Middle Grade

Books for young minds navigating the bridge between childhood and adolescence, filled with everything from magical adventures and mythological quests to inspiring true stories and practical guides for growing up. These engaging reads speak directly to tweens and early teens, offering both enchanting escapes and real-world wisdom as they find their place in the world.

Middle Grade Book Summaries

The Red Pyramid Summary

The Red Pyramid

by Rick Riordan 2010 528 pages

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summary

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney 2007 226 pages

Heroes of the Environment Summary

Heroes of the Environment

True Stories of People Who Help Protect Our Planet

by Harriet Rohmer 2009 112 pages

The Graveyard Book Summary

The Graveyard Book

by Neil Gaiman 2008 312 pages

The Lost Hero Summary

by Rick Riordan 2010 576 pages

The Austere Academy Summary

The Austere Academy

by Lemony Snicket 2000 221 pages

The Son of Neptune Summary

The Son of Neptune

by Rick Riordan 2011 521 pages

Girls Who Rocked The World Summary

Girls Who Rocked The World

Heroines From Anne Frank to Natalie Portman

by Michelle Roehm McCann 2012 240 pages

Elon Musk Young Readers’ Edition Summary

Elon Musk Young Readers’ Edition

by Ashlee Vance 2017 288 pages

I Will Always Write Back Summary

I Will Always Write Back

How One Letter Changed Two Lives

by Caitlin Alifirenka 2015 392 pages

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge Summary

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge

George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition

by Erica Armstrong Dunbar 2019 272 pages

Black Brother, Black Brother Summary

Black Brother, Black Brother

by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2020 240 pages

Realistic Fiction

Escape to Australia Summary

Escape to Australia

by James Patterson 2017 288 pages

J. K. Rowling Summary

The Wizard Behind Harry Potter

by Marc Shapiro 2000 107 pages

Biography Memoir

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Summary

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

by J.K. Rowling 1997 309 pages

The Titan’s Curse Summary

The Titan’s Curse

by Rick Riordan 2007 352 pages

The Bad Beginning Summary

The Bad Beginning

by Lemony Snicket 1999 162 pages

The Lightning Thief Summary

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan 2005 377 pages

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Summary

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling 1999 435 pages

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summary

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling 2007 759 pages

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Summary

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J.K. Rowling 1998 352 pages

The Secret Garden Summary

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1911 331 pages

Matilda Summary

by Roald Dahl 1988 240 pages

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis 1950 206 pages

The Chronicles of Narnia Summary

The Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis 1956 767 pages

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Summary

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Parts One and Two

by John Tiffany 2016 343 pages

Oliver Twist Summary

by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages

by R.J. Palacio 2012 315 pages

The Silver Chair Summary

The Silver Chair

by C.S. Lewis 1953 243 pages

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Summary

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll 1865 96 pages

The Burning Bridge Summary

The Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan 2005 262 pages

The Sword of Summer Summary

The Sword of Summer

by Rick Riordan 2015 512 pages

The Hammer of Thor Summary

The Hammer of Thor

by Rick Riordan 2016 459 pages

The Chalice of the Gods Summary

The Chalice of the Gods

by Rick Riordan 2023 288 pages

The Lost Colony Summary

The Lost Colony

by Eoin Colfer 2006 385 pages

Science Fiction

Pippi Longstocking Summary

Pippi Longstocking

by Astrid Lindgren 1945 160 pages

I Am Malala Summary

How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

by Malala Yousafzai 2014 230 pages

The Adventures of Captain Underpants Summary

The Adventures of Captain Underpants

by Dav Pilkey 1997 125 pages

Refugee Summary

by Alan Gratz 2017 352 pages

Historical Fiction

Howl’s Moving Castle Summary

Howl’s Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones 1986 329 pages

The River Summary

by Gary Paulsen 1991 132 pages

by Johanna Spyri 1880 352 pages

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Summary

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J.K. Rowling 2000 734 pages

Way of the Warrior Kid Summary

Way of the Warrior Kid

From Wimpy to Warrior the Navy SEAL Way

by Jocko Willink 2017 192 pages

The Westing Game Summary

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin 1978 182 pages

When You Reach Me Summary

When You Reach Me

by Rebecca Stead 2009 199 pages

Science Fiction

Anne of Green Gables Summary

Anne of Green Gables

by L.M. Montgomery 1908 320 pages

Historical Fiction

Charlotte’s Web Summary

Charlotte’s Web

by E.B. White 1952 184 pages

The School for Good and Evil Summary

The School for Good and Evil

by Soman Chainani 2013 488 pages

The Tales of Beedle the Bard Summary

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

by J.K. Rowling 2008 105 pages

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