Horse Heaven Hills Middle School

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a babyelephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

Almost Home by Joan Bauer

Sixth-grader Sugar and her mother lose their beloved house and experience the harsh world ofhomelessness.

Doll Bones by Holly Black

Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting outimaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a dollmade from the ashes of a dead girl.

Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea

Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the betterby "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt

Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes

Gaby Ramirez Howard volunteers at the animal shelter by writing adoption advertisements and would liketo adopt a cat named Feather but with her mother deported to Honduras Gaby has no home herself.

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from herbeloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroadtracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.

Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famouspoems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem. You will then want to read HateThat Cat also by Creech.

Flora & Ulysses : The Illuminated Adventures by Kate DiCamillo (2014 Newbery Award Winner)

A girl named Flora and a squirrel named Ulysses, whose life was saved by Flora after he was involved inan incident with a vacuum cleaner, team up to use Ulysses' superpowers to conquer villains and protectthe weak.

Out of My Mind by Sharon Draper

Considered by many to be mentally challenged, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsydiscovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke

Orphaned brothers Prosper and Bo, having run away from their cruel aunt and uncle, decide to hide out inVenice where they fall in with the Thief Lord, a thirteen-year-old boy who leads a crime ring of streetchildren.

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos

To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention orcontrolling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts getting worked up andacting wired.

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm

In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.

The Contract by Derek Jeter

In Kalamazoo, Michigan, eight-year-old Derek Jeter, who dreams of playing for the New York Yankees,learns what it takes to be a champion on and off the field.

Stolen Children by Peg Kehret

Amy's babysitting course taught first aid, how to bathe a baby, and tips for a happy bedtime. It did notcover what to do if two thugs show up, intent on stealing the baby. In this suspenseful thriller, awardingwinning author Peg Kehret creates a spunky heroine who uses her wits and a big dose of courage as sheattempts to save herself and the toddler in her care

Schooled by Gordon Korman

Cap lives in isolation with his grandmother, a former hippie; but when she falls from a tree and breaksher hip, Cap is sent to a foster home where he has his first experience in a public school.

Eight Keys by Suzanne LaFleur

When twelve-year-old Elise, orphaned since age three, becomes disheartened by middle school, with itsbullies, changing relationships, and higher expectations, keys to long-locked rooms and messages fromher late father help her cope.

Dash by Kirby Larson

When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, herclassmates, and her beloved dog Dash; and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings toher one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash.

War Horse by Michael Morpurgo

Joey is a war horse but he wasn't always. Albert was his master but when World War II came alongeverything changed for Joey.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected tosurvive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan,which entails enduring the taunts and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just anotherstudent.

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off thecourt as their father ignores his declining health.

Dark Eden by Patrick Carman

Fifteen-year-old Will Besting, plagued by crippling phobias, is sent by his doctor to Fort Eden where heand six other teens are treated by spending time in fear chambers where they confront their worstnightmares, and although they all emerge feeling emboldened, in time unexplained aches and pains make them wonder what is really happening to them.

The Selection by Kiera Cass

"Sixteen-year-old America Singer is living in the caste-divided nation of Illea, which formed after thewar that destroyed the United States. America is chosen to compete in the Selection--a contest to seewhich girl can win the heart of Illea's prince--but all she really wants is a chance for a future with hersecret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her"--Provided by publisher.

Better Off Friends by Elizabeth Eulberg

Macallan and Levi are best friends from the first day they meet in seventh grade, but over the yearstheir close friendship keeps interfering with their dating life because everyone else regards them as acouple.

Michael Vey: The Prisoner of Cell 25 by Richard Paul Evans

Fourteen-year-old Michael discovers he has special electrical powers and, with the help of his bestfriends, becomes aware that there are other teens with similar powers, but something or someone ishunting them and, after Michael's mother is kidnapped, he will need to rely on his powers and his friends to rescue his mom, protect himself, and save the others.

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

Based on the life of Jack Gruener, this book relates his story of survival from the Nazi occupation ofKrakow, when he was eleven, through a succession of concentration camps, to the final liberation ofDachau.

