Summer is here and kids are in full summer mode. As a parent and home educator I worry about the inevitable “summer slide” where our kids can lose information during the lazy months of summer. One way we can combat this is by keeping our children engaged in summer reading.

Summer reading can help keep their minds engaged and in motion during these months of downtime from school. An easy way to get a list of books going is by finding a great series or author for your child to get involved in reading.

For this reason I am compiling a list of series, or authors with multiple books to help you in your quest for filling your child’s reading list. Middle School Series Books for Your Summer Reading List is the third of these posts. You can also check out K-2 Series Books Summer Reading List, Grades 3-5 Series Books for Your Summer Reading List, and High School Series Books for Your Summer Reading List.

Middle School Series Books for Your Summer Reading List

1. Wendy Mass books

• Space Taxi
• Pi in the Sky
• The Candymakers
• Every Soul a Star
• Heaven Looks Like the Mall
• Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life
• A Mango Shaped Space
• 13 Gifts

2. The Books of Elsewhere

• Volume 1: The Shadows
• Volume 2: Spellbound
• Volume 3: The Second Spy
• Volume 4: The Strangers
• Volume 5: Still Life

3. 39 Clues

The 39 Clues is a series of adventure novels written by a collaboration of authors. They chronicle the adventures of two siblings, Amy and Dan Cahill, who discover that their family, the Cahills, has been the most influential family in history.This series has you searching for clues, collecting cards, and there is even a game!

The base series of 39 Clues (The Clue Hunt) includes 11 books. Beyond that there are more stem off series to explore as well such as Cahills vs. Vespers, Unstoppable, and Doublecross. I have listed the first 11 – The Clue Hunt series.

• Maze of Bones
• One False Note
• Sword Thief
• Beyond the Grave
• Black Circle
• In Too Deep
• The Viper’s Nest
• The Emperor’s Code
• Storm Warning
• Into the Gauntlet
• Vespers Rising

4. Anne of Green Gables

• Anne of Green Gables
• Anne of Avonlea
• Anne of the Island
• Anne of Windy Poplars
• Anne’s House of Dreams
• Anne of Ingleside
• Rainbow Valley
• Rilla of Ingleside

5. Maximum Ride

• Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment
• Maximum Ride: School’s Out-Forever
• Maximum Ride: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports
• Maximum Ride: The Final Warning
• Max
• Fang
• Angel
• Nevermore
• Maximum Ride Forever

6. Middle School book series

• The Worst Years of My Life
• Get Me Out of Here!
• My Brother is a Big, Fat Liar
• How I Survived Bullies, Broccoli, and Snake Hill
• Safe Rafe!
• How I Got Lost in London
• Ultimate Showdown

7. Rick Riordan series

Percy Jackson

1. The Lightning Thief
2. The Sea Monsters
3. The Titan’s Curse
4. The Battle of the Labyrinth
5. The Last Olympian

The Heroes of Olympus

1. The Lost Hero
2. The Son of Neptune
3. The Mark of Athena
4. The House of Hades
5. The Blood of Olympus

8. Chronicles of Narnia

• The Magician’s Nephew
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
• The Horse and His Boy
• Prince Caspian
• The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
• The Silver Chair
• The Last Battle

9. Artemis Fowl

• Artemis Fowl
• The Arctic Incident
• The Eternity Code
• The Opal Deception
• The Lost Colony
• The Time Paradox
• The Atlantis Complex
• The Last Guardian

10. The Mother-Daughter Book Club

• The Mother-Daughter Book Club
• Much Ado About Anne
• Dear Pen Pal
• Pies and Prejudice
• Home for the Holidays
• Wish You Were Eyre

FREE Printable Middle School Series Summer Reading List

To help you head to the library, bookstore, or purchase online, as well as to keep track of what your child has read already, I have created a free printable of these Middle School Series books.

Click here to download your Middle School Series Books Summer Reading List FREE Printable

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