A young filmmaker’s eyes are opened to racial injustice following a senseless act of violence in The Reckoning, by Wade Hudson.
Browsing: ages 8 & up
A young adventurer sets out to solve a secret society’s clues in Graysen Foxx and the Curse of the Illuminerdy, by J. Scott Savage.
A girl and her diabetic alert dog face must work together when they’re stranded in the wilderness in Backcountry, by Jenny Goebel.
Five young thieves are tasked with breaking a prisoner out of an impenetrable fortress in Champions of the Fox, the final book in Kevin Sands’ Thieves of Shadow trilogy.
A girl sets out to get her family’s dog back and gains a friend and new understanding in the process in Lolo Weaver Swims Upstream, by Polly Farquhar.
Sibling rivalry comes to a head when sisters cross blades in a fencing match in Duel, a graphic novel by Jessixa and Aaron Bagley.
Two girls team up to save endangered leatherback turtles in Turtles of the Midnight Moon, a middle-grade novel by María José Fitzgerald.
Three girls create the ultimate hair-braiding business in The Braid Girls, a middle-grade contemporary novel by Sherri Winston.
A mermaid, firebird and a witch become entangled with the powerful Witch Queen, who may hold the key to the past in Atana and the Firebird, by Vivian Zhou.
Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great gifts. These are middle-grade books published in and/or reviewed in 2023.