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Community Helpers & Jobs Middle Grade – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Community Helpers & Jobs Middle Grade

Explore middle grade books about community helpers & jobs for children.

45 books

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Stuck in leg casts after a ski crash, Carter uses drones and police cams to spy on his town until he spots something dan

Cover of Get to Work!

When Herman the Treasure Hunter visits Career Day, Ivy and Bean grab their shovels and get to work searching for a big f

Cover of Heroes

Lookout! World War II #2

Elizabeth Newbery

Bravery comes in many forms during World War II, from famous leaders to the everyday citizens who risked everything to h

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Homer Price #1

Homer Price

Robert McCloskey

Homer Price tangles with a runaway donut machine and uses a pet skunk to stop a group of bandits in these witty episodes

Ages 8–12

Cover of Roller Skates

Ten-year-old Lucinda glides through the streets of turn-of-the-century New York on her skates, finding liberation away f

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The Wheel on the School

Meindert DeJong

Six students in a tiny Dutch fishing village rally the entire town together to bring storks back to nest on their roofto

Cover of Amos Fortune, Free Man

Amos Fortune, Free Man

Elizabeth Yates

Born an African prince and stolen into slavery, Amos Fortune spends decades working with quiet dignity to purchase his o

Cover of Brigands M.C.

Robert Muchamore

For older readers grappling with feelings of unfairness, this gritty thriller follows a teen seeking justice after the l

Cover of The Accused

Theodore Boone #3

Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone usually watches the law from the sidelines, but now he must use his legal skills to cle

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Caldecott Place

Noel Streatfeild

For the child discovering that being 'in charge' means more than just making rules: it means looking out for those who h

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The Books of Ember #3

The Prophet of Yonwood

A town is gripped by a woman’s dark visions of fire, leaving young Nickie to hunt for hope in a world on the brink of a

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The Books of Ember #2

The People of Sparks

Tensions rise above ground as the people of Ember seek a new home, only to find that limited resources and mysterious va

Cover of Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

Stamped (for Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You

Sonja Cherry-Paul, Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi

For parents and kids ready to tackle the R-word, this guide explains how racist ideas began and how we can all work toge

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Half Moon Investigations

Fletcher Moon may be short, but he is a certified detective with a sharp nose for sniffing out mysteries in this fast-pa

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The Five Find-Outers #11

The Mystery of Holly Lane

The Find-Outers face a vanishing furniture mystery and a long list of suspects as they race against the local policeman

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The Ogress and the Orphans

For children observing unfairness or 'fake news' in the world, this sophisticated fable shows how kindness and truth can

Cover of The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President

The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President

Doris Kearns Goodwin

Travel from frontier cabins to elegant estates to see how four very different boys overcame their circumstances to lead

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The Five Find-Outers #6

The Mystery of the Hidden House

The Five Find-Outers create a fake mystery to trick a friend, but the game turns dangerously real when a boy actually va

Cover of The Chosen One

Carol Lynch Williams

Fourteen-year-old Kyra must choose between a forced marriage within her desert cult or leaving behind everything she lov

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The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass

A large orange cat guards a new Little Free Library that appears overnight, leading eleven-year-old Evan toward a secret

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Doctor Dolittle #1

The Story of Doctor Dolittle

A kind doctor discovers he can talk to his animal patients and sets sail for Africa on a grand mission to cure an epidem

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