Outstanding International Books for Middle Grade

Updated April 1, 2026
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Outstanding International Books for Middle Grade

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Bone talk
Gourlay, Candy
Paper Book
Samkad lives in a tribe deep in the Philippine jungle at the end of the nineteenth century, and has never encountered anyone from outside his own tribe before. He's about to become a man, and while he's desperate to grow up, he's worried that this will take him away from his best friend, Little Luki...
Island of whispers
Hardinge, Frances
Paper Book
"A grown-up gothic fairy tale" -- one of The Guardian's Five Best YA Books 2023 The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conjure up a thrilling fairy tale of ghosts and magic, highly illustrated throughout with a...
Wildful
Kurimoto, Kengo
Paper Book
Discover the magic of the wild in this breathtaking graphic novel reminiscent of The Secret Garden.
Tyger
Said, S. F.
Paper Book
Adam has found something incredible in a rubbish dump in London. A mysterious, mythical, magical animal. A TYGER. And the tyger is in danger. Adam and his friend Zadie are determined to help, but it isn't just the tyger's life at stake. Their whole world is on the verge of destruction. ...
The wanderer
Van den Ende, Peter
Paper Book
The stunning wordless story of a brave little boat's voyage.
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