A girl with lots of questions — and opinions — gains the confidence to say what she feels in Opinions and Opossums, by Ann Braden.
Browsing: Middle Grade
Aniana del Mar Jumps In, by Jasminne Mendez follows a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
A group of kids set out on a quest to counter a dark prediction in Quest Kids and the Dark Prophecy of Doug, by Mark Leiknes.
Forced to hide her new-found magic, a girl digs up information on the corrupt government in Seagarden, Book 2 in Michelle A. Barry’s Plotting the Stars series.
Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, craft a portrait of a Black family tree in Kin: Rooted in Hope.
Learn about one of the first Black nurses in the Civil War in Susie King Taylor: Nurse Teacher & Freedom Fighter, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Candace Buford.
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. These books for middle readers are an excellent choice for celebrating Hispanic voices.
Three siblings work to stay together when their father goes to war in Nothing Else but Miracles, by Kate Albus.
Graphic novels, including Get Outer My Space, The Beyond, and Oliver’s Great Big Universe are a great way to get kids excited about reading.
Young sleuths set out to find a missing millionaire in The A&A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair, by K. H. Saxton.