Best Middle Grade & Children's - April 2024

A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story

The New York Times bestseller A Long Walk to Water begins as two stories, told in alternating sections, about two eleven-year-olds in Sudan, a girl in 2008 and a boy in 1985. The girl, Nya, is fetching water from a pond that is two hours’ walk from her home: she makes two trips to the pond every day. The boy, Salva, becomes one of the "lost boys" of Sudan, refugees who cover the African continent on foot as they search for their families and for a safe place to stay. Enduring every hardship from loneliness to attack by armed rebels to contact with killer lions and crocodiles, Salva is a surv... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0547577311
• ASIN: 0547577311
• ISBN: 0547577311
• Brand: Clarion Books
• Manufacturer: HMH Books for Young Readers

Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life

Discover the #1 bestselling middle-grade comic that inspired a major motion picture: Children's Choice Award winner James Patterson has never been more hilarious and heartwarming.Rafe Khatchadorian has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix. Luckily, he's got an ace plan for the best year ever: to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class: 5,000 points! Running in the hallway: 10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm: 50,000 points! But when Rafe's game starts to catch up with him, he'll have to decide if winni... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316101699
• UPC: 000316101699
• ASIN: 0316101699
• ISBN: 0316101699
• Brand: Little Brown and Company
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

The Secret Lake: A children's mystery adventure

A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel and a secret lake. A page-turning time travel adventure for children aged 8-11. Now enjoyed by thousands of young readers! When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbour’s small dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound, and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them who looks so terrified? And w... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0956932304
• ASIN: 0956932304
• ISBN: 0956932304
• Brand: CreateSpace Classics
• Manufacturer: Well Said Press

The One and Only Ivan

Soon to be a major motion picture!Winner of the Newbery Medal and a #1 New York Times bestsellerThis unforgettable novel from renowned author Katherine Applegate celebrates the transformative power of unexpected friendship. Inspired by the true story of a captive gorilla known as Ivan, this illustrated book is told from the point of view of Ivan himself. Having spent twenty-seven years behind the glass walls of his enclosure in a shopping mall, Ivan has grown accustomed to humans watching him. He hardly ever thinks about his life in the jungle. Instead, Ivan occupies himself with television,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0061992275
• ASIN: 0061992275
• ISBN: 0061992275
• Brand: HarperCollins
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

Wish

A New York Times bestseller!A touching story about a girl and her dog, perfect for young animal lovers.Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. She even has a list of all the ways there are to make the wish, such as cutting off the pointed end of a slice of pie and wishing on it as she takes the last bite. But when she is sent to the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina to live with family she barely knows, it seems unlikely that her wish will ever come true. That is, until she meets Wishbone, a skinny stray dog who captures her heart, ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250144051
• ASIN: 1250144051
• ISBN: 1250144051
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Finest Hours (Young Readers Edition): The True Story of a Heroic Sea Rescue (True Rescue Series)

This adaptation for young readers of The Finest Hours: The True Story of the US Coast Guard's Most Daring Sea Rescue by Michael J. Tougias and Casey Sherman tells the story of the shipwreck of two oil tankers and the harrowing Coast Guard rescue when four men in a tiny lifeboat overcame insurmountable odds and saved more than 30 stranded sailors. Now a major motion picture from Disney, starring Chris Pine and Casey Affleck.On the night of February 18, 1952, during one of the worst winter storms that New England has ever seen, two oil tankers just off the shore of Cape Cod were torn in half. Wi... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250044235
• ASIN: 1250044235
• ISBN: 1250044235
• Brand: Tougias Michael J
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

“Powerful and unsettling. . . . As memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank.” —USA Today   Berlin, 1942: When Bruno returns home from school one day, he discovers that his belongings are being packed in crates. His father has received a promotion and the family must move to a new house far, far away, where there is no one to play with and nothing to do. A tall fence stretches as far as the eye can see and cuts him off from the strange people in the distance.   But Bruno longs to be an explorer and decides that there must be more to this desolate new place tha... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0385751532
• ASIN: 0385751532
• ISBN: 0385751532
• Brand: Ember
• Manufacturer: David Fickling Books

Inside Out and Back Again

National Book Award Winner. Ten-year-old H has only known Saigon, but now the Vietnam War has reached her home, and she and her family are forced to flee. In America, H discovers the foreign world of Alabama: the coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape, and the strength of her very own family.

