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 Moon Without Stars
Gumshoe
Nadia Islam, on the Record
Reach
Brady Mason's Perfect Fit
The Claiming (The Last Resort #2)
X Marks the Haunt
The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene
Saber-Tooth: A Novel in Verse
Unfairies: A Graphic Novel
A Sea Monster Conundrum (The Misfits)
Wallflower
Maple for the People
Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 2: Volume 1
Talons of Power: A Graphic Novel (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #9)
Wonka
Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20)
Blood in the Water
All the Blues in the Sky
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18)
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
Alone
The Bletchley Riddle
The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)
Ground Zero
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
Starfish
The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man, #12)
The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story
The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, #14)
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. LewisThe Hobbit, or There and Back Again by J.R.R. TolkienCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteIl giardino segreto by Frances Hodgson BurnettHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
50 Books Every Child Should Read
1,367 books — 1,059 voters
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
378 books — 812 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
1,454 books — 1,802 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
4,428 books — 7,436 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
2,269 books — 3,660 voters

The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'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 Girl Who Drank the Moon
The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)
Coraline
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1)

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