Your middle schoolers may be "reading up" and turning to the classics at school. That's all the more reason to let your kids enjoy graphic novels at home.
New Kid
What’s scarier than a new school? Trying to fit in, that’s what. Jordan is one of the only kids of color at his new private school and finds himself torn between worlds in this excellent novel.
Look Both Ways
This National Book Award finalist is a novel told in 10 blocks. Reynolds writes ten stories about what happens after the dismissal bell, which is really moving and saddens your heart.
The Crossover
It is a wonderful story about a boy who’s both into basketball, and music. He finds his sense of rhythm(节奏) through sports in this wonderful graphic novel.
Front Desk
It’s a moving book about a young girl named Mia Tang, who is facing plenty of challenges and dealing with then. As the laughter of immigrants who works the front desk at a hotel while her parents clean rooms, she knows about the struggles of immigrants.
11. What is the book New Kid about?
A. What happens to kids after School. B. How to find rhythm through sports.
C. What a kid experiences in a new school. D. How a girl struggles in a new country.
12. Which of the following shows stories of immigrants?
A. New Kid. B. Front Desk. C. Look Both Ways. D. The Crossover.
13. Who is the text intended for?
A. Teenagers. B. Teachers. C. High school students. D. Parents.
