Middle school students need to attain well in the affective dimension in reading. Affective objectives emphasize, among other things, students achieving quality attitudes toward reading. Quality literature might well assist the emerging adolescent to enjoy and grow in reading skills. Learners should have ample opportunities to choose reading materials from a variety of trade books. Students develop their own interests in selecting trade books for sequential progress. Middle school students need opportunities to experience a seminar approach in the reading curriculum. Reading and the affective dimension have a central role to fulfill for emerging adolescents as they find their niches and roles in life's diverse manifestations. (RS)