# 1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor author Renée Watson explores friendship, loss, and life with grief in this poignant novel in verse and vignettes. Sage's thirteenth birthday was supposed to be about movies and treats, staying up late with her best friend...

A girl learns the hard way to be careful what she wishes for in this middle grade rom-com featuring a chaos-loving West African trickster god that's a "delightful exploration of friendship, mental health, and first love with a touch of magic" (Kirkus Reviews). Birdie has...

A heartfelt middle grade novel exploring anxiety from the TD Canadian Children's Award--shortlisted author of A Beginner's Guide to Goodbye. Bertha Mae Stewart--otherwise known as Bertie--is ready for anything grade 6 can throw at her. She spends every day with her best...

"A must-have conclusion to a winning series." --School Library Journal When the Athensville Zoo closes for renovations, it means big changes for Plum and all his animal friends. The fifth and final book in award-winning author Matt Phelan's series about a young peacock whose adventures are...

Julia and her swim team struggle with a new strict coach, but she is determined to make a big splash regardless in this buoyant illustrated chapter book for ages 7 and up. For fans of Mindy Kim and Jasmine Toguchi. Julia is dismayed to learn that Coach Marissa has to leave the...

In this "breathless...entrancing" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) companion to the New York Times bestselling Once There Was that's perfect for fans of Impossible Creatures, Marjan travels around the globe in search of a mythical bird in terrible danger, whose fate...

Kwame needs to help save the world's source of magic, in the third installment of this action-packed early chapter book series perfect for fans of Dragon Masters! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly...

Bo and the unicorns meet a magical witch who needs help in this early chapter book from the New York Times bestselling author of Owl Diaries! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers....

From the award-winning team who created Masterpiece comes a charming chapter book about a young bulldozer who is nervous about making friends and starting school. ★ "Broach and Murphy rev up for a promising new series.... ...

What would happen if Cinderella found herself in the beast's castle, and Beauty woke up in some evil stepmother's home? Fairy tales meet Freaky Friday in this series, where there's a magical mix-up for every princess! Ella's spent her life dreaming about adventure, but it...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER . When San Francisco is under strange attacks-like earthquakes affecting only two city blocks at a time-who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious illustrated series!

Cranky Chicken and Speedy the worm are back in another sweetly silly graphic chapter book as the two friends learn how to take care of each other, navigate a cranky injury, and go on a camping trip--sure to be beloved by fans of Narwhal and Jelly and The Bad Guys! Cranky...

In this dystopian middle-grade novel, a climate change disaster forces humanity to flee as Earth's atmosphere escapes into space. Narrated by siblings Nick and Lily, the story follows their resourcefulness in aiding neighbors. Nick's digging prowess and Lily's strategic planning become...

From the screenwriter of Academy Award­-nominated Puss in Boots and Puss in Boots: The Last Wish comes a "briskly paced romp" (Booklist) about tweens enrolled in an interdimensional school for time travelers perfect for fans of the Spy School and Mr. Lemoncello's Library...

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! Three friends, Eloise, Ash, and Maya, have just discovered that they share an amazing gift. They can transform into powerful Fire Dragons when they travel to the Magic Forest. Once there, Eloise learns that she is the mighty Flame Dragon....

So what if Harmony has to be the grown-up? After months living in a foster home (again), Harmony convinces a judge that she can move back in with her mother. Her mom even finds an apartment that the social worker, Gloria, can't find fault with. But now Harmony has an even bigger battle...

A girl whose anxiety disorder has been ruling her life since her father's death unexpectedly has the story she's written come alive in this "bewitching" (Publishers Weekly) and tender middle grade coming-of-age novel perfect for fans of Barbara Dee and Jamie Sumner. Zoey...

Meet Green Jolene- a green, clean, climate-conscious heroine. This illustrated chapter book series by New York Times best-selling author Wendy Mass is perfect for kids who are inspired by Greta Thunberg and love Beverly Cleary's Beezus and Ramona and other classics like...

The first in a brand new middle grade fantasy series for fans of Rick Riordan, following a young giant who joins forces with a mermaid and a gnome to bring magic back. Tiny Wilde is not exactly hero material. Yet. At twelve years old, he's a giant who hasn't had his growth...

A spooky tale of virtual school gone very, very wrong... Not every kid would be thrilled to move to rural Alaska, but sixth grader Lucy is eager to leave her bullies behind and start over. However, it turns out that Lucy's new school does remote learning from October to April, when the...

Perfect for fans of Skandar and Wilderlore, this "chilling page-turner" (Publishers Weekly, starred review) follows a magical apprentice in a land of ice and snow who must uncover why strange monsters are attacking his fellow apprentices...or else suffer the tragic consequences. ...

Enter an extraordinary magical adventure about family, fate, and finding the courage to be yourself. A remarkable debut! "One of my favorite middle grade books from recent years." --Jordan Lees, author of The Whisperwicks "An adventure overflowing with magic, brought to life...

