What better way to get ready for Halloween than with ghosts, zombies, witches and screams? These novels for middle readers are great options.
Browsing: ages 8 & up
Two 7th-graders discover friendship through the power of a good run in Half Moon Summer, by Elaine Vickers.
Three Tasks for a Dragon, by Eoin Colfer and P.J. Lynch is a story of knights, quests, dark magic and a dragon.
Aniana del Mar Jumps In, by Jasminne Mendez follows a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis.
A group of kids set out on a quest to counter a dark prediction in Quest Kids and the Dark Prophecy of Doug, by Mark Leiknes.
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. These books for middle readers are an excellent choice for celebrating Hispanic voices.
Graphic novels, including Get Outer My Space, The Beyond, and Oliver’s Great Big Universe are a great way to get kids excited about reading.
Young sleuths set out to find a missing millionaire in The A&A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair, by K. H. Saxton.
Eight kids find out if they are truly extra in The (Super Secret) Octagon Valley Society, a new middle-grade adventure by Melissa de la Cruz.
Maddie and Will travel to Celtica to investigate mysterious attacks in the sixth Royal Ranger book by John Flanagan, Arazan’s Wolves.