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Writing & Storytelling Middle Grade – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Writing & Storytelling Middle Grade

Explore middle grade books about writing & storytelling for children.

205 books

Cover of Time for Change

American Girl: Girl of the Year #3

Time for Change

Juggling dance, poetry, and leadership, Gabby realizes that growing up might mean letting go of old passions to make roo

Cover of The Ersatz Elevator

A Series of Unfortunate Events #6

The Ersatz Elevator

Dark staircases and parsley soda await the Baudelaire orphans as they try to outsmart a liar and escape a new cycle of m

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The Emerald City of Oz

Journey through a magical land built from the imaginations of children, woven together by the Royal Historian of Oz and

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Cover of Father Water, Mother Woods

Father Water, Mother Woods

Gary Paulsen

The rugged woods of Minnesota come alive in these true stories of hunting, fishing, and the quiet lessons learned while

Ages 10–14

Cover of Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen

Dork Diaries #9

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Dorky Drama Queen

Rachel Renée Russell

Nikki Maxwell faces her ultimate nightmare when her diary falls into the hands of her rival, MacKenzie, in this hilariou

Cover of Curtain Call

Babymouse: Tales from the Locker #4

Jennifer L. Holm

Babymouse is determined to take center stage in the school play, but she soon learns that managing lines and set design

Cover of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Origami Yoda #1

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger

A finger puppet gives surprisingly wise advice to middle schoolers, leading Tommy to investigate whether the paper Yoda

Cover of The Hostile Hospital

A Series of Unfortunate Events #8

The Hostile Hospital

Expect only misery and despair as the clever Baudelaire orphans face suspicious shopkeepers, unnecessary surgery, and st

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The One and Only Ivan #4

The One and Only Family

Katherine Applegate

Life at the sanctuary changes forever when silverback Ivan becomes a father to twins, sparking memories of his own long-

Cover of The Austere Academy

A Series of Unfortunate Events #5

The Austere Academy

The Baudelaire orphans arrive at a school with a motto about death, beginning a bleak new chapter of strict rules and un

Cover of The Vile Village

A Series of Unfortunate Events #7

The Vile Village

Migrating crows, an angry mob, and very strange hats await the Baudelaire orphans in a dismal village where they face a

Cover of Super Sleuth

Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy #1

Nancy Clancy trades her plumes for a magnifying glass to track down a classmate's missing treasure in her first chapter

Cover of Again, Again

For teens grappling with 'what-ifs' after a family crisis, this inventive story explores how different choices can lead

Cover of The Inside Story

The Sisters Grimm #8

The Inside Story

Michael Buckley

Sabrina and Daphne Grimm fall inside a magical book where they must outrun a tyrannical editor to stop a villain from re

Cover of Judy Moody

Whether she is in a bad mood or a back-to-school mood, Judy Moody’s big personality shines as she tackles a creative cla

Cover of Just Dance

Patricia MacLachlan

Sylvie trades farm life for a summer as a town reporter, searching for big-city excitement among the small-town secrets

Cover of The Dragon's Code

Thea Stilton #1

The Dragon's Code

Journalism teacher Thea Stilton and five unique students must team up at Mouseford Academy to crack the code and find a

Cover of The Ice Cream Machine

The Machine Series #1

The Ice Cream Machine

Meet a robot nanny, a mechanical prodigy, and a penguin running a boardwalk stand in six wild stories all centered aroun

Cover of Wishtree

Katherine Applegate

An old oak tree named Red has spent centuries listening to people’s secrets, but now he must speak up to protect a new f

Cover of Polly's March

The Historical House #1

Thirteen-year-old Polly risks clashing with her family in 1914 as she joins the suffragette movement and marches for the

Cover of Becoming Muhammad Ali

Becoming Muhammad Ali

James Patterson, Kwame Alexander

Cassius Clay was just a kid in Louisville facing school struggles and racism before a stolen bike led him to the boxing

Cover of Tristan Strong Keeps Punching

Tristan Strong #3

Tristan Strong Keeps Punching

At a family reunion in New Orleans, Tristan Strong must confront a mysterious girl and an old enemy to save his magic ce

Cover of The Wide Window

A Series of Unfortunate Events #3

The Wide Window

For children processing the anxiety of constant change or the loss of a loved one, this darkly funny tale proves that ev

Cover of Soccer Mania

Fancy Nancy: Nancy Clancy #6

Fancy Nancy is learning big new words in class, but on the soccer field, her only goal is to move from mediocre to sligh

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