• ASIN: 0061962791
• UPC: 884539314490
• ASIN: 0061962791
• ISBN: 0061962791
• Brand: HarperCollins Publishers
• Manufacturer: HarperCollins

Stephen Curry: The Children's Book: The Boy Who Never Gave Up

The Boy Who Never Gave Up is the inspiring true story of NBA superstar Stephen Curry. This Fully illustrated picture book biography tells the story of a young boy who many said was too short to play in high school, too weak to play in college and not good enough to play in the NBA. Against all odds, this small boy who follows his dream, not only makes it to the NBA, but becomes one of the greatest players to ever play the game of basketball. Children's/Kids Picture Book Biography K-3Be sure to check out this author's newest release: MLB All-Stars 2019 Coloring Book by Anthony Curcio!

• ASIN: 1537010344
• ASIN: 1537010344
• ISBN: 1537010344
• Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

Wishtree

Handpicked by Amazon kids’ books editor, Seira Wilson, for Prime Book Box – a children’s subscription that inspires a love of reading.An Amazon Top 20 Children's Books of 2017The New York Times-bestselling story of kindness, friendship, and hope. Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . .Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree"―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250043220
• ASIN: 1250043220
• ISBN: 1250043220
• Manufacturer: Feiwel & Friends

Merriam-Webster's Intermediate Dictionary, Newest Edition, 2016 Copyright

This hardcover dictionary focuses on the needs of students in grades 6-8, ages 11-14, and provides advanced dictionary features to help them read, write and speak more effectively. Revised and updated in 2016 with 200 newly added words across a variety of fields including technology, social media, science, health and popular culture. New words include: blog, cloud computing, copernicium, derecho, fair trade, fracking, geocaching, hashtag, hot spot, mash-up, microblogging, selfie, social media, STEM, tablet and tweet. Includes nearly 70,000 entries. 22,000 usage examples help clarify and expan... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0877796971
• ASIN: 0877796971
• ISBN: 0877796971
• Brand: Merriam-Webster
• Manufacturer: Merriam-Webster, Inc.

Brainwashed: Crime Travelers Spy School Mystery & International Adventure Series Book 1

★★★★★ Gertrude Warner Middle-Grade Grand Prize 2017"In this first installment from the Crime Travelers series, an adventurous reading line-up that takes middle-grade readers around the globe, Paul Aertker's Brainwashed delivers a story with exciting espionage and action-packed thrills." ★★★★★ Chanticleer Book Reviews Best Book Award 2018"Like the Bourne Identity, but for kids, Crime Travelers tracks the secret urban adventures of the New Resistance, a group of international orphaned teens living in hotels, traveling the globe, and fighting crime worldwide. " - M. Robichaux,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 194013711X
• ASIN: 194013711X
• ISBN: 194013711X
• Manufacturer: Flying Solo Press LLC

Hoot

This Newbery Honor-winning, hilarious Floridian adventure involves new kids, bullies, alligators, eco-warriors, pancakes, pint-sized owls, and more. A New York Times bestseller!Everybody loves Mother Paula’s pancakes. Everybody, that is, except the colony of cute but endangered owls that live on the building site of the new restaurant. Can the awkward new kid and his feral friend prank the pancake people out of town? Or is the owls’ fate cemented in pancake batter?“A wonderful tour de-force.” —The Boston Globe   “A rollicking, righteous story.” —The Miami Herald   “Yes, it ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0440419395
• ASIN: 0440419395
• ISBN: 0440419395
• Brand: Random House
• Manufacturer: Yearling

Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life

This holiday season, bring kids back to reading and help them crack the code to an epic life! Kid-Tested, Parent and Teacher Approved.Mom's Choice Gold Award WinnerRoyal Dragonfly Award Winner Wishing Shelf Award Winner Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and upGuided Reading Level: H-M | Lexile® Measure: 500L - 600LFrom the best-selling award-winning author of The Proto Project by Bryan R. JohnsonLife at Flint Hill Elementary School may seem normal, but seven friends find themselves on a path to crack the code for an epic life. Whether they're chasing their dreams on stage, searching for an... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1940556007
• ASIN: 1940556007
• ISBN: 1940556007
• Brand: Candy Wrapper Inc
• Manufacturer: Candy Wrapper Inc.

