#middle grade

Feel-Good Middle Grade Books

Good feels abound in these feel-good middle grade books about ghost hunters, kid wizards, robots, and aspiring stand-up comedians.

4 Middle Grade Series Kids Want to See as Comics

One comics reader consulted the experts (her kids) to find out what middle grade series kids want to see adapted into comics.

10 Middle Grade Books For Animal Lovers

From cats to birds to dragons, there's a great book about animals out there for every young reader. Find one among these middle grade books about animals.

10 Middle Grade Graphic Novels for Fans of NEW KID and SMILE

Do you or a young reader love the Newbery Award-winning graphic novel NEW KID or Raina Telgemeier's comics? Try these middle grade graphic novels.

Witches, Robots, and Sea Sirens: New Middle Grade Graphic Novels and Comics

Witches and sirens and basketball, oh my! These middle grade comics are full of whimsical stories, imaginative plots, and well-developed characters.

5 Middle Grade and Young Adult Audiobooks With Muslim Girl Protagonists

In these audiobooks for young readers, Muslim girls are immigrants, activists, break dancers, singers, artists, and importantly, main characters.

Cover Reveal and Excerpt: THE SEA-RINGED WORLD By María García Esperón

Check out the cover and an excerpt for THE SEA-RINGED WORLD, an illustrated middle grade collection in translation, by María García Esperón!

Read Harder: A Middle-Grade Book That Doesn’t Take Place in the U.S. or UK

Try a middle grade book that doesn't take place in the US or UK, including books set in Nigeria, India, Italy, France, China, and Pakistan, for Read Harder.

A Reader’s Life, Starting With a Middle Grade Book About Death

How did BEAT THE TURTLE DRUM, a middle grade book about death —so thin, so unassuming—become a Goliath in my consciousness?

25 of the Best Middle School Books for Today’s Readers

Read on for the best middle school books, ranging in topics from friendship to sisterhood to immigration, as well as just figuring yourself out.