Middle School Fiction

All Margie Majors ever wanted was the mythical American dream she was taught to want: a hard-working husband, a house in a place that had neighborhood BBQs, a white picket fence, two kids, and a dog. Instead, she got “destiny.” Hers was to be a plus-sized, day-drinking, foul-mouthed, bisexual, retired vampire slayer with crushing debt and no idea what to do with the rest of her life.

Random House presents the audiobook edition of Treasure Hunters by James Patterson, read by Bryan Kennedy. The Kidd family discovers an ancient map to the lost Incan City of Paititi. But when the map is stolen, the Kidds have to rely on Storm's picture-perfect memory to navigate the dangerous Amazon jungle - until she's kidnapped! To save Storm, the Kidds must locate the fabled city...before the bad guys find it first. The race is on!

Clair's world has been destroyed - again. The only remaining hope of saving her friends is for her and Q to enter the Yard, the digital world of Ant Wallace's creation. The rules there are the same as those of the real world: Water is real; fire is real; death is real. But in the Yard there are two Clair Hills, and their very existence causes cracks that steadily widen.

What if your worst nightmares… led you to the only place you’ve ever truly belonged? Twelve-year-old Dani “Dash” Ash never asked for a life split between silence and storm. With a distant mother who's fighting her own battles, a violent stepfather, and a world that rarely makes space for girls like her, Dash survives the only way she knows how—by escaping through her bedroom window. But one night, everything changes when her fingers brush against the dreamcatcher her grandmother Agnes made for her to fend off nightmares. Instead of catching dreams, it opens a door. Dragged through...

In the high-stakes world of a middle school science fair, Marie Lane has one goal: to win first prize. Her ambitious project—a self-sustaining ecosystem that could survive in any environment—pushes her to the edge of possibility. With her supportive mother by her side and her inspiring teacher, Mrs. Thompson, guiding her every step, Marie is determined to take on the ultimate challenge. But the path to success is far from easy. Her first attempt ends in spectacular failure, leaving her questioning everything. Yet, with each setback, she discovers something even more valuable—...

Gewgaws are worthless trinkets . . . or are they? Perry Dobbs is a 13-year-old boy who only wants to play video games, never go outside, and avoid ‘The Dragon’ downstairs. Arvin Pewter’s smart, witty, and loves science and girls in equal proportions. He left for two years to live with his grandmother in Ireland, and he hasn’t seen Perry since. When a mysterious object pulls Perry and Arvin into a magical portal, they’re unwittingly thrust into a whirlwind adventure across time and space. The journey home will show the best and worst of each other and test the limits of their ...

The source has been destroyed. Food is scarce. Tensions are rising. Then the earthquake strikes. Esther and Caleb hit the road, leading a ragtag caravan. Their destination? A mythical city where they hope to find food and shelter - not to mention a way to make it past age 19. On the way, alliances and romances blossom and fracture as the group faces vicious gangs, violent weather, and more variants. Esther must rally to take charge, accepting the help of a blind wilderness guide, Aras.

The story of a girl determined to do anything to discover the truth about herