Introduction
Middle school is a time when young readers begin exploring new worlds, experiencing personal growth, and discovering their own identities. The Hero’s Journey, a narrative template that involves a hero venturing out on an adventure, encountering challenges and transformations, and returning home with newfound wisdom and insight, is a thrilling way to engage students’ imagination while also teaching them valuable life lessons. Here are 30 Hero’s Journey books that are perfect for middle schoolers.
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
2. Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
3. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
7. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
8. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
9. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
10. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
11. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
12. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
13. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
14. Holes by Louis Sachar
15. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
16. Chronicles of Prydain: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
17. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
18. Matilda by Roald Dahl
19. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
20. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
21. Divergent by Veronica Roth
22. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
23. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
24. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
25. His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
26. Redwall by Brian Jacques
27. Ranger’s Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
28. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
29. Septimus Heap: Magyk by Angie Sage
30. The Shadow Children: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Conclusion
The Hero’s Journey is a timeless narrative structure that will continue to enthrall and entertain middle schoolers for generations to come. These 30 books offer an excellent starting point for students eager to embark on their own journey of personal growth, self-discovery, and adventure, while also broadening their literary horizons and encouraging a lifelong love of reading.
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Middle school is a time when young readers begin exploring new worlds, experiencing personal growth, and discovering their own identities. The Hero’s Journey, a narrative template that involves a hero venturing out on an adventure, encountering challenges and transformations, and returning home with newfound wisdom and insight, is a thrilling way to engage students’ imagination while also teaching them valuable life lessons. Here are 30 Hero’s Journey books that are perfect for middle schoolers.
1. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
2. Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
3. The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien
4. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis
5. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
7. Coraline by Neil Gaiman
8. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
9. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce
10. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
11. Gregor the Overlander by Suzanne Collins
12. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
13. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
14. Holes by Louis Sachar
15. Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer
16. Chronicles of Prydain: The Book of Three by Lloyd Alexander
17. A Series of Unfortunate Events: The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket
18. Matilda by Roald Dahl
19. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
20. City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
21. Divergent by Veronica Roth
22. Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
23. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
24. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
25. His Dark Materials: The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman
26. Redwall by Brian Jacques
27. Ranger’s Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
28. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin
29. Septimus Heap: Magyk by Angie Sage
30. The Shadow Children: Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Conclusion
The Hero’s Journey is a timeless narrative structure that will continue to enthrall and entertain middle schoolers for generations to come. These 30 books offer an excellent starting point for students eager to embark on their own journey of personal growth, self-discovery, and adventure, while also broadening their literary horizons and encouraging a lifelong love of reading.
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