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Middle Grade About Growing Up
Explore middle grade books about growing up for children.
627 books
American Regional #2
Strawberry Girl
Lois Lenski
Birdie Boyer works the soil of a backwoods Florida patch, dealing with difficult neighbors and the grit required to make
Ages 8–12
Miracles on Maple Hill
Virginia Sorensen
For children navigating a parent's depression or health crisis, this classic tale shows how the rhythms of nature and co
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
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Going Bovine
Libba Bray
Faced with a terminal diagnosis, sixteen-year-old Cameron joins a punk angel and a video-gaming dwarf on a surreal road
Ages 14–18
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
Rats of NIMH #1
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien
A widowed field mouse seeking help for her ailing son discovers a secret colony of genius rats who possess the technolog
Ages 8–12
Paranoid Park
Blake Nelson
A split-second mistake at an outlaw skatepark leaves a boy trapped in a web of silence, guilt, and the mounting pressure
Ages 13–18
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
Ages 8–12
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
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
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
Ingo #4
The Crossing of Ingo
Helen Dunmore
Siblings Sapphy and Conor face the most dangerous journey under the sea to protect the future of Ingo from a group of tr
Ages 9–13
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
Alex Rider #1
Stormbreaker
Anthony Horowitz
Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is thrust into the world of international espionage, undergoing brutal training to investig
Ages 10–14
Wings of Fire #4
The Dark Secret
Tui T. Sutherland
Starflight is kidnapped by his own tribe and must decide whether to stay loyal to the secretive NightWings or risk every
Ages 8–12
Aurora County #2
Each Little Bird That Sings
Deborah Wiles
Growing up in a family-run funeral home, ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger thinks she knows everything about death until l
Ages 8–12
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
Hitty: Her First Hundred Years
Rachel Field
A tiny doll carved from mountain ash witnesses a century of American history as she passes through the hands of many dif
Ages 8–12
Too Bright to See
Kyle Lukoff
While Bug's friend Moira obsesses over makeup and boys, a ghost in Bug's Vermont house begins sending messages that reve
Ages 10–14
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
The Perilous Gard
Elizabeth Marie Pope
Imprisoned in a remote 16th-century castle, Kate Sutton discovers a hidden world of druidic magic and an ancient undergr
Ages 10–14
My Swordhand Is Singing #1
My Swordhand Is Singing
Marcus Sedgwick
Peter must confront the terrifying Shadow Queen in a 17th-century village, only to realize his father’s secret history i
Ages 12–17
Lorien Legacies #2
The Power of Six
Pittacus Lore
Nine gifted children from a fallen planet hide on Earth, developing powerful Legacies while evading hunters who can only
Ages 12–17
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants #4
Forever in Blue
Ann Brashares
For teens navigating the bittersweet transition to adulthood, this final summer explores how friendships evolve when liv
Ages 14–18
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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)