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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

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Warriors: A Starless Clan #3

Frostpaw struggles to lead RiverClan while Tigerstar watches her every move and shifting warrior codes push the fragile

Cover of The Experiment

Nathan is a typical sixth-grader with a cosmic secret, but when other families from his planet start disappearing, he mu

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Dork Diaries #13

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Birthday

Rachel Renée Russell

Nikki Maxwell’s dream pool party is turning into a total disaster as she tries to balance a huge guest list with a tiny

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Carl Hiaasen's Florida Novels #4

Chomp

Carl Hiaasen

Wahoo Cray struggles to manage his animal-wrangler father and an ego-driven TV star in the Everglades, until a real-life

Ages 10–14

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Septimus Heap #1

A seventh son disappears and a violet-eyed baby is found in the snow, sparking a humorous quest full of ancient charms a

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Keeper of the Lost Cities #1

Keeper of the Lost Cities

Shannon Messenger

Sophie is a telepath who has never felt at home among humans, but a mysterious boy is about to show her where she truly

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The 39 Clues #10

Into the Gauntlet

Margaret Peterson Haddix

Amy and Dan Cahill face their final, most dangerous challenge as they race across five continents to protect a secret th

Cover of Escape

Six different kids must survive a shipwreck and a vicious storm on the Pacific Ocean with no food, no water, and almost

Cover of Sky

Warriors: A Starless Clan #2

RiverClan is in shambles and their medicine cat is hiding a massive secret. As the warrior code begins to shift, no cat

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Warriors: Super Edition #1

Firestar's Quest

Haunted by visions of a disaster, Firestar discovers that his ancestors have hidden a dark secret, forcing him to leave

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The Royal Book of Oz

The Scarecrow is determined to find his family roots, but his journey leads to a mysterious disappearance that only Doro

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The Three Rancheros #3

Beverly, Right Here

Beverly strikes out on her own to build a new life, finding that true independence means choosing the people who become

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Deenie's world shifts from modeling dreams to medical reality when a scoliosis diagnosis forces her into a restrictive b

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The Mihi Ever After #2

When Tomorrow Burns

When an ancient book of prophecies foretells fire and destruction for Seattle, three estranged middle school friends, No

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The Hybrid Prince

Tui T. Sutherland

Umber leaves his life as a goofy little brother behind to protect his sister, fleeing to a hidden island of dragons wher

Cover of Heartbeat

The rhythm of Annie's heartbeat stays steady as she runs through a year of change, from a new sibling to her grandfather

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Warriors: The Prophecies Begin #4

A traitor lurks in the forest and a sinister omen haunts the Clan. Fireheart must lead his cats through a sweltering sum

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The Door of No Return #2

Kwame Alexander

Charley dreams of being a professional pitcher in the 1920s South. To find her way, she must uncover family secrets and

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #12

The Penultimate Peril

The Baudelaire orphans face harpoon guns, unsavory curry, and a notorious villain in this penultimate chapter of misery

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Dork Diaries #4

Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess

Rachel Renée Russell

Nikki Maxwell hits the ice for a skating competition to save an animal shelter, but she'll have to outsmart her rival Ma

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Warriors: Super Edition #12

Squirrelflight's Hope

Squirrelflight is torn between her duty as a deputy and her own conscience when the five Clans turn their anger toward a

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The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower #1

The Life and Crimes of Bernetta Wallflower

Bernetta is framed for cheating and loses her scholarship. With only three months to find $9,000, she devises a risky pl

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Double Dog Dare

Kansas and Francine start as bitter rivals in an epic dare war, only to find they are both facing the same messy challen

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The Madman of Piney Woods

Christopher Paul Curtis

Two boys playing in the woods of Ontario stumble upon the deep, hidden scars left behind by the American Civil War and t

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