These are not book series that start great and lose quality by the 2nd or 3rd book — these are the best book series that STAY good throughout the entire series. Trust me. That’s my pet peeve, too.

Preus, who lives in Duluth, is the bestselling author of the Newbery Honor book “Heart of a Samurai” and other books for young readers, including “West of the Moon” and the Enchanted Lake trilogy. She ...

Open a book, pack your imaginary bags, and travel the world in this Read Around the World Middle Grade Book Reading Challenge for tweens ages 9 to 12. I have lists of curated book recommendations ...

Here are the year’s most notable picture and middle grade books, selected by our children’s books editor. Credit...Photo illustration by Sebastian Mast Supported by By Jennifer Krauss Jennifer Krauss ...

Melissa Taylor is a former teacher and literacy trainer as well as a mother of two, blogger, and children’s book expert. She created and writes the popular blog Imagination Soup. She is also a ...

I remember the day our 9-year-old brought Twilight home from the library. The novel, a blood-soaked vampire romance thriller, is a fun read and a real page-turner if you like that sort of thing.

Yen Press' middle-grade imprint JY will release prose novels selected from Kadokawa's Tsubasa Bunko label, which has held the top share in children's books in Japan for the last ten years. Through ...

The middle grade years are often called the golden age of reading, a time when kids connect fiercely with characters and stories. Some of the all-time bestsellers in children’s literature (think Harry ...

In the summer of ‘93 nothing mattered more than getting my 11-year-old hands on the new Baby-Sitters Club Super Special, “Sea City, Here We Come!” I begged for a trip to Barnes & Noble. Nose in book ...

A lot of things can happen to a person between the ages of 8 and 12. You start out in third grade, and you end up in middle school. Your friendships become deeper and more complicated. School gets ...