High/Low Books for Middle School and High School KidsUnpublished

Hi-lo (high-interest, low readability) books are designed to engage struggling readers by exploring complex, age-appropriate themes at a lower reading level. They typically feature simple sentences, controlled vocabulary, lower page counts, and short chapters.

Updated August 28, 2025

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High/Low Books for Middle School and High School Kids

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All the things we never said

Rahman, Yasmin

Paper Book

A powerful YA debut exploring the life-saving power of friendship.

Everything, everything

Yoon, Nicola

Paper Book

Risk everything for love with this #1 New York Times bestseller from Nicola Yoon * "Gorgeous and lyrical"--The New York Times Book Review What if you couldn't touch anything in the outside world? Never breathe in the fresh air, feel the sun warm your face . . . or...

My life off-key /

Anderson-Dargatz, Gail,

Paper Book

Seventeen-year-old Jen is shocked to discover that the dad she grew up with is not her biological father. Jen loves to sing. But the rest of her family can't carry a tune. When a stranger named Mike gives her roses at her concert and reveals that he is her birth father, Jen's world flips...

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