Back-to-School Reading Picks

Updated January 14, 2026
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Everything you need to ace science in one big fat notebook
Geisen, Michael.
Paper Book
It's the revolutionary science study guide just for middle school students from the brains behind Brain Quest.      Everything You Need to Ace Science . . . takes readers from scientific investigation and the engineering design process to...
Refugee
Gratz, Alan
Paper Book
The award-winning, #1 New York Times bestselling novel from Alan Gratz tells the timely--and timeless--story of three different kids seeking refuge. A New York Times bestseller! JOSEF is a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of concentration...
Animal farm
Orwell, George
Paper Book
With extraordinary relevance and renewed popularity, George Orwell's Animal Farm takes on new life in this hardcover edition. The animals of Manor Farm have revolted and taken over. Upon the death of Old Major, pigs Snowball and Napoleon lead a revolt against Mr. Jones, driving him...
The hate u give
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
8 starred reviews · Goodreads Choice Awards Best of the Best · William C. Morris Award Winner · National Book Award Longlist · Printz Honor Book · Coretta Scott King Honor Book · #1 New York Times Bestseller! "Absolutely riveting!" --Jason Reynolds ...
Wonder
Palacio, R. J.
Paper Book
THE ICONIC #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH MORE THAN 16 MILLION COPIES SOLD "A crackling page-turner filled with characters you can't help but root for."--Entertainment Weekly Meet Auggie Pullman, an ordinary kid with an extraordinary face-...
The outsiders
Hinton, S. E.
Paper Book
50 years of an iconic classic!The international bestseller and inspiration for a beloved movie--now with bonus content. This special edition of the groundbreaking novel contains- Never before seen photos and letters from the publisher's archives ...
Station eleven : a novel
St. John Mandel, Emily
Paper Book
This Anniversary Edition of Station Eleven, a finalist for the National Book Award and named a Best Book of the Twenty-First Century by the New York Times, celebrates ten years of this now iconic novel with a new color illustration and a guide to "The Mandelverse" A...
The great Gatsby
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
Paper Book
The only edition of the beloved classic that is authorized by Fitzgerald's family and from his lifelong publisher. This edition is the enduring original text, updated with the author's own revisions, a foreword by his granddaughter, and with a new introduction by National Book...
1984 : a novel
Orwell, George
Paper Book
Written 75 years ago, 1984 was George Orwell's chilling prophecy about the future. And while 1984 has come and gone, his dystopian vision of a government that will do anything to control the narrative is timelier than ever... This 75th Anniversary Edition includes: *...
Rabbit-proof fence
Pilkington, Doris
Paper Book
A major motion picture from Miramax Films, directed by Philip Noyce and starring Kenneth Branagh, this is the remarkable true story of three girls who crossed 1,500 miles of harsh Australian desert on foot to return home. Following a 1931 Australian edict, the white government rounded up aboriginal...

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