Category Must Read Middle Grade

Losers Take All David Klass Ages 12-18 At Jack Logan’s sports-crazy New Jersey high school, the new rule is that all kids must play on a team. So Jack and a ragtag group of anti-athletic friends decide to get even.…

Ninth Ward Jewell Parker Rhodes Abandoned by her peers because of her ability to see spirits, Lanesha longs for connection despite the strong love of her adopted grandmother, Mama Ya-Ya. As hurricane Katrina approaches and her neighbours flee, Lanesha must…

Salt to the Sea Ruta Sepetys Ages 12+ Winter 1945. WWII. Four refugees. Four stories. Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the…

Breakaway: Beyond the goal Alex Morgan Ages 9-12 As a talented and successful female athlete, Alex Morgan is a role model to thousands of girls who want to be their best, not just in soccer, but in life. The story…

The Girl of Ink & Stars Kiran Millwood Hargrave Ages 10-12 Legends say that the island of Joya was once a place where songbirds sang in every tree and the islanders were free to come and go as they pleased.…

Macbeth United Michael Rosen This season, get ready for a striking reimagining of William Shakespeare’s classic tale, Macbeth. 12-year-old striker Macbeth has a promising talent on the field. He also has a burning desire to become captain of Shotfield football…

Goodnight Mr. Tom Michelle Magorian Ages 9+ London is poised on the brink of World War II. Eight-year-old Willie Beech is evacuated to the English countryside and lands on Thomas Oakley’s doorstep, timid and scarred from abuse. Mr. Tom, a…

Two-Minute Mysteries Donald J. Sobol Ages 9-11 Whether testing their own sleuthing abilities by working against the clock or enjoying the intrigue of unraveling the case, readers get lots of spine-tingling mystery in these thrilling puzzlers.

The London Eye Mystery Siobhan Dowd Ted and Kat watch their cousin Salim get on board the London Eye. But after half an hour it lands and everyone troops off – no Salim. Where could he have gone? How on…

Girl, Stolen April Henry  Ages 12-13 Sixteen year-old Cheyenne Wilder is sleeping in the back of a car while her mom fills her prescription at the pharmacy. Before Cheyenne realizes what’s happening, their car is being stolen–with her inside! Griffin…