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Middle Grade About Saying Goodbye – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Middle Grade About Saying Goodbye

Explore middle grade books about saying goodbye for children.

68 books

Cover of The One and Only Ruby

The One and Only Ivan #3

The One and Only Ruby

Katherine Applegate

Baby elephant Ruby shares the moving story of her life in the African savannah, reflecting on memories of home while sur

Cover of The Emerald City of Oz

The Emerald City of Oz

Journey through a magical land built from the imaginations of children, woven together by the Royal Historian of Oz and

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Katherine Applegate

Stitched for a WWI soldier, a tiny bear now runs a home for forgotten toys, proving that even a well-worn friend is wort

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Cover of We the Children

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School #1

We the Children

Andrew Clements

Ben Pratt discovers a mysterious engraved coin and a dying janitor's secret, launching a desperate mission to save his s

Ages 8–12

Cover of A Wolf Called Wander

A Voice of the Wild #1

A Wolf Called Wander

After a rival pack attacks his home, a young wolf cub named Swift must survive a perilous thousand-mile trek across the

Cover of A Light in the Mist

Warriors: The Broken Code #6

A Light in the Mist

The living Clans must unite with the spirits of the dead in a final, desperate stand to unmask an impostor and save the

Cover of Queste

Septimus Heap #4

Septimus and Jenna must brave a deadly quest and journey to the House of Foryx, a place where all time meets, to rescue

Cover of Journey Home

Sara Pennypacker

A wounded boy and a protective fox find their lives intertwined once again as they seek healing for their families in a

Cover of Again, Again

For teens grappling with 'what-ifs' after a family crisis, this inventive story explores how different choices can lead

Cover of Aloha, Baby-Sitters!

The Baby-Sitters Club Super Special #13

Aloha, Baby-Sitters!

While the sitters soak up the sun in Hawaii, they work together to share every moment with Mallory so she doesn't miss o

Cover of Deathly Hallows

Harry Potter #7

Deathly Hallows

The wizarding world faces its final showdown as Harry Potter enters his last adventure to stop the dark forces once and

Cover of The Council of Mirrors

The Sisters Grimm #9

The Council of Mirrors

Michael Buckley

Daphne and Sabrina Grimm must seek help from enchanted mirrors to protect Ferryport Landing from the villainous plans of

Cover of Every Day

A wakes up in a new body every single day, but everything changes when they inhabit a boy named Justin and fall for his

Cover of The Wide Window

A Series of Unfortunate Events #3

The Wide Window

For children processing the anxiety of constant change or the loss of a loved one, this darkly funny tale proves that ev

Cover of The Bletchley Riddle

The Bletchley Riddle

Ruta Sepetys, Steve Sheinkin

While Jakob works to crack the Enigma cipher at Bletchley Park, his sister Lizzie follows a trail of riddles to find the

Cover of Mistress Pat

Pat of Silver Bush #2

L.M. Montgomery

Living safe on Prince Edward Island, twenty-year-old Pat begins to wonder if she can hide from the outside world forever

Cover of Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus

Origami Yoda #6

Emperor Pickletine Rides the Bus

Tom Angleberger

Tommy and the McQuarrie Middle School gang head to Washington, D.C. for one final day of fun and friendship in the concl

Cover of Dogtown

Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko

A stray dog, a robot dog, and a clever mouse team up on a dangerous journey to find the forever homes they have been dre

Cover of The End

A Series of Unfortunate Events #13

For the child grappling with the realization that life doesn't always have clear answers or happy endings, this finale o

Cover of In Too Deep

The 39 Clues #6

Amy and Dan hunt for clues in Australia, but painful family memories and a deadly mistake make it impossible to tell the

Cover of How I Live Now

A dreamy English summer of cousins, dogs, and first love is shattered when a sudden war lands right on the family's door

Cover of Going Bovine

Faced with a terminal diagnosis, sixteen-year-old Cameron joins a punk angel and a video-gaming dwarf on a surreal road

Cover of Bluestar's Prophecy

Warriors: Super Edition #2

Bluestar's Prophecy

Bluekit is destined to lead ThunderClan like a blazing fire, but a dark prophecy warns that her greatest enemy might be

Cover of Thunder and Lightnings

Thunder and Lightnings

A family move to the countryside leads Andrew to an unexpected friendship with a local boy who knows everything there is

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Saying Goodbye by Age Group

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