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New & Coming Soon Books for Middle Schoolers October 2025 |
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The world next door
by Wendy Mass
Told in alternate voices, twelve-year-old Piper discovers her parents are in jeopardy, while budding scientists Raisa and Lev find themselves stuck in the wrong universe, and the key to saving them lies with each other
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Outside
by Jennifer L. Holm
Razzi has always been told: don't go Outside. It isn't safe. There are people and creatures out there that will harm you. The walls of the Refuge will protect you from them. Razzi's friend Ollie was curious about Outside--and it led to his death. So Razzi is trying to be on her best behavior. She is the oldest kid left, the one the younger kids look up to. She has to follow the rules. But Outside has a way of getting in, and Razzi, guided by a dog she has a strangely close connection with, wonders what it's like to run free beyond the walls. If she steps away from everything she's ever known, what will she find?
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War games
by Alan Gratz
Twelve-year-old Evie travels to Berlin for the 1936 Olympics where she witnesses Hitler's terror on the German people and plans to steal from a Nazi bank with two fellow Olympic athletes
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Finding lost
by Holly Goldberg Sloan
A stray dog helps a girl cope with the loss of her father and leads her to meet something new and special.
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Holding on for Dear Life
by Dusti Bowling
Acclaimed author Dusti Bowling takes the bull by the horns in this moving novel about a boy struggling to keep his family together while facing the side effects of bull riding.
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Confessions from the Group Chat
by Jodi Meadows
Virginia Vaughn just wants to fit in with her super-popular friend group. That means she doesn't let them know how much she loves the library, she never speaks a word about her massive crush on tragically unpopular Grayson, and she says nasty things she doesn't actually mean. But only in the group chat, so it's harmless, right? But when she has a blowout fight with her clique--specifically, with the Queen Bee herself--her mean texts are posted online for the entire school to see! And, suddenly, Virginia has no one but her cat to talk to. Cue "Knight Errant," a mystery boy at school who texts Virginia by accident--and who quickly becomes her closest confidante. Though they send messages back and forth for hours every night, Virginia doesn't want him to know which classmate she is (because then he'll connect her to the mean texts ALL OVER THE INTERNET). She likes him, but she really likes Grayson, too. Can she find the strength to tell Knight who she really is? And will Grayson--who has become her only ally at school--give up on her when the awful things she's said about him are finally posted?
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The Great Big Book of Museums : A Visit to 13 Spectacular Museums from Around the World
by Éva Bensard
From Bilbao to Beijing, from New York to the Netherlands, explore the wonders of 13 extraordinary museums in this "great big" oversized book for readers 8 to 108. Whether you're visiting Mexico City's Frida Kahlo Museum, Paris's treasured Louvre, or New York City's American Museum of Natural History, you'll be accompanied by the very best guides: curators, architects, landscape designers, artists . . . but also some more unexpected guests, like the beloved cats of St. Petersburg's Hermitage, or the guardian of Rome's Vatican Museums who carries hundreds of keys while making his rounds through the Sistine Chapel and beyond!
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The Great Depression : From Hard Times to the New Deal
by Tim Stout
In October 1929, a stock market crash in the United States caused millions of people to suddenly lose their savings, their jobs and everything they owned and it was known as the Great Depression -- an era of economic turmoil, resilience and innovation.
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There Are No Silly Questions : More Than 200 Weird and Wacky Questions, Expertly Answered!
by Mike Rampton
Have you ever wondered . . .
If dinosaurs sneezed?
How long would it take to run around the world?
If moths like light so much, why do they only come out at night?
Find out in this hilarious collection of more than 200 wacky and wide-ranging questions, cleverly answered by author Mike Rampton with help from world-leading experts from the University of Cambridge. Covering everything from science, math, and zoology to history, art, and sports, There Are No Silly Questions answers all the questions you've always wondered about--and some you've never even thought to ask. Rampton's answers are brought to life with delightfully zany, full-color illustrations from award-winning illustrator Guilherme Karsten. The perfect gift for curious readers of any age, this treasure trove of knowledge proves that there are truly no silly questions, only ones still waiting to be asked...
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Sole survivor
by Norman Ollestad
A riveting survival adventure, this astounding true story chronicles how a California sixth grader survived a deadly mountainside plane crash during a snowstorm.
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Dream Warriors 1 : A New World
by Jesse Byrd
When the Bad Dreams plan to convert all dreams into nightmares and traumatize humankind, the Dream Warriors must defeat them, and newbie Khi must summon the courage to embrace his new life and keep his sister safe while she sleeps at night. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Kindred Dragons 1
by Sarah Mensinga
Alice has been unhappy ever since her parents sent her to Prince Edward Island to live with her strict grandmother. Alice is fanciful, prone to telling tall tales, and absolutely OBSESSED with dragons! Fairies deliver dragon eggs to a select few, known as Kindreds, but no egg has ever arrived for Alice. While wandering the woods alone, she finds and secretly befriends a mysterious old dragon named Brim. Alice is excited to finally have a dragon friend of her own, but when Brim suddenly falls ill, Alice must set out on a desperate quest to save him. As Alice searches for a cure, she discovers that her connection to dragons is unlike that of any Kindred--but will her new power be enough to save her friend?
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Refugee : the graphic novel
by Alan Gratz
Although separated by continents and decades, Josef, a Jewish boy livng in 1930s Nazi Germany; Isabel, a Cuban girl trying to escape the riots and unrest plaguing her country in 1994; and Mahmoud, a Syrian boy in 2015 whose homeland is torn apart by violence and destruction, embark on harrowing journeys in search of refuge, discovering shocking connections that tie their stories together
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Sorceline 3
by Sylvia Douyé
After discovering the true identity of her mother, Sorceline finds herself tangled up in more mysteries and tests than ever before. With the departure of Archibald Balzar, she and the other students find themselves left in the care of Vorn, an entity at the center of their troubles who doesn't seem to share their concern for magical beasts. Sorceline must find a way to free her father and save her mother from Vorn, but as she investigates, the creatures of the island face a new threat. While her friends look for treatments to puzzling injuries and Sorceline investigates, they'll soon find themselves the target of a mystical predator that threatens to destroy the island sanctuary for good.
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