Top 10 Middle-Grade Books for August

by Erin Hunter

Wild and wonderful adventure for middle-graders. Full review >

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by Russell Freedman & illustrated by Peter Malone

This slim volume brings to you-are-there life a historical episode often relegated to a sidebar. Full review >

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by Rebecca Stead

Original and winning. Full review >

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by Louise Erdrich

A beautifully evolving story of an indigenous American family. Full review >

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by Laura Amy Schlitz

Schlitz’s prose is perfect in every stitch, and readers will savor each word. Full review >

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by Frances O’Roark Dowell

Middle school mean girls are not uncommon, in fiction or in life, but seldom has an author so successfully defeated them... Full review >

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by Annabel Pitcher

Realistic, gritty and uplifting. Full review >

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by Rebecca Rupp

Far more than a summer romance, this is a tribute to those left behind. Full review >

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by Jeannie Mobley

Top-notch. Full review >

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by Bruce Goldstone

Wonderfully apropos pictures, solid information and sheer breadth are sure to make this an elementary-classroom staple. The... Full review >

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