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Writing & Storytelling Middle Grade
Explore middle grade books about writing & storytelling for children.
205 books
Leigh Botts #1
Dear Mr. Henshaw
Beverly Cleary
A young boy navigates his changing world through letters to his favorite author in this award-winning look at family, gr
Ages 8–12
Monster
Walter Dean Myers
Sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon processes his murder trial from a prison cell, documenting the courtroom drama through the
Ages 13–18
When You Trap a Tiger
Tae Keller
When a magical tiger from her grandmother’s stories appears with a risky bargain, Lily must find the courage to confront
Ages 8–12
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Up a Road Slowly
Irene Hunt
Following the loss of her mother, Julie navigates a decade of emotional change and growth while living with her schoolte
Ages 10–14
Cut
Patricia McCormick
Inside a treatment facility, Callie struggles to break her silence and find the words to explain the pain she has been k
Ages 12–18
The View From Saturday
E.L. Konigsburg
Four distinct students find their lives intersecting through an Academic Bowl team, discovering how small acts of kindne
Ages 9–13
The Master Puppeteer
Katherine Paterson
In the hungry streets of eighteenth-century Osaka, a thirteen-year-old boy searches for a way to survive within the trad
Ages 10–14
The Other Side of Truth #1
The Other Side of Truth
Beverley Naidoo
Twelve-year-old Sade and her brother Femi must flee Nigeria for London after their family is targeted by a corrupt gover
Ages 10–14
Discworld #28
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
Terry Pratchett
A talking cat and a band of clever rats run a brilliant con as fake exterminators until they reach a town where a truly
Ages 9–14
Lucinda #1
Roller Skates
Ruth Sawyer
Ten-year-old Lucinda glides through the streets of turn-of-the-century New York on her skates, finding liberation away f
Ages 9–12
Icefall
Matthew J. Kirby
Hidden in a mountain fortress while war rages outside, Princess Solveig must figure out which of the king’s loyal soldie
Ages 9–13
Ella Enchanted
Gail Carson Levine
Cursed at birth to obey every direct order, Ella must battle ogres, wicked stepsisters, and her own magic to reclaim her
Ages 8–13
Best Friends
Jacqueline Wilson
Lifelong friends Gemma and Alice face the ultimate test when a diary secret is revealed and one of them prepares to move
Ages 8–12
Step by Wicked Step
Anne Fine
Trapped together during a storm, five children share their honest experiences of life with step-parents, finding humor a
Ages 9–13
Freak the Mighty #2
Max the Mighty
Rodman Philbrick
Max and a book-loving girl named Worm embark on a cross-country escape to find safety, riding the rails and dodging dang
Ages 10–14
The Prophecy of the Stones
Flavia Bujor
Three girls travel to the magical land of Fairytale to meet a creature named Oonagh and prepare for a massive battle bet
Ages 10–14
The Last Cuentista #1
The Last Cuentista
Donna Barba Higuera
Petra is the only person on a spaceship who remembers Earth. Now she must use her grandmother's stories to save humanity
Ages 10–14
A Series of Unfortunate Events #9
The Carnivorous Carnival
Lemony Snicket
The Baudelaire orphans encounter a terrible lie and a wolf baby at a miserable carnival in this grim ninth chapter of th
Ages 8–12
Whittington
Alan Armstrong
A master ratter cat arrives at a barn full of misfit animals, telling a legendary story that helps a young boy finally f
Ages 8–12
Fighting Words
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Della has always relied on her older sister Suki for protection, but after a family crisis, she realizes it is finally t
Ages 10–14
Iveliz Explains It All
Andrea Beatriz Arango
Iveliz is trying to manage seventh grade, her Abuela’s arrival from Puerto Rico, and the frustration of others not under
Ages 10–14
Inside Out and Back Again
Thanhhà Lại
Ten-year-old Hà flees Vietnam for Alabama, where she must find her footing in a strange new world while grieving everyth
Ages 8–12
Breaking Stalin's Nose
Eugene Yelchin
Ten-year-old Sasha must find his own way through the Soviet Union after the secret police take his father away, leaving
Ages 9–12
Archer's Goon
Diana Wynne Jones
When a silent giant moves into the Sykes' house and refuses to leave, thirteen-year-old Howard discovers his father is c
Ages 10–14
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