45 Great Middle Grade Book Lists

Middle grade books are generally for ages 8 and up. Here are all my middle grade book lists.

45 Great Middle Grade Book Lists

9 Middle Grade Books Featuring Neurodiverse Characters

7 Stories About Saving Sea Creatures That Center BIPOC Protagonists

Middle Grade Books Featuring Characters Who are Incarcerated

Manatee Middle Grade

Black Girl Magic: Middle Grade Fantasy with Black girl protagonists

Middle Grade Books with Refugee Themes

More Middle Grade Books with Refugee Themes

Middle Grade and YA books about Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

10 Middle Grade Books about Immigrant Families

Best Middle Grade Books from My 5th Grade Daughter

Best Middle Grade Books for with Female Protagonists

Top 10: Best Books for Middle School by my 6th Grade Daughter

6th Grade Girl Reviews Middle Grade Chapter Books

Top 10: Best Middle Grade Chapter Books by my 8yold Daughter (grades 3-7)

10 Perfect Read Aloud Books for 3rd Grade

3rd Grade Chapter Books from My 3rd Grade Son

Massachusetts Book Award Books for 3rd through 7th Grade

Funny Books for 3rd Grade Boy: Reluctant Reader Challenge

Books for 3rd Grade & 4th Grade

Books for Big Nate Fans

Civil Rights Movement Books for 4th Grade and MLK Day

Diversity Picture Books for 4th Grade

Chapter Books to Support 4th Grade or 5th Grade Immigration Unit

Olympic Chapter Books & Non-Fiction For 4th Grade & 2nd Grade

Best Books for 4th Grade by 4th Grade Girl

Books for 4th Grade and 5th Grade

More 5th Grade Books from a 5th Grade Boy (my son)

My 5th Grade Son Blogs on Books!

Books for 5th Grade and 6th Grade

Books for Boys 5th Grade

Books for 4th Grade and 5th Grade

Best Middle Grade Books from My 5th Grade Daughter

Top 10: Best Standalone Books for 5th Graders by 5th Grade Girl

5th Grade Chapter Books to Make Social Studies Exciting

Books for 6th Grade Boys

Josh in 6th Grade Shares His Favorite Books

Josh in 6th Grade Shares His Favorite Books (again)

6th Grade Reader Challenge: Books Like The Hunger Games

Top 10: Best Books for Middle School by my 6th Grade Daughter

6th Grade Girl Reviews Middle Grade Chapter Books

Favorite Books for 6th Grade from 6th Graders

Wendy Mass Books for Grades 3-6th

Books for 5th Grade and 6th Grade

Foster Care in Tween Books

7th Grade Books from a 7th Grade Girl

My 9th Grade Son’s Recommended Book List

Best Books for Kids about Ancient Egypt

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My books:

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Barbed Wire Between Us by Mia Wenjen, illustrated by Violeta Encarnación

⭐ Starred review from Kirkus
⭐ Starred review from Publishers Weekly
⭐ Starred review from School Library Journal
Kirkus: The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of Spring 2026

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Fortune Cookies for Everyone! (Smithsonian): The Surprising Story of the Tasty Treat We Love to Eat

California Eureka Non-Fiction Gold Award
Junior Library Guild Gold Selection
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)

The Traveling Taco: The Amazing and Surprising Journey of Many of Your Favorite Foods

California Eureka Non-Fiction Silver Award
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)
Reading Rockets’ Summer Reading Guide 2025

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We Sing from the Heart: How the Slants® Took Their Fight for Free Speech to the Supreme Court

ALSC Notable Children’s Book
2025 Carter G. Woodson Book Award Middle Level Honoree
Orbis Pictus Recommended Book for Outstanding Nonfiction for Children
2024 Julia Ward Howe Prize for Children’s Literature Winner
California Eureka Non-Fiction Award Honor Book
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Winner (from National Council for the Social Studies and Children’s Book Council)
Bank Street Best Children’s Books of the Year 2025
Recommended Reading for the Social Justice Literature Award 2025 (International Literacy Association)
Pennsylvania Mountain Laurel Book Award Nominee 2026-27
Junior Library Guild Gold Selection