America turns 250 this summer, and what better way to celebrate than with a book. The following titles range from stories about ordinary Americans to a Founding Father and the United State’s foundational document.
Browsing: Middle Grade
Alice Piper Speaks Up tells the story of a Native teenager’s history-making fight for equal education.
A sixth-grader sets out to solve a missing teen mystery in The Twin Stars and the Soccer Superstar, by Kristine Rudolph.
Stepsisters find themselves watching over a wild foal during a summer of change in Midsummer Sisters, a contemporary graphic novel by Niki Smith.
A girl with unpredictable powers joins her brother at a boarding school for magical development in The Missing Magic of Sparrow Xia, by Leia Ham.
As school gets out for the summer, parents everywhere are already preparing for fun, vacations and the inevitable doldrums. These “puzzle” books offer an alternative to screens while keeping kiddos engaged.
A girl moves in with her aunt and finds herself in the middle of a town scandal in The Edge of Forever, by Meghan Browne.
A curious shrew helps solve a mystery and save lives in The Shrew Detective: The Case of the Pilfered Pearls, by Margi Preus and Junyi Wu.
Just in time for the 30th anniversary of The Invasion, Scholastic is introducing the Animorphs series to a new generation of readers.
Two children search for a legendary dragon’s magic in Song of the Yellow Dragon, a middle-grade fantasy by Ying Ping Low.