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Science Fiction and Fantasy for Middle Schoolers

Prepare to unlock the portals of imagination with our collection of vocabulary lists for books about science fiction and fantasy for students in Grades 6–8. From otherworldly adventures to intergalactic quests, these lists will equip you with words that'll make your communication as multidimensional as a wormhole.
  • WitchlingsClaribel A. Ortega
    To seal their coven, keep their magic, and avoid being turned into toads, twelve-year-old Seven Salazar of Ravenskill must work with the bully Valley Pepperhorn and the new girl Thorn Laroux to defeat the Nightbeast.
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  • The School for Good and EvilSoman Chainani
    Sweet, angelic Sophie and moody Agatha are shocked when Agatha is sent to the School for Good and Sophie is sent to the School for Evil. Did the School Master make a mistake or does he know the two girls better than they know themselves?
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  • The Last MapmakerChristina Soontornvat
    In the Kingdom of Mangkon, twelve-year-old Sodsai Mudawan lies about her family's background so that she could have a chance at a bright future.
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  • The Ruins of GorlanJohn Flanagan
    In the first book of the Ranger's Apprentice series, Will is chosen to train as a Ranger and prepare for battle with the evil Morgarath.
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  • Bridge to TerabithiaKatherine Paterson
    Jess and Leslie spend their free time playing in the fantasy land of Terabithia; but when tragedy strikes, one of them will have to learn to cope with loss in the real world.
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  • The HobbitJ.R.R. Tolkien
    In this prequel to The Lord of the Rings, Bilbo Baggins enjoys a quiet life until a group of dwarves and a wizard named Gandalf enlist him in their quest for a dragon's treasure.
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  • The City of EmberJeanne DuPrau
    A city built to save humanity now faces dark times.
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  • StormbreakerAnthony Horowitz
    After being recruited by the Secret Intelligence Service, 14-year-old Alex Rider investigates a suspicious businessman.
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  • The Last CuentistaDonna Barba Higuera
    After Earth is destroyed by a comet, twelve-year-old Petra Peña wakes up on a new planet and discovers she is the only one who remembers Earth. She must use her stories and her wits to save humanity's legacy.
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  • The MarvellersDhonielle Clayton
    In this first book of The Conjureverse series, eleven-year-old Ella Durand is admitted into the Arcanum Training Institute for Marvelous and Uncanny Endeavors, where she must prove to the magical sky-dwellers that her earthly background and Underworld abilities can be trusted.
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  • The Last BeekeeperPablo Cartaya
    As a farmer in the Valley's Lot 2506, twelve-year-old Yolanda Cicerón does not have the money to continue her training to be a neurolink surgeon, so despite her sister's warning, she accepts a scholarship from the System.
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