Middle Grade Listening for the Whole Family

Ice Apprentices

A BREATHTAKING new children's fantasy series

By: Jacob North
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
Length: 8 hours 7 minutes

“Ice Apprentices by Jacob North is an adventure-packed middle grade fantasy with beautiful trans and non-binary representation. It's also just a really fun read. It's got age-appropriate danger to keep you on the edge of your seat and the kind of morally complex conflict I would've loved to see in books at this age. 10/10 would recommend. Read more

Shuri: A Black Panther Novel #1

By: Nic Stone
Narrated by: Anika Noni Rose
Length: 5 hours 41 minutes

From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper middle grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters—Shuri, from Black Panther!An original, upper-middle-grade series starring the break-out character from the Black Panther comics and films: T'Challa's younger sister, Shuri! Crafted by New York... Read more

The School for Good and Evil

Now a Netflix Originals Movie

School for Good and Evil: Book #1

By: Soman Chainani
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Length: 13 hours 45 minutes

“All I can say is wow. I wasn't sure what I was expecting going into it, but I was more than pleasantly surprised at what I got. If a fast paced, action packed, character driven story that knocks your socks off by the finale is what you're looking for, you're in luck. Read more

Almost Super

Almost Super: Book #1

By: Marion Jensen
Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Perfect for fans of Pixar's The Incredibles, Almost Super is a fresh, funny middle grade adventure about two brothers in a family of superheroes who must find a way to be heroic despite receiving powers that are total duds. Filled with humor, heart, and just the right kind of heroics, Almost Super is a winning story that will satisfy would-be... Read more

Never Say Die

By: Will Hobbs
Narrated by: Nick Cordero
Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Will Hobbs' adventure novels set in the great outdoors have garnered a slew of awards, including numerous selections as ALA Best Books for Young Adults. In Never Say Die, 15-year-old Inuit hunter Nick Thrasher takes a trip downriver with his half-brother Ryan, who's visiting Canada's Arctic to photograph the caribou migration. But when disaster... Read more

Pi in the Sky

By: Wendy Mass
Narrated by: Mark Turetsky
Length: 7 hours 2 minutes

New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass has received an array of awards for her children's fiction, including the ALA Schneider Family Book Award. Pi in the Sky stars Joss, the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe, whose job is to deliver magical pies--ones that happen to hold the secrets of the cosmos. But when planet Earth... Read more

The False Prince (The Ascendance Series, Book 1)

The Ascendance Series

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Narrated by: Charlie McWade
Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

“The False Prince is one of the best audiobooks I’ve listened to! Jennifer brings us on a ride of adventure, struggle, and twists and turns. It captivates the audience immediately, and you can’t help but to go back again and again! If you want something entertaining and completely entrancing, I highly recommend The False Prince. Read more

Look Both Ways

A Tale Told in Ten Blocks

By: Jason Reynolds
Narrated by: Heather Alicia Simms, Chris Chalk, Bahni Turpin, Kevin R. Free, JD Jackson, Guy Lockard, January LaVoy, Jason Reynolds, Adenrele Ojo & David Sadzin
Length: 3 hours 58 minutes

“While adults may discount the heavy emotions of middle school, Jason Reynolds has captured all the real life that is young emerging adulthood in his new middle grade book LOOK BOTH WAYS. These middle school children are dealing with the same adversities that hit grown folks but without all the tools adults have and they’re doing alright. This... Read more

When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson & Omar Mohamed
Narrated by: Faysal Ahmed, Barkhad Abdi, Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed, Robin Miles, Ifrah Mansour, Bahni Turpin, Hakeemshady Mohamed, Sadeeq Ali, Dominic Hoffman, Christine Avila, JD Jackson & Various
Length: 3 hours 42 minutes

“What a fun listen. I couldn’t recommend this graphic novel enough. I loved the narration as it brought the story to life. I can see this audiobook being played in classrooms. It’s enlightening to listen to a story about refugee life in Kenya and the emigration process. Read more