Expand your horizons with these middle-grade books about school trips abroad.

Recommendations for a friend seeking historical fiction with female main characters.

“N.Y.C. What is it about you?” the song says. Books set in the city have even more to say about this remarkable and diverse setting.

These touching novels show kids dealing with trauma and the ways they get through it.

Halloween is approaching! Here are sweet and spooky books to read.

Figure skating fans report in for these awesome books

All along the West Coast on the page

A second installment of great historical fiction picks

Where Victorian England meets science fiction

Got a budding activist in your house? Here are books about eco warriors to enjoy.

Watch out vamps, demons, and bogeymen — these books are full of slayers.

Look here for books with the humor, magic, word play, and adventure of those by Roald Dahl.

A great book starring a neurodivergent character.

It’s almost time for school. Let’s read about it before we walk through those school house doors.

Have fun scaring yourself with these witchy tales.

Curl up with a great suspenseful read.

The most important people in a middle schooler’s life are their friends. These graphic novels show all the ups and downs of tween friendship.

Tamar Adler gives the A to Z on using up what’s in your kitchen.

Loneliness, worry, shame…these picture books gently depict those feelings and how to cope.

Looking for books full of magic, schools, and orphans? I’ve got you covered.