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
Saber-Tooth: A Novel in Verse
The Ordinary and Extraordinary Auden Greene
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
All the Blues in the Sky
Blood in the Water
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18)
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)
The Bletchley Riddle
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
Ground Zero
Alone
The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, #14)
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)
Odder
Spirit Service
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
1,451 books — 1,802 voters
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

Pandemonium by Lauren OliverHallowed by Cynthia HandFever by Lauren DeStefanoA Million Suns by Beth RevisThe Golden Lily by Richelle Mead
2012 YA/MG Sequels
141 books — 778 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 — 811 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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