Middle School Textbooks
Please use the chart below to purchase textbooks for the 2026-27 school year.
| Grade Level | Course ID | EAN / ISBN | Title (Publisher) | Can we purchase a used book? | Is this book required, recommended, or optional? | Notes |
| Grade 5 Books: | ENGLISH 5 | 978-0763663339 | SMALL AS AN ELEPHANT | new or used | required | |
| Grade 6 Books: | ENGLISH 6: In order to allow as much choice as possible, English 6 leverages a robust classroom library. We ask families to purchase 1 of the 4 listed texts as contributions to the classroom library. If you have questions, email Jared Passmore, Grade 6 English teacher (jpassmore@stab.org). | 978-0545274258 | ICEFALL | new or used | recommended | For more information about the books students may read in Grade 6, please see here: English 6 Class Library Titles 2026 – Google Docs.pdf |
| 978-1338801903 | GHOSTS | new or used | recommended | |||
| 978-0385751841 | THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY | new or used | recommended | |||
| 9780803740167 | ROLLER GIRL | new or used | recommended | |||
| Grade 7 Books: | HUMANITIES 7 | 0744056195 | AMERICAN HISTORY: A VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA (SMITHSONIAN) – Please order the paperback version. | new | required | Like 6th grade, 7th grade leverages classroom copies of several texts, including LINCOLN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY, A RAISIN IN THE SUN, and THEY CALLED US ENEMY. Copies will provided to students at school for these portions of the curriculum. |
| HUMANITIES 7 | 0763660655 | A MONSTER CALLS | new or used | required | ||
| HUMANITIES 7 | 0060935464 | TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD | new or used | required | ||
| SPANISH 7 | 978-0991203819 | PETER VA A COLOMBIA | new or used | required for Spanish students only | ||
| Grade 8 Books: | HUMANITIES 8 | 978-0452284241 | ANIMAL FARM | new or used | required | |
| HUMANITIES 8 | 0399555498 | BEFORE WE WERE FREE | new or used | required | ||
| HUMANITIES 8 | 0375842209 | THE BOOK THIEF | new or used | required |
Updated June 16, 2026