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,…
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.
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.
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
No one liked the Herdman kids. They were rude. They cursed and smoked cigars! Even the girls. The one place everyone got a reprieve was at church on Sundays until the Herdmans decided they wanted to come to church and join the Christmas pageant.
Everyone was shocked. No one was happy. Except for the Herdman kids, who somehow managed to snag every important role in the Christmas pageant. This was definitely going to be the worst Christmas pageant ever. Or was it?
The Christmas Pig by J.K. Rowling
Jack loves his stuffed toy, Dur Pig. They go everywhere together until DP is lost one snowy Christmas Eve. When The Christmas Pig is brought home as a replacement, Jack still misses DP but The Christmas Pig has a plan. After all, Christmas Eve is the night when anything is possible – even traveling to the Land of the Lost.
Jack and The Christmas Pig set out on a heart-warming adventure on Christmas Eve in search of DP your whole family will want to read again and again this Christmas season.
The Vanderbeekers On the Road by Karina Yan Glaser
When Papa doesn’t make it home in time for his birthday, the Vanderbeekers (and pets) head on the road to him.
But when their van breaks down, will they make it in time?