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

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

by Roald Dahl 1964 176 pages

Flashback Summary

by Shannon Messenger 2018 848 pages

Rise of the Evening Star Summary

Rise of the Evening Star

by Brandon Mull 2007 456 pages

Timelines from Black History Summary

Timelines from Black History

Leaders, Legends, Legacies

by D.K. Publishing 2021 96 pages

Brown Girl Dreaming Summary

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson 2014 337 pages

The Lost Heir Summary

by Tui T. Sutherland 2013 321 pages

Hurricane Child Summary

Hurricane Child

by Kacen Callender 2018 214 pages

Magical Realism

A Tale of Magic... Summary

A Tale of Magic...

by Chris Colfer 2019 481 pages

Ramona Forever Summary

by Beverly Cleary 1984 150 pages

Realistic Fiction

Say Cheese and Die! Summary

Say Cheese and Die!

by R.L. Stine 1992 160 pages

The Wishing Spell Summary

The Wishing Spell

by Chris Colfer 2012 438 pages

Castle in the Air Summary

Castle in the Air

by Diana Wynne Jones 1990 298 pages

Inkspell Summary

by Cornelia Funke 2005 635 pages

by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2015 597 pages

Historical Fiction

The Demigod Files Summary

The Demigod Files

by Rick Riordan 2009 151 pages

The Horse and His Boy Summary

The Horse and His Boy

by C.S. Lewis 1954 224 pages

One False Note Summary

by Gordon Korman 2008 174 pages

The Magician’s Nephew Summary

The Magician’s Nephew

by C.S. Lewis 1955 221 pages

Oliver Twist Summary

by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages

A Dog's Life Summary

Autobiography of a Stray

by Ann M. Martin 2005 208 pages

Girls Who Rocked The World Summary

Girls Who Rocked The World

Heroines From Anne Frank to Natalie Portman

by Michelle Roehm McCann 2012 240 pages

Ozma of Oz Summary

by L. Frank Baum 1907 188 pages

Old School Summary

by Jeff Kinney 2015 224 pages

Five on a Treasure Island Summary

Five on a Treasure Island

by Enid Blyton 1942 256 pages

The Sun Trail Summary

by Erin Hunter 2013 313 pages

The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary

The Double Life of Pocahontas

by Jean Fritz 1983 96 pages

Lodestar Summary

by Shannon Messenger 2016 688 pages

The Isle of the Lost Summary

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015 320 pages

Minecraft Summary

by Max Brooks 2017 288 pages

Hard Luck Summary

by Jeff Kinney 2013 217 pages

George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt Summary

George's Cosmic Treasure Hunt

by Lucy Hawking 2009 320 pages

The Fowl Twins Summary

by Eoin Colfer 2019 425 pages

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave Summary

Stay Where You Are and Then Leave

by John Boyne 2013 247 pages

Historical Fiction

The Merchant of Death Summary

The Merchant of Death

by D.J. MacHale 2002 375 pages

Science Fiction

The Getaway Summary

by Jeff Kinney 2017 224 pages

The Unwanteds Summary

by Lisa McMann 2011 390 pages

Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary

Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by John David Anderson 2016 300 pages

Realistic Fiction

Forget Me Not Summary

by Ellie Terry 2017 336 pages

Realistic Fiction

No Fixed Address Summary

No Fixed Address

by Susin Nielsen 2018 288 pages

Realistic Fiction

Shark Girl Summary

by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages

Realistic Fiction

Revenge of the Witch Summary

Revenge of the Witch

by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages

Bud, Not Buddy Summary

by Christopher Paul Curtis 1999 243 pages

Historical Fiction

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages

Historical Fiction

Bouncing Back Summary

by Scott Ostler 2019 304 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Plot to Kill Hitler Summary

The Plot to Kill Hitler

Dietrich Bonhoeffer—Pastor, Spy, Unlikely Hero

by Patricia McCormick 2016 184 pages

A House of Tailors Summary

A House of Tailors

by Patricia Reilly Giff 2004 160 pages

Historical Fiction

The Language of Seabirds Summary

The Language of Seabirds

by Will Taylor 2022 256 pages

House of Many Ways Summary

House of Many Ways

by Diana Wynne Jones 2008 404 pages

The Twenty-One Balloons Summary

The Twenty-One Balloons

by William Pène du Bois 1947 180 pages

The Rogue Knight Summary

The Rogue Knight

by Brandon Mull 2014 480 pages

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