Middle Readers

Once upon a time, there was a brave hero named...Grandpa?! What's he doing in this story? Ned is a retired literature teacher without much excitement in his life, but when his grandkids come to visit, he loves to tell them bedtime stories. Every evening,...

The first book in a new series about neighborhood friends who find sudden fame with a series of viral videos... only no one knows who they really are. Hannah Montana for the TikTok generation. Four kids from the same neighborhood, lifelong friends, throw...

A cool new manga format for Spider-Man, one of the most iconic characters of all time! A reimagined Peter Parker, Miles Morales, and Gwen Stacy travel to feudal Japan to take on the Kingpin in this original manga from Japanese writer/illustrator Shogo...

The Great Escape is the second book in the Wolf Girl series, a thrilling middle grade series about a young girl, separated from her family, who has to learn to survive with only her new canine family by her side, from Australian bestselling author and...

Thirteen-year-old Ivan is a tender-hearted vampire who prefers a plant-based diet. In his daydreams, he rejects his destiny and hangs out in the human world forever! But would it be worth it if it means hiding his truest self? Born into a family of...

Aria and Nainai are back in this sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color graphic novel about a mysterious ancient monster and the quest to set it free Aria thought her life would go back to normal when she left her nainai's boba shop--and the monster...

From the beloved Elf on the Shelf brand comes a timeless picture book about the magic of Christmas.It's Christmas Eve, and Pippin Snowdae is working the mailroom at One True North, replying to thousands of last-minute letters. Just when he thought he's...

A hilarious and heartwarming fantasy adventure perfect for fans of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief! This is the middle grade debut from acclaimed author Sabina Khan.Laila Habib is having the worst birthday ever, as she's just discovered that her family's...

Aria and Nainai are back in this sweet and magical middle-grade, full-color graphic novel about a mysterious ancient monster and the quest to set it free Aria thought her life would go back to normal when she left her nainai's boba shop--and the monster...

**WINNER of the NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Young People's Literature** This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh-grade Syrian American boy and his struggles, big and small, as he navigates middle school, now in...

"Ambitious . . . themes of family, friendship, and personal integrity shine."--Kirkus Reviews"A highly engaging journey of connection and transformation and an innovative read for this present age." --Rita Williams-Garcia, Newbery Honor author of One...

To save the only life he's ever known, a tween vampire has to destroy it first in Defanged, a new speculative middle grade from author H.E. Edgmon. Lux Priddy is a regular 12-year-old: he goes to school, hangs out with his best friend, Emma, and loves to...

#1 New York Times bestselling author and former NFL player Tim Green is back with an action-packed novel about a football player with big dreams whose life changes forever when he attends an athletic boarding school.Zeno Dubois might be young, but he has...

Zomboss visits his old model train, dubbed "Big Spitball," in a gigantic train set that takes up a whole warehouse. Using the Big Spitball's zuclear-powered engine and shrink ray, Zomboss miniaturizes the buildings of Neighborville and adds them to the...

"Derrick Barnes takes all forms of storytelling available to him­--allegory, folktales, and classics--to weave a novel that is empowered, empowering, and incredibly human. You won't be the same after reading it." --Erin Entrada Kelly, two-time...

New York Times #1 best-selling authors Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro collaborate again on a new adventure in which Nico di Angelo teams up with his half-sister Hazel Levesque to protect . . . monsters? A few months after returning from the depths of...

Clue meets The Baby-Sitters Club in this heartwarming middle grade graphic novel perfect for fans of Kayla Miller and Terri Libenson.Amy has always loved a good mystery.So when her classmate Reagan invites her to a murder-mystery-themed birthday party,...

Two literary heavy-hitters deliver a knockout critically acclaimed, bestselling biographical novel of cultural icon Muhammad Ali. ★ "Utterly delightful...a smash hit."―School Library Journal (starred review) ★ "A...