Middle Grade
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Candle Island by Lauren Wolk
As I stood and listened, I asked myself why someone would come to such a wild, deserted place to sing. And hide there. That was the more important question. Why hide? The answer was the same one I’d given myself,… Continue reading
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Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu
The wallpaper almost seemed to come to life, the vines wriggling like snakes. They looked like some kind of barrier, like an enchantment on a sleeping castle that meant no one could approach…In her dreams, a shadow skulked behind the… Continue reading
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The Glade by Naseem Jamnia
Synopsis Pina is excited to attend her first ever sleepaway camp with her best friend, Jo. At Camp Clear Skies, Pina can escape her controlling parents and work on becoming Pina 2.0, who doesn’t need Jo’s constant protection. But Camp… Continue reading
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Middle Grade Fantasy by Black Authors
This Black History Month, amidst bans targeting books about POC, it’s even more important to read diverse books. I hope you check out some of these whimsical, powerful middle grade fantasy novels by Black authors! Eden’s Everdark by Karen Strong… Continue reading
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Rain Is Not My Indian Name by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Since Galen had died…I had been spinning in place. It was a luminous place because his light still glowed within it, but a chilly place because he really wasn’t there. Now I was finally finding my footing again. Rain Is… Continue reading
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The Spirit Glass by Roshani Chokshi
Corazon Lopez possessed a rare and secret power, the kind that could make a river shrivel into a puddle or trap a tornado in a jar. She could climb the stars like a staircase and pull down clouds for her… Continue reading
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The Legend of Auntie Po by Shing Yin Khor
Mei’s work as the daughter of the cook of a Sierra Nevada logging camp keeps her busy, but she spends her free time telling the younger kids stories about Auntie Po, the elderly Chinese woman version of Paul Bunyan. But… Continue reading
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Drawing Deena by Hena Khan
The newest book from Hena Khan, author of Amina’s Voice and More to the Story, is all about finding your voice through art! Deena wants nothing more than to become an artist. Her mom says that art isn’t practical and… Continue reading
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The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
Al the librarian and Mortimer the cat long for the days before the Martinville Library burned down. One day, they come up with a solution: make a little free library with the books that were spared from the disaster. Mortimer… Continue reading
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We Still Belong by Christine Day
Wesley Wilder wakes up early on Indigenous People’s Day. She’s looking forward to the intertribal powwow later in the evening, but first she has to get through an important day at school. Her first publication–a poem about Indigenous People’s Day–is… Continue reading
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