The introduction to this bibliography gives a definition of the middle school and indicates that in 1966 the number of such schools in the United States was 499. The compiler points out the disadvantages of the junior high in contrast to the advantages of the middle school. In addition, he includes a brief review of two books which support opposite sides of the controversy. The selected unannotated bibliography, compiled from "Education Index" and "Research in Education," contains citations for five books, 43 journal articles, and three reports. (JS)