Middle Grade

Books in this category are recommended for children ages 8 to 12, unless otherwise noted.
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Three Times Lucky (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780803736702
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Published: Dial, 5/2012

A hilarious Southern debut with the kind of characters you meet once in a lifetime. A Cindy Pick

 


$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780547612133
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Published: Clarion Books, 9/2012
As I described it in the Autumn 2012 Kids Next List“This is a gorgeous fantasy unlike anything Schmidt has ever written. With exquisite pacing and deft plotting, he tells two parallel stories: one about a faraway Middle Earth-like world in trouble, and the other about Tommy Pepper, a sixth-grader in Plymouth, Massachusetts, grieving the recent loss of his mother. When a beautiful object that represents the heart of that faraway world hurtles through space and lands in Tommy’s lunchbox, everything begins to change. This book will astonish you!”    A Joanne pick

Laugh with the Moon (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780385734714
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Published: Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 6/2012
After the death of her mother, Claire and her father take a trip to an African village. Her father is a doctor and he plans to work in the village. Claire will attend a Primary School and meet new friends. She will also learn the meaning of life. An Ann Marie Pick

Bliss (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780062084231
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Published: Katherine Tegen Books, 2/2012
A Cindy and Ann Marie Pick

Jake and Lily (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780060281359
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Published: Balzer + Bray, 5/2012

Autographed copies in our store now!

Jake and Lily are twins who can communicate in an unusual way. Plus, every year on their birthday, they both sleepwalk to the nearby train station and wake to the ghost of the California Zephyr whooshing past -- and the smell of pickles! But now that they're eleven, Jake begins hanging out with a neighborhood gang of boys, leaving Lily behind. Does growing up mean growing apart?

A new Jerry Spinelli book is always something to celebrate!  A fun read that also delves into issues that eleven-year-olds face, such as friendship, individuality, and standing up to bullies. 

A Joanne pick 

 


Remarkable (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780803737068
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Published: Dial, 4/2012

A wonderful story that proves ordinary people can do extraordinary things!

In the mountain town of Remarkable, everyone is extraordinarily talented, extraordinarily gifted, or just plain extraordinary. Everyone, that is, except Jane Doe, the most average ten-year-old who ever lived.

But everything changes when the mischievous, downright criminal Grimlet twins enroll in Jane's school and a strange pirate captain appears in town. Thus begins a series of adventures that put some of Remarkable's most infamous inhabitants and their long-held secrets in danger. It's up to Jane, in her own modest style, to come to the rescue and prove that she is capable of some rather exceptional things.

Filled with quirky characters and remarkable situations (and pirares!), this book is a lot of fun to read. 

An Ann Marie and Joanne Pick!


$17.99
ISBN-13: 9780545284134
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Published: Scholastic Press, 4/2012

What a great story! Full of adventure, action, and intrigue, this should appeal to boys and anyone who loves medieval stories and mysteries. Who is Sage? Is he really the poor orphan he claims to be? And why is Conner, one of the King's regents, gathering orphaned boys and training them to act like princes?

Exciting adventure for ages 10 and up.

A Joanne pick


Wonder (Hardcover)

$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780375869020
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2/2012

Touching and inspiring, this straightforward tale about Auggie, a boy whose face is "different," might make you cry a little, but it will definitely make you cheer. Homeschooled until the age of 10, he's now offered the chance to go to a prep school a few blocks from his New York City home. Will he be able to handle the stares and the furtive looks and whispers? Will he make friends?

Part One is told in first person by Auggie as he adjusts to his new school. Part Two is told by the other kids in his life, which adds new layers of meaning to his story.

This compelling book is sure to win a lot of awards. Read it now!

A Joanne pick.


$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780525425762
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Published: Dutton Juvenile, 5/2012
Another great adventure from John Grisham! An Ann Marie pick

May B. (Hardcover)

$15.99
ISBN-13: 9781582463933
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Published: Schwartz & Wade, 1/2012

This lovely novel-in-verse, set in the 1880s, will appeal to LITTLE HOUSE fans and anyone who enjoys a good wintry read.

Mavis Betterly has trouble reading (today we call it dyslexia) and decides to quit school. She can cook and clean so her parents hire her out to a newlywed couple fifteen miles away.  But when a tragedy leaves May completely alone with a blizzard on the way, she has to call on all her strength and courage to survive.

May is a wonderful character, and the writing is spare and unemotional. 

Not a fan of verse novels? Try it and see. After the first three pages, I'll bet you've forgotten you're reading verse.

A Joanne pick

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Liar & Spy (Hardcover)

$15.99
ISBN-13: 9780385737432
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Published: Wendy Lamb Books, 8/2012

A remarkable book.

An Ann Marie Pick 


$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780525425762
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Published: Dutton Juvenile, 5/2012
An Ann Marie pick

Homesick (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781250008428
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Published: Feiwel & Friends, 9/2012
An Ann Marie pick

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9781442442917
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Published: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 8/2012
A Cindy Pick.

Ghost Knight (Hardcover)

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780316056144
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 5/2012
A Cindy Pick

$16.99
ISBN-13: 9780061892325
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Published: HarperCollins, 9/2012
An Ann Marie Pick and Cindy Pick.