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.

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson
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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
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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.