Middle Grade

Middle Grade is a genre of novels written specifically for children roughly between the ages of 8 and 12 years old. These books are designed to match the emotional, intellectual, and social experiences of kids in upper elementary to early middle school.

The Magic Library of Waterfall Way
Practically Magic
Ghost in the Night
Sing Me A Story: Short Stories in Verse by Latine Authors
The Sinking House (Tales From Cabin 23 #4)
Little Monsters
The Heart of the Weird Wood (The Whisperwicks, #3)
Exposures: A Story About Life with OCD and the Power of Facing Your Fears
No Place on Earth
The Library of Memories
Mayhem at Misfit Mansion (Misfit Mansion #2)
California or Dust
The Boxcar Children Graphic Novel (The Boxcar Children Graphic Novels [2026 Random House], #1)
The Third Period Comeback
Level Up
Warriors Graphic Novel: The New Prophecy #1 (Warriors Graphic Novel: The New Prophecy, #1)
Baby-sitters on Board! (The Baby-sitters Club Super Special Graphic Novels #1)
The Lemonade War: The Graphic Novel
The Neverfear (Impossible Creatures #3)
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
Blood in the Water
Ground Zero
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18)
The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)
Ghost in the Night
Starfish
Alone (Alone #1)
The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, #14)
The Trouble with Heroes
Wombat Waiting
The School for Good and Evil by Soman ChainaniThe Runaway King by Jennifer A. NielsenThe House of Hades by Rick RiordanEscape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinRump by Liesl Shurtliff
Middle Grade Novels of 2013
388 books — 861 voters

Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert  BeattyThe Sword of Summer by Rick RiordanFish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly HuntThe War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyNeverseen by Shannon Messenger
Middle Grade Novels of 2015
594 books — 1,164 voters
Smile by Raina TelgemeierThe Stonekeeper by Kazu KibuishiThe Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian SelznickDiary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff KinneyDrama by Raina Telgemeier
Best Graphic Novels for Children
1,497 books — 1,920 voters

Charlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisAnne of Green Gables by L.M. MontgomeryLittle Women by Louisa May Alcott
Favorite books from my childhood
4,526 books — 7,740 voters
Harry Potter Series Box Set by J.K. RowlingThe Giver by Lois LowryThe Hunger Games by Suzanne CollinsThe Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanHoles by Louis Sachar
Top 100 Middle School Must-Reads
2,319 books — 3,834 voters

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)
The Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)
The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #4)
The Last Olympian (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #5)
Wonder (Wonder, #1)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4)
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1)
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“ This morning, as Charlotte approached the brick facade of Hartnett, she found herself overcome with a great sense of dread. It hit her with a strange and sudden force, and she had an overwhelming urge to turn back, get into bed and not go out for about three weeks. She stopped in her tracks. The feeling itself was alarming to Charlotte - was she sensing something? Something dangerous? And was it something supernatural or just middle school? Sometimes it was hard to tell the difference. ”
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