Nothing Else But Miracles by Kate Albus
Twelve-year-old Dory Byrne’s pop is fighting Hitler in Europe while she lives in their apartment with her older and younger…
Middle Grade Novels
Novels great for 8 – 12 year old boys and girls to read or as a family read-aloud. All reviews include a synopsis of the book as well things to be on the look out for and opportunities in the books for Christian families to use in discipleship while enjoying great stories.
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
In this middle grade novel-in-verse, twelve-year-old Maddie’s plan to have a secret sleepover goes terribly awry when she wakes up…
The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders
In The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle, Grady and his dad are shocked when Eudora “Kooky” Klinch, leaves something behind…
Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li
Life has been tough for 13-year-old Ruby Chu since her grandfather (Ye-Ye) died. After she gets in trouble at school,…
Jack Zulu and the Waylander’s Key by S.D. Smith & J.C. Smith
A half-Appalachian, half-African kid wants something more than what he can find in his tiny 1980s rural West Virginia town….
Wishtree by Katherine Applegate
An old wise oak tree is known as the Wishtree to everyone in the neighborhood but friends know it as Red. In all the years Red has been around (and that’s quite a long time), it’s seen quite a few things. When the new neighbors don’t want them there, the oak tree decides it’s finally time to stop sitting by and help grant the little girl’s wish to have a friend.