middle grade

New Middle Grade Books You Should Know About

Bibliophiles, are you ready to get the scoop on new chapter books for your students and the kids in your life? Words on Fire by Jennifer A. Nielsen HISTORICAL FICTION Nielsen deftly captures the history of Lithuania’s book smugglers as well as the fundamental truth that books give readers freedom from oppression; books keep […]

New Mythical, Magical, and Fantasy Chapter Books (2019)

Ready to add to your bookshelves? These books are the newest chapter books with mythology, magic, and fantasy elements. Add to that adventure, growing up, and making ethical decisions, and you’ll see there are many, many good books from which to choose. Maybe you’ll want to read them all! New Myths, Magic, and […]

Impressive New Middle Grade Books You Don’t Want to Miss

Many of these middle-grade books are all about the hard work of growing up– whether they’re about coding or adoption or ADHD or something else — they’re still tackling coming-of-age, too. Coming-of-age means these are about kids growing into young adulthood learning hard-earned life lessons about who they are and how to make sense […]

If You Love Harry Potter, You’ll Like These Books, Too

Do you kids love Harry Potter? Most fans read and reread the books. But is there life after the Harry Potter series? Yes! Keep your HP fans reading with this huge list of magical adventure books like Harry Potter that they will also love. (Read alikes!) More Harry Potter Ideas: If you want more learning activities, […]

10 Chapter Books Featuring Kids in Foster Care

Do your kids know about foster care? Or are in foster care? No matter your children’s life experience, chapter books like these about kids in foster care are important to read. For kids who are in foster care, they might see that they are not alone. They’ll see that other kids have gone through foster […]

Must Read Chapter Books From the New Shelf

I’m excited to share with you some great new middle grade books that I think you’ll want to use in your classrooms and with your kids at home. New Chapter Books (2019) Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q Raúf REALISTIC / SOCIAL JUSTICE / REFUGEES When a new refugee boy […]

The Best Read Aloud Books for 6th Grade

When you select a 6th grade read aloud book for your 6th graders (ages 11-12,) use this list to find the best recommendations from both teachers and from me. All of these books are compelling and well-written so next, you’ll want to consider the purpose of your read aloud book. Here are some things to […]