January by Gabrielle Lord

"On New Year's Eve, Cal is chased down the street by a staggering, sick man with a deadly warning,"They killed your father. They'll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days". Hurled into a life on therun, with a price on his head, the 15-year-old fugitive is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law andruthless criminals, Cal must somehow uncover the truth about his father's mysterious death and ahistory-changing secret". This is the first book in the Conspiracy 365 series.

I am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

In rural Ohio, friendships and a beautiful girl prove distracting to a fifteen-year-old who has hidden onEarth for ten years waiting to develop the Legacies, or powers, he will need to rejoin the other sixsurviving Garde members and fight the Mogadorians who destroyed their planet, Lorien.

Legend by Marie Lu

In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

Bang by Barry Lyga

A new friend and their YouTube cooking channel help fourteen-year-old Sebastian move on fromaccidentally shooting his infant sister ten years earlier.

Cryer's Cross by Lisa McMann

Seventeen-year-old Kendall, who suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, lives with her parents on a potato farm in a tiny community in Montana, where two teenagers go missing within months of each other, with no explanation.

A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen

When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz were trapped on the easternside where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic were in the West--fouryears later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom.

Run, Boy, Run : A Novel by Uri Orlev

Based on the true story of a nine-year-old boy who escapes the Warsaw Ghetto and must survivethroughout the war in the Nazi-occupied Polish countryside.

Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson

Tandy Angel is, along with her brothers, a suspect in their parents' murder but having grown up underMalcolm and Maud Angel's perfectionist demands, Tandy decides she must clear the family name nomatter what.

Scribbler of Dreams by Mary Pearson

Despite her family's long feud with the Crutchfields, seventeen-year-old Kaitlin falls in love with BramCrutchfield--the son of the man her father murdered--and weaves a tangled web of deception to conceal her identity from him.

The Summer of Letting Go by Gae Polisner

Four years after her brother, Simon, drowned while in her charge, Francesca, now fifteen, begins tomove on after a summer of caring for Frankie, who seems to be Simon reincarnated, and getting closer to her best friend's boyfriend.

Shadow on the Mountain by Margi Preus

In Nazi-occupied Norway, fourteen-year-old Espen joins the resistance movement, graduating fromdeliverer of illegal newspapers to courier and spy.

Mosquitoland by David Arnold

When she learns that her mother is sick in Ohio, Mim confronts her demons on a thousand-mile odyssey from Mississippi that redefines her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima

Relates the intertwining fates of former street gang leader Han Alister and headstrong Princess Raisa,as Han takes possession of an amulet that once belonged to an evil wizard and Raisa uncovers aconspiracy in the Grey Wolf Court.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Sixteen-year-old Tessa Gray travels to England in search of her brother only to be abducted by theDark Sisters, residents of London's Downworld, home to the city's supernatural folk, and she becomesthe object of much attention--both good and bad--when it is discovered she has the power to transform at will into another person.

Something In Between by Melissa De la Cruz

After learning of her family's illegal immigrant status, Jasmine realizes that college may be impossible and that deportation is a real threat, uncertainties she endures as she falls for the son of acongressman who opposes an immigration reform bill.

Gym Candy by Carl Deuker

Mick Johnson works hard for a placement on the varsity team during his freshman year, and decides to use steroids in order to hold onto his edge, despite the consequences to his health and social life.

A Little Something Different: Fourteen Viewpoints, One Love Story by Sandy Hall

The creative writing teacher, the local baristas, his best friend, her roommate, and the squirrel in thepark all have one thing in common-they believe that Gabe and Lea should get together. They have a lot in common, but unfortunately, Lea is reserved, Gabe is shy, and despite their mutual crush, it looks likethey are never going to work things out.

To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han (Book 1)

What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them...all at once? Sixteen-year-oldLara Jean keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. They aren't love letters that anyoneelse wrote for her; these are ones she's written. One for every boy she's ever loved--five in all. Whenshe writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life,because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, LaraJean's love life goes from imaginary to out of control. This book is followed by P.S. I Still Love You andAlways and Forever, Lara Jean.

