2024 Middle-Grade Favorites
6th to 8th Grade book recommendations for kids, educators, booksellers, librarians, and caregivers of the best children’s books in 2023.
The Adventures of the Flash Gang, Episode One: The Exploding Experiment
By: S. J. Waugh and M. M. Downing
ISBN: 9781646033225
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Akim Aliu: Dreamer (Original Graphic Memoir)
By: Akim Aliu and Greg Anderson Elysée
Illustrated by:
Karen de la Vega
Karen de la Vega
ISBN: 9781338787610
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Black Sand Beach 4: Where Do Monsters Come From?
By: Richard Fairgray
ISBN: 9781645950943
Fiction, 7-12, Horror
Colin Kaepernick: Change the Game (Graphic Novel Memoir)
By: Colin Kaepernick and Eve L. Ewing
Illustrated by:
Orlando Caicedo
Orlando Caicedo
ISBN: 9781338789669
Nonfiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Curlfriends: New In Town
By: Sharee Miller
Illustrated by:
Sharee Miller
Sharee Miller
ISBN: 9780316591478
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Danny Phantom: A Glitch in Time
By: Gabriela Epstein
Illustrated by:
ViacomCBS / Nickelodeon
ViacomCBS / Nickelodeon
ISBN: 9781419760549
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Dear Rosie
By: Meghan Boehman and Rachael Briner
ISBN: 9780593571859
Fiction, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
The Death & Life of Benny Brooks
By: Ethan Long
ISBN: 9780316333122
Fiction, 7-12, Biography / Memoir
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knight
By: Rey Terciero
Illustrated by:
Monica M. Magaña
Monica M. Magaña
ISBN: 9781250795472
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
The Dog Knight
By: Jeremy Whitley
Illustrated by:
Bre Indigo with colors by Melissa Capriglione
Bre Indigo with colors by Melissa Capriglione
ISBN: 9781250756725
Fiction, 7-12, Animals
Garvey’s Choice: The Graphic Novel
By: Nikki Grimes
Illustrated by:
Theodore Taylor III
Theodore Taylor III
ISBN: 9781662660023
Fiction, 7-12, Art / Performing Arts
Grave Mistakes (Dade Family #1)
By: Kitty Curran
ISBN: 9781368083478
Fiction, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
Hour of Need: The Daring Escape of the Danish Jews during World War II
By: Ralph Shayne
Illustrated by:
Tatiana Goldberg
Tatiana Goldberg
ISBN: 9781499813586
Fiction, 7-12, Historical Fiction
How to Handle STRESS for Middle School Success
By: Silvi Guerra
Illustrated by:
DeAndra Hodge
DeAndra Hodge
ISBN: 9781433838163
Nonfiction, 7-12, Mental / Physical Health
Lights
By: Brenna Thummler
Illustrated by:
Brenna Thummler
Brenna Thummler
ISBN: 9781637152317
Fiction, 7-12, Fantasy
Lo & Behold
By: Wendy Mass
Illustrated by:
Gabi Mendez
Gabi Mendez
ISBN: 9780593179635
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Taking the Blame
By: Louie Stowell
Illustrated by:
Louie Stowell
Louie Stowell
ISBN: 9781536226300
Fiction, 7-12, Folklore / Fairytales / Myths
Mapmakers and the Enchanted Mountain
By: Cameron Chittock and Amanda Castillo
ISBN: 9780593172919
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
The Mark of Athena: The Graphic Novel (The Heroes of Olympus, Book Three)
By: Rick Riordan
Illustrated by:
Orpheus Collar
Orpheus Collar
ISBN: 9781368081726
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Mascot
By: Charles Waters and Traci Sorell
ISBN: 9781623543808
Fiction, 7-12, BIPOC Characters and Creators
Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
By: Betty C. Tang
Illustrated by:
Betty C. Tang
Betty C. Tang
ISBN: 9781338832693
Fiction, 7-12, Family / Community
The Probability of Everything
By: Sarah Everett
ISBN: 9780063256552
Fiction, 7-12, Death / Grief / Loss
Punch Up! Vol. 1
By: Zachary Sterling
Illustrated by:
Zachary Sterling
Zachary Sterling
ISBN: 9781637152171
Fiction, 7-12, Coming of Age
Serafina and the Black Cloak: The Graphic Novel
By: Robert Beatty
Illustrated by:
Braeden Sherrell
Braeden Sherrell
ISBN: 9781368072229
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Silverwing
By: Kenneth Oppel
Illustrated by:
Christopher Steininger
Christopher Steininger
ISBN: 9781665938488
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Spider-Man’s Bad Connection
By: Preeti Chhibber
ISBN: 9781368057707
Fiction, 7-12, Action / Adventure
Wildfire
By: Breena Bard
Illustrated by:
Breena Bard
Breena Bard
ISBN: 9780316277686
Fiction, 7-12, Environment / Sustainability / Recycling
