Category Must Read Middle Grade

The Feelings Book

The Feelings Book American Girl  Ages 8-11 The Feelings Book will help you understand your emotions, and deal with them in positive ways. You’ll get tips on how to express your feelings and stay in control, plus get sensitive advice…

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The Enormous Egg

The Enormous Egg Oliver Butterworth Ages 6-10 Young Nate Twitchell is surprised when one of the hens on his family farm lays a giant egg. After a painstaking wait, Nate is even more surprised when it hatches and out pops…

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The Egypt Game

The Egypt Game Zola Keatley Snyder Ages 8-11 The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they…

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The Earth Dragon Awakes

The Earth Dragon Awakes Laurence Yep Ages 8-12 Over the years the earth has moved many times under San Francisco. But it has been thirty-eight years since the last strong earthquake. People have forgotten how bad it can be. But…

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The Chalk Box Kid

The Chalk Box Kid Clyde Robert Bulla Ages 6-9 A new neighborhood. A new school. A lonely birthday. Life isn’t easy for nine-year-old Gregory. Then he finds an abandoned chalk factory behind his house. It’s a secret place, just for…

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The BFG

The BFG Roald Dahl Ages 7-10 The BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It’s lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the…

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The Best School Year Ever

The Best School Year Ever Barbara Robinson Ages 8-11 This hilarious novel stars the Herdmans, the worst kids in the world, who made their first appearance in author Barbara Robinson’s classic The Best Christmas Pageant Ever. In The Best School…

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