Middle Grade Reads: Romance Chapter Books

Updated July 2, 2026
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Middle Grade Reads: Romance Chapter Books

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Meet me at Wonderland
DeVillers, Julia
Paper Book
A girl with a summer job at her family's amusement park crushes on a coworker who'd rather be working anywhere else in this fun and flirty middle grade rom-com. Fourteen-year-old Coco is Morty the Moose for the summer--the official mascot for her family's business, Wonderland...
Meet me at sunset
Heart, Lee
Paper Book
A girl's summer plans to get her crush to notice her are upended by a surprise guest in this entry in the new tween middle grade rom-com Spotlight Sprinkles series! This is going to be the summer Julie finally catches the attention of her crush, James! She has the perfect outfits...
Playing for keeps
Heart, Lee
Paper Book
A girl starts to like-like her best friend and feel jealous of the girl he's hanging out with in this book in the new tween middle grade rom-com Spotlight Sprinkles series! Although she's bummed that summer is over, Aaliyah is excited for school to start. She hasn't seen...
Written in the stars
Heart, Lee
Paper Book
A girl's summer camp experience gets complicated when she falls for a newcomer in this entry in the new tween middle grade rom-com Spotlight Sprinkles series! All school year long, Quinn couldn't wait to get to summer camp. She's so excited to see her summer besties! But then...
Noah Frye gets crushed
Horne, Maggie
Paper Book
In this cute and queer contemporary middle grade comedy about friendship, first crushes, and first kisses, twelve-year-old Noah Frye comes up with a foolproof plan to teach herself how to have a crush on a boy to fit in better with her friends--only to discover she's been looking in the wrong...
With a little luck
Meyer, Marissa
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! After being magically gifted with incredible luck, a boy discovers this gift just may be a curse when it comes to love, in this sweet romantic comedy by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Marissa Meyer. Jude is...
Keeping pace
Morrison, Laurie
Paper Book
Laurie Morrison's Keeping Pace is a poignant middle-grade novel about friends-turned-rivals training for a half-marathon--and rethinking what it means to win and what they mean to each other. Grace has been working for years to beat her former friend Jonah Perkins's GPA...
The floating world
Oh, Axie
Paper Book
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this lighthearted romantic fantasy reimagining of a Korean legend.
A first time for everything
Santat, Dan
Paper Book
*Winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature* A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkward middle school years and the trip to Europe that changed his life. Dan's always been a...
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