A young mouse learns she has the same magical abilities as her favorite fabled hero in Bravepaw and the Heartstone of Alluria by L. M. Wilkinson and Lavanya Naidu.
Browsing: ages 7 & up
An orphan girl discovers she her blood, dragon blood, is the key to immortality in Dragon Girl and the Awakened Flames, by Jenny Moore.
The Unlikely Tale of Chase and Finnegan, by Jasmine Warga, follows a dog and cheetah as they build a friendship and find peace.
Space is wondrous, but it’s also got a creepy side. Find out how in Why Space Will Freak You Out: The Scariest, Strangest Parts of the Universe, by Kimberly K. Arcand, Megan Watzke and Robert Ball.
When summer plans go awry, a girl brainstorms a new strategy in The Startup Squad: One for the Dogs, a graphic novel by Brian Weisfeld, Bonnie Bader, Nadia Hsieh.
What could be better than summer camp? Find out in Kate Messner’s Camp Monster, the first book in a young middle-grade graphic novel series.
A retired superhero’s pet sidekicks come to the rescue once again in Thick as Thieves, the second book in Dan Santat’s Sidekicks graphic novel series.
Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of middle grade books that make great gifts. The following are middle grade books published in 2025.
A superhero-loving boy born without hands finds the hero inside himself in The Bionic Boy, a middle-grade novel by Lynn Plourde.
A rescued little axolotl learns about friendship and nature conservation in Max, a Little Axolotl a graphic novel by Joey Spiotto.