Best Middle-Grade Books of 2014 for Readers Who Like Quirky

by M.T. Anderson ; illustrated by Kurt Cyrus

Layered, beautiful, smart and achingly funny. In a word, brilliant. Full review >

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by Dan Bar-el ; illustrated by Tatjana Mai-Wyss

Part Great Escape, part Hatchet, part Charlotte’s Web, all wonderful. Full review >

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by Cathy Camper ; illustrated by Raúl the Third

A highly entertaining and culturally authentic romp. Full review >

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by Patrick Jennings

Jennings does not skip a beat as he builds realistic relationships and problem-solving around an outrageously funny premise. Full review >

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by Benny Lindelauf ; illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova ; translated by John Nieuwenhuizen

A challenging and entirely unique Dutch import. Full review >

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by Denys Cazet ; illustrated by Denys Cazet

Another romp with nary a dull nor serious moment; welcome back, girls. Full review >

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by Jack Gantos

Dark, funny and pawzzz-i-tively brilliant. Full review >

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by Cyndi Marko ; illustrated by Cyndi Marko

“Ham and eggs!”—you don’t want to miss this! (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 5-7) Full review >

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by Lee Nordling ; illustrated by Meritxell Bosch

Stylish and inventive and an excellent examination of point of view. Full review >

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by Joke van Leeuwen ; illustrated by Joke van Leeuwen ; translated by Bill Nagelkerke

A brilliant, eerily engrossing evocation of war as it brushes up against youth—a harsh slice of the world during a mean... Full review >

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