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.
Browsing: Middle Grade
A girl decides to give herself three different makeovers at the same time — what could possibly go wrong? — in Amelia Gray is Almost Okay, by Jessica Brody.
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 teen is lured into a relationship via social media in It Happened on Saturday, a middle-grade novel by Sydney Dunlap.
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.
A boy learns life lessons while learning to play chess in Not an Easy Win, a middle-grade novel by Chrystal D. Giles.