Must-Have Middle Grade

Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly
Narrated by: Ramon de Ocampo
Length: 6 hours 16 minutes

“A powerful and thought-provoking story.”—Shelf Awareness (starred review)“An emotionally resonant story about authenticity and belonging.”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) “A raw, real exploration of belonging that’s also sweetly hopeful.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same—until Orchid... Read more

The Nightsilver Promise (Celestial Mechanism Cycle #1)

By: Annaliese Avery
Narrated by: Nicola Barber
Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

The first book in a brand-new, richly-immersive, magical fantasy trilogy from debut author Annaliese Avery, perfect forfans of Philip Pullman, Cornelia Funke, and Diana Wynn Jones.London, the Empire of Albion. The Great Dragons of old are long-gone. Now the world is governed by the science of CelestialPhysicists, and everyone's life is foretold... Read more

Neverforgotten

By: Alejandra Algorta
Narrated by: Andres Macias Hernandez & Christopher Salazar
Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Fabio flies through the streets of Bogotá on his bicycle, the children of his
neighborhood trailing behind him. It is there that life feels right—where the world
of adults, and their lies, fades away. But then one day, he simply forgets. Forgets
how to ride his bicycle. And Fabio will never be the same again.
From Colombia comes a special debut... Read more

New from Here

By: Kelly Yang
Narrated by: Justin Chien
Length: 8 hours 3 minutes

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!

This “timely and compelling” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about courage, hope, and resilience follows an Asian American boy fighting to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus.

When the coronavirus hits Hong Kong, ten-year-old Knox Wei-Evans’s... Read more

Out of My Heart

The Out of My Mind Series

By: Sharon M. Draper
Narrated by: Sisi Aisha Johnson
Length: 7 hours 23 minutes

A New York Times bestseller!

Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this stunning sequel to the acclaimed, New York Times bestselling middle grade novel Out of My Mind.

Melody, the huge-hearted heroine of Out of My Mind, is a year older, and a year braver. And now with her Medi-talker, she feels nothing’s out of her reach, not even... Read more

Solimar

the Sword of Monarchs

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
Narrated by: Franchesca Agramonte
Length: 4 hours 38 minutes

Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan's Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in Solimar and a fresh, magical story! On the brink of her Quinceañera, and her official coronation, Solimar visits the oyamel forest to sit among the monarch butterflies. There, the sun pierces through a sword-shaped crevice in a boulder, which... Read more

Tiger Honor

By: Yoon Ha Lee
Narrated by: Elissa Park
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

When a nonbinary tiger spirit named Sebin finally gets their chance to follow in their Uncle Hwan's footsteps in the Thousand World Space Forces, its more of a nightmare than a dream come true. Read more

Northwind

By: Gary Paulsen
Narrated by: JD Jackson
Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

This stunning audiobook from the survival story master, set along a rugged coastline centuries ago, does for the ocean what Hatchet does for the woods, as it relates the story of a young person’s battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coastal wilderness.

When a deadly plague reaches the small fish camp where he lives,... Read more

Pages & Co.: The Book Smugglers

Pages & Co.: Book #4

By: Anna James
Narrated by: Aysha Kala
Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

"Mr. Lemoncello would love to go bookwandering at Pages and Co. If you love books, you're going to LOVE this book!"--Chris Grabenstein, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Mr. Lemoncello series

The fourth magical adventure in the nationally bestselling Pages & Co. series, starring Milo, the book smuggler. Perfect for fans of The... Read more

Peacemaker

By: Joseph Bruchac
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett
Length: 3 hours 33 minutes

A twelve-year-old Iroquois boy rethinks his calling after witnessing the arrival of a mystical figure with a message of peace in this historical novel based on the creation of the Iroquois Confederacy.Twelve-year-old Okwaho’s life has suddenly changed. While out hunting with his best friend, his friend is kidnapped by marauders from a... Read more

Operation Sisterhood

By: Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
Narrated by: Kristen Ariza
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Fans of the Netflix reboot of The Babysitters Club will delight as four new sisters band together in the heart of New York City. Discover this jubilant novel about the difficulties of change, the loyalty of sisters, and the love of family from a prolific award-winning author.

An Operation Sisterhood stage adaptation is coming soon to the John F.... Read more

This Is Our Rainbow

16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us

By: Katherine Locke & Nicole Melleby
Narrated by: Socks Whitmore, Jeremy Carlisle Parker, Imani Russell, Em Grosland, Meli Grant, Angel Pean, Michael Crouch & Elsa Lepecki Bean
Length: 7 hours 28 minutes

The first LGBTQA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, including realistic, fantasy, and sci-fi stories by authors like Justina Ireland, Marieke Nijkamp, Alex Gino, and more!

A boyband fandom becomes a conduit to coming out. A former bully becomes a first-kiss prospect. One nonbinary kid searches for an... Read more

Orphans of the Tide

Orphans of the Tide: Book #1

By: Struan Murray
Narrated by: Georgina Campbell & Lucian Msamati
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

An ancient myth looms over a powerful new friendship in this debut middle grade fantasy packed with Hugo Cabret charm.The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known. She’s always been told that there is nothing to see beyond the shores of her small, salty island.That is, until a mysterious boy washes in with the tide, trapped inside the... Read more

Wildwood

Wildwood Chronicles: Book #3

By: Colin Meloy
Narrated by: Amanda Plummer
Length: 15 hours 52 minutes

For fans of the Chronicles of Narnia comes the first book in the Wildwood Chronicles, the New York Times bestselling fantasy adventure series by Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists.Wildwood captivates readers with the wonder and thrill of a secret world within the landscape of a modern city. It feels at once firmly steeped in the... Read more

The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell

The Land of Stories: Book #1

By: Chris Colfer
Narrated by: Chris Colfer
Length: 8 hours 59 minutes

The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world!

Alex and Conner Bailey's world is about to change, in this fast-paced adventure that uniquely combines our modern day world with the enchanting realm of classic fairy tales.

The Land of Stories tells the... Read more

Midnight at the Barclay Hotel

By: Fleur Bradley
Narrated by: January LaVoy
Length: 4 hours 23 minutes

Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekend's work.

Read the novel that New York Times bestselling author, Chris Grabenstein calls, "My kind of mystery!"

When JJ Jacobson convinced his mom to accept a surprise invitation to an all-expenses-paid weekend getaway at the illustrious Barclay Hotel, he never imagined that he'd... Read more

Pax

Pax

By: Sara Pennypacker
Narrated by: Michael Curran-Dorsano
Length: 5 hours 31 minutes

New York Times Bestseller * National Book Award Longlist From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes a beautifully wrought, utterly compelling novel about the powerful relationship between a boy and his fox. Pax is destined to become a classic, beloved for generations to come. Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since... Read more