Is there a required or recommendation book list for middle school students?
NCDPI does not require or recommend any particular texts for students at read in the middle schools. The selection of materials is a local, school, and individual teacher responsibility. Teachers should examine texts to determine their appropriateness for their classrooms based on individual interests, community, and student needs. Moreover, as stated in the NC ELA Standard Course of Study, “students should read widely and deeply in all environments, in all genres, and in diverse traditions; they should read for different purposes, including entertainment, and they should be allowed to choose their own texts at least some of the time.
