Some of My Favorite Middle Grade Books

10/12/2017

Middle grade novels are one of my favorite genres. The middle grade section always holds the most temptations for me both in the library and the bookstore. (Especially in the library, because they should be fast reads, right? So it's okay if I come home with ten or so, isn't it?) Jade over at Reading with Jade had a post this week about reading middle grade novels as an adult, which really resonated with me. And it inspired me to come up with a list of some of my favorite middle grade books/series.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio
The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series by Maryrose Wood
The Penderwicks series by Jeanne Birdsall
The Edge of Extinction series by Laura Martin
The Mr. Lemoncello's Library series by Chris Grabenstein

The 100 Cupboards series by N.D. Wilson
The Books of Beginning by John Stephens
The Story Thieves series by James Riley
The Wingfeather Saga by Andrew Peterson
The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic by Jennifer Trafton
The Menagerie series by Tui & Kari Sutherland

I highly recommend every book on this list (even if I haven't read every book in every series yet - I will someday soon!). I hope you try one out, because middle grade novels are amazing. Let me know if you do! Enjoy!

6 Comments

Christine @Buckling Bookshelves link

10/12/2017 05:12:36 pm

I loved Jade’s post too! Almost all of these books in your list are on my TBR. I’m a bit embarrassed to admit how many I own even though I haven’t read any yet. Always such good intentions... lol

And I know what you mean about picking up a stack because they’re short... and I do that buying books too — especially on Book Outlet. I figure surely I’ll get to them all soon ... because they’re short... but then I go to the library! I’m working on it :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

10/14/2017 02:28:52 pm

It doesn't surprise me that a lot of these books are on your list, since I got at least half of these titles from the Read Aloud Revival. :) I'm sure you'll get to them all sooner of later! (Start with The Penderwicks - you'll love them!)

I think every book I ordered from Book Outlet last time was a middle grade book. And when I go to the library, I try to get one adult book and one middle grade book - but it usually ends up being two or three middle grade at least. They're addictive!

Lark link

10/14/2017 04:59:13 pm

I loved Mr. Lemoncello's Library! It's one of my favs. Have you ever read Golden and Grey by Louise Arnold? That's an awesome middle-grade fiction ghost story...and the first in a series. :)

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

10/29/2017 03:31:40 pm

I have not read Golden and Grey. I've never even heard of it. I'll have to check it out. Thanks for the suggestion, Lark!

Jade @ Reading with Jade link

10/16/2017 09:29:42 am

I love this post, Julie! And thanks for sharing my own post.

Wonder is one of my all time favourite books! A number of these are titles I've had my eye on for a while.

Julie @ Smiling Shelves link

10/29/2017 03:32:35 pm

Thanks for writing an inspiring post, Jade! I read Wonder with my book club just after it first came out, and it still comes up in our discussions periodically. It's so good!

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