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Middle Grade Novels

Here you'll find stories you can sink your teeth into. Suit up for daring adventures, mysteries, mayhem, fantastical quests and quiet revelations. If you have children reading at this level, it might help to use the genre filters so that you may find stories that appeals to their very specific tastes.

  • Amina's Song

    $11.09

    Written by Hena KhanpaperbackIt’s the last few days of her vacation in Pakistan, and Amina has loved every minute of it. The food, the shops, the t...

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    $11.09
  • How to Make Friends with the Sea

    $11.85

    Written by Tanya GuerreropaperbackPablo is homesick.He’s only twelve years old, but he’s lived in more countries than he can count. After his paren...

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    $11.85
  • The Girl Who Fell Out of the Sky

    $10.63

    Written by Victoria Foresterpaperback In The Girl Who Fell Out of the Sky, the conclusion to the fantasy adventure series that began with the New Y...

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    $10.63
  • The Beatryce Prophecy

    $12.24

    Written by Kate DiCamillo  |  Illustrated by Sophie BlackallpaperbackFrom two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo and two-time Caldecott Medalist ...

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    $12.24
  • To Night Owl From Dogfish

    $11.39

    Written by Holly Goldberg-Sloan and Meg Wolitzerpaperback From two extraordinary authors comes a moving, exuberant, laugh-out-loud novel about fri...

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    $11.39
  • The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

    $22.18

    Written by Eugene YelchinhardcoverWith a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin offers a memoir of g...

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    $22.18
  • Guts

    $18.35

    Written by Raina Telgemeierpaperback Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Ra...

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    $18.35
  • Smile

    $18.35

    Written and Illustrated by Raina Telgemeierpaperback Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and f...

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    $18.35
  • Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

    $13.00

    Written by Tae Keller paperbackSometimes middle school can make you feel like you’re totally alone in the universe…but what if we aren’t alone at a...

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    $13.00
  • Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures

    $12.24

    Written by Kate DiCamillo  |  Illustrated by K. G. CampbellpaperbackIt begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has u...

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    $12.24
  • Time Travelling with a Hamster

    $11.47

    Written by Ross WelfordpaperbackBack to the Future meets The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in this original, poignant, race-against...

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    $11.47
  • Fish in a Tree

    $12.16

    Written by Lynda Mullaly HuntpaperbackAlly has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able t...

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    $12.16
  • Out of My Mind

    $12.92

    Written by Sharon M DraperpaperbackFrom award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how we all look at anyone with ...

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    $12.92
  • Front Desk

    $10.71

    Written by Kelly Yangpaperback Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.#1. She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clea...

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    $10.71
  • Natural Born Loser

    $16.82

    Written by Oliver Phommavanhpaperback From the madcap bestselling author of Thai-riffic!, Con-nerd and The Other Christy comes this completely insi...

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    $16.82
  • Turtle Boy

    $11.93

    Written by M. Evan WolkensteinpaperbackSeventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-looking chin....

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    $11.93
  • Pax

    $13.00

    Written by Sara Pennypacker  |  Illustrated by Jon KlassenpaperbackFrom bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully ...

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    $13.00
  • The Baby-Sitters Club: The Truth About Stacey

    $18.12

    Based on the novels by Ann M. Martin  |  Graphic novel written and illustrated by Raina TelgemeierpaperbackPoor Stacey. She just moved to a new tow...

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    $18.12
  • Temple Alley Summer

    $26.00

    Written by Sachiko Kashiwaba  |  Translated from the Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa  |  Illustrated by Miho Satakehardcover From renowned Japane...

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    $26.00
  • When You Trap a Tiger

    $11.85

    Written by Tae KellerpaperbackWould you make a deal with a magical tiger? This uplifting story brings brings Korean folklore to life as a girl goes...

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    $11.85
  • Hamra and the Jungle of Memories

    $16.06

    Written by Hanna AlkafhardcoverA Malaysian spin on Little Red Riding Hood from the critically acclaimed author of The Girl and the Ghost, Hanna Alk...

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    $16.06
  • Dragon Storm: Tomas and Ironskin

    $12.24

    Written by Alastair Chisholm  |  Illustrated by Eric DeschampspaperbackIn the land of Draconis, there are no dragons.Once, there were. Once, human...

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    $12.24
  • Legends of Lotus Island: The Guardian Test

    $19.88

    Written by Christina Soontornvat  |  Illustrated by Kevin HonghardcoverYoung Plum is shocked to discover that she's been accepted to the Guardian A...

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    $19.88
  • The Lost Ryu

    $21.41

    Written by Emi Watanabe CohenhardcoverKohei Fujiwara has never seen a big ryu in real life. Those dragons all disappeared from Japan after World Wa...

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    $21.41