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Middle Grade About Growing Up
Explore middle grade books about growing up for children.
627 books
Tate Family #3
Your Move, J.P.!
Lois Lowry
J.P. is willing to do anything to impress his new crush, but a small lie quickly spirals into a massive, hilarious compl
Ages 8–12
Fly on the Wall
E. Lockhart
Gretchen Yee is a student at a competitive arts school who gets exactly what she wished for: a transformation that lets
Ages 12–15
Solimar #1
The Sword of the Monarchs
Pam Muñoz Ryan
Sunlight through a sword-shaped rock sends a swarm of monarch butterflies to Solimar, bringing a mysterious magic just b
Ages 8–12
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Fear Street #21
Broken Date
R.L. Stine
Everything is perfect until Tom breaks a date; now Jamie is being stalked and threatened by the boy she once loved and t
Ages 12–18
The Door of No Return #1
The Door of No Return
Kwame Alexander
An Asante boy’s life is forever changed when he is stolen from his nineteenth-century village in this powerful story tol
Ages 10–14
Bloodchild
Tim Bowler
Will can feel a terrifying secret lurking in his town, but uncovering the truth puts him directly in the sights of peopl
Ages 12–16
The Boy/Girl Battle #10
A Spy Among the Girls
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
As Valentine's Day nears, the ongoing rivalry between the Malloy sisters and the Hatford brothers takes a funny turn whe
Ages 8–12
Charlie Thorne #3
Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra
Stuart Gibbs
Charlie Thorne races across the globe to decode an ancient stone tablet and find a powerful treasure hidden centuries ag
Ages 10–14
The Bear Nobody Wanted
Allan Ahlberg
A very proud teddy bear with a high opinion of himself endures a series of mishaps before finally finding a place where
Ages 7–11
The Beat I Drum
Dusti Bowling
Connor searches for his own rhythm as he manages Tourette's Syndrome, complicated friendships, and the ups and downs of
Ages 8–12
Alice #3
Lovingly Alice
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Eleven-year-old Alice faces the challenges of sixth grade and the mysteries of growing up in this look at how she became
Ages 9–12
The Logan Family Saga #9
The Road to Memphis
Mildred D. Taylor
Explore challenges of racial injustice, complex friendships, and growing up in the Jim Crow South with Cassie Logan, who
Ages 12–17
Lookout! World War II #2
Heroes
Elizabeth Newbery
Bravery comes in many forms during World War II, from famous leaders to the everyday citizens who risked everything to h
Ages 8–13
My Weird School Fast Facts #4
Space, Humans, and Farts
Dan Gutman
Jupiter has fifty moons and Albert Einstein’s brain was once stolen; get ready for a wild ride through the weirdest fact
Ages 7–10
Legends of Lone Wolf #12
The Deathlord of Ixia
Joe Dever, John Grant
Battle the vile Deathlord of Ixia and his legendary staff in a quest where your choices determine the fate of the people
Ages 10–14
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
Ride On #1
Phoenix
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
For the child who finds solace in the company of animals and is learning to bounce back after difficult times.
Ages 8–12
When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead
Four mysterious letters containing secrets about the future pull Miranda into a race to prevent a tragedy in her New Yor
Ages 9–13
Walk Two Moons #2
Walk Two Moons
Sharon Creech
Sal retraces her missing mother's footsteps on a cross-country road trip, weaving together stories of family secrets and
Ages 10–14
A Monster Calls
Patrick Ness
Thirteen-year-old Conor is haunted by a recurring nightmare as his mother battles cancer. One night, an ancient tree mon
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 White Darkness
Geraldine McCaughrean
Symone, a troubled fourteen-year-old, is taken to Antarctica by her uncle, believing it's a vacation. She soon discovers
Ages 10–14
The Green Glass Sea #1
The Green Glass Sea
Ellen Klages
Dewey travels across the country by train in 1943 to find her father, only to discover he is working on a top-secret gov
Ages 10–14
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
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Chapter Books
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Young Adult
(1905)
Graphic Novels
(503)
Picture Books
(318)
Poetry
(138)
Early Readers
(101)
Board Books
(8)
Growing Up by Age Group
Books for Growing Up for Ages 0–3
(1283)
Books for Growing Up for Ages 12–18
(13059)
Books for Growing Up for Ages 4–7
(4804)
Books for Growing Up for Ages 8–11
(11169)
