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Middle Grade About Time with Dad – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Middle Grade About Time with Dad

Explore middle grade books about time with dad for children.

42 books

Cover of Seacrow Island

Astrid Lindgren

For families longing for a slow, sun-drenched summer where children roam free, explore rocky shores, and find magic in t

Cover of Sunwing

Shade the bat faces a perilous journey through the jungle to find his father and stop a terrifying enemy from plunging t

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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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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

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Marcelo in the Real World

Francisco X. Stork

For the teenager navigating the pressure to fit into the 'real world' while honoring their unique way of thinking and ex

Cover of Chomp

Florida Middle Grade Novels #4

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

Cover of Will's Race for Home

Will's Race for Home

Jewell Parker Rhodes

In 1889, Will and his father race from Texas to Oklahoma, braving bandits and rough terrain to finally claim a piece of

Cover of Dawn on the Coast

The Baby-Sitters Club #23

Dawn on the Coast

California is full of sun, surfing, and healthy snacks, making Dawn wonder if she belongs on the West Coast or back home

Cover of Mañanaland

Pam Muñoz Ryan

Maximiliano embarks on a perilous quest with a mythical compass to uncover his mother's fate and the truth behind a secr

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Painting the Game

Patricia MacLachlan

Lucy practices her secret knuckleball at dawn, hoping to master the game she loves without living in the shadow of her p

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 Like Father, Like Son

Like Father, Like Son

James Patterson

Ali Cross witnesses a crime in the park and must trust his detective instincts to figure out why his friend is lying to

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James Patterson

Young Ali Cross takes on his first big mystery to find his missing best friend while his father, a legendary detective,

Cover of Anastasia on Her Own

Anastasia Krupnik #5

Anastasia on Her Own

Thirteen-year-old Anastasia is certain her organized schedule makes her the master of the house, until her mother leaves

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Absolutely Almost

Albie feels like he's never the best at anything until a new nanny helps him see that he doesn't need to be the smartest

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Accompanied by a ghost and a mysterious pony, twelve-year-old Silas sets out into the night on a perilous mission to res

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Someday Angeline #1

Someday Angeline

For the gifted child who feels like an outsider, this poignant story explores the isolation of being 'too smart' and the

Cover of Diamonds and Daggers

The Marsh Road Mysteries #1

Diamonds and Daggers

When a Hollywood star’s diamond necklace vanishes at the theater, Piotr must solve the mystery to clear his father’s nam

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Artemis Fowl #2

The Arctic Incident

To save his kidnapped father from the Russian Mafiya, teenage criminal mastermind Artemis Fowl must do the unthinkable:

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Florida Middle Grade Novels #6

Billy’s summer becomes a wild race across the country involving spy drones, grizzly bears, and a desperate mission to sa

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Including Alice

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Alice navigates her tenth-grade year while her father gets remarried and she begins to question the real meaning of soci

Cover of Big Nate and Friends

Big Nate Comics #2

Big Nate and Friends

Sixth-grader Nate Wright navigates the daily chaos of middle school life alongside his best friends and his academic riv

Cover of 50 Below Zero

Munsch Early Readers

It is freezing cold outside, and Jason has to figure out how to stop his sleepwalking dad from wandering off into the sn

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Amelia Bedelia Chapter Books #9

Amelia Bedelia on the Job

Amelia Bedelia wonders if a dad who pitches to clients spends his day playing baseball as she takes a hilariously litera

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