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 Curse Breaker (Isle of Ever #2)
Grandpere's Ghost Swamp
Magnitude
Phoenix (Ride On)
Hafsa's Way
Girls Like Me: Celebrate Real-Life Rebel Girls All Around the World
A Soul Full of Shadows (Skulduggery Pleasant, #18)
The Secret Winners Club
Inbetweens
The Trouble with Leo (PAWS, #5)
The Blue Dress
The Stowaway (Choose Your Own Adventure New Classics)
Olivia Gray Will Not Fade Away
The Greenies (The Greenies, #1)
Clementine H. Hopeful Is Not a Hero (Better School)
Wonka
Partypooper
Alone
Nightmare on Nightmare Street
Blood in the Water
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18)
All the Blues in the Sky
The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, #14)
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
Ground Zero
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
The Bletchley Riddle
The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)
The Flames of Hope (Wings of Fire, #15)
Wonder by R.J. PalacioThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe False Prince by Jennifer A. NielsenKeeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon MessengerThe Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Middle Grade Novels of 2012
255 books — 633 voters
Heartstopper by Alice OsemanLoveless by Alice OsemanCemetery Boys by Aiden ThomasFelix Ever After by Kacen CallenderOnly Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
2020 YA Books with LGBT Themes
215 books — 769 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
2,289 books — 3,744 voters
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund HodgeCreed by Trisha LeaverHexed by Michelle KrysAlienated by Melissa LandersSide Effects May Vary by Julie   Murphy
2014 Debut Author Challenge (YA/MG/NA)
427 books — 1,341 voters

The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi LeeThey Both Die at the End by Adam SilveraHistory Is All You Left Me by Adam SilveraThe Upside of Unrequited by Becky AlbertalliThe Love Interest by Cale Dietrich
2017 YA Books with LGBT Themes
280 books — 887 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 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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