Maybe your middle schooler is starting to think that reading is uncool, or they are so involved with sports and extracurriculars, that they don’t have the time!

Make reading easy and still fun and exciting by getting your child into audiobooks! They can listen to them through their phone as they ride to and from school or on the road to their next event. Check out the Top 10 Audiobooks for Middle Schoolers!
Divergent by Veronica Roth: Your middle schooler will love the exciting adventures of Tris and Four in the postapocolayptic society. If they love divergent, they can download the rest of the series!
The Giver by Lois Lowry: Join the world of Madeline L’Engle with this amazing and bestselling novel! This is another series of four that your child will be desperate to download!
The Princess Bride by William Goldman: Performed by the director of the famous movie, your child will love the exciting adventure of Buttercup and Westley as they fight for true love.
Stardust by Neil Gaiman: Check out this book of a unique and magical adventure between a nobody and a fallen star! Read by the author.
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly: A perfect neighborhood story for middle schoolers, grab this audiobook that your young reader will love!
The Ethan I Was Before by Ali Standish: A beautiful story about friendship and hope, your child will love this story for all of the amazing lessons they will learn.
Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan: Read by Glenn Close who also acted as Sarah in the movie, this story will warm your middle schooler’s heart!
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley: If your middle schooler loves historical fiction, then this is the book for them. It’s a story of a young girl with a twisted foot who’s desperate for an adventure!
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale: This is only Book 1 of the whole series, so if your young reader likes it, they get the chance to continue on! It’s a tale of a chosen princess and a school where young girls learn how to be one…
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis: Your middle schooler will love this award-winning novel about a child born into freedom in Canada but might be in danger of returning to slavery!
For our collection of other book lists, click here!
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