List of
Recommended
Books
I’m been reading so many great, new middle grade fiction books (chapter books for 10 – 14 year olds) so I could share new titles with you. Here are some of my favorites:
The Giver (The Giver Quartet, #1)by Lois Lowry (shelved 214 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.11 — 756,829 ratings — published 1993
The Hunger Games (The Hunger Games #1)by Suzanne Collins (shelved 144 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.43 — 2,271,276 ratings — published 2008
Wonder (Hardcover)by R.J. Palacio (shelved 139 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.39 — 114,826 ratings — published 2012
Holes (Holes, #1)by Louis Sachar (shelved 139 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.90 — 360,180 ratings — published 1998
The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton (Goodreads Author) (shelved 126 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.97 — 360,655 ratings — published 1967
The Lightning Thief (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #1)by Rick Riordan (shelved 125 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.16 — 660,554 ratings — published 2005
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)by J.K. Rowling (shelved 114 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.36 — 2,222,950 ratings — published 1997
The Diary of a Young Girl (Paperback)by Anne Frank (shelved 112 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.05 — 1,237,600 ratings — published 1947
Number the Stars (Paperback)by Lois Lowry (shelved 107 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.07 — 257,295 ratings — published 1989
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (Harry Potter, #2)by J.K. Rowling (shelved 104 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,113,302 ratings — published 1998
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3)by J.K. Rowling (shelved 103 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,134,652 ratings — published 1999
A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle (shelved 95 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.04 — 417,916 ratings — published 1962
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (shelved 93 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.08 — 48,754 ratings — published 2009
Stargirl (Stargirl, #1)by Jerry Spinelli (shelved 93 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.73 — 158,580 ratings — published 2000
Catching Fire (The Hunger Games, #2)by Suzanne Collins (shelved 92 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.30 — 1,238,833 ratings — published 2009
To Kill a Mockingbird (Paperback)by Harper Lee (shelved 89 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.22 — 1,932,028 ratings — published 1960
Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)by Suzanne Collins (shelved 81 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.03 — 1,153,627 ratings — published 2010
The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)by Jeanne DuPrau (shelved 76 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.82 — 140,713 ratings — published 2003
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) (shelved 75 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.09 — 241,915 ratings — published 2008
Twilight (Twilight, #1)by Stephenie Meyer (shelved 74 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.57 — 2,125,472 ratings — published 2005
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt (shelved 73 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.19 — 23,199 ratings — published 2011
Tuck Everlastingby Natalie Babbitt (shelved 72 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.80 — 124,768 ratings — published 1975
Ella Enchantedby Gail Carson Levine (Goodreads Author) (shelved 72 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.95 — 230,338 ratings — published 1997
Walk Two Moonsby Sharon Creech (shelved 72 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.91 — 91,133 ratings — published 1996
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson (shelved 70 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.91 — 225,599 ratings — published 1977
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (Chronicles of Narnia, #2)by C.S. Lewis (shelved 68 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.14 — 820,624 ratings — published 1950
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #2)by Rick Riordan (shelved 67 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.18 — 249,411 ratings — published 2006
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood, #1)by Ann Brashares (shelved 66 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.70 — 304,890 ratings — published 2001
Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)by Gary Paulsen (shelved 65 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.62 — 120,503 ratings — published 1987
The Hobbit (Paperback)by J.R.R. Tolkien (shelved 63 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.18 — 1,433,751 ratings — published 1937
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #3)by Rick Riordan (shelved 62 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.28 — 225,409 ratings — published 2007
The Wednesday Wars (Hardcover)by Gary D. Schmidt (shelved 60 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.09 — 22,004 ratings — published 2007
Flipped (Paperback)by Wendelin Van Draanen (shelved 59 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.87 — 57,842 ratings — published 2001
Where the Red Fern Grows (Mass Market Paperback)by Wilson Rawls (shelved 58 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.98 — 180,413 ratings — published 1961
Among the Hidden (Shadow Children, #1)by Margaret Peterson Haddix (shelved 58 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.95 — 61,029 ratings — published 1998
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #1)by Jeff Kinney (shelved 58 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.92 — 117,492 ratings — published 2007
Out of My Mind (Hardcover)by Sharon M. Draper (Goodreads Author) (shelved 57 times as middle-school)
avg rating 4.36 — 32,011 ratings — published 2010
Island of the Blue Dolphins (Island of the Blue Dolphins, #1)by Scott O'Dell (shelved 56 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.76 — 166,264 ratings — published 1960
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret by Judy Blume (shelved 56 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.86 — 115,351 ratings — published 1970
Uglies (Uglies, #1)by Scott Westerfeld (shelved 56 times as middle-school)
avg rating 3.88 — 349,727 ratings — published 2005
