Middle Grade Marvels
This book by Jenni L. Walsh follows a young girl in Cold War East Berlin who is forced to spy but dreams of escaping to freedom.
What is Over and Out?
Maizy discovers her Chinese-American family's past in this small Minnesota town.
What is Last Chance?
This girl faces a stutter and a magical wish-granting bird in Hummingbird.
Who is Olive?
Mia competes with her neighbor Cayman to identify an injured bird in this book by Cynthia Lord.
What is Home Away From Home?
She wrote Thirst, a powerful story about water access in Mumbai.
Who is Varsha Bajaj?
In Singing With Elephants, Oriol finds courage and inspiration when this Nobel Prize-winning poet moves to town.
Who is Gabriela Mistral?
Bree joins her school’s swim team despite a fear of water in this graphic novel by Johnnie Christmas.
What is Swim Team?
In Falling Short, Isaac and Marco help each other grow, one aiming to improve grades, the other to make this sport’s team.
What is basketball?
This book features young musicians who challenge school budget cuts with the power of music and protest.
What is Playing Through the Turnaround?
This author introduced us to aspiring podcaster and baker Zoe Washington.
Who is Janae Marks?
In this book by Varsha Bajaj, Minni fights for the belief that clean water should be a basic right for everyone.
What is Thirst?
This novel by Kate O'Shaughnessy explores the idea of family through the eyes of a girl who expresses love through food.
What is Lasagna Means I Love You?
Resilience, a robot who develops human-like feelings, is the hero of this space story by Jasmine Warga.
What is A Rover's Story?
Angie Thomas debuts in middle grade with this fantasy series inspired by African American folklore.
What is The Manifestor Prophecy?
Maizy Chen’s Last Chance is just one of the heartfelt stories written by this author.
Who is Lisa Yee?
June and Tyrell fight to save their transitional home, Huey House, in this emotional novel by Karina Yan Glaser.
What is A Duet for Home?
Maggie finds companionship and courage when she meets a snow leopard in this touching story set in Cornwall.
What is Wildoak?
In The Midnight Children, Ravani meets a mysterious girl named this, who has six runaway companions.
Who is Virginia?
In The Hurricanes of Weakerville, Alex Weakerman unexpectedly inherits management of this type of sports team.
What is a baseball team?
This author took readers to Cold War East Berlin in Over and Out.
Who is Jenni L. Walsh?
: In On Air with Zoe Washington, Zoe starts this type of audio show to spotlight the struggles of exonerees.
What is a podcast?
In Finally Seen, Lina Gao must adjust to her new life in America after being separated from her family for this many years.
What is five years?
In Lines of Courage, five young people from different backgrounds are brought together by this historical conflict.
What is World War I?
In The Secret Letters, Nevaeh and Colin uncover mystery and rivalry connected to letters from this decade.
What is the 1970s?
This author blends fantasy and African American folklore in The Manifestor Prophecy.
Who is Angie Thomas?