Middle Grade

A true word nerd finds a group of kindred spirits in Jennifer Ziegler’s Worser, a middle grade novel anchored by a singularly memorable protagonist.

A true word nerd finds a group of kindred spirits in Jennifer Ziegler’s Worser, a middle grade novel anchored by a singularly memorable protagonist.

Filled with over-the-top action and slapstick humor, Eric Gapstur’s Sort of Super is a fantastic graphic novel for younger middle grade readers.

Filled with over-the-top action and slapstick humor, Eric Gapstur’s Sort of Super is a fantastic graphic novel for younger middle grade readers.

Propelled by hilarious stream-of-consciousness narration, Justin A. Reynolds’ It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit offers a fun tale of friends who team up to save the world—or at least the neighborhood.

Propelled by hilarious stream-of-consciousness narration, Justin A. Reynolds’ It’s the End of the World and I’m in My Bathing Suit offers a fun tale of friends who team up to save the world—or at least the neighborhood.

Karina Yan Glaser infuses A Duet for Home with sweetness and optimism while acknowledging the complexities of her characters’ lives.

Karina Yan Glaser infuses A Duet for Home with sweetness and optimism while acknowledging the complexities of her characters’ lives.

In Golden Girl, an absorbing novel in verse anchored in authentic, emotional relationships, Aafiyah can’t stop taking things that don’t belong to her.

In Golden Girl, an absorbing novel in verse anchored in authentic, emotional relationships, Aafiyah can’t stop taking things that don’t belong to her.

A quartet of sea creatures may hold the key to Sophia’s father’s disappearance in The Aquanaut, a humorous, heartwarming graphic novel.

A quartet of sea creatures may hold the key to Sophia’s father’s disappearance in The Aquanaut, a humorous, heartwarming graphic novel.

Fantasy and graphic novel fans alike will love the gentle humor and spirit of adventure in The Legend of Brightblade, Ethan M. Aldridge’s standalone tale.

Fantasy and graphic novel fans alike will love the gentle humor and spirit of adventure in The Legend of Brightblade, Ethan M. Aldridge’s standalone tale.

Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill’s warm and lovely fairy tale, The Ogress and the Orphans, is a striking allegory that pointedly holds a mirror up to societal dysfunction.

Newbery Medalist Kelly Barnhill’s warm and lovely fairy tale, The Ogress and the Orphans, is a striking allegory that pointedly holds a mirror up to societal dysfunction.

Mimi mounts a campaign against single-use plastic bags on her new island home in Florida in Elaine Dimopoulos’ Turn the Tide, a stirring novel in verse.

Mimi mounts a campaign against single-use plastic bags on her new island home in Florida in Elaine Dimopoulos’ Turn the Tide, a stirring novel in verse.

Author Ibi Zoboi shares a personal connection to her subject that makes her inventive biography of Octavia E. Butler even more compelling.

Author Ibi Zoboi shares a personal connection to her subject that makes her inventive biography of Octavia E. Butler even more compelling.

Newbery Honor author Pam Muñoz Ryan offers a new tale about a compelling heroine, her supportive community and a shimmer of magic in Solimar.

Newbery Honor author Pam Muñoz Ryan offers a new tale about a compelling heroine, her supportive community and a shimmer of magic in Solimar.

A tale of siblings who join a hidden community of formerly enslaved people, Freewater is historical fiction at its finest.

A tale of siblings who join a hidden community of formerly enslaved people, Freewater is historical fiction at its finest.

Deeply rooted in its protagonist’s Orthodox Jewish community, Aviva vs. the Dybbuk’s depiction of grief and healing has wide appeal.

Deeply rooted in its protagonist’s Orthodox Jewish community, Aviva vs. the Dybbuk’s depiction of grief and healing has wide appeal.

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