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

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summary

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney 2007 224 pages

Heroes of the Environment Summary

Heroes of the Environment

True Stories of People Who Are Helping to Protect Our Planet

by Harriet Rohmer 2010 113 pages

Girls Who Rocked the World Summary

Girls Who Rocked the World

Heroines from Joan of Arc to Mother Teresa

by Michelle R. McCann 2012 257 pages

Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future Summary

Elon Musk and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

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 393 pages

Middle School Matters Summary

Middle School Matters

The 10 Key Skills Kids Need to Thrive in Middle School and Beyond — and How Parents Can Help

by Phyllis L. Fagell 2019 319 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 273 pages

Black Brother, Black Brother Summary

Black Brother, Black Brother

by Jewell Parker Rhodes 2020 257 pages

Realistic Fiction

Le plus pire voyage de ma vie Summary

Le plus pire voyage de ma vie

by James Patterson 2017 212 pages

J. K. Rowling Summary

The Wizard Behind Harry Potter

by Marc Shapiro 2014 290 pages

Biography Memoir

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone Summary

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

by J.K. Rowling

The Bad Beginning Summary

The Bad Beginning

by Lemony Snicket 2000 162 pages

The Lightning Thief Summary

The Lightning Thief

by Rick Riordan

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Summary

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

by J.K. Rowling 2004 560 pages

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Summary

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Summary

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

by J.K. Rowling

The Secret Garden Summary

The Secret Garden

by Frances Hodgson Burnett 1998 288 pages

Matilda Summary

by Roald Dahl

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Summary

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis

The Chronicles of Narnia Summary

The Chronicles of Narnia

by C.S. Lewis 2001 766 pages

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Summary

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child

Parts One and Two

by J.K. Rowling

Oliver Twist Summary

by Marian Leighton 1989 240 pages

by R.J. Palacio

The Silver Chair Summary

The Silver Chair

by C.S. Lewis

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland Summary

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll 2020 320 pages

The Burning Bridge Summary

The Burning Bridge

by John Flanagan 2006 272 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 480 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

Science Fiction

Pippi Longstocking Summary

Pippi Longstocking

by Astrid Lindgren 2013 160 pages

I Am Malala Summary

How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World

by Malala Yousafzai 2014 240 pages

Howl’s Moving Castle Summary

Howl’s Moving Castle

by Diana Wynne Jones 2001 336 pages

by Johanna Spyri 2002 352 pages

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Summary

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

by J.K. Rowling

The Westing Game Summary

The Westing Game

by Ellen Raskin 2004 192 pages

When You Reach Me Summary

When You Reach Me

by Rebecca Stead 2009 208 pages

Science Fiction

Anne of Green Gables Summary

Anne of Green Gables

by L.M. Montgomery 2003 320 pages

Historical Fiction

Charlotte’s Web Summary

Charlotte’s Web

by E.B. White 2001 192 pages

The School for Good and Evil Summary

The School for Good and Evil

by Soman Chainani 2018 544 pages

The Tales of Beedle the Bard Summary

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

by J.K. Rowling 2008 128 pages

Fever 1793 Summary

by Laurie Halse Anderson 2002 272 pages

Historical Fiction

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Summary

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

by Jeff Kinney 2011

The Dark Prophecy Summary

The Dark Prophecy

by Rick Riordan

The Mysterious Benedict Society Summary

The Mysterious Benedict Society

by Trenton Lee Stewart

How to Change Everything Summary

How to Change Everything

The Young Human's Guide to Protecting the Planet and Each Other

by Naomi Klein

Dog Man Summary

by Dav Pilkey

by Shannon Messenger

The Enchanted Wood Summary

The Enchanted Wood

by Enid Blyton 1939 213 pages

Fading Echoes Summary

by Erin Hunter 2010 352 pages

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