Middle Grade

Books for young minds navigating the bridge between childhood and adolescence, filled with everything from magical adventures and mythological quests to inspiring true stories and practical guides for growing up. These engaging reads speak directly to tweens and early teens, offering both enchanting escapes and real-world wisdom as they find their place in the world.

Middle Grade Book Summaries

The Serpent's Shadow Summary

The Serpent's Shadow

by Rick Riordan 2012 406 pages

Rebound Summary

by Kwame Alexander 2018 416 pages

The Blood of Olympus Summary

The Blood of Olympus

by Rick Riordan 2014 516 pages

Princess Academy Summary

Princess Academy

by Shannon Hale 2005 314 pages

Fantastic Mr. Fox Summary

Fantastic Mr. Fox

by Roald Dahl 1970 96 pages

The Ugly Truth Summary

by Jeff Kinney 2010 217 pages

The Silver Chair Summary

The Silver Chair

by C.S. Lewis 1953 243 pages

Red, White, and Whole Summary

Red, White, and Whole

by Rajani LaRocca 2021 224 pages

Historical Fiction

Brown Girl Dreaming Summary

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson 2014 337 pages

Forget Me Not Summary

by Ellie Terry 2017 336 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Search for WondLa Summary

The Search for WondLa

by Tony DiTerlizzi 2009 484 pages

Science Fiction

A Tale of Magic... Summary

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer 2019 481 pages

Cat Kid Comic Club Summary

Cat Kid Comic Club

by Dav Pilkey 2020 176 pages

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Summary

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

by Christopher Paul Curtis 1995 224 pages

Historical Fiction

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life Summary

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life

by Rachel Renée Russell 2009 327 pages

Realistic Fiction

Illegal Summary

by Eoin Colfer 2017 144 pages

No Fixed Address Summary

No Fixed Address

by Susin Nielsen 2018 288 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Wishing Spell Summary

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer 2012 438 pages

Scorpions Summary

by Walter Dean Myers 1988 216 pages

Realistic Fiction

African American

Five on a Treasure Island Summary

Five on a Treasure Island

by Enid Blyton 1942 256 pages

How to Change Everything Summary

How to Change Everything

The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

by Naomi Klein 2021 336 pages

The Wind in the Willows Summary

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame 1908 197 pages

Beezus and Ramona Summary

Beezus and Ramona

by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages

Flashback Summary

by Shannon Messenger 2018 848 pages

My Life as an Alphabet Summary

My Life as an Alphabet

by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages

Realistic Fiction

Echo Mountain Summary

by Lauren Wolk 2020 356 pages

Historical Fiction

The Miserable Mill Summary

The Miserable Mill

by Lemony Snicket 2000 194 pages

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson 2008 290 pages

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Summary

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

by Lauren Tarshis 2010 112 pages

Historical Fiction

The Alchemyst Summary

by Michael Scott 2007 390 pages

The Unwanteds Summary

by Lisa McMann 2011 390 pages

Everblaze Summary

by Shannon Messenger 2014 624 pages

Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission Summary

Thea Stilton and the Spanish Dance Mission

by Thea Stilton 2013 176 pages

Money Hungry Summary

by Sharon G. Flake 2001 188 pages

Realistic Fiction

African American

by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages

Historical Fiction

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret Summary

Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret

by Judy Blume 1970 149 pages

Lodestar Summary

by Shannon Messenger 2016 688 pages

The Prophecy of the Stones Summary

The Prophecy of the Stones

by Flavia Bujor 2002 386 pages

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates Summary

The Brilliant World of Tom Gates

by Liz Pichon 2014 256 pages

The Underneath Summary

by Kathi Appelt 2008 313 pages

The Twenty-One Balloons Summary

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois 1947 180 pages

A Dog's Life Summary

Autobiography of a Stray

by Ann M. Martin 2005 208 pages

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House Summary

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House

by Geronimo Stilton 2000 113 pages

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Girl's Soul

Real Stories by Real Girls About Real Stuff

by Jack Canfield 2005 350 pages

The Lost Heir Summary

by Tui T. Sutherland 2013 321 pages

Bud, Not Buddy Summary

by Christopher Paul Curtis 1999 243 pages

Historical Fiction

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

by John Boyne 2013 247 pages

Historical Fiction

The Lightning Thief Summary

The Lightning Thief

The Graphic Novel

by Robert Venditti 2010 135 pages

Hard Luck Summary

by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages

I Funny Summary

A Middle School Story

by James Patterson 2012 320 pages

Realistic Fiction

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