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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 I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

Eleven-year-old Nate Fox flees his cruel uncle and accidentally lands in the middle of a blood-soaked Revolutionary War

Cover of The Ersatz Elevator

A Series of Unfortunate Events #6

The Ersatz Elevator

Dark staircases and parsley soda await the Baudelaire orphans as they try to outsmart a liar and escape a new cycle of m

Cover of Breakaway

The 39 Clues: Unstoppable #2

From scorching heat to the frozen Arctic, Dan and Amy race to protect their family power from an enemy who knows how to

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Cover of Saving Winslow

Louie is determined to save a frail, sickly mini donkey named Winslow, finding hope and unexpected strength while his br

Cover of Father Water, Mother Woods

Father Water, Mother Woods

The rugged woods of Minnesota come alive in these true stories of hunting, fishing, and the quiet lessons learned while

Cover of Stuart Little

For children embracing their unique selves, this timeless tale follows a determined mouse-boy on a grand adventure to fi

Cover of The Final Draw

Kingdom Keepers: Inheritance #3

The Disney parks are fading away as villains attack the source of the magic, leaving Eli and his friends to stop Ursula

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Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #7

Zombie Family Reunion

Zombie faces his biggest challenge yet: surviving a road trip and a 100th-year reunion filled with his own wild and craz

Cover of The Opal Deception

Artemis Fowl #4

The Opal Deception

Artemis Fowl has forgotten the fairy world, but his enemies haven't forgotten him. He must recover his memories before a

Cover of The Westing Game

The Westing Game

A Newbery Medal winner, this inventive mystery gathers sixteen diverse individuals to play a dangerous game for a millio

Cover of One False Note

The 39 Clues #2

Amy and Dan are on the run from an angry mob and the police as they chase a million-dollar clue through elite hotels and

Cover of Home Sweet Home

Mihi Ever After #3

Home Sweet Home

Trapped in the magical Rainbow Realm with portals home vanishing, Mihi, Reese, and Savannah discover their librarian and

Cover of Insides Out

Diary of a Minecraft Zombie #11

Thirteen is a weird age even for a Minecraft Zombie, especially when a sudden explosion of preteen feelings starts causi

Cover of Goodbye Stranger

Goodbye Stranger

Seventh grade brings new friends and complicated feelings for Bridge as she navigates life on the Upper West Side and se

Cover of From Geek to Goddess

Zodiac Girls #1

From Geek to Goddess

Pampered Leonora is sent to brat camp to change her ways, but she gets more than she bargained for when the Zodiac Girls

Cover of Top Story

Mia Tang heads to San Francisco's Chinatown for winter break, hoping to find a great story for journalism camp. But betw

Cover of Dark Days

Skulduggery Pleasant #4

Valkyrie Cain searches for her mentor's lost head to rescue him from another dimension while old villains return seeking

Cover of Shipwreck

Six teenagers stranded in the Pacific after a vicious storm must set aside their differences and work together to surviv

Cover of Teacher's Pet

Vet Volunteers #7

Laurie Halse Anderson

Maggie helps her science teacher adjust to his new guide dog, Scout, until a sudden accident puts the brave pup's life i

Cover of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Origami Yoda #1

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger

A finger puppet gives surprisingly wise advice to middle schoolers, leading Tommy to investigate whether the paper Yoda

Cover of Vespers Rising

The 39 Clues #11

Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman, Jude Watson

The Cahills thought they were the only ones hunting for Gideon’s clues, but a shadow family known as the Vespers has fin

Cover of The Eyes and the Impossible

The Eyes and the Impossible #1

The Eyes and the Impossible

Johannes is a free dog and the Eyes of the park, but the arrival of a boatload of goats and mysterious rectangles is abo

Cover of Once Upon a Crime

The Sisters Grimm #4

Once Upon a Crime

Michael Buckley

The Sisters Grimm hunt for a murderer in a New York City filled with Wall Street pirates and subway-stealing dwarfs whil

Cover of Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter #3

Prisoner of Azkaban

Interactive paper elements bring the magic of Hogwarts to life as you board the Knight Bus and turn the dial on a real,

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