Must-Read New and Semi-New Middle Grade Fiction
Discover the best must-read new and semi-new middle grade fiction books! Explore our curated list of captivating stories perfect for young readers eager for adventure and imagination.
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Stargirl
by Jerry Spinelli
In this story about the perils of popularity, the courage of nonconformity, and the thrill of first love, an eccentric student named Stargirl changes Mica …
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Boston Jane: An Adventure
by Jennifer L. Holm
Sixteen-year-old Jane Peck has ventured to the unknown wilds of the Northwest to wed her childhood idol, William Baldt. But her impeccable training at Miss …
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Heaven Eyes
by David Almond
Having escaped from their orphanage on a raft, Erin, January, and Mouse float down into another world of abandoned warehouses and factories, meeting a strange …
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Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
Upon receiving a special dog from her father, Opal's life greatly changes as the magic of his presence causes old pains to heal and new …
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Flipped
by Wendelin Van Draanen
The first time she saw him, she flipped. The first time he saw her, he ran. That was the second grade, but not much has …
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Pure Dead Magic
by Debi Gliori
All is not well at the home of Titus and Pandora. And it has nothing to do with the snot in their yeti's coat. Or …
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Following Fake Man
by Barbara Ware Holmes
During his summer in Maine, twelve-year-old Homer, together with his new friend Roger, is determined to find the truth about himself, his long-dead father, and …
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Shades of Simon Gray
by Joyce McDonald
Simon Gray is the ideal teenager — smart, reliable, hardworking, trustworthy. Or is he? After Simon crashes his car into The Liberty Tree, another portrait …
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Nory Ryan's Song
by Patricia Reilly Giff
When a terrible blight attacks Ireland's potato crop in 1845, twelve-year-old Nory Ryan's courage and ingenuity help her family and neighbors survive.
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The Autobiography of Meatball Finkelstein
by Ross Venokur
Watch out, Superman–here comes Meatball Finkelstein and his most unusual superpower! Meatball Finkelstein was born big. He’s always been and always will be a big …
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Memory Boy
by Will Weaver
Worldwide disaster strikes early in the new millennium. A chain of cataclysmic volcanic explosions sends a cloud of ash into the atmosphere--three years later, the …
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Nim's Island
by Wendy Orr
Nim can chop down bananas, climb tall palm trees, and start a fire. So she's not afraid to be alone when her dad sails off. …
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Matilda Bone
by Karen Cushman
Fourteen-year-old Matilda, an apprentice bonesetter and practitioner of medicine in a village in medieval England, tries to reconcile the various aspects of her life, both …
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Kit's Wilderness
by David Almond
Thirteen-year-old Kit goes to live with his grandfather in the decaying coal mining town of Stoneygate, England, and finds both the old man and the …
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GUY TIME PB
by Sarah Weeks
A humorous account of thirteen-year-old Guy's dealing with the separation, and possible divorce, of his eccentric parents and with his own new-found interest in girls.
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Flying Solo
by Ralph J. Fletcher
Friday, April 28, 9:00 a.m. Opportunity is knocking at the door of Mr. "Fab" Fabiano's sixth-grade class. Mr. Fab is absent and a substitute never …
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Secret Letters from 0 to 10
by Susie Hoch Morgenstern
Ten-year-old Ernest lives a boring life in Paris with his grandmother until a lively girl named Victoria joins his class at school.
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The Shakespeare Stealer
by Gary Blackwood
A delightful adveture full of humor and heart set in Elizabethan England! Widge is an orphan with a rare talent for shorthand. His fearsome master …
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Strays Like Us
by Richard Peck
Molly Moberly knows she doesn't belong in this small Missouri town with her great-aunt Fay. It's just a temporary arrangement--until her mother gets out of …
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Pig and the Shrink
by Pamela Todd
Todd's first book for young readers takes a comic look at the foibles of kids and adults with this story of a student who decides …
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Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
by Jack Gantos
Joey Pigza can't sit still. He can't pay attention, he can't follow the rules, and he can't help it -- especially when his meds aren't …
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No Pretty Pictures
by Anita Lobel
The beloved Caldecott Honor artist now recounts a tale of vastly different kind -- her own achingly potent memoir of a childhood of flight, imprisonment, …