Creepy, spooky, and scary middle grade books for kids are often readers’ favorite kinds of books. Here are the best scary books for brave readers! Because if your readers love a good jolt of ...

From reader requests, I’ve made a wholesome middle grade books for girls ages 9 – 12 with kind main characters you’d want as a friend. (Go here for the list for ...

From classics by Judy Blume and Mildred D. Taylor to graphic novels and mysteries, these 15 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that ...

These books are short and easy to read but pack an outsized emotional punch. Courtesy the publishers The preteen years are fraught with emotion and change, and a lot of us forget just how much we ...

"Middle grade is dead! Middle grade is dead!” the press proclaims. And while it’s true that a 2024 report from Circana BookScan showed that print unit sales of middle grade books fell 5% in the first ...

A new report from Circana BookScan provides more detail on the slowing print sales of middle grade books. Book sales for children 9–12 have been soft for several years and the new report showed that ...

Working in a Louisiana middle school has made Amanda Jones a culture warrior, a process she describes in “That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America.” Credit...Rebecca Clarke Supported ...