Middle School Reading

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Middle School: Born To Rock written by James Patterson, read by Caitlin Kelly. It's not easy being Rafe Khatchadorian's sister. He's got quite a reputation around school, and Georgia's got it hard enough as is! With a super secret crush on her...

*Now available in paperback with a brand new title: Kaboom Academy!* “Graduates of Wayside School will fit right in at the decidedly unconventional Kaboom Academy.” —Kirkus Reviews Forget everything you know about middle school while reading “this amusing and lighthearted story [that]...

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk. The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at...

In this heartfelt and hilarious new novel from Greg Howard, an enterprising boy starts his own junior talent agency and signs a thirteen-year-old aspiring drag queen as his first client. Twelve-year-old Mikey Pruitt--president, founder, and CEO of Anything, Inc.--has always been an entrepreneur...

An unflinching portrayal of brotherhood in the face of addiction, told in gripping and heartfelt verse, perfect for reluctant readers who enjoyed Long Way Down and The Canyon’s Edge Twelve-year-old Marco has always felt close to his older brother, Chase. Somewhat shy, Marco feels a bit braver...

Stranger Things meets Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being in this captivating mystery by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chambliss Bertman. The year is 1985 and three kids are brought together unexpectedly after discovering an abandoned hot air balloon in an overgrown...

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Treasure Hunters: All American Adventure written by James Patterson, read by Brian Kennedy. The USA is in danger...and only the Kidds can find the treasure that will save it! Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stuck in Washington, D.C. without any priceless...

A phone-obsessed twelve-year-old girl, frustrated by the cryptic boys in her life, discovers a magic app that can read boys' thoughts in this modern-day retelling of Emma by Jane Austen. After a matchmaking attempt for her best friend, Harper, goes wrong, Emmy is fed up. Why are boys so hard to...

Tensions run high as another algae bloom encroaches on the axolotls' corner of the lake, explosive personalities clash, and Bubbles has a startling revelation in Book 3 of the New York Times bestselling series. Perfect for fans of Warrior Cats. When a new group of axolotls is born the Rebels...

A tank-bred axolotl, Zephyr, finds himself in a fight for survival between warring axolotl factions in this action-packed adventure for fans of Warrior Cats, with 24 black-and-white illustrations throughout. Zephyr isn’t out to make friends. After a grueling escape from an axolotl breeding...

From the author of the acclaimed bestseller Holes, winner of the Newbery Award and the National Book Award, comes a new middle-grade novel with universal appeal. Combining horror-movie suspense with the issues of friendship, bullying, and the possibility of ecological disaster, this novel will...

SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNER A boy who has spent his life living inside a shell discovers the importance of taking chance in this "winner" (Booklist, starred review) of a friendship story that's perfect for fans of Wonder. It's the year of Will Levine's bar mitzvah, and for his community...

There are Scaredy Cats everywhere . . . only YOU can’t see them. Two shelter cats team up to track the most frightening feline in the neighborhood in this adorable, action-packed adventure. ​ When shelter cats Pasha and Poop move in with their new human family, they find themselves up...

A humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated new middle grade series about friendship, feelings, and finding your people, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard. Why does the cubby room always smell like farts? Who etched the words "I Am Bug Man" inside my desk? Why is Mom suddenly...

The Gamer Girls love playing their newest racing video game, Fast Pursuit Horizon, together. But what happens when Lucy's cousin comes to visit and throws every thing out of control? This is the third book in the Gamer Girls series! Lucy is the newest member of the Gamer Girls. She loves her new...

On the first day of school, Artie falls out of his bed and hits his head. Hard. He tells his mom he's dizzy and she says: "You're just worried about your first day in a new school." At breakfast, his little brother, Eddie, splashes syrup in his hair, and there's no time to wash it. Artie has to...