Books for Middle Readers

Bean The Stretchy Dragon: A Sally & Bean Adventure By Ari Stocrate Cover Image
$11.99
ISBN: 9781524881016
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Published: Andrews McMeel Publishing - September 19th, 2023

Meet Bean—a stretchy, cheerful dragon who lives with a grumpy witch named Sally.


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Things in the Basement By Ben Hatke Cover Image
$14.99
ISBN: 9781250909541
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Published: First Second - August 29th, 2023

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers graphic novel about Milo, a young boy who discovers a portal to a secret world in his basement.


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The Lost Library By Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250838810
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Published: Feiwel & Friends - August 29th, 2023

The New York Times bestselling authors of Bob, Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass, introduce readers to a little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. A #1 Indie Bestseller!


A Horse Named Sky (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel) By Rosanne Parry, Kirbi Fagan (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Rosanne Parry, Kirbi Fagan (Illustrator)
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062995957
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Published: Greenwillow Books - August 29th, 2023

A stand-alone companion to the acclaimed national bestsellers A Wolf Called Wander and A Whale of the Wild.


Stuntboy, In-Between Time By Jason Reynolds, Raúl the Third (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Jason Reynolds, Raúl the Third (Illustrator)
$14.99
ISBN: 9781534418226
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2023

From Newbery Medal honoree and #1 New York Times bestselling author Jason Reynolds comes the sequel to the hilarious, hopeful, and action-packed middle grade novel Stuntboy, in the Meantime about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard of, jam-packed with illustrations by Raúl the Third!

Portico Reeves is the greatest superhero a lot of people have ne


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Two Tribes By Emily Bowen Cohen, Emily Bowen Cohen (Illustrator) Cover Image
$15.99
ISBN: 9780062983589
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Published: Heartdrum - August 15th, 2023

Great graphic novel that shows the struggles and wonderfulness of being mixed race and sharing two cultures, especially with two parents who are divorced.

Recommended by Kimi


Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space By Laini Taylor, Jim Di Bartolo (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Laini Taylor, Jim Di Bartolo (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781419753848
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - August 15th, 2023

Billie Blaster and the Robot Army from Outer Space is an out-of-this-world new middle-grade graphic novel about a genius scientist and her evil nemesis, created by New York Times bestselling author Laini Taylor and cartoonist Jim Di Bartolo.

Don’t you hate it when your archenemy launches your latest invention into space, accidentally creating a robot a


We Still Belong By Christine Day Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063064560
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Published: Heartdrum - August 1st, 2023

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning author Christine Day (Upper Skagit), about a girl whose hopeful plans for Indigenous Peoples’ Day (and plans to ask her crush to the school dance) go all wrong—until she finds herself surrounded by the love of her Indigenous family and community at an intertribal powwow.


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Into the Shadow Mist (Legends of Lotus Island #2) By Christina Soontornvat Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781338759174
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Published: Scholastic Press - July 18th, 2023

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle grade fantasy series for readers who love stories about animals, magic, and kids like them embracing their power to change the world.

Plum and her friends are traveling to the misty Bokati Island.


The Search for WondLa By Tony DiTerlizzi, Tony DiTerlizzi (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Tony DiTerlizzi, Tony DiTerlizzi (Illustrator)
$13.99
ISBN: 9781665928588
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - June 13th, 2023

Celebrate the 10th anniversary of Tony DiTerlizzi’s New York Times bestselling, richly illustrated The Search for Wondla series with this first installment of the modern classic space-age adventure featuring an all-new look.

When a marauder destroys the underground sanctuary that Eva Nine was raised in by the robot Muthr, the twelve-year-old girl is forced to flee aboveg