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Middle Grade About Growing Up – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Middle Grade About Growing Up

Explore middle grade books about growing up for children.

634 books

Cover of Eye to Eye

Catherine Jinks

Deep in a desert wilderness, a lonely scavenger named Jansi discovers a damaged starship and forms an unexpected bond wi

Cover of Mothstorm

For the child who loves imagining the impossible, this grand finale celebrates the power of sibling bonds and bravery wh

Cover of Pippi Goes Aboard

Pippi Longstocking #2

Pippi Goes Aboard

Astrid Lindgren

The world's strongest girl returns for more high-spirited fun and wild antics alongside her loyal best friends, Tommy an

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Nancy Drew Mystery Stories #20

The Clue in the Jewel Box

Carolyn Keene

Nancy Drew and her friends set out on a puzzling hunt to help a grandmother reunite with her long-lost grandson.

Ages 8–12

Cover of A Child's History of England

A Child's History of England

Charles Dickens

For the middle-grade reader who loves a good story and wants to understand how the past shaped the present through a leg

Cover of The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

The Complete Adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie

For the child enchanted by the hidden world of the garden, these stories turn the Australian bush into a magical kingdom

Cover of The Prisoners of Time

The Prisoners of Time

For the child who loves to be the hero of their own story and needs to practice weighing consequences before making big

Cover of Dawn of the Dragons

Dawn of the Dragons

For the child who loves to be the hero, this interactive quest builds confidence through decision-making and strategic p

Cover of Vampirium

For the reader who thrives on being the hero, this interactive quest builds confidence through strategic decision-making

Cover of Fyre

Septimus Heap #7

Septimus Heap must use every ounce of his magical skill to destroy a dangerous ring and banish the Darke Domaine in this

Cover of Flyte

Septimus Heap #2

Septimus Heap must master magyk as a wizard's apprentice while a sinister shadow trails his teacher and his brother plot

Cover of Mobs Rule!

Minecraft: Stonesword Saga #2

A group of players must stop new bosses in the digital world while Po faces a plummeting popularity rating during his ru

Cover of Dragonslayer

Wings of Fire: Legends #2

Tui T. Sutherland

In a world ruled by massive dragons, three humans with very different secrets must decide if they can change the fate of

Cover of Chef's Secret

Between professional cooking and his first real relationship, Jason tries to balance his secret stresses while proving h

Cover of The Graveyard Book

The Graveyard Book

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

Cover of Many Waters

Time Quintet #4

Madeleine L'Engle

Accidentally tossed across space and time, the Murry twins land in a desert filled with unicorns and manticores just as

Cover of Winter

The Lunar Chronicles #4

Princess Winter must join forces with a cyborg mechanic and a band of rebels to overthrow an evil queen and end a war th

Cover of The Sun and the Star

The Sun and the Star

Rick Riordan, Mark Oshiro

Nico di Angelo must brave the terrors of Tartarus to save a lost friend, but the son of Hades cannot survive the journey

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Wings of Fire #8

Tui T. Sutherland

Cursed with dangerous firescales, Peril must decide if she can move past her deadly reputation to save her friends from

Cover of A Pack Divided

Survivors: The Gathering Darkness #1

Storm finally feels safe in the Wild Pack after the Big Growl, but rising internal tensions threaten to shatter the frag

Cover of The Wishing Spell

The Land of Stories #1

The Wishing Spell

For siblings navigating the ache of losing a parent, this magical adventure offers a wondrous escape into a world where

Cover of The Quest Begins

The Quest Begins

Three orphaned bear cubs from different worlds must unite to survive the wilderness, led by a mysterious shape-shifter t

Cover of A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie

Big Nate Comics #17

A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie

Nate Wright navigates the ups and downs of middle school with his friends at P.S. 38. This collection of comic strips is

Cover of Enna Burning

The Books of Bayern #2

Enna gains the terrifying power to wield fire at will, but as she uses it to defend her kingdom, she realizes the gift m

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