100 great new picks in middle grade literature. mysteries
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For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Kidnapping Kidnapping mysteriesmysteries
•Teenager dramaTeenager drama
•Ensemble castEnsemble cast
The Night She Disappeared
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Candy Apple or Candy Apple or Poison Apple BooksPoison Apple Books
•The CliqueThe Clique
•Goosebumps Goosebumps booksbooks
•Goofy horrorGoofy horror
Mean Ghouls
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Preteen sleuthsPreteen sleuths
•Friend dramaFriend drama
•Scholastic choicesScholastic choices
Partners in Crime
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•LondonLondon
•Twin storiesTwin stories
•Sherlock HolmesSherlock Holmes
The Missing Heir
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Manga/AnimeManga/Anime
•Travel storiesTravel stories
•Crime syndicatesCrime syndicates
Tokyo Heist
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Ghost storiesGhost stories
•Chicago settingChicago setting
•Historical ghostsHistorical ghosts
On the Day I Died
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•When You Reach When You Reach MeMe
•New York settingNew York setting
•BullyingBullying
•Breaking and Breaking and enteringentering
Liar & Spy
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•GoosebumpsGoosebumps
•HorrorHorror
•Sci FiSci Fi
•Improbably storiesImprobably stories
Planet of the Lawn Gnomes
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Creepy ghostsCreepy ghosts
•MysteriesMysteries
•Haunted buildingsHaunted buildings
•Problem novelsProblem novels
The Ghost of Graylock
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•GoofinessGoofiness
•Ellen Raskin/Roald Ellen Raskin/Roald DahlDahl
•Evil buildingsEvil buildings
Floors; 3 Below
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•VietnamVietnam
•Ensemble castsEnsemble casts
•War actionWar action
Free-Fire Zome
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Snow TreasureSnow Treasure
•Norwegian Norwegian ResistanceResistance
•WWIIWWII
•AdventureAdventure
Shadow on the Mountain
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•1960s California 1960s California Rock SceneRock Scene
•Humorous booksHumorous books
•RomanceRomance
•This authorThis author
For What It’s Worth
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Civil War fictionCivil War fiction
•Stories based on Stories based on factsfacts
•Women’s issuesWomen’s issues
•Descriptions of Descriptions of warwar
A Soldier’s Secret
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•Vietnam storiesVietnam stories
•Conscientious Conscientious objectorsobjectors
•Complete Complete historical pictureshistorical pictures
Battle Fatigue
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Ancient Greece Ancient Greece
•MysteriesMysteries
•Egyptian godsEgyptian gods
Athena’s Son
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•WWIIWWII
•Different Different perspectivesperspectives
•Military stories set Military stories set in homefrontin homefront
•Minority Minority experienceexperience
Jump Into the Sky
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•French ResistanceFrench Resistance
•WWIIWWII
•SpiesSpies
•AdventureAdventure
Violins of Autumn
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Hi/Lo fictionHi/Lo fiction
•Nonfiction mixed Nonfiction mixed inin
•Short booksShort books
•WWIIWWII
Heart of the Enemy
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Salem Witch TrialsSalem Witch Trials
•FantasyFantasy
•Historical fictionHistorical fiction
Invisible World
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•WrestlingWrestling
•Girls in sportsGirls in sports
•Learning Learning disabilitiesdisabilities
•Inner City storiesInner City stories
Pinned
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•BasketballBasketball
•This authorThis author
•Celebrity cultureCelebrity culture
True Legend
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•LondonLondon
•Twin storiesTwin stories
Super-Sized Slugger
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Various authorsVarious authors
•Funny storiesFunny stories
•The Guys Read The Guys Read seriesseries
The Sports Pages
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Ted WilliamsTed Williams
•Boston Red SoxBoston Red Sox
•Time TravelTime Travel
•HistoryHistory
13 Hangmen
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Play-by-playsPlay-by-plays
•Controlling fathersControlling fathers
•Team workTeam work
•This authorThis author
Game Changers
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Cross Country Cross Country RunningRunning
•Problem novelsProblem novels
•SportsmanshipSportsmanship
The Longest Fall
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•Ronde and Tiki Ronde and Tiki Barber booksBarber books
•Scholastic picksScholastic picks
Home Court
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Children facing Children facing challengeschallenges
•Historical novelsHistorical novels
•Prejudice Prejudice
King of the Mound
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Foster care storiesFoster care stories
•Students against Students against the oddsthe odds
•This authorThis author
Unstoppable
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•GymansticsGymanstics
•Growing upGrowing up
•Social lifeSocial life
•CompetitionCompetition
Gold Medal Summer
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•DystopiaDystopia
•Something Something different different
•SeriesSeries
•Sci FiSci Fi
Starters
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Medieval FantasyMedieval Fantasy
•Kings and queensKings and queens