Once (Once Series)

Felix, a Jewish boy in Poland in 1942, is hiding from the Nazis in a Catholic orphanage. The only problem is that he doesn't know anything about the war, and thinks he's only in the orphanage while his parents travel and try to salvage their bookselling business. And when he thinks his parents are in danger, Felix sets off to warn them--straight into the heart of Nazi-occupied Poland. To Felix, everything is a story: Why did he get a whole carrot in his soup? It must be sign that his parents are coming to get him. Why are the Nazis burning books? They must be foreign librarians sent to clean o... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0312653042
• ASIN: 0312653042
• ISBN: 0312653042
• Brand: Square Fish
• Manufacturer: Square Fish

Middle School: Dog's Best Friend

"Life in middle school is finally starting to seem bearable--until Rafe spots his grandmother standing on the free-meal line at the local soup kitchen. In order to help bring in more money, Rafe concocts a

• UPC: 52582405
• Rating: 4.0

The Best Seat in Second Grade

Sam loves sitting next to the class hamster, George Washington, but he's tired of waiting to be chosen as Hamster Helper. So when his class goes to the science museum, Sam decides to bring George

• UPC: 4789068
• Rating: 5.0

The Adventures of Dog Man 4: Dog Man and Cat Kid

Hardback: The Adventures of Dog Man 4: Dog Man and Cat

• UPC: 56077266
• Rating: 4.9

Dog Diaries: Happy Howlidays : A Middle School Story

Dog Diaries is the first book written by a dog AND a #1 New York Times bestseller! When mischievous mutt, Junior, causes a Turkey Day disaster, getting out of the doghouse will take a Christmas

• UPC: 631725668

The Best Teacher in Second Grade

The lively characters from "The Best Seat in Second Grade" return for this endearing story filled with moons, comets, and second-grade stars. full

• UPC: 5378160
• Rating: 5.0

Draw and Write Journal : Primary Journal Grades K-2 with Handwriting Lines (Topline, Dotted-Middle, Baseline) and Space to Illustrate, Story and Picture Journals for Kids, 8.5 X 11 Primary Composition Notebook K2, Unicorn Notebook for Girls

This Primary Composition Journal gives girls a space to write and illustrate their own stories and ideas. Professional binding with a premium matte soft cover, make this a great book to take along in the

• UPC: 697285686

The Best Chef in Second Grade

Ollie loves to cook. When he learns that the famous Chef Antonia will visit his second-grade classroom, he can't wait. However, everyone must bring in their family's favorite dish, but Ollie's family doesn't have a

• UPC: 9250476

I Funny : A Middle School Story

Hoping to become a stand-up comedian despite being a wheelchair-bound middle school student, Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy

• UPC: 24754472
• Rating: 5.0

Project Middle School

Lifelong actor/advocate Alyssa Milano tells the story of a young activist in the making. It's the first book in an empowering and funny new middle-grade series illustrated by Simpsons' illustrator, Eric S.

• UPC: 380244070

Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life

It's Rafe Khatchadorian's first day at Hills Village Middle School, and it's shaping up to be the worst year ever. He has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into

• UPC: 17761983
• Rating: 4.0

The Middle School Years : Achieving the Best Education for Your Child, Grades...

• UPC: 143516622156
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 4 USD

The Middle School Years: Achieving the Best Education for Your Child, Grades 5-

• UPC: 302725897947
• Category: Nonfiction
• Price: 4 USD

Best Books for Children: Preshool through the Middle Grades,John T. Gillespie,

• UPC: 133116934014
• Category: Non-Fiction
• Price: 6 GBP