A book that makes learning fun presents material in an engaging manner, encourages readers to think strategically, or models critical thinking and discovery.

Our Favorite Middle School-Level Books

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0670059862 Seen Art?
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith

mad search in the modern art museum
Importance: Stars-3-0
Topic: art
Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally
0312355033 Sudoku Easy to Hard Presented by Will Shortz, Volume 2 : 100 Wordless Crossword Puzzles (Sudoku Easy to Hard)
Will Shortz and Peter Ritmeester

endless sudoku, almost!
Importance: Stars-3-0
Topic: math
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily
0932592945 The Book of Classic Board Games
Editors of Klutz

great introduction to classic games
Importance: Stars-3-0
Topic: games
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily
1587170663 The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
Norton Juster

amusing tale of shapes
Importance: Stars-2-0
Topic: language arts
Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally
0974531502 The Fallacy Detective
Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn

is that a valid argument?
Importance: Stars-3-0
Topic: language arts
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily
0753455870 The Great Art Scandal : Solve the Crime, Save the Show!
Anna Nilsen

sabotage at the modern art museum
Importance: Stars-4-0
Topic: art
Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally
0802715281 The Kakuro Challenge 1
Alastair Chisholm

challenges after sudoku!
Importance: Stars-3-0
Topic: math
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily
188393771x The Mystery of the Periodic Table
Benjamin Wiker and Jeanne Bendick

Where did that table come from?
Importance: Stars-2-0
Topic: science
Level: middle school
You'll use it occasionally
1588341615 The Story of Science, Newton at the Center
Joy Hakim

modern chemistry in context
Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: science
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily
1588341607 The Story of Science, Book One: Aristotle Leads the Way
Joy Hakim

the foundations of the sciences, delightful and in depth
Importance: Stars-5-0
Topic: science
Level: middle school
You'll use it daily