Middle grade books

Kid Sleuth Investigates Art Theft Plot in “The Mystery at Turkelton Manor”

Take for your consideration 12-year-old Nathaniel Jones, the protagonist in Kraig Dafoe’s fast-paced and exhilarating middle-grade thriller The Mystery at Turkelton Manor. Detective work is in Nathaniel’s blood; his father was a police detective and his grandfather — on his father’s side — was a noted private investigator for 50…

Jim AlkonApril 7, 2021

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With the Civil War on the Horizon, a Family Fights to Preserve Their Stop on the Underground Railroad

Sid Johnson awakens to the sound of gunshots ringing out across his family’s farm. Although his Ma explains away everything as a hunting incident, Sid overhears his parents discussing politics and learns that his family’s home isn’t any ordinary farm; it’s a stop on the Underground Railroad. With this discovery…

Kelsey HallSeptember 1, 2022

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In This Middle Grade Story, a Boy Must Face His Fear of Change … and Ghosts!

Change can be challenging for people of all ages. Coming to grips with new phases in life can be hard to overcome, and no one knows this better than Roosevelt Banks. Roosevelt Banks and the Attic of Doom by Laurie Calkhoven (One Elm Books) is about coming to terms with…

BookTribNovember 2, 2022

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5 Environmental Fiction Books for All Ages: Nature Makes Children of Us All

Ask any of my three children what their favorite childhood memories are, and to a one they’ll tell you — their summers in Vermont. We spent summers at my family’s sheep farm in the mountains. In the morning I opened the doors and the children (and their friends and cousins)…

Mary Alice MonroeJune 13, 2022

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A “Silk Road” Leads to Magic, Adventure, Mythical Creatures, OH MY!

Looking for a story filled with adventure, friendship, science and magic? Look no further than Kirsten Marion’s debut novel, Lucy and Dee: The Silk Road (Common Deer Press). Marion has taken her years of traveling all over the world and passion for books and writing to create a world filled…

Kelsey HallMay 5, 2022

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Trevor Noah’s Memoir Adapted for Young Readers

Host of the "The Daily Show," Trevor Noah, has become a household name, revered for his quick wit and insightful comedy on current affairs. Until the publication of his memoir, much less commonly known was Noah's perilous childhood in South Africa. His own birth as a child of mixed races…

Rebecca ProulxApril 12, 2019

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Chasing Helicity into Fresh Adventures

New York Times bestselling author and ABC News Chief Meteorologist Ginger Zee is back with a sequel to the whirlwind of adventures in Chasing Helicity. Readers get to continue following young Helicity in her new thrilling tale, Chasing Helicity: Into the Wind (Disney/Hyperion). Helicity is much like any typical teenage…

Rachael SuhieMay 10, 2019

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In This Middle Grade Story, a Boy Must Face His Fear of Change … and Ghosts!

Change can be challenging for people of all ages. Coming to grips with new phases in life can be hard to overcome, and no one knows this better than Roosevelt Banks. Roosevelt Banks and the Attic of Doom by Laurie Calkhoven (One Elm Books) is about coming to terms with…

BookTribNovember 2, 2022

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7 Middle Grade Reads That Show How Fun Math & Science Can Be

More and more every day, we’re seeing a push to get kids involved with STEM. From children’s coding classes to summer camps dedicated to mathematics, the threshold for the hard sciences is skewing younger every year. But how do you get kids involved with subjects that have a bad reputation…

Cameron KimballMay 10, 2021

Middle grade books

Kid Sleuth Investigates Art Theft Plot in “The Mystery at Turkelton Manor”

With the Civil War on the Horizon, a Family Fights to Preserve Their Stop on the Underground Railroad

In This Middle Grade Story, a Boy Must Face His Fear of Change … and Ghosts!

5 Environmental Fiction Books for All Ages: Nature Makes Children of Us All

A “Silk Road” Leads to Magic, Adventure, Mythical Creatures, OH MY!

Trevor Noah’s Memoir Adapted for Young Readers

Chasing Helicity into Fresh Adventures

In This Middle Grade Story, a Boy Must Face His Fear of Change … and Ghosts!

7 Middle Grade Reads That Show How Fun Math & Science Can Be

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