New books for kids for summer reading. I review chapter books– both realistic fiction and action adventure — and graphic novels. Try these books to get your middle grade child reading this summer.
Category: Reading Lists: Middle Grade
Middle grade chapter books for kids ages 9 through 14 and including 3rd grade books, 4th grade books, 5th grade books, 6th grade books, and 7th grade books.
Book Club for Boys: The Boy Who Changed the World
Book club for boys in first and second grade explores science, genes, and philosophy of The Butterfly Effect. Plus, they planted seeds for their project.
Top 10: Newbery-ish Small Town Quirky Chapter Books (ages 8-14)
4th Grade Chapter Books and 5th Grade Chapter Books as well set in quirky small towns. These books for kids seem to win Newbery awards as well!
10+ Books for 5th Grade Social Studies
Explore 5th Grade and 4th Grade Social Sciences (aka American History) in Immigration, Civil Rights Movement and U.S. History using picture books, chapter books, videos and more.
Best Books For Teens Who Read 2 to 3 Grades Below
Middle grade fiction, Young Adult, non-fiction and graphic novels for kids ages 12 through 15 that read two or three grades below.
Hilarious Children’s Authors with Impossible to Pronounce Names
I met children’s book author Jarrett Krosoczka on a Live Chat at the Random House Read and Play Community and we had fun joking about more funny-but- difficult to pronounce authors.
5th Grade Chapter Book GIVEAWAY: A Million Miles From Boston
5th Grade Chapter book, A Million Miles from Boston, nails the anxieties about the transition to middle school perfectly. I am giving away 3 copies of the hot-off-the-presses paperback.