Category Must Read Middle Grade

Nightmares!

Nightmares! Jason Segal and Kirsten Miller Ages 9-11 Charlie Laird has several problems.    1. His dad married a woman he is sure moonlights as a witch. 2. He had to move into her purple mansion—the creepiest place in Cypress…

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Press 1 for Invasion

Press 1 for Invasion J.A. Dauber Ages 8-12 Ten-year-old Matt really wants a phone, but his parents won’t let him have one. When he finds one just lying on the sidewalk, he naturally picks it up and claims it for…

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Dragon Pearl

Dragon Pearl Yoon Ha Lee Ages 9-13 But you’d never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min’s mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic, such as Charm or shape-shifting. They must appear human…

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Race to the Sun

Race to the Sun Rebecca Roanhorse Ages 8-12 Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he’s Mr. Charles,…

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Impossible Creatures

Impossible Creatures Katherine Rundell Ages 9+ The day that Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.  It’s the day he learned about the Archipelago—a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures of…

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