These are my recommendations for books to add to your shelf for middle and early high school. I have read and used all of them personally.
This is a great companion book to your ELA curriculum or a good review. They use dyslexia-friendly font, too which is helpful.
Ace English Language Arts: Middle School Guide
I love The Big Fat Notebook series!
Everything You Need to Ace World History
This is a fantastic companion for high school biology
Everything You Need to Ace Biology Notebook
This is a good overview of American History, but some chapters need to be supplemented with decolonized resources like The Indiginous History of the United States and Zinn's People's History of the United States for Young Readers.
Everything You Need to Ace American History
Hands down the best American History book for high school. This is secular and decolonized.
A Young People's History of the United States
A must-have for your American History curriculum.
Indigenous Peoples' History of the U.S.
This is another must-have for a decolonized American History class. We use it as a companion book as it is laid out in chronological order.
A Queer History of the United States for Young People
This is a fantastic detailed overview of protists that I had difficulty finding in high school biology books.
A World in a Drop of Water: Exploring with Microscope
I love this comparative religion book as a supplement to world history. It has QR codes with links to videos and lots of additional resources. Be sure to check out all the links and videos in the book.
Comparative Religion: Investigate the World
This book is an absolute must for American History and botany.
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults
This is a classic. It introduces different plant families and easy waya to recognize them.
Botany in a Day: Patterns Method of Plant ID
I am a fan the Botany in 8 Lessons books and labs. They are consise.
Botany in 8 Lessons; Student Text
I like Essentials in Writing as a core book for ELA. The videos are short and easy to follow, too.
Essentials In Writing
This is an great overview of middle-school math concepts.
Everything You Need to Ace Math: Middle School
It covers both pre-algebra and algebra 1. It is in easy to read dyslexia-friendly font. It has all the formulas and ideas nicely organized to help students learn to take notes in math.
Ace Pre-Algebra and Algebra I Big Fat Notebook
Classic
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Study Guide
This is by far the easiest way to read Shakespeare. The modern version is side by side with the original. This is also one of my favorite Shakespeare plays.
Twelfth Night (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 8)
This has the Shakespeare version on one side and a modern translation on the other making it super easy to understand and accessible.
