Middle Grade Novels

Written and Illustrated by Remy LaipaperbackEach book will be accompanied by a specially autographed bookplate from Remy. *while stocks last* When ...

Written and Illustrated by Jerry CraftpaperbackPerfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Gene Luen Yang, New Kid is a timely, honest graphic novel a...

Written by Tammar SteinpaperbackMotti knows that war is coming. Israel is only nineteen years old the same age as Motti's older brother, Gideon a...

Written by Tammar SteinpaperbackYom Kippur. Israel, 1973. When war suddenly erupt, Beni’s and his family have to evacuate fast and Beni quickly rea...

Written by Jessica KimhardcoverOn the outside, Yumi Chung suffers from #shygirlproblems, a perm-gone-wrong, and kids calling her “Yu-MEAT” because ...

Written by Naomi Shihab NyepaperbackThis accessible, exquisite novel shines with gentle humour and explores themes of moving, family, nature, and ...

Written by Tanya Lloyd KyipaperbackMya Parsons runs her school’s social justice club with her best friend, Cleo. Her lifelong desire is to work for...

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...

Written by Trevor NoahpaperbackThe host of The Daily Show, Trevor Noah, tells the story of growing up half black, half white in South Africa under ...

Written by Erin Entrada Kellypaperback Virgil Salinas is shy and misunderstood. Valencia Somerset is clever and stubborn. Kaori Tanaka tells fortun...

Written by Sara Pennypacker |  Illustrated by Jon KlassenpaperbackWare can’t wait to spend summer “off in his own world”—dreaming of knights in th...

Written by R.J. Palaciopaperback These companion stories to Wonder are an extra peek at Auggie before he started at Beecher Prep and during his fir...

Written by Dusti Bowlingpaperback “Whoa! What happened to your arms?”Aven Green gets that question a lot. She loves to tell people that she lost he...

Written by Alan Gratzpaperback It all started the day Amy Anne Ollinger tried to check out her favorite book in the whole world, From the Mixed-Up ...

Written by Victoria Jamieson and Omar MohamedpaperbackOmar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee cam...

Written by Timothée de Fombelle  |  Illustrated by Isabelle Arsenaultpaperback  While her father is at war, 5-year-old Rosalie is a captain on her ...

Written by Andrea Davis Pinkney  |  Illustrated by Shane W. Evanspaperback Finally, Amira is twelve. She wants to learn to read and write, to set ...

Written by Susan Hoodpaperback With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for 13-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects his stepmother is glad t...

Written by Pip HarrypaperbackA moving and heartwarming verse novel from CBCA shortlisted author Pip Harry about friendship, new experiences and st...

Written by Zanib Mianpaperback Welcome to the imaginative brain of Omar!Omar and his family have just moved, and he is not excited about starting a...

Written by Leslie Connorpaperback Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his grade, and everyone knows he can barely read or write. Mason’s ...

Written by John David AndersonpaperbackThere are different kinds of teachers - the boring ones, the mean ones, the ones you’ll never remember and t...

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...

Written by Raina Telgemeierpaperback Callie loves theater. and while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon over Miss...

Written and Illustrated by Raina Telgemeierpaperback Raina can't wait to be a big sister. But once Amara is born, things aren't quite how she expe...

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...

Written by Kathryn ApelpaperbackShe’s big.She’s smart.She’s mean.She’s the bully on the bus.She picks on me and I don’t like it.But I don’t know ho...

Written by Robert Hillmanpaperback Malini lives with her parents and young sister, Banni, in northern Sri Lanka. As the civil war heads towards its...

Written by John Heffernanpaperback Naveed is sick of war - of the foreign powers and the Taliban, the warlords and the drug barons that together ha...

Written by Joseph Coelhopaperback A disappearing father and a Mermaid-Queen mother; statues that sing for flesh and blood; bullies who kick you un...

Written by Tan Ter Cheah  |  Illustrated by Nuopaperback Tessie has lost a leg to a bad, bad illness called “cancer”. She can no longer play her fa...

Written by Eva Wong Navapaperback Open is a 10-year-old-boy with a curiosity for life and the things that happen around him. He is on the autism sp...

Written by Lisa Thompsonpaperback Cole's family is struggling to make ends meet and he doesn't fit in with the rich kids at his school. Until the d...

Written by Lisa Thompsonpaperback Maxwell is permanently in trouble. He’s a total menace to his teachers and big sister, but has a soft side too: ...

Written by Lisa Thompsonpaperback 12-year-old Matthew is trapped in his bedroom by crippling OCD, spending most of his time staring out of his win...

Written by Lisa ThompsonpaperbackReturn to the wonderful characters of beloved, bestselling, award-winning The Goldfish Boy, one of the most talked...

Written by Lisa Thompsonpaperback Nate and his mother are running away, hiding out in a tumbledown cottage in the middle of a forest. When Mum hea...

Written by Lisa Thompson  |  Illustrated by Alice McKinleypaperbackThere is wonder all around. You’ve just got to remember to look up…Tabby’s fed u...

Written by Lisa Thompsonpaperback A crumbling stone soldier sits on a bench in the park. Only Owen understands how important he is. At home, Owen a...

Written by Laura ShovanpaperbackLaura Shovan’s engaging, big-hearted debut is a time capsule of one class’s poems during a transformative school ye...

Written by Stacy McAnultypaperback Lucy Callahan’s life was changed forever when she was struck by lightning. She doesn’t remember it, but the zap ...

Written by Nova WeetmanpaperbackMeg uses Sick Bay to hide from other kids. She’s struggling with changes at home, wears slippers to school and buri...

Written by Zoe Daniel paperback A powerful and moving story about one girl caught up in Cyclone Haiyan in the Philippines in 2013. Angel's family h...

Written by Michelle Aung Thin paperback A gripping story of one child's experience of the refugee crisis in Myanmar.  The men come at night. The fi...

Written by Rosanne Hawkepaperback An unforgettable novel about one young girl in war-torn Kashmir. Shahana lives alone with her young brother in t...

Written by Wai Chimpaperback An evocative and compelling story about one boy living through the 2014 drought in Henan, China.Shaozhen has no intent...

Written by Samantha Wheelerpaperback Can Isaac keep everyone happy while still finding the time to protect his turtles?10-year-old Isaac is flat ou...

Written by Samantha WheelerpaperbackWild wombats. Wild adventure. Can Mouse rescue her friends?Mouse is not prepared for her last minute stay at A...