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Middle Grade About Growing Up
Explore middle grade books about growing up for children.
634 books
Everything on a Waffle
Polly Horvath
Living in a small fishing village, eleven-year-old Primrose searches for hope and meaning after her parents are tragical
Ages 9–12
The Key to Flambards
Linda Newbery
For the child adjusting to a physical injury or a major move, this story follows Grace as she finds healing and mystery
Ages 9–12
Malcolm Lives!
Ibram X. Kendi
Trace the life and legacy of an influential American leader through archival photos and documents that reveal the man be
Ages 10–14
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The Last Firefox #1
The Last Firefox
Lee Newbery
For the child who struggles with 'what-ifs' and anxiety, this magical adventure shows how protecting something small can
Ages 8–12
The Borrowers #5
The Borrowers Avenged
Mary Norton
After a narrow escape from a dark attic, the Clock family of tiny people searches for a new home inside the walls of an
Ages 8–12
See You in the Cosmos
Jack Cheng
Armed with a golden iPod and his dog Carl Sagan, eleven-year-old Alex sets off on a road trip to send his personal messa
Ages 10–14
The Troll Trilogy #1
Troll Fell
Katherine Langrish
Orphaned Peer must outwit his greedy uncles and the sinister creatures lurking beneath the mountain in this Viking-age a
Ages 8–12
The Shouting Wind Trilogy #3
The Kind Ghosts
Linda Newbery
For the teenager navigating the pain of family rejection while searching for a sense of purpose and a place to belong du
Ages 12–16
The Cow-Tail Switch And Other West African Stories
Harold Courlander, George Herzog
Trickster turtles and clever hunters roam the forests and plains in these seventeen Ashanti tales that explain how the w
Ages 8–12
Songs of Freedom #1
The Battle for Baramulla
Mallika Ravikumar
Young Zooni must find courage and decide where her loyalties lie when a wave of violent attacks threatens the independen
Ages 9–13
The Sterkarm Trilogy #1
The Sterkarm Handshake
Susan Price
Caught in a time-travel tunnel between the modern era and a 16th-century border clan, Andrea must choose which world tru
Ages 14–18
Kay Harker #2
The Box of Delights
John Masefield
Young Kay is thrust into a world of magic and danger when he is entrusted with the protection of a mysterious, powerful
Ages 8–12
At the Firefly Gate
Linda Newbery
Moving to the country leaves Henry feeling lonely, until a friendship with an elderly neighbor pulls him into a mysterio
Ages 9–12
Summer of the Fruit Virus
Trevor Pacelli
For the neurodivergent child needing to process the anxiety of a world turned upside down. This story explores navigatin
Ages 8–12
The Moves Make the Man
Bruce Brooks
The friendship between two boys in North Carolina becomes a complex game of survival as they navigate the hard truths of
Ages 10–14
Faker
Gordon Korman
Trey’s family moves constantly to pull off his dad’s elaborate cons, but Trey is tired of the lies and ready to trade th
Ages 8–12
The Baby-Sitter
R. L. Stine
Jenny’s new babysitting job for the Hagens takes a dark turn when an unknown person begins to harass her in this tense p
Ages 12–16
The Watcher in the Woods
Florence Engel Randall
An eerie presence haunts the edge of the woods, drawing two sisters into a supernatural mystery as soon as they move int
Ages 9–13
Charlie Thorne #1
Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation
Stuart Gibbs
A twelve-year-old genius and thief is recruited by the CIA to find a world-changing equation hidden by Albert Einstein b
Ages 10–14
Henry Huggins #4
Otis Spofford
Beverly Cleary
Classroom prankster Otis Spofford loves to stir up trouble, but he might have gone too far when he targets the quietest
Ages 8–12
The Rhythm of Time #1
The Rhythm of Time
Questlove, S. A. Cosby
A custom cell phone accidentally sends Rahim back to 1997 Philadelphia. He must fix the past and dodge government agents
Ages 8–12
The Gadget
Paul Zindel
Secrecy shrouds Los Alamos in 1945 as thirteen-year-old Stephen discovers the moral weight of the mystery project his fa
Ages 10–14
Randolph Caldecott: An Illustrated Life
Claudette Hegel
Perfect for the child who loves to draw, this biography shows how a quiet bank clerk followed his passion to become a le
Ages 9–12
From E to You
Chris d'Lacey, Linda Newbery
For the teenager grappling with a recent loss or family secrets. This email-based story follows two teens finding connec
Ages 12–16
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