When We Collided by Emery Lord

Bipolar seventeen-year-old Vivi is escaping home (and her meds) in Verona Cove, California, where"townie" Jonah is trying to keep his family afloat after his father's death. The two quickly findthemselves in a relationship as confusing and intense as one of Vivi's manic episodes. Both characters' experiences read true, but Vivi's voice--which changes poignantly and seamlessly with her moods--steals the show.

Bang by Barry Lyga

Fourteen-year-old Sebastian lives in the past: when he was four years old, he accidentally shot and killed his four-month-old sister. This haunts him, leading to obsessive self-hate and suicidal feelings. He is waiting, in fact, for the voice in his head to tell him it's time to effect his end. That time seemsimminent as his past and future seem to come together, faster and faster until he meets Aneesa. Thetwo become friends, bonding over a YouTube channel they create that features Sebastian making pizzas.

Delirium by Lauren Oliver

Lena looks forward to receiving the government-mandated cure that prevents the delirium of love andleads to a safe, predictable, and happy life, until ninety-five days before her eighteenth birthday andher treatment, when she falls in love.

Out of Nowhere by Maria Padian

Performing community service for pulling a stupid prank against a rival high school, soccer star Tomtutors a Somali refugee with soccer dreams of his own.

The Ghost of Graylock by Dan Poblocki

Staying with their aunts over the summer, Neil Cady, his sister Bree, and their new friends Wesley andEric, set out to explore Greylock Hall, an abandoned psychiatric hospital which is supposed to be haunted by the ghost of Nurse Janet.

All American Boys by Jason Reynolds

When a quick stop at the corner store suddenly escalates into police brutality, high school classmatesRashad (who is African American) and Quinn (who is white) are linked and altered by the violence--Rashad as victim and Quinn as witness. This nuanced novel explores issues of racism, power, and justice with ethnically diverse characters.

A List of Cages by Robin Roe

Fourteen-year-old Julian Harlow looks "like an anime character," with shiny black hair almost falling into his "enormous round eyes." He is shy, sweet, and secretly good at singing and storytelling, but his uncle is beating the light, and life, out of him. Adam Blake, a high school senior, knows and loves Julian because the boy came to live with him and his mother as a foster child after his parents were killed. But it's been five years since Julian's abusive uncle took him in, and the boy, young-seeming for 14, is decidedly worse for wear.

A book is checked out for two weeks. You can renew a book for another two weeks, but we need to see it to renew the book if you bring it to the library. You can also renew a book online with your library account.

Horse Heaven Hills Middle School has a diverse population of readers from emergent to fluent, and from elementary to high school readers. HHHMS has books in the library with yellow “YA” sticker on the spine. The “YA” sticker stands for Young Adult. When a book has the “YA” sticker, it means the content of the book is of mature subject matter. Students should be allowed to self-level their reading according to their maturity and approval of their parent/guardian.

Sixth grade students need parent permission to check out "young adult" books from our library. All Kennewick middle schools require their sixth grade students to have a permission slip signed and on file. The purpose is to open discussion and help parents and their children be aware of the variety of books in a middle school collection.

If a book is lost or damaged, it needs to be replaced or the fine needs to be paid. You can replace the book with a gently used or new copy of the book. Bookworm, Hastings, Barnes and Noble and Amazon are good options.

Go the library search and select login username: Firstnamelastname (andreahooper) password: Student Number (0000000) If your account does not work please come to the library to have it reset.

Yes, just login to your library account to renew a book from home. If your book is overdue or is on hold, you are NOT able to renew the book.

A hold notice will be given to your reading teacher and will be put on the hold board in the library. Books are only held for one week.

You can have two books on hold.

There are two forms of audiobooks, either an MP3 player or a Play-A-Way with the print copy of the book. The library does check out audio books to students, but be advised they count as two items at check out. Earphones are provided, but we suggest students use their own personal pair.

The lab is during library hours, before school, during lunch and after school for students to finish assignments for their classes. The lab is closed to students during MAP and MSP testing. We are sorry for inconvenience.