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Get a first look at 2026’s top upcoming middle grade and chapter books for young readers, including fantasy, adventure, and graphic novel picks.
2025 was a banner year for books, and these are some of the best middle grade and chapter books for readers from 3rd-6th grade.
If your tween is ready for stories with thrills and chills, these middle grade books are creepy, fun, and doable for younger horror fans.
Introduce kids to India’s rich heritage with books that celebrate its folktales, traditions, and history.
A new season means new books are coming out! Here are some terrific middle grade and chapter books releasing this fall that you won’t want to miss!
If the tween in your life is hooked on stories about adventurous girls with exciting quests and nail-biting danger, these middle grade novels will deliver.
These diverse middle grade books offer authentic stories that resonate with the times in which we live today.
Having trouble motivating your tween to read? Shorter middle grade books offer zippy pacing and tight prose that moves the plot forward.
If your young reader likes suspense, adventure, deciphering clues (and maybe a little snooping), these mystery chapter books are sure to be a hit.
For the horse-loving kiddo in your life, the next best thing to riding one of these magnificent creatures is reading about them in books. Here are a few well-loved horse stories to get them started.
Embrace the beauty of neurodiversity with these middle grade books about autism that offer positive, accurate portrayals of what it means to be autistic.
From immortal gods and heroes to unusual creatures and demigods, these Greek mythology books for children are filled with action, drama, and adventure.
Whether you’re looking for a last-minute holiday gift or something for your kid to read over the winter break, you’ll find plenty of excellent ideas on this list.
Featuring adventure stories, laugh-out-loud reads, and books that tackle real-life situations, here are the years' most notable chapter and middle grade books.
