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.
Browsing: ages 7 & up
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.
A girl and her newly blended family set out for a wilderness adventure in Diary of a Nature Nerd, a graphic novel by Tiffany Everett.
Discover our diverse planet in Life: The Wild Wonders of Biodiversity, by Jennifer N R Smith and Joanna Bagniewska.
Discover the adventures of a group of children in a small Swedish village in The Children of Noisy Village, by Astrid Lindgren and Mini Grey.