All About YA discussion

Middle grade is a category for readers aged between 8 and 12; the conflicts the characters go through reflect those experienced by children in that age group. Stories often have to do with the characters developing relationships with other people and coming to terms with the world around them. There is usually a trusted adult figure in these books.

Middle grade books tend to be shorter than young adult ones. Also, young adult books usually explore deeper ethical and societal problems, and sometimes contain explicit violence. Another distinguishing characteristic is that young adult books normally contain a romantic plot, while middle grade books do not.


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...this is my chance to recommend
Read it. Just do it :D Haha

Oh. I like that idea, Irene. I just thought that after Lauren posed the steampunk question to post definitions of genres. But we should totally recommend books from the genres in here!

Great idea!

I primarily read MG books, with my personal preferences leaning toward adventures with magical realism, sci-fantasy, contemporary quests, and mysteries. Many upper middlegrade titles appeal to YA readers (provided the genre fits).

Recent reads I'd recommend: