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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.

  • The Rollercoaster Boy

    $18.00

    Written by Lisa Thompson paperback Todd and Laurie’s dad is either on top of the world, taking them on fun adventures, or down in the depths and s...

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    $18.00
  • Guts

    $24.00

    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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    $24.00
  • Where The World Turns Wild

    $17.00

    Written by Nicola Penfoldpaperback Juniper Greene lives in a walled city from which nature has been banished, following the outbreak of a deadly ma...

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    $17.00
  • Ghost Book

    $18.50

    Written and Illustrated by Remy LaipaperbackTwelve years ago, the boy and the girl lived. But one was supposed to die.July Chen sees ghosts. But h...

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    $18.50
  • The Lion Above the Door

    $16.00

    Written by Onjali Q. RaufpaperbackFrom Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class, comes an inc...

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    $16.00
  • The Boy At the Back of the Class

    $15.00

    Written by Onjali Q. RaufpaperbackThere used to be an empty chair at the back of Mrs. Khan’s classroom, but on the third Tuesday of the school year...

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    $15.00
  • Auggie and Me: Three Wonder Stories

    $14.90

    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...

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    $14.90
  • Wonder

    $14.90

    Written by R.J. Palaciopaperback 'My name is August. I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse.' Auggie wan...

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    $14.90
  • The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

    $15.60

    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 ...

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    $15.60
  • The Good Thieves

    $17.90

    Written by Katherine Rundellpaperback Fresh off the boat from England, Vita Marlowe has a job to do. Her beloved grandfather Jack has been cheated...

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    $17.90
  • Impossible Creatures

    Original price $19.90
    Current price $18.00

    Written by Katherine RundellpaperbackIt was a very fine day, until something tried to eat him.A boy called Christopher is visiting his reclusive gr...

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    Original price $19.90
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  • The Night Bus Hero

    $15.00

    Written by Onjali Q. Raufpaperback'The boy's an absolute menace.' 'He's a bully. A lost cause!' 'Why can't he be more like his sister?'I've been ge...

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    $15.00
  • The Explorer

    $16.00

    Written by Katherine Rundellpaperback From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. H...

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    $16.00
  • The Hungry Ghost

    $18.00

    Written by H.S. Noruppaperback Freja arrives in Singapore during the month of the hungry ghost, when old spirits are said to roam the streets and f...

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    $18.00
  • The Little Wave

    $19.00

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

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    $19.00
  • Pax

    $17.00

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

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    $17.00
  • Emman, Time Traveller: The Redhill Tragedy

    $13.80

    Written by Josephine ChiapaperbackThis is an adventure story, of a modern boy time-travelling to the past.Emmanuel was in school when he received a...

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    $13.80
  • The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves the Day

    $23.70

    Based on the novels by Ann M. Martin  |  Graphic novel written and illustrated by Raina TelgemeierpaperbackWho would have guessed that when the BSC...

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    $23.70
  • Sisters

    $24.00

    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...

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    $24.00
  • Out of My Mind

    $18.50

    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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    $18.50
  • I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916 (Graphic Novel)

    $19.60

    Written by Lauren Tarshis  |  Illustrated by Haus StudiopaperbackChet Roscow is finally feeling at home in Elm Hills, New Jersey. He has a job with...

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    $19.60
  • I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 (Graphic Novel)

    $19.60

    Written by Lauren Tarshis  |  Adapted by Georgia Bell  |  Illustrated by Haus Studiopaperback10-year-old George Calder can't wait to explore every ...

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    $19.60
  • The One and Only Ivan

    $17.40

    Written by Katherine Applegatepaperback This unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of un...

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    $17.40
  • Guardians of Magic: The Cloud Horse Chronicles

    $19.40

    Written and Illustrated by Chris Riddellpaperback For as long as anyone can remember, children have made a wish on a cloud horse, never quite belie...

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    $19.40
  • Song for a Whale

    $19.60

    Written by Lynne KellypaperbackIn the spirit of modern-day classics like Fish in a Tree and Counting by 7s comes the Schneider Family Book Award-wi...

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    $19.60
  • Ghosts

    $24.00

    Written by Raina Telgemeierpaperback Catrina and her family are moving to the coast of Northern California because her little sister, Maya, is sic...

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    $24.00
  • The Wild Robot

    $19.40

    Written and Illustrated by Peter BrownpaperbackWhen robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild ...

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    $19.40
  • You Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine

    $20.00

    Written by Yeva SkalietskapaperbackEveryone knows the word 'war'. But very few understand what it truly means. When you find you have to face it, y...

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    $20.00
  • Smile

    $24.00

    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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    $24.00
  • Hello, Universe

    $15.00

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

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    $15.00
  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

    $16.90

    Written by Chris ColferpaperbackAlex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern ...

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    $16.90
  • Talking to Alaska

    $15.00

    Written by Anna WoltzpaperbackSometimes rivals just need a helping paw...It only takes one day at their new school for Parker and Sven to become mo...

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    $15.00
  • Born Behind Bars

    $15.60

    Written by Padma VenkatramanpaperbackThe author of the award-winning The Bridge Home brings readers another gripping novel set in Chennai, India, ...

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    $15.60
  • Refugee

    $19.40

    Written by Alan GratzpaperbackThree different kids.One mission in common: ESCAPE.Josef is a Jewish boy in 1930s Nazi Germany. With the threat of co...

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    $19.40
  • One

    Original price $15.90
    Current price $15.00

    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...

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    Original price $15.90
    Current price $15.00
  • Sherlock Sam 2: Sherlock Sam and the Ghostly Moans in Fort Canning

    $15.90

    Written by A.J. Low  |  Illustrated by  drewscapepaperback When ghostly sounds fill the air at one of Singapore's most-loved historical attractions...

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    $15.90
  • Pawcasso

    $17.80

    Written and Illustrated by Remy Laipaperback Remy Lai, the award-winning creator of Pie in the Sky makes her middle-grade graphic novel debut, Pawc...

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    $17.80
  • The Lost Whale

    Original price $17.90
    Current price $17.00

    Written by Hannah Gold  |  Illustrated by Levi PinfoldpaperbackRio has been sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, while hi...

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    Original price $17.90
    Current price $17.00
  • The Last Bear

    $18.00

    Written by Hannah Gold  |  Illustrated by Levi PinfoldpaperbackImagine making friends with a polar bear…There are no polar bears left on Bear Isla...

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    $18.00
  • The Magical Adventures of Phoebe and Her Unicorn

    $17.44

    Written and Illustrated by Dana SimpsonpaperbackThis special edition of the bestselling series includes all of the comics and bonus materials from ...

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    $17.44
  • Front Desk

    $14.00

    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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    $14.00
  • When Impossible Happens

    $14.00

    Written by Jane De SuzapaperbackA poignant story of life in India during the pandemic that mixes loss, hope, and even a mystery solved by imaginati...

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    $14.00
  • Dragon Pearl

    $16.30

    Written by Yoon Ha Leepaperback Dragon Pearl is a space opera about 13-year-old Min, who comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you’d never kno...

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    $16.30
  • Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma #2: Coming of Age

    $18.00

    Written by Melanie Lee  |  Illustrated by Arif RafhanpaperbackThe adventures of Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma continue! As Team ASH grows in nu...

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    $18.00
  • Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma

    $18.00

    Written by Melanie Lee  |  Illustrated by Arif RafhanpaperbackEleven-year-old Ash doesn’t have much to look forward to: maths tests, a naggy Mum, a...

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    $18.00
  • Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma #3: End of an Era

    $18.00

    Written by Melanie Lee  |  Illustrated by Arif RafhanpaperbackThe adventures of Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma continue! As Team ASH grows in nu...

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    $18.00
  • Runt

    $29.00

    Written by Craig Silvey  |  Illustrated by Sara Actonhardcover'You don't have to carry the weight of the world in your tool belt.'Annie Shearer liv...

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    $29.00
  • The Lost Ryu

    $19.00

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

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    $19.00