Category Must Read Middle Grade

Dragons in a Bag Zetta Elliott Ages 8-10 When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she’s not his grandmother–but she is a witch! She needs his help…

Double Identity Margaret Peterson Haddix Ages 10-13 So my only protection is a kindergarten teacher and a ninety-eight-pound female minister….And they don’t even believe I’m in danger. As Bethany approaches her thirteenth birthday, her parents act more oddly than usual.…

Freckle Juice Judy Blume Ages 7-9 More than anything in the world, Andrew Marcus wants freckles. His classmate Nicky has freckles—they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. But when Andrew asks Nicky where he…

Double Fudge Judy Blume Ages 7-10 Fudge is obsessed with money. He’s making his own “Fudge Bucks” and has plans to buy the entire world. But life gets really crazy when Fudge and his older brother, Peter, run into their…

Chocolate Fever Robert Kimmel Smith Ages 7-10 Getting Chocolate Fever can change your ideas about chocolate and life! Henry Green is a boy who loves chocolate. He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, light, and daily; for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and…

Chicken Boy Francis O’Rourk Dowell Ages 10-14 Meet Tobin McCauley. He’s got a near-certifiable grandmother, a pack of juvenile-delinquent siblings, and a dad who’s not going to win father of the year any time soon. To top it off, Tobin’s…

Chasing Redbird Sharon Creech Ages 9-13 It started out as an ordinary summer. But the minute thirteen-year-old Zinny discovered the old, overgrown trail that ran through the woods behind her family’s house, she realized that things were about to change.…

Charlie & Frog Karen Kane Mystery Ages 8-12 Charlie’s parents have left him (again). This time they are off to South Africa to help giant golden moles. And Charlie? He’s been dumped with his TV-obsessed grandparents. Lonely and curious, Charlie…

Carry On, Mr. Bowditch Jean Lee Latham Ages 12-13  Readers today are still fascinated by Nat, an eighteenth-century nautical wonder and mathematical wizard. Nathaniel Bowditch grew up in a sailor’s world—Salem in the early days, when tall-masted ships from foreign…

Caddie Woodlawn Carol Ryrie Brink Classics Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She’d rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to beat her brother’s dares every chance she gets. Caddie is friends with Indians, who scare most…