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My Favorite Middle Grade and Chapter Books

For ages 6-12

Alameda County Library

10 items

  • Great for ages 9-12 (themes: friendship, depression, school life, STEM)
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Random House, [2018] — J KELLER,T
  • Great for ages 9-12 (themes: STEM, animals, friendship, school life)
    Book, 2018New York : Random House, [2018] — J MCANULTY,S
  • Book, 2022Boston : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — J BURY,K
  • Great for ages 9-12 (themes: body positivity, friendship, making mistakes, divorce, LGBT parents)
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — J MURPHY,J
  • Great for ages 10-12 (themes: mystery, family, medical examination, humor)
    Book, 2018Los Angeles ; New York : Disney-Hyperion, 2018 — J HEIDER,M
  • Great for ages 8-13 (themes: deaf culture, friendship, body positivity, self-esteem, family)
    Book, 2014New York : Amulet Books, 2014 — JB BELL,C
  • Great for ages 9-12 (themes: chronic illness, friendship, anxiety, school life)
    Graphic Novel, 2019New York, NY : Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic, 2019 — JGN GUTS
  • Great series for ages 5-8 (themes: friendship, school life, family, mystery)
    Book, 2016New York, NY : Branches/Scholastic Inc., 2016 — J ELLIOTT,R
  • Great series for ages 5-8 (themes: fantasy, friendship, mystery,
    eBook, 2020New York, NY : Branches/Scholastic Inc., 2020 — EBOOK OVERDRIVE
  • Great series for ages 6-9 (themes: superheros, friendship, collaboration, adaptive learning, STEM)
    Book, 2018New York : Little Simon, [2018] — J WEST,K