From Andrea Williams, the bestselling author of We Are Family with LeBron James, comes Inside the Park, the story of a young baseball fan's misadventures after getting locked inside a pro baseball stadium on the eve of the biggest game of the season. In this all-new,...

A chilling middle school novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mystery of Locked Rooms, three kids must discover who-or what-is terrorizing them after receiving an ominous meme on Halloween night. "A creepy, freaky, fun-as-anything tale."-Chuck Wendig,...

A Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by National Book Award longlister and Eisner-nominated cartoonist Ellen T. Crenshaw! They're lean, they're mean, they're the pride of Stoneybrook. Who are they? They're Kristy's Krushers! When Kristy sees how much her little brothers and...

*Instant New York Times bestseller!* "Take a seat and get comfortable: The Last Great Heir is a book you will read from start to finish in one sitting. With heart, intrigue and a growing mystery that kept me guessing, get ready for this to be your new fantasy obsession." -- Jen Calonita,...

In this sixth installment in the New York Times bestselling series from Edgar Award winner James Ponti, the young group of spies stages a rescue in Rome in another international adventure perfect for fans of Spy School and Charlie Thorne. Cairo, the newest member of...

In this hilarious installment of a #1 New York Times bestselling series, Rafe is finally getting a taste of the cool life--but his problems are red-hot!   Rafe Khatchadorian has never been cool. But all that changes when he becomes the guitarist in an...

Twelve. . . going on eighty? Dexter is twelve years old and lives at The Pines Retirement Village with his grandmother. He's been home-schooled by the residents since he was six -- until the day the truant officer shows up and announces that Dex has to go to the local public school. ...

Kwame must stop the green flame from destroying the world, in the second installment of this action-packed early chapter book series perfect for fans of Dragon Masters! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly...

A historical middle-grade novel in verse from multiple Coretta Scott King winner Vaunda Micheaux Nelson. As school begins in 1963, Cooper Dale wrestles with what it means to "shine" for a black girl in a predominantly white community near Pittsburgh. Set against the historic...

With all the aspirational elements of Eloise and the heart and emotional intelligence of Ways to Make Sunshine, Cruise Life by Reese Eschmann is sure to set sail for success! All aboard! Caitlin had the best time with her dad and big brother on The Wandering Princess, the...

Embark on a thrilling new adventure set in the world of Minecraft, where danger lurks at every turn, and our heroes must protect the Minecraft server from being shut down forever. Don't miss this action-packed chapter book series perfect for readers 6 to 9 and Minecraft fans of all ages!

The great-granddaughter of Mother Nature teams up with a squirrel to start the spring season in this first book in the charmingly whimsical chapter book series from bestselling and award-winning author Suzanne Selfors. Willow has agreed to house-sit while her grandmother, Mother...

From the beloved author of Hidden Truths comes a novel about take-charge sixth grader Bess Stein, who brings together friends and a group of rockstar librarians called the Book Warriors to fight a book ban happening at her middle school. Bess Stein is more than ready to be...

Bo and the unicorns meet a majestic griffin who is guarding an ancient secret in this early chapter book from the New York Times bestselling author-illustrator of Owl Diaries! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line,...

With all the aspirational elements of Eloise and the heart and emotional intelligence of Ways to Make Sunshine, Cruise Life by Reese Eschmann is sure to set sail for success! All aboard! Caitlin and her big brother, Dylan, are still getting used to shuttling between...

From million-copy bestselling author David Walliams comes his first ever murder mystery - with thrills, spills and laughs galore. A Waterstones Best Children's Book of the Year Dilly loves a good murder. Not a REAL murder. A made-up murder. One you would find in a murder...

In the second book in Melissa de la Cruz's wacky new middle grade adventure series, the Octos find themselves on a mission to the moon. Which might not be made out of cheese after all. After discovering in book one that they had every reason to feel a little bit different than...

A brilliant and tender middle grade novel-in-verse from the award-winning author of You Are Not What We Expected, reimagining the childhood of Nova Scotia Giantess Anna Swan. Before she became the "The Giantess from Nova Scotia" and travelled the globe with notorious showman...

This gripping, accessible novel by celebrated Ukrainian Canadian author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch follows two sisters as they struggle to survive the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. 12-year-old twin sisters Rada and Dariia Popkova couldn't be more different. Rada is outgoing and...

From award-winning author Chad Lucas comes an enthralling new story about a strange island where boys go missing--and the two boys intent on uncovering the truth about it On Rhodenroode Island, a remote colony of the Homeland, there sits a Mission on the Hill, where boys are...

LONGISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD . A groundbreaking, action-packed, and ultimately uplifting adventure that intertwines elements of Jewish mythology with an unflinching examination of the impacts of transphobia, from Newbery Honor winner Kyle Lukoff. "Rare and beautiful-a...

We are Dragon Girls -- hear us roar! The Storm Dragons are being called back to the Magic Forest for one last adventure. Zora and her cousins, Mina and Hana, have to protect the forest from the Chaos Queen's reign. The harmony of the forest and its snowstorms depend on the bravery...