Books for Middle Schoolers
In that sweet spot between elementary school and high school, here are some of the best new titles for middle school readers.
GN= graphic novel (Updated May 2025)
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Bye Forever, I Guess
Ingrid’s online personality is more popular than she is, it seems, but when she responds to a misdirected text, she finds someone she wants to know in real life.
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One Wrong Step
During an expedition to summit Mt. Everest, Atlas sees an avalanche near where his father was climbing, so he sets out to rescue him himself.
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The House on Yeet Street
Four boys’ friendship is tested by a haunted house, ghosts, an old curse, and a secret crush.
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The Wrong Way Home
Fern’s secure life changes forever when her mom sneaks the two of them out of their community for a town on the West Coast where they are free to live their lives by their choices for the first time.
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The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
Maudie’s summer with her dad is changed forever when his house burns down and they move to the coast, where she learns to surf and to face the secret about her stepfather her mom made her promise not to tell.
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World Made of Glass
As her dad is dying of a virus no one wants to talk about, Iris wonders how she will move forward when he is gone.
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The Last Dragon on Mars
Lunar Jones is as surprised as anyone when the last dragon on Mars chooses him to be its only rider and save the Martian colony.
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How to Stay Invisible
After his unreliable parents abandon him, Raymond hides his situation from everyone at school, trying to live in the wilderness while still completing his homework. How long can he keep his secret?
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Kareem Between
Seventh grade is hard for Kareem, as he navigates between the demands of the school bully, helping the new Syrian refugee at school, and facing his mom’s absence when she may not be allowed to return from Syria herself.
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The Labors of Hercules Beal
Grieving his parents along with his older brother, Hercules moves through life in a daze until his sixth-grade teacher assigns the class projects in mythology, and Hercules must complete the twelve labors of Hercules himself.
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