The Best Middle School Books of 2022

So last week I walked you through the best of the picture books I reviewed last year. Since I read a fair amount of middle school books, it’s only fair I let you know which ones I thought were the best. So here we go with the best middle school books for 2022. 🙂 I hope you find some treasures.

I’ll link to my reviews and if I can get the HTML to work… my amazon affiliate link for your ease in finding them all!

Graphic Novels

I don’t review a lot of graphic novels. They honestly aren’t my favourite way to read a book, but occasionally I read one that I really like. I had that with this one Ride On. Young people, horses, growth as youth develop in their friendship, just all good stuff. You can find it on Amazon.

Historically based

Seen and Unseen brings us to the unique perspectives of three photographers of the Japanese internment during WW2. Such a hard time for a people group. Find it on Amazon.

Some topics are hard to cover, and the realities of Jewish lives as Nazis take over their homeland aren’t exactly easy reading. The Boy Behind the Door is done well, walking us through the daily changes and challenges of one young Jewish lad. Your Amazon link.

Fallout drops us into the Cold War all centred around the Cuban Missile Crisis. Pictures help paint the story of this time period. Your Amazon connection.

Just for Fun Reads

Kelcie Murphy and the Academy for the Unbreakable Arts was a good read just for fun. Good if you like fantasy and magic and teens beating the odds and succeeding. You’ll find it here on Amazon.

If you want a read that’s a bit more serious, dealing with loss and coping, Lolo’s Light might suit the bill for you. A death, a light, a wish, and so friends and neighbours find their way through. Link.

Dealing with change while handling one’s own heritage is sometimes is a challenge. Watching a young lass learn how to handle it all was excellent in Shine On, Luz Véliz! You can find it on Amazon.

I laughed my way through Alcatraz vs the Evil Librarians and then hubsters grabbed it up and enjoyed it enough he proceeded to order the next couple of books in the series. Which reminds me I should tell you what I thought of those books sometime. Find it on Amazon and look for the rest of the series!

Stories to Help You Think

Consider how we treat the world and the animals we live with this story split between two worlds with an indigenous flavour. A Snake Falls to Earth is a book to take your time with as you switch between perspectives and consider connections. Your Link.

The Callers asks the question: Can something come from nothing? And if it can’t, where does it come from? The disparity between the haves and the have nots is pulled into the light. Amazon Link.

Books to Learn From

This morning I learned a new word “ruthful”. Being a word nerd, I like to play with new words so when I looked at Absurd Words it just fit so well you know? Perhaps you might know a young word nerd who needs a bit of encouragement to expand their horizons. Find it here.