•IntrigueIntrigue
•Mistaken IdentitiesMistaken Identities
The False Prince
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•Time TravelTime Travel
•Sheer goofinessSheer goofiness
Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of Tippy Tinkletrousers
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Family storiesFamily stories
•Realistic fantasyRealistic fantasy
•Humorous storiesHumorous stories
Small Medium at Large
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•LondonLondon
•Twin storiesTwin stories
Son
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Evil super villiansEvil super villians
•Children with Children with special powersspecial powers
•Action and Action and adventureadventure
•SeriesSeries
Vindico
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•39 Clues39 Clues
•Time TravelTime Travel
•History History
•Multicultural castsMulticultural casts
A Mutiny in Time
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•DivergentDivergent
•AssassinsAssassins
•RomanceRomance
•Fighting Fighting
Legend
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Science related Science related mysteriesmysteries
•Action/AdventureAction/Adventure
•RomanceRomance
•AmnesiaAmnesia
False Memory
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•DystopiaDystopia
•Science Science
•This authorThis author
•AdventureAdventure
•Evil scientistsEvil scientists
Eye of the Storm
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•This authorThis author
•TwistsTwists
•SportsSports
•Social dramaSocial drama
Game Changer
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Kidnapping Kidnapping mysteriesmysteries
•Teenager dramaTeenager drama
•This authorThis author
Seconds Away
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•WarriorsWarriors
•DogsDogs
•Hurricance Katrina Hurricance Katrina storiesstories
Dogs of the Drowned City
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•VampiresVampires
•EspionageEspionage
•English thrillersEnglish thrillers
The Rising
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Slightly GoofySlightly Goofy
•Belly UpBelly Up
•School storiesSchool stories
•ActionAction
Spy School
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Ancient RomeAncient Rome
•Gory actionGory action
•Intense booksIntense books
Fight for Freedom
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Quirky storiesQuirky stories
•Goofy plot twistsGoofy plot twists
•This authorThis author
•FloridaFlorida
Chomp
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•X-treme SportsX-treme Sports
•TravelTravel
•ChinaChina
•This seriesThis series
Phoenix
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Gallagher GirlsGallagher Girls
•AdventureAdventure
•RomanceRomance
•MathMath
A Girl Named Digit
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•ZombiesZombies
•Problem novelsProblem novels
•Bibliotherapy for Bibliotherapy for deathdeath
Zombie Tag
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•This authorThis author
•Zombie blood and Zombie blood and goregore
•Racial relations Racial relations storiesstories
•TwistsTwists
Zom-B
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Survival storiesSurvival stories
•DogsDogs
•RussiaRussia
•Feral childrenFeral children
The Dogs of Winter
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Model AirplanesModel Airplanes
•Kids saving the Kids saving the dayday
•Experimental air Experimental air craftcraft
Stealing Air
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•DogsDogs
•AdventureAdventure
•Lemony Snicket Lemony Snicket vibevibe
•Kids saving the Kids saving the dayday
One Dog and His Boy
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•National TreasureNational Treasure
•Kids saving the Kids saving the dayday
•AirportsAirports
•Evil villainsEvil villains
Capture the Flag
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Origami YodaOrigami Yoda
•Complete Complete goofinessgoofiness
•World domination World domination plotsplots
Fake Mustache
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Comic booksComic books
•SuperheroesSuperheroes
•Problem NovelsProblem Novels
•The Loser ListThe Loser List
The Adventures of Beanboy
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•RoboticsRobotics
•PranksPranks
•Different points of Different points of viewview
•This authorThis author
Ungifted
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•EntrepreneursEntrepreneurs
•BulliesBullies
•Irar war related Irar war related topicstopics
•Funny booksFunny books
The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr., AKA Houdini
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•The first bookThe first book
•Notebook novelsNotebook novels
•Middle school life Middle school life and romanceand romance
•Well-meaning but Well-meaning but ill-advised anticsill-advised antics
Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•MysteriesMysteries
•Student detectivesStudent detectives
•BullyingBullying
•Stories about Stories about students with students with Asperger’s Asperger’s SyndromeSyndrome
Colin Fischer
For readers who For readers who like:like:
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The Third Wheel
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Kidnapping Kidnapping mysteriesmysteries
•Teenager dramaTeenager drama
•SeriesSeries
•Reality showsReality shows
Lights, Camera, Cassidy!
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•Personal groomingPersonal grooming
•Teen dramaTeen drama
•Strong support Strong support networknetwork
Hello, Gorgeous
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•RomancesRomances
•Farm storiesFarm stories
•RivalriesRivalries
•Pumpkins!Pumpkins!
