What to Read Now - Kids Middle Grade Books

New and notable middle grade books (for readers ages 8-12).
Last updated June 15, 2021.

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass Illustrated Edition Cover Image

His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass Illustrated Edition (Hardcover)

By Philip Pullman, Chris Wormell (Illustrator)
$37.99
ISBN: 9780593377710
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - June 22nd, 2021
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The Islanders (Hardcover)

By Mary Alice Monroe, Angela May (With)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534427273
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Published: Aladdin - June 15th, 2021
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Much Ado About Baseball (Hardcover)

By Rajani LaRocca
$17.99
ISBN: 9781499811018
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Published: Yellow Jacket - June 15th, 2021
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Rez Dogs (Hardcover)

By Joseph Bruchac
$16.99
ISBN: 9780593326213
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Published: Dial Books - June 8th, 2021
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To Tell You the Truth (Hardcover)

By Beth Vrabel
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534478596
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Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - June 8th, 2021
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What Comes Next (Hardcover)

By Rob Buyea
$16.99
ISBN: 9780525648024
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Published: Delacorte Press - June 8th, 2021
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Both Can Be True (Hardcover)

By Jules Machias
$16.99
ISBN: 9780063053892
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Published: Quill Tree Books - June 8th, 2021
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Hollow Chest (Hardcover)

By Brita Sandstrom
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062870742
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Published: Walden Pond Press - June 8th, 2021
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The Most Perfect Thing in the Universe (Hardcover)

By Tricia Springstubb
$17.99
ISBN: 9780823447572
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Published: Margaret Ferguson Books - June 1st, 2021
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Force of Fire (Hardcover)

By Sayantani DasGupta, Sayantani DasGupta
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338636642
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Published: Scholastic Press - June 1st, 2021
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Sisters of the Neversea (Hardcover)

By Cynthia L. Smith
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062869975
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Published: Heartdrum - June 1st, 2021
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Da Vinci's Cat (Hardcover)

By Catherine Gilbert Murdock
$17.99
ISBN: 9780063015258
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Published: Greenwillow Books - May 25th, 2021
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Diana and the Underworld Odyssey (Hardcover)

By Aisha Saeed
$16.99
ISBN: 9780593178379
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Published: Random House Books for Young Readers - May 25th, 2021

See book #1 in the Wonder Woman Adventures series.

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Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea (Hardcover)

By Ashley Herring Blake
$16.99
ISBN: 9780316535458
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 25th, 2021
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Ophie’s Ghosts (Hardcover)

By Justina Ireland
$16.99
ISBN: 9780062915894
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 18th, 2021
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When the World Was Ours (Hardcover)

By Liz Kessler
$18.99
ISBN: 9781534499652
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Published: Aladdin - May 18th, 2021
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That Thing about Bollywood (Hardcover)

By Supriya Kelkar
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534466739
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 18th, 2021
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Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi, Sonja Cherry-Paul (Adapted by), Rachelle Baker (Illustrator)
$15.99
ISBN: 9780316167581
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - May 11th, 2021
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Bear Bottom (FunJungle) (Hardcover)

By Stuart Gibbs
$17.99
ISBN: 9781534479463
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 11th, 2021
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Last Gate of the Emperor (Hardcover)

By Kwame Mbalia, Prince Joel Makonnen, Prince Joel Makonnen
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338665857
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Published: Scholastic Press - May 4th, 2021

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Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Boy (Hardcover)

By Emmanuel Acho
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250801067
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - May 4th, 2021
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Kiki's Delivery Service (Paperback)

By Eiko Kadono, Emily Balistrieri (Translated by)
$7.99
ISBN: 9781984896698
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Published: Yearling - June 8th, 2021
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Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero (Paperback)

By Kelly J. Baptist
$7.99
ISBN: 9780593121399
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Published: Yearling Books - June 1st, 2021
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Pages & Co.: The Map of Stories (Paperback)

By Anna James, Paola Escobar (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9781984837349
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Published: Philomel Books - June 1st, 2021
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Leaving Lymon (The Finding Langston Trilogy #2) (Paperback)

By Lesa Cline-Ransome
$8.99
ISBN: 9780823449422
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Published: Holiday House - June 1st, 2021
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Muse Squad: The Cassandra Curse (Paperback)

By Chantel Acevedo
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062947703
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Published: Balzer + Bray - June 8th, 2021
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Efrén Divided (Paperback)

By Ernesto Cisneros
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062881694
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Published: Quill Tree Books - June 8th, 2021
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Wayside School Beneath the Cloud of Doom (Paperback)

By Louis Sachar, Tim Heitz (Illustrator)
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062965417
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Published: HarperCollins - June 1st, 2021

Now in paperback!

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In the Red (Paperback)

By Christopher Swiedler
$7.99
ISBN: 9780062894427
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Published: HarperCollins - May 18th, 2021
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American as Paneer Pie (Paperback)

By Supriya Kelkar
$8.99
ISBN: 9781534439399
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers - May 18th, 2021