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

Princess Academy Summary

Princess Academy

by Shannon Hale 2005 314 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

Falling Short Summary

by Ernesto Cisneros 2022 304 pages

Realistic Fiction

Sounder Summary

by William H. Armstrong 1969 116 pages

Historical Fiction

The Ersatz Elevator Summary

The Ersatz Elevator

by Lemony Snicket 2001 259 pages

Rise of the Evening Star Summary

Rise of the Evening Star

by Brandon Mull 2007 456 pages

Trollhunters Summary

by Guillermo del Toro 2015 336 pages

Dog Days Summary

by Jeff Kinney 2009 218 pages

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story Summary

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse - The Animated Story

by Charlie Mackesy 2022 192 pages

Timelines from Black History Summary

Timelines from Black History

Leaders, Legends, Legacies

by D.K. Publishing 2021 96 pages

The Thing About Jellyfish Summary

The Thing About Jellyfish

by Ali Benjamin 2015 352 pages

Realistic Fiction

Echo Mountain Summary

by Lauren Wolk 2020 356 pages

Historical Fiction

Inkspell Summary

by Cornelia Funke 2005 635 pages

The Lightning Thief Summary

The Lightning Thief

The Graphic Novel

by Robert Venditti 2010 135 pages

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House Summary

Cat and Mouse in a Haunted House

by Geronimo Stilton 2000 113 pages

Ramona Forever Summary

by Beverly Cleary 1984 150 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Arctic Incident Summary

The Arctic Incident

by Eoin Colfer 2002 398 pages

The Ice Monster Summary

The Ice Monster

by David Walliams 2018 496 pages

Skulduggery Pleasant Summary

Skulduggery Pleasant

by Derek Landy 2007 392 pages

Restart Summary

by Gordon Korman 2017 256 pages

Realistic Fiction

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods Summary

Percy Jackson's Greek Gods

by Rick Riordan 2014 417 pages

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness Summary

On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

by Andrew Peterson 2008 290 pages

Beezus and Ramona Summary

Beezus and Ramona

by Beverly Cleary 1955 160 pages

The Battle of the Labyrinth Summary

The Battle of the Labyrinth

by Rick Riordan 2008 361 pages

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Summary

The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963

by Christopher Paul Curtis 1995 224 pages

Historical Fiction

Castle in the Air Summary

Castle in the Air

by Diana Wynne Jones 1990 298 pages

Brown Girl Dreaming Summary

Brown Girl Dreaming

by Jacqueline Woodson 2014 337 pages

Number the Stars Summary

Number the Stars

by Lois Lowry 1989 137 pages

Historical Fiction

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 Summary

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912

by Lauren Tarshis 2010 112 pages

Historical Fiction

The Double Life of Pocahontas Summary

The Double Life of Pocahontas

by Jean Fritz 1983 96 pages

Shark Girl Summary

by Kelly Bingham 2007 288 pages

Realistic Fiction

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind Summary

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

by William Kamkwamba 2009 304 pages

Ms. Bixby's Last Day Summary

Ms. Bixby's Last Day

by John David Anderson 2016 300 pages

Realistic Fiction

Revenge of the Witch Summary

Revenge of the Witch

by Joseph Delaney 2004 344 pages

The Alchemyst Summary

by Michael Scott 2007 390 pages

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity Summary

The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

by Robin Stevens 2022 387 pages

Historical Fiction

Minecraft Summary

by Max Brooks 2017 288 pages

The Blood of Olympus Summary

The Blood of Olympus

by Rick Riordan 2014 516 pages

The Isle of the Lost Summary

The Isle of the Lost

by Melissa de la Cruz 2015 320 pages

The Sun Trail Summary

by Erin Hunter 2013 313 pages

I Choose You Summary

by Tracey West 1999 87 pages

The Taken Summary

by Inbali Iserles 2015 252 pages

by Tom Rogers 2014 200 pages

Historical Fiction

Realistic Fiction

The Wind in the Willows Summary

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame 1908 197 pages

Shipwrecked! Summary

Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

by Martin W. Sandler 2023 138 pages

Hurricane Child Summary

Hurricane Child

by Kacen Callender 2018 214 pages

Magical Realism

The Language of Seabirds Summary

The Language of Seabirds

by Will Taylor 2022 256 pages

One False Note Summary

by Gordon Korman 2008 174 pages

Unhooking the Moon Summary

Unhooking the Moon

by Gregory Hughes 2010 374 pages

Gangsta Granny Summary

by David Walliams 2011 299 pages

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