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)
The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)
The Bletchley Riddle
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
Ground Zero
The Teacher of Nomad Land: A World War II Story
Alone
I Am Rebel
The Flames of Hope (Wings of Fire, #15)
The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, #14)
Enola Holmes and the Clanging Coffin (Enola Holmes #10)
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
Wizardmatch by Lauren MagazinerMystery in the Mansion by Lauren MagazinerAru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani ChokshiThe Burning Maze by Rick RiordanThe Serpent's Secret by Sayantani DasGupta
Middle Grade Novels of 2018
572 books — 684 voters

Unravel Me by Tahereh MafiThrough the Ever Night by Veronica RossiScarlet by Marissa MeyerProdigy by Marie LuEverbound by Brodi Ashton
2013 YA/MG Sequels
110 books — 772 voters

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
253 books — 632 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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