As climate change worsens, 4 kids are determined to save what may be the United States’ last bullfrog.
As climate change worsens, 4 kids are determined to save what may be the United States’ last bullfrog.
A new neighbor and a mystery shake up the life of a small-town 12-year-old.
Magic trick brings classmates together, but initially not as friends.
When girls force Jaime out of their group, she begins to examine her own behavior.
Best friends and rivals navigate obstacles to running a race that’s almost too good to be true.
An outgoing boy befriends a quiet girl and pushes her to stand up for a cause they believe in.
Two girls from opposite sides of the world meet and discover they have a lot to learn from each other.
The British publisher made children’s books popular; 100 years ago his name was suggested for a new U.S. prize.
A potentially embarrassing mistake sparks a friendship between two middle-schoolers.
Christina Li’s debut novel pairs middle-schoolers with very different interests.
This summer’s eight middle-grade books focus on the power of friendship.
Mary Winn Heider’s “The Losers at the Center of the Galaxy” features a dad who has disappeared.
Nikki Grimes, Linda Sue Park and Dwayne Reed offer a wide range in form and tone.
Middle-grade novel in verse explores how a girl deals with criticism from other kids and her own mother.
As a child in Cuba, Terry Catasús Jennings read “Treasure Island” and “Don Quixote.”
“The Year I Flew Away” features a Haitian girl who moves to New York and struggles to fit in.
Tae Keller’s novel, which weaves Korean folklore into a story of growing up, earns the highest honor in children’s literature.
The author of more than 130 books tells of a rough youth, when he was often on his own.
Rivalry with his own twin created stress. Illustrator Shannon Wright remembers friend drama.
Christopher Paul Curtis’s “The Watsons Go to Birmingham — 1963” incorporates the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing, it isn’t just a lesson about the civil rights movement.
