Mystery
Tween
How Growing Up in a Ghost Town Inspired a Novel
The best ghost towns are full of stories, discoveries, mysteries, and possibilities — and that’s exactly what I found in the ghost town where I grew up.
Tween
6 Fascinating Books for Fact-Loving Kids
If your kid can't get enough of outer space, historical factoids, or scientific phenomena, these seven thought-provoking books are for them.
Tween
8 Middle Grade Mysteries for Fans of The Westing Game
Ellen Raskin’s The Westing Game is known for its humor, suspense, and intrigue. Once readers have solved Sam Westing’s puzzle, they should keep that love of mystery going with these read-alike options.
Teen
10 Prep School Page-Turners to Keep You Up All Night
Prep school holds a certain mystique that makes for fantastic YA fiction. These riveting prep school tales will keep you reading well past your bedtime.
Tween
Chris Grabenstein and Russell Ginns Make the Case for Puzzle-Filled Kids’ Books
These two fantastic authors know a lot about books that pull tweens into the action and keep them guessing right until the very end.
Teen
The Page-Turning Allure of the British Upper Class
M. A. Bennett shares the personal experience that inspired S.T.A.G.S., her YA mystery about a girl who wins a scholarship to an exclusive English boarding school.
Tween
10 Extra-Exciting Action-Adventure Books with Girls at the Center
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.
Teen
10 Books for Fans of We Were Liars
Fans of E. Lockhart's We Were Liars will be dying (pun intended) to get their hands on these spellbinding next-reads.
Grown-Up Reads
3 New Must-Have Books About Strength, Resilience, and Grit
Books that feature true strength, resilience, and grit — whether the story is about an actual or fictional person — can be profoundly inspiring.
Tween
The 50 Best Books for 11- and 12-Year-Olds
What are the best books for 11- and 12-year-olds? Preteens need good books that both resonate with their complex lives as well as educate and entertain them. Our experts selected these 50 excellent titles that appeal to a range of interests, backgrounds, and even moods.
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Grown-Up Reads
Partners in Crime: The Dark and Twisty Adventures of a Crime Fiction Writer and His Daughter
David Mark shares the joys of having his tween daughter accompany him on (sometimes grisly) adventures in the name of book research.
Tween
17 Middle Grade Books to Look Forward to in 2017
Check out our list of incredible 2017 middle grade books! We’ve found 17 brand-new stories coming out in 2017 that we think tweens will love.
