Fabulous New Middle Grade Books!

A ton of great middle-grade and picture books have come out the past couple of months, and I've not posted about them because it's been, well, summer and everything. But anyway. Back to it! Click on the title to read reviews, which are pulled from Kirkus Reviews unless otherwise noted. (PW = Publishers Weekly)

Picture Books

Sophie's Squash by Pat Zietlow Miller & Anne Wilsdorf
Chick-o-Saurus Rex by Lenore & Daniel Jennewein (PW)
The Monstore by Tara Lazar & James Burks (Picture Book Academy)
Year of the Jungle by Suzanne Collins (for somewhat older readers)

MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS

Dystopia/Science Fiction

The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke

Parched  by Melanie Crowder (dystopia) (Wall St Journal)

Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman (dystopia/sci fi, coming Sept 24) (rev by The Moonlight Library)

Wake Up Missing by Kate Messner (sci fi)

Contemporary

Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan

Sure Signs of Crazy by Karen Harrington

Trash Can Days: A Middle School Saga by Teddy Steinkellner (PW)

Mystery, Adventure, & Magic

The Path of Names by Ari Goelman (mystery/ghost story) (rev by KidsReads)

The Wig in the Window by Kristen Kittscher(contemporary mystery)

Magic Marks the Spot by Caroline Carlson (fantasy adventure) (rev by PW)

The Book of Lost Things by Cynthia Voigt (mystery/adventure)

The Glitter Trap by Barbara Brauner & James Iver Mattson (magic/paranormal)

Fallout by Todd Strasser (thriller)

Historical

Every Day After by Laura Golden (1930s)

Brotherhood by A.B. Westrick (Civil War)

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Come back tomorrow for a roundup of recently released YA books. There are a ton!