Just Your Average Princess
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Fairy talesFairy tales
•Magical RealismMagical Realism
•Blended FamiliesBlended Families
Once Upon a Toad
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•DogsDogs
•Problem novelsProblem novels
•Supportive Supportive teachersteachers
Almost Home
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Problem novelsProblem novels
•Overweight Overweight characterscharacters
•BullyingBullying
•Iraq war related Iraq war related topicstopics
The Second Life of Abigail Walker
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Magical realismMagical realism
•Wish fulfillmentWish fulfillment
•Family problemsFamily problems
•Middle school Middle school dramadrama
Seeing Cinderella
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Foster careFoster care
•Ensemble castsEnsemble casts
•Understanding Understanding adultsadults
One for the Murphys
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•Notebook novelsNotebook novels
•Teen dramaTeen drama
•Activity booksActivity books
Dork Diaries
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Friend dramaFriend drama
•Wish fulfillmentWish fulfillment
•Family problemsFamily problems
A Whole Lot of Lucky
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SeriesSeries
•New YorkNew York
•Fashion industryFashion industry
•magazinesmagazines
Forever Four
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•CookingCooking
•Reality showsReality shows
•Multicultural Multicultural characterscharacters
•LGMT charactersLGMT characters
Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Adoption storiesAdoption stories
•ChinaChina
•Problem novelsProblem novels
•FriendsFriends
Red Thread Sisters
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Civil Rights Civil Rights MovementMovement
•Black PanthersBlack Panthers
•Student Student involvementinvolvement
Fire in the Streets
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•The BreadwinnerThe Breadwinner
•Empowering girlsEmpowering girls
•Different sides of Different sides of the storythe story
My Name is Parvana
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•IndiaIndia
•Problem novelsProblem novels
•Children on their Children on their ownown
•LeprosyLeprosy
No Ordinary Day
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Hurricane Katrina Hurricane Katrina storiesstories
•DogsDogs
•Strong CommunityStrong Community
•New OrleansNew Orleans
Buddy
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•DogsDogs
•Indian familiesIndian families
•Well-meaning but Well-meaning but ill-advised anticsill-advised antics
The No-dogs-allowed Rule
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Iraq war related Iraq war related booksbooks
•Pen palsPen pals
•Family problemsFamily problems
Dear Blue Sky
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Asian American Asian American experiencesexperiences
•Strong family Strong family stories stories
•ArtArt
Dumpling Days
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Cooking Cooking
•LGBT issuesLGBT issues
•Small townsSmall towns
Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•AnimalsAnimals
•Exotic setting Exotic setting (Thailand)(Thailand)
•AdventureAdventure
Tua and the Elephant
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Snarky humorSnarky humor
•Well-meaning but Well-meaning but inept charactersinept characters
•This series (#7)This series (#7)
When Fairies Go Bad
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Middle school Middle school settingssettings
•Friend dramaFriend drama
•Social hierarchySocial hierarchy
•Funny booksFunny books
Revenge of the Loser
The Wrath of Zozimos
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•The OdysseyThe Odyssey
•Goofy booksGoofy books
•Ancient GreeceAncient Greece
•The first bookThe first book
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SailingSailing
•TransformersTransformers
•Totally goofy stuffTotally goofy stuff
Teen Boat
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Embarrassing Embarrassing momentsmoments
•ArtArt
•My Brother is a My Brother is a Big Fat Liar (by Lisa Big Fat Liar (by Lisa Papademetriou) Papademetriou) March 2013March 2013
Middle School: Get Me Out Of Here!
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Series (Book 3)Series (Book 3)
•BabymouseBabymouse
•Characters with Characters with more problems more problems than you havethan you have
•FriendsFriends
Power of the Parasite
Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•BiographiesBiographies
•Triumph against Triumph against adversityadversity
•Center for Cartoon Center for Cartoon StudiesStudies
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Series (Book 2)Series (Book 2)
•FriendsFriends
•Harry Potter/Star Harry Potter/Star WarsWars
Potterwookiee: The Creature from My Closet
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SmileSmile
•TheaterTheater
•RomanceRomance
•Middle School Middle School storiesstories
Drama
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•This bookThis book
•Hope Larson Hope Larson (Mercury)(Mercury)
•Adaptations of Adaptations of fictionfiction
A Wrinkle in Time
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•BiographiesBiographies
•Girl ScoutsGirl Scouts
•Picture BooksPicture Books
Here Come the Girl Scouts
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•This authorThis author
•Science topicsScience topics
•DiseasesDiseases
Invicible Microbe
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Multicultural Multicultural topicstopics
•MemoirsMemoirs
•Details about what Details about what it is like to struggle it is like to struggle with cultural with cultural differencesdifferences
Growing Up Muslim
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•HoaxesHoaxes
•This AuthorThis Author
•American HistoryAmerican History
•Cardiff GiantCardiff Giant
The Giant
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•BiographiesBiographies
•HolocaustHolocaust
•Well-illustrated Well-illustrated booksbooks
•Short descriptionsShort descriptions
His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•SportsSports
•Updated books on Updated books on the Olympicsthe Olympics
•HistoryHistory
Inside the Olympic
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•TipsTips
•Practical advicePractical advice
•Age appropriate Age appropriate activitiesactivities
Don’t Sit on the Baby
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Weird historiesWeird histories
•Fun factsFun facts
•Food informationFood information
The World in Your Lunchbox
Discovering Wes Moore
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Inner City StoriesInner City Stories
•BiographiesBiographies
•People in troublePeople in trouble
•Triumph over Triumph over adversityadversity
Zombie Makers
For readers who For readers who like:like:
•Gross StuffGross Stuff
•Science factsScience facts
•AnimalsAnimals