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Explore middle grade books about growing up for children.
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Dragonwatch #2
Wrath of the Dragon King
Brandon Mull
For the child who thrives on high stakes and is learning that true courage means making difficult choices even when they
Ages 8–14
Truesight #2
The Seer
David Stahler Jr.
For the teen navigating the pressures of fitting in while trying to stay true to their own values in a world obsessed wi
Ages 12–16
Penny from Heaven
Jennifer L. Holm
Penny wants a 1953 summer of baseball and ice cream, but family feuds and historical prejudices threaten to keep her wor
Ages 8–12
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Lorien Legacies #1
I Am Number Four
Pittacus Lore
Nine alien children are hiding on Earth to escape the invaders who destroyed their planet, but they can only be killed i
Ages 12–18
Robin Lady of Legend
R. M. ArceJaeger
For the reader finding their own path when expectations feel like a cage. A young woman steps into a legendary role to f
Ages 12–18
Subject Seven #1
Subject Seven
James Arthur Moore
For the teen seeking their own path while feeling like a cog in someone else's machine. A high-stakes adventure about cl
Ages 12–16
Men of Stone
Gayle Friesen
For the teen struggling with toxic anger and the weight of a local bully, this powerful story offers a path toward forgi
Ages 12–15
After the Wreck, I Picked Myself Up, Spread My Wings, and Flew Away
Joyce Carol Oates
Everything feels raw and sharp for Jenna after the bridge accident, until a mysterious boy named Crow begins to pull her
Ages 14–18
Young Royals #3
Doomed Queen Anne
Carolyn Meyer
Anne Boleyn uses her wit and charm to win the heart of a King, but her climb to the throne leads her toward a tragic and
Ages 12–16
Fly by Night #1
Fly by Night
Frances Hardinge
Locked in a mill with only her biting pet goose for company, twelve-year-old Mosca Mye possesses the one gift that is da
Ages 10–14
The Dream Merchant
Isabel Hoving
Twelve-year-old Josh and his friends are pulled into a mysterious corporation's trap within a strange world suspended be
Ages 11–15
Car-Jacked
Ali Sparkes
For the overprotected child finding their own strength, this high stakes thriller follows a neurodivergent prodigy who m
Ages 9–13
A Sea So Far
Jean Thesman
United by grief and a love for stories, two girls from very different worlds flee the wreckage of the 1906 San Francisco
Ages 10–14
Truesight #3
Otherspace
David Stahler Jr.
For the teenager grappling with their place in a divided world, this finale explores the courage needed to see the truth
Ages 12–17
Donald Duk
Frank Chin
Twelve-year-old Donald Duk navigates San Francisco's Chinatown on Chinese New Year while wrestling with his name and his
Ages 11–15
The Voyage of QV 66
Penelope Lively
In a world where humans have fled to Mars, five animals travel from northern England to London to solve the mystery of t
Ages 8–12
Ingo #3
The Deep
Helen Dunmore
When the ancient, shape-shifting Kraken wakes from its slumber, Sapphire and her brother Conor must journey into the Dee
Ages 9–12
Skulduggery Pleasant #2
Playing with Fire
Derek Landy
Vampires and villains overrun Ireland after a prison break, forcing a skeleton detective and his partner into a fight ag
Ages 10–14
First Light
Rebecca Stead
While Peter explores the Arctic ice cap, a girl named Thea dreams of the surface from a secret world hidden deep beneath
Ages 8–12
This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work
Tiffany Jewell
These twenty essential lessons provide the vocabulary and tools needed to understand true history, confront injustice, a
Ages 10–16
Stoneheart Trilogy #2
Ironhand
Charlie Fletcher
For the child grappling with a difficult physical change or a heavy secret responsibility that sets them apart from thei
Ages 10–14
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
Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse
Ursula Moray Williams
A loyal little wooden horse sets out on a grand journey to seek his fortune and help the toymaker who has fallen on diff
Ages 7–11
Incarceron #1
Incarceron
Catherine Fisher
Finn is trapped in a sentient, sprawling prison of metal forests and decaying cities, but a crystal key offers a dangero
Ages 12–17
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