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Middle Grade Read-Alouds

Abbe knows everything about the books in the children’s department and is our go-to for recommendations for our kids, grandkids, other people’s kids and grandkids, adults who like to read kids' books…well, you get the idea! She reads some great adult books too. This month she recommends excellent read-aloud middle grade books.

Quail Ridge Books Genre: Children's middle grade mood: fun chapter books audience: middle grade childrens books

A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus
Narrated by: Polly Lee
Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

For fans of The War That Saved My Life and other World War II fiction, A Place to Hang the Moon is the tale of three orphaned siblings who are evacuated from London to live in the countryside with the secret hope of finding a permanent family.

It is 1940 and William, twelve, Edmund, eleven, and Anna, nine, aren't terribly upset by the death of... Read more

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The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln
Narrated by: Nikki Patel
Length: 9 hours 53 minutes

“A deliciously gothic, madcap 'whodunit' with an array of eccentric characters! For ages 8+. Read more

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Worser

By: Jennifer Ziegler
Narrated by: Daniel Henning
Length: 7 hours 26 minutes

“Worser is an introverted lover of words. When Worser's mom suffers from a stroke and his ordered 'beige' world comes crashing down, his aunt - an extroverted artist - moves in to help. Worser is not amused. He finds solace and friendship in a local bookstore. Oh, and it’s funny too. For ages 9+. Read more

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The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri
Narrated by: Daniel Nayeri
Length: 4 hours 29 minutes

“Action and adventure filled. Frightening and funny. It grabs you from the first sentence and takes you on a wild ride! For ages 10+. Read more

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Island of Spies

By: Sheila Turnage
Narrated by: Kristen DiMercurio
Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

"The Dime Novel Kids are spunky, spirited, smart, sassy—and so is Sheila Turnage’s writing. It sizzles and sparkles." —Lauren Wolk, author of Newbery Honor Book Wolf Hollow

From the Newbery Honor-winning author of Three Times Lucky comes a middle grade WWII spy mystery with as much humor and heart as high stakes

Twelve-year-old Stick Lawson lives... Read more

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Sisters of the Lost Marsh

By: Lucy Strange
Narrated by: Lucy Strange
Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

“We love anything that Lucy Strange writes, and her new novel is no exception. Six sisters suffer under an abusive father who believes his family is cursed. Superstition, magic, family love and self-determination are woven into this gorgeous tale. For ages 8+. Read more

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Finally Seen

By: Kelly Yang
Narrated by: Cindy Kay & Kelly Yang
Length: 7 hours 34 minutes

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen.

My sister got to grow up with my parents.... Read more

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