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.

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A Place Between (Lightfall #4)
A Potion, a Powder, a Little Bit of Magic: Or, Like Lightning in an Umbrella Storm
The Forgotten Lore (Ellen Poe #1)
Clock Hands
When You're Brave Enough
Chernobyl, Life, and Other Disasters: A Graphic Memoir
Nell O'Dell Hates Quests (The Golden Crossroads, #1)
The Genie Game (The Genie Game #1)
Girl of Lore
Confessions of a Mango
My Sister, the Freak
Theft of the Ruby Lotus
Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #19)
Princess Academy: The Graphic Novel
The Lemonade War: The Graphic Novel
Partypooper
Dawn on the Coast: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #19)
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)
Blood in the Water
Odder
Alone
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18)
Ground Zero
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
Band Nerd
The Bletchley Riddle
Snoop
The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
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
4,499 books — 7,703 voters
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman AlexieCinder by Marissa MeyerAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire SáenzEleanor & Park by Rainbow RowellThe Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
Diversity in Young Adult and Middle Grade
1,927 books — 1,283 voters

Heartstopper by Alice OsemanIf This Gets Out by Sophie GonzalesPerfect on Paper by Sophie GonzalesShe Drives Me Crazy by Kelly QuindlenAny Way the Wind Blows by Rainbow Rowell
2021 YA Books with LGBT Themes
205 books — 754 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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