Top Results for Middle Grade

Letters from Rifka is a 1992 children's historical novel by Karen Hesse, presented through letters written by its young protagonist. Set in 1919, it follows a Jewish girl whose family flees persecution in Russia and attempts to immigrate to the United States, encountering illness, separation, and im...

"Hey, Kiddo" is an autobiographical graphic novel created by author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka, published by Graphix in 2018. The narrative details Krosoczka's childhood experiences being raised by his grandparents in Massachusetts while his mother struggled with heroin addiction. The work...

El Deafo is an autobiographical graphic novel written and illustrated by Cece Bell, published in 2014. The memoir details Bell's childhood experiences after contracting meningitis and suffering severe hearing loss at a young age, requiring her to wear a bulky Phonic Ear hearing aid. To cope with the...

Smile is an autobiographical graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier, published by Scholastic's Graphix imprint. The book recounts Telgemeier's experiences from sixth grade through high school, centered on the serious dental injuries and extended orthodontic treatment she received after accidentally losin...

New Kid is a 2019 middle-grade graphic novel written and illustrated by Jerry Craft. The story follows Jordan Banks, an African American seventh-grader with a passion for drawing, who is enrolled by his parents in a prestigious, predominantly white private academy. The narrative explores his daily e...

The Long Haul is a comedic children's novel written by American author Jeff Kinney and published in 2014. As the ninth installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, the book continues to utilize the series' signature epistolary format, presented as a handwritten diary. The narrative follows the He...

"Regarding the Fountain" is a 1998 children's novel written by Kate Klise and illustrated by her sister, M. Sarah Klise. The middle-grade story is told entirely through an epistolary format, utilizing letters, memos, telegrams, and newspaper clippings to advance the narrative. The plot centers on a...

"When Stars Are Scattered" is a graphic novel published in 2020, co-authored by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed, with illustrations by Jamieson. The book chronicles Mohamed's real-life experiences growing up as a Somali refugee in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya. It details the daily struggles f...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw is a comedy novel written by Jeff Kinney and published in 2009 as the third installment in the main series. The story continues the epistolary format of teenager Greg Heffley's handwritten journal, detailing his daily struggles and middle school experiences. The...

The Third Wheel is a children's novel by American author Jeff Kinney, published in 2012 as the seventh book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Written in the series' characteristic diary format with illustrations, the book continues the story of middle schooler Greg Heffley as a school dance approa...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever is a 2011 illustrated novel by Jeff Kinney and the sixth main installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. Presented as Greg Heffley's handwritten journal with cartoons, it follows Greg as a severe snowstorm confines his family at home while he worries that he ma...

The Meltdown is a 2018 children's novel written and illustrated by American author Jeff Kinney. It is the thirteenth main installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and presents its story through Greg Heffley's handwritten journal entries and cartoons. After snow closes Greg's middle school, nei...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Ugly Truth is a 2010 illustrated middle-grade novel written and drawn by Jeff Kinney. It is the fifth main book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and presents Greg Heffley's experiences through diary entries, handwritten-style text, and cartoons. The story follows Greg as...

Big Shot is a 2021 children's novel written and illustrated by American author Jeff Kinney. It is the sixteenth main installment in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series and uses Greg Heffley's diary entries and cartoons to recount his reluctant involvement in school athletics, followed by his experience...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School is Jeff Kinney's tenth Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, published in 2015. It follows Greg Heffley in a story centered on pressure to take part in electronics-free, old-fashioned activities, using the series' illustrated diary format and comic narration. The book is writt...

Regarding the Sink is a 2004 children's novel by Kate Klise, with illustrations by M. Sarah Klise. Like the other books in the Regarding series, it is presented through assembled documents rather than conventional continuous narration, including letters and other visual or written material. The scra...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Third Wheel is the seventh book in Jeff Kinney's Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published in 2012. It follows Greg Heffley as he deals with friendship, social complications, and the pressure surrounding a school dance, with the story told through his illustrated diary. The bo...

Regarding the Trees is a 2005 middle-grade children's book by Kate Klise, illustrated by M. Sarah Klise, and the third title in the Regarding series. Set in the fictional Missouri community of Geyser Creek, it follows conflicts involving a school tree, a proposed marriage, rival chefs, and a dispute...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Meltdown is Jeff Kinney's thirteenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published in 2018. Presented through Greg Heffley's diary and Kinney's line drawings, it follows a school closure and a prolonged neighborhood snowball fight that divides children into opposing gr...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck is Jeff Kinney's eighth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, published in 2013. Greg Heffley is left without his closest friend after Rowley Jefferson gets a girlfriend, so he tries to manage middle-school life on his own and turns to a Magic 8 Ball for decisions....

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Getaway is Jeff Kinney's twelfth Diary of a Wimpy Kid novel, published in 2017. Greg Heffley and his family leave cold weather behind for a tropical vacation, but the trip develops into a series of problems involving illness, animals, and the pressures of travel. The book c...

Regarding the Bathrooms is a 2006 children’s novel by Kate Klise, illustrated by M. Sarah Klise. It belongs to the epistolary Regarding school series, so its narrative is presented through written communications and document-like forms rather than only through conventional prose. The book is aimed a...

Diper Överlöde is a 2022 middle-grade comedy novel by American author Jeff Kinney and the seventeenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The story follows Greg Heffley after he joins Löded Diper, the band formed by his older brother Rodrick. Greg encounters unpaid performances, conflicts withi...

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life is a 2009 middle-grade novel by Rachel Renée Russell and the first book in the Dork Diaries series. It introduces Nikki Maxwell through a diary-style narrative that combines written entries with doodles, comic panels, and other illustrations. The book is aimed at yo...

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Wrecking Ball is Jeff Kinney's 2019 children's novel and the fourteenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. The story follows Greg Heffley and his family after an unexpected inheritance gives them the opportunity to make major changes to their house and consider moving. Re...

Roller Girl is a middle-grade graphic novel written and illustrated by Victoria Jamieson, published by Dial Books in 2015. It follows Astrid Vasquez, a girl who attends a summer roller-derby camp and discovers a new community while her longtime friendship with Nicole changes; the story focuses on fr...

Drama is a middle-grade graphic novel written and illustrated by Raina Telgemeier, published by Scholastic in 2012. Callie, a middle-school student who works on her school's musical, manages sets and backstage problems while navigating crushes, shifting friendships, and questions about sexual orient...

No Brainer is an English-language children's novel by American author Jeff Kinney, published in 2023 as the eighteenth book in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. It follows Greg Heffley in the familiar diary-and-cartoon format as his middle school faces the possibility of closure, placing the story in...

Tales from a Not-So-Popular Party Girl is the second novel in Rachel Renée Russell's Dork Diaries series, published in 2010. It is presented as the diary of Nikki Maxwell, a middle-school character whose social experiences and personal observations drive the story. The book is intended for middle-gr...