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 Last Ember (The Aerimander Chronicles, #1)
The Treasure of Ocean Parkway (The Queen of Ocean Parkway #2)
Chris Makes a Friend
Darkstalker (Wings of Fire: Legends Graphic Novel)
Xolo
The Last Kids on Earth and the Destructor's Lair
Dragonborn
Outside
Kindred Dragons (Kindred Dragons, #1)
Coach (Track, #5)
Time Lions and the Chrono-Loop (Time Lions, #1)
The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story
The Taylors
The Tear Collector
Fooled
Wonka
Invisible
Partypooper (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #20)
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
Christmas at Hogwarts (Harry Potter #1.5)
Blood in the Water
The Poisoned King (Impossible Creatures #2)
No Brainer (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #18)
Becoming Muhammad Ali
Alone
Amari and the Night Brothers (Supernatural Investigations, #1)
Ground Zero
The Bletchley Riddle
The Flames of Hope (Wings of Fire, #15)
Diper Överlöde (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #17)
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
1,917 books — 1,216 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
377 books — 811 voters

Alanna by Tamora PierceTwelfth Night by William ShakespeareLeviathan by Scott WesterfeldEon by Alison GoodmanIn the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce
Girls disguised as Boys
850 books — 959 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
203 books — 745 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
571 books — 682 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
1,450 books — 1,797 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)
Coraline
Nevermoor: The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5)

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