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The PB, MG, and YA flowcharts were so popular last year we decided to do them again! Thanks to designer Phyllis Sa for the great layout. This is the Middle Grade listings broken down by categories.

Looking for a great MG Book?

Graphic novels
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
Roller Girl by Victoria Jamieson
Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang & Mike Holmes
Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch

Realistic fiction
The Turtles of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye
Indian Shoes by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes
George by Alex Gino
Kinda Like Brothers by Coe Booth

Action
Little Miss Evil by Bryce Leung & Kristy Shen
Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins
How I Became a Ghost by Tim Tingle

Funny
A Dragon’s Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans by Laurence Yep
From the Notebooks of a Middle School Princess by Meg Cabot
Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle

Adventure
Moving Target by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
Geeks, Girls, and Secret Identities by Mike Jung

Fantasy
The Toymaker’s Apprentice by Sherri L. Smith
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Bayou Magic by Jewell Parker Rhodes

Historical Fiction
Echo by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Stella by Starlight by Sharon M. Draper
Nest by Esther Ehrlich
I Lived on Butterfly Hill by Marjorie Agosin
The Lightning Queen by Laura Resau

Non-fiction
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March by Lynda Blackmon Lowery
Separate Is Never Equal by Duncan Tonatiuh

Check out these picks also selected by WNDB
Blackbird Fly by Erin Entrada Kelly
Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood: The Exciting Story of How I Met My Father by Varsha Bajaj
The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney & Shane W. Evans
The Way Home Looks Now by Wendy Shang
In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph Marshall III
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by Kelly Jones

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