The New York Times bestseller list brings ‘The Last Ember’ and an Aerimander, who’d been thought extinct: Top sellers for the ...

Humans are hard-wired to appreciate stories, and there is a huge diversity of stories geared toward upper elementary and middle school students. However, interest in reading and learning often ...

Creepy, spooky, and scary middle grade books for kids are often readers’ favorite kinds of books. Here are the best scary books for brave readers! Because if your readers love a good jolt of ...

Data points and anecdotes about middle grade reading intertwined at a panel on “Recapturing the Tween Middle Grade Market,” held at the American Booksellers Association Winter Institute 2024. The ...

From reader requests, I’ve made a wholesome middle grade books for girls ages 9 – 12 with kind main characters you’d want as a friend. (Go here for the list for ...

These books are short and easy to read but pack an outsized emotional punch. Courtesy the publishers The preteen years are fraught with emotion and change, and a lot of us forget just how much we ...

This season brings excitement for all children, and books make a perfect gift for young readers that can be enjoyed time and time again. These suggested books are only a few that families can enjoy ...

America’s schools are facing a crisis in reading achievement. The recently released National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) found that only 31 percent of 4th graders and 30 percent of 8th ...

As a kid in Camas in the 1980s and ’90s, Aron Nels Steinke felt like an outsider. “I lived in the country, surrounded by people that I was afraid of,” Steinke said, from across the table at a bustling ...

The word “crush” is so closely tied to tweens that its use later in life is usually self-deprecating. “When you’re an adult,” says middle grade novelist Maggie Horne, confessing that you have a crush ...