Recent Middle Grade Highlights

6/14/2018

I'm participating in Becky's Book Reviews' Middle Grade Reading Challenge this year, but I hadn't actually updated my progress at all this year. Last week, I sat down with the list of middle grade books I had read so far, and was surprised to see that I had read 27! I knew I loved middle grade books, but I didn't expect that they would account for over a third of my reading so far this year. I decided to share some of the awesome books I've read in hopes that someone else might be inspired to try some of these great middle grade titles!

Best Newbery Read

Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
This is one of this year's Newbery Honor books. It is incredibly powerful.

Best Bookish Adventure

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
This was just pure bookish, problem-solving, code-breaking fun!

Best Book Published in 2018

Rebound by Kwame Alexander
Okay, I haven't read that many books published this year, but I needed some category to get this book on my list, because it is awesome.

Best Start to a Series

The Door in the Alley by Adrienne Kress
I've read seven books this year that are the first book in a series. Many of them were good, but this one definitely has me hooked.

Most Heart-Warming

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser
This book was just delightful. Can the Vanderbeekers adopt me, please?

3 Comments

Christine link

6/14/2018 10:34:06 am

I’ve read 3 of these 5 and loved them too! I want to look at my list for highlights now too :) I’ve read a ton of middle grade so far too and am making swifter progress than I expected in the challenge.

I’m glad to see Long Way Down on your list because I’ve been a little torn on books that skew a little higher or lower than your typical 8-12 age range while still falling somewhere within that range also. I think I was over thinking it and should make sure I check off a few more categories! :) :)

Jenna @ Falling Letters link

6/16/2018 10:59:34 pm

Hooray for middle grade! All of the titles in this post I've been wavering about reading, but I think I will for sure read Long Way Down. That middle grade challenge looks really interesting; I might like to give it a go.

Jade @ Reading with Jade link

6/17/2018 10:37:32 am

These are all new to me MG books (YES!! hehe), as I tend to read a lot of UK based middle grade authors. Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely be looking more into a few of these. It also sounds like you're making great progress with the challenge - 27 MG books. Go you!