Category Must Read Middle Grade

The Sign of the Beaver Elizabeth George Speare Ages 9-11 When Matt’s father leaves him on his own to guard their new cabin in the wilderness, Matt is scared but determined to be brave and prove that he can take…

The Seventh Most Important Thing Shelley Pearsall Ages 10-13 Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. Arthur had his reasons, and the brick hit the Junk Man in the arm, not the head. But…

The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs Betty G. Birney Life in Sassafras Springs has always been predictable, boring even, but one afternoon that changes when Eben McAllister’s pa challenges him to find Seven Wonders in Sassafras that rival the real…

The Search for Big Lou Lane Walker Who doesn’t look forward to summer camp? Two weeks of sun and fun were just what Presley’s parents thought she needed. Too bad she didn’t feel the same way. . . Growing up…

The Neverending Story Michael Ende Ages 8+ When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he’s swept into the magical world of Fantastica–so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when…

The Muppets The Movie Junior Novel Katharine Turner Ages 8-12

The Moorchild Eloise McGraw Ages 9-12 Half moorfolk and half human, and unable to shape-shift or disappear at will, Moql threatens the safety of the Band. So the Folk banish her and send her to live among humans as a…

The Moonlight Man Betty Ren Wright Ages 9-12 When their father moves them for the seventh time in the five years since their mother’s death, Jenny and her younger sister hope to stay in this latest house and try to…

The Moffats Eleanor Estes Ages 8-12 Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverest, and—most days at least—the responsible one; Joey, who despite being only twelve is the man of the house . . . sometimes; Janey, who has a…

The Misadventures of Maude March Audrey Couloumbis Ages 8-12 Eleven-year-old Sallie March is a whip-smart tomboy and voracious reader of Western adventure novels. When she and her sister Maude escape their self-serving guardians for the wilds of the frontier, they…