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Middle Grade About Adoption & Foster Care
Explore middle grade books about adoption & foster care for children.
22 books
Tracy Beaker #3
Starring Tracy Beaker
Jacqueline Wilson
Tracy Beaker finally lands the lead in the school play, but she’s mostly hoping her glamorous mother will actually show
Ages 8–12
Lock and Key
Sarah Dessen
Abandoned by her mother, Ruby moves into a world of wealth and private schools where she must decide if she is brave eno
Ages 12–18
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
Bod is a normal boy except for one thing: he lives in a graveyard and is being raised by ghosts. He is safe among the to
Ages 10–14
Septimus Heap #1
Magyk
Angie Sage
A seventh son disappears and a violet-eyed baby is found in the snow, sparking a humorous quest full of ancient charms a
Ages 9–12
Redwall #8
Outcast of Redwall
Brian Jacques
Veil, a ferret raised by kind mice at Redwall, faces a choice between his adoptive home and his biological father, a rut
Ages 9–13
Unwind Dystology #1
Unwind
Neal Shusterman
Three teens on the run must stay alive and intact in a terrifying society that harvests children for parts unless they c
Ages 13–18
The Candy Shop War #2
Arcade Catastrophe
Brandon Mull
Winning tickets at Arcadeland might grant kids the power to fly or breathe underwater, but Nate suspects a darker secret
Ages 8–12
Modern Faerie Tales #3
Ironside
Holly Black
To earn her place at the King's side, pixie Kaye must embark on a treacherous quest to find the impossible: a member of
Ages 13–18
Odder
Katherine Applegate
Odder the sea otter loves underwater acrobatics, but a run-in with a great white shark forces her to find a new kind of
Ages 8–12
Dogtown #1
Dogtown
Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko
A stray dog, a robot dog, and a clever mouse team up on a dangerous journey to find the forever homes they have been dre
Ages 8–12
On the Jellicoe Road
Melina Marchetta
Taylor Markham searches for her identity and the truth about her past while living at an Australian boarding school afte
Ages 14–18
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Kelly Barnhill
Raised by a forest witch and a tiny dragon, a young girl discovers a well of dangerous magic inside herself that she mus
Ages 8–12
Wings #1
Wings
Aprilynne Pike
Fifteen-year-old Laurel’s life changes forever when a plant blooms from her back, revealing her hidden fairy identity an
Ages 12–17
The Great Gilly Hopkins
Katherine Paterson
Eleven-year-old Gilly is a brilliant, unmanageable foster kid with a plan to escape, until she meets the strange family
Ages 10–14
Keeper of the Lost Cities #8
Legacy
Shannon Messenger
Sophie Foster hunts for the truth about her past, only to find that every new clue pulls her and her friends deeper into
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
CHERUB #11
Brigands M.C.
Robert Muchamore
For older readers grappling with feelings of unfairness, this gritty thriller follows a teen seeking justice after the l
Ages 11–16
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
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
Heaven #1
Heaven
Angela Johnson
A stormy summer afternoon shatters fourteen-year-old Marley's world when a hidden truth makes her question if her family
Ages 12–16
The Whispering Road #1
The Whispering Road
Livi Michael
Two siblings flee a life of servitude for a perilous journey to Manchester, where a desperate betrayal threatens their h
Ages 10–14
The Ogress and the Orphans
Kelly Barnhill
For children observing unfairness or 'fake news' in the world, this sophisticated fable shows how kindness and truth can
Ages 8–13
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