Reading Rocks!
6th through 8th Grade
Visit the Youth Services "Ask Here" desk for help in finding these “rock” books and others like them. Titles marked with * are available on audio.
| Fiction books |
| Nonfiction books |
- Carter, Alden R. Between a Rock and a Hard Place. 1995.
- Jr. High Fiction CAR
- Crossley-Holland, Kevin. The Seeing Stone. 2001.
- Jr. High Fiction CRO
- Cross, Gillian. Chartbreaker. 1986.
- Jr. High Fiction CRO
- Davis, Terry. If Rock and Roll Were a Machine. 1992.
- J Fiction DAV
- Hobbs, Will. Jason’s Gold. 1999.
- J Fiction HOB
- Howarth, Lesley. The Pits. 1996.
- J Science Fiction HOW
- Kittleman, Laurence R. Canyons Beyond the Sky. 1985.
- J Fiction KIT
- McCaughrean, Geraldine. The Stones are Hatching. 1999.
- J Fiction MCC
- Myers, Edward. Climb or Die. 1994.
- J Fiction MYE
- Powell, Randy. Tribute to Another Dead Rock Star. 1999.
- J Fiction POW
- Sachar, Louis. Holes. 1998.
- J Fiction SAC
- Stanley, Diane. A Time Apart. 1999.
- J Fiction STA
- Strasser, Todd. Rock ‘n’ Roll Nights: A Novel. 1982.
- J Mystery STR
- Sweeney, Joyce. Piano Man. 1992.
- J Fiction SWE
- Zindel, Paul. The Doom Stone. 1995. *
- J Science Fiction ZIN
Fiction Books
Nonfiction Books
- Arnold, Caroline. Stories in Stone: Rock Art Pictures by Early Americans. 1996.
- J 709.01 A
- Avi-Yonah, Michael. Dig This!: How Archaeologists Uncover Our Past. 1993.
- J 930.1 A
- George-Warren, Holly. Shake, Rattle & Roll: The Founders of Rock & Roll. 2001.
- J 781.660922 G
- Giblin, James. The Riddle of the Rosetta Stone: Key to Ancient Egypt. 1990.
- J 493.1 G
- Horenstein, Sidney S. Rocks Tell Stories. 1993.
- J 552 H
- Jespersen, James. Mummies, Dinosaurs, Moon Rocks: How We Know How Old Things Are. 1996.
- J 930.10285 J
- La Pierre, Yvette. Native American Rock Art: Messages From the Past. 1994.
- J 709.0113 L
- Powell, Stephanie. Hit Me with Music: How to Start, Manage, Record, and Perform with Your Own Rock Band. 1995.
- J 781.66023 P
- Ross, Dan. The Story of the Wrestler They Call “The Rock”. 2001.
- JB R6820ro
- Scheller, William. Amazing Archaeologists and Their Finds. 1994.
- J 925 S
- Woog, Adam. The History of Rock and Roll. 1999.
- J 781.6609 W