Stop, Drop and Read!: Best Books for Middle-Grade and Teen Readers to Read in a Day

In honor of Beverly Cleary’s birthday, April 12 is Drop Everything and Read Day (D.E.A.R. Day)! To celebrate, schools around the country encourage students to take at least 30 minutes to stop whatever they are doing, drop all other activities and just read. The problem is which book to read? Well, here is a list of quick reads for middle-grade and teen readers that are perfect for D.E.A.R. Day.

Middle-Grade:

1. M is for Autism, by The Students of Limpsfield Grange
2. The Friendship War, by Andrew Clements
3. Look Both Ways, by Jason Reynolds
4. A Single Shard, by Linda Sue Park
5. Ghetto Cowboy, by G. Neri

Teens:

1. Nobody Knows But You, by Anica Mrose Rissi
2. That Summer, by Sarah Dessen
3. American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
4. The Chaos, by Nalo Hopkinson
5. Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley

Adults can join in the fun of D.E.A.R. Day too. For a list of 5 adult books perfect for D.E.A.R. Day, read Drop Everything and Read: Best Adult Books to Read in a Day.