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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

Dinosaurs Before Dark Summary
Dinosaurs Before Dark
by Mary Pope Osborne 1992 68 pages
3.99
46k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Chapter Books
The Long Haul Summary
The Long Haul
by Jeff Kinney 2014 217 pages
4.32
81k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Humor
Childrens
Pollyanna Summary
Pollyanna
by Eleanor H. Porter 1913 304 pages
4.01
89k+ ratings
Classics
Childrens
Young Adult
The Library of Ever Summary
The Library of Ever
by Zeno Alexander 2019 197 pages
3.77
1k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Books About Books
The Whispering Skull Summary
The Whispering Skull
by Jonathan Stroud 2014 435 pages
4.33
40k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Mystery
My Life as an Alphabet Summary
My Life as an Alphabet
by Barry Jonsberg 2013 256 pages
3.91
2k+ ratings
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Realistic Fiction
City of Orphans Summary
City of Orphans
by Avi 2012 368 pages
3.98
3k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Mystery
Kira-Kira Summary
Kira-Kira
by Cynthia Kadohata 2004 291 pages
3.97
27k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Young Adult
Middle Grade
Scritch Scratch Summary
Scritch Scratch
by Lindsay Currie 2020 277 pages
3.91
4k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Mystery
The Dark Secret Summary
The Dark Secret
by Tui T. Sutherland 2013 336 pages
4.38
36k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Middle Grade
Chasing Vermeer Summary
Chasing Vermeer
by Blue Balliett 2004 254 pages
3.73
31k+ ratings
Mystery
Middle Grade
Young Adult
An Author's Odyssey Summary
An Author's Odyssey
by Chris Colfer 2016 448 pages
4.42
45k+ ratings
Fantasy
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Summary
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
by Roald Dahl 1964 176 pages
4.17
800k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Young Adult
Rise of the Wolf Summary
Rise of the Wolf
by Curtis Jobling 2011 432 pages
4.22
4k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Werewolves
When the World Was Ours Summary
When the World Was Ours
by Liz Kessler 2021 352 pages
4.52
5k+ ratings
Historical Fiction
Middle Grade
Young Adult
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection Summary
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection
by Jeff Kinney 2012
4.40
4k+ ratings
Diary
Comics
Childrens
Inkheart Summary
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke 2003 563 pages
3.92
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Middle Grade
I Funny Summary
I Funny
A Middle School Story
by James Patterson 2012 320 pages
4.15
13k+ ratings
Humor
Realistic Fiction
Middle Grade
How to Be a Pirate Summary
How to Be a Pirate
by Cressida Cowell 2004 211 pages
4.09
20k+ ratings
Fantasy
Dragons
Childrens
The Battle for Skandia Summary
The Battle for Skandia
by John Flanagan 2006 294 pages
4.36
100k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
The Twenty-One Balloons Summary
The Twenty-One Balloons
by William Pène du Bois 1947 180 pages
3.95
25k+ ratings
Childrens
Fantasy
Classics
Shimmer Summary
Shimmer
by Alyson Noel 2011 196 pages
3.73
8k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Paranormal
Small Spaces Summary
Small Spaces
by Katherine Arden 2018 218 pages
4.01
28k+ ratings
Middle Grade
Horror
Fantasy
The Icebound Land Summary
The Icebound Land
by John Flanagan 2005 266 pages
4.24
93k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Adventure
Slathbog's Gold Summary
Slathbog's Gold
by M.L. Forman 2009 406 pages
4.19
12k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
Dragons
The Witches Summary
The Witches
by Roald Dahl 1981 208 pages
4.18
400k+ ratings
Fantasy
Childrens
Classics
How Do You Live? Summary
How Do You Live?
by Genzaburo Yoshino 1937 288 pages
4.00
16k+ ratings
Classics
Japan
Japanese Literature
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There Summary
Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found There
by Lewis Carroll 1871 228 pages
4.01
100k+ ratings
Classics
Fantasy
Childrens
Fairest of All Summary
Fairest of All
by Serena Valentino 2009 256 pages
3.82
50k+ ratings
Fantasy
Young Adult
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