MIDDLE SCHOOL

Personal responsibility

The Naked Mole-Rat Letters by Mary Amato
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell
Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
She's so Money by Cherry Cheva

Honesty

Red Kayak by Priscilla Cummings
She's so Money by Cherry Cheva
The Naked Mole-Rat Letters by Mary Amato
No More Dead Dogs by Gordon Korman
Nothing But the Truth by Avi

Compassion

Joyride by Gretchen Olson
Over the Wall by John Ritter
Heck, Superhero by Martine Leavitt
Finding Grace by Alyssa Brugman
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

Acceptance

Ghost Boy by Iain Lawrence
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Side Effects by Amy Koss
Tangerine by Edward Bloor

Respect

Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki (picture book but can be used by all ages for themes)
Over the Wall by John Ritter
Black Beauty by Anna Sewell
Code Talker by Joseph Bruchac