Category Must Read Middle Grade

Strawberry Hill Mary Ann Hoberman Ages 8-12 When 10-year-old Allie learns that her family will be moving from a two-family home to their very own house, she’s hesitant until she finds out they will be living on a street with…

Spirit Horse Ned Ackerman Ages 10+ When a Siksika boy living on the Plains during the 1770s becomes separated from a raiding party, he discovers the legendary spirit horse which he attempts to track down and tame.

Seven Alone Honore Morrow  Non Fiction “Father wanted us to go on to Oregon, and that’s where we’re going!” – When the wagon train pulled out of Missouri in 1844, John Sager thought the trip West would be great fun.…

Search for the Shadowman Joan Lowery Nixon Ages 8-12 Twelve-year-old Andy Thomas isn’t thrilled with his teacher’s assignment to explore family history. But when he starts asking questions about his ancestors, he is surprised to discover a black sheep named…

Schooled Gordan Korman Ages 10-13 Capricorn Anderson (Cap for short) has never watched a television show. He’s never tasted pizza. He’s never heard of a wedgie. And he has never, even in his wildest dreams, thought he’d live anywhere but…

Save Me A Seat Sarah Weeks & Gita Varadarajan Ages 8-11 Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they’re both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL. Joe’s lived in the same town all his life, and he…

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Eleanor Coerr Ages 8-10 The star of her school’s running team, Sadako is lively and athletic…until the dizzy spells start. Then she must face the hardest race of her life—the race against time. Based…

Rules Cynthia Lord Ages 9-12 Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life, which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She’s spent years trying to teach David the rules…

Rolling of Thunder, Hear My Cry Mildred D. Taylor Ages 10-12 Why is the land so important to Cassie’s family? It takes the events of one turbulent year—the year of the night riders and the burnings, the year a white…

Red: The (Fairly) True Tale of Red Riding Hood Liesl Shurtliff Ages 8-11 Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic. But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that…