Top 10 Must-Read American Classics for Middle School

Top 10 Must-Read American Classics

for Middle School





Now that we have finished celebrating Memorial Day, July 4th will be here before we know it. As a US History and Literature Teacher at True North Academy, celebrating our country's birthday and Independence Day is a BIG deal! Nevertheless, next year's celebration will be iconic, marking the US's 250th birthday and also known as the semiquincentennial. If you want to sound incredibly smart, throw that word around your friends. Semiquincentennial means half of 500 years!

How do you prepare for the US's Semiquincentennial? With books, of course! And why not start celebrating today? Next year's semiquincentennial matters for young readers now more than ever! Storytelling is powerful in shaping identity and empathy for America's past.





This book list introduces American history, culture, and values in age-appropriate ways.

🧾 Book List for Middle School

The Signers: The 56 Stories Behind the Declaration of Independence by Dennis Brindell Fradin 

Black Heroes of the American Revolution by Burke Davis

Yellow Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson

George Washington by Joanna Foster 

The World of Columbus and Sons by Genevieve Foster

Abraham Lincoln's World by Genevieve Foster

Leif the Lucky by: Ingri d'Aulaire

Buffalo Bill by: Ingri D'Aulaire

Pocahontas by: Ingri D'Aulaire

Abigail Adams: Witness to a Revolution by Natalie Bober










Have a favorite classic that’s not on the list, or a title for High School Students? Drop it in the comments!

Love having your students read US Literature into the semiquincentennial, sign up for Literary Intelligence Agency - Decode Texts and Write Like a Spy for middle school students. 

Suppose you are looking for a middle school history class. In that case, Histopoly is based on the game of Monopoly and motivates students to research, collect properties, and learn all about American History. 

My American Literature class is for sophomores, juniors, and seniors in High School and we will read the very best literature written by the most acclaimed American Authors. 

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