Last Updated on March 9, 2025

Middle school books tend to be some of my favourite reads of all time. The best middle school books are all on our ultimate list. This list of new and best middle school books is better than a sleepover! If you are looking for a popular new middle school book for children in grades 6 to 8 to read, there is bound to be one here for you to enjoy. So get your reading tracker ready to add all of these exciting middle school books for kids aged 9 to 12. We recommend them all!

Last Updated: March 9, 2025

Middle School Books

1. Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by Barbara Dee

2. The Fabulous Zed Watson! by Basil Sylvester

3. Iceberg by Jennifer A. Nielsen

4. Flower Moon by Gina Linko

5. Wonder by R.J. Palacio

6. A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

7. Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

8. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

9. The BFG by Roald Dahl

10. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

11. The Rosemary Spell by Virginia Zimmerman

12. The Giver by Lois Lowry

13. Chasing Secrets by Gennifer Choldenko

14. Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

15. We Are All Made of Molecules by Susin Nielsen

16. The Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo

17. A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle

18. Holes by Louis Sachar

19. The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis

20. The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

21. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret by Judy Blume

22. Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

23. The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart

24. The Bad Beginning by Lemony Snicket

25. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

26. Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

27. Matilda by Roald Dahl

28. How to Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell

29. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster

30. Coraline by Neil Gaiman

31. Neil Flambé and the Marco Polo Murders by Kevin Sylvester

32. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart

33. Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

34. Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifesto Prophecy by Angie Thomas

35. Refugee by Alan Gratz

36. Odder by Katherine Applegate

37. Big Tree by Brian Selznick

38. A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

39. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

40. Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

41. Ghost by Jason Reynolds

42. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

43. Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

44. Operation Do-Over by Gordon Korman

45. The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

46. New Kid by Jerry Craft

47. Four Eyes by Rex Ogle

48. Invisible by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

49. Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King

50. The Best At It by Maulik Pancholy

51. Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson

52. Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt

53. Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls

54. The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett

55. The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

56. Watership Down by Richard Adams

57. Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card

Best Middle School Books

Middle school books are such fantastic reads that always have great messages to learn from. It is exciting to see middle grade kids get interested in reading . We also have a great list of middle school books on Goodreads if you are searching for some more suggestions. Which middle school books are you looking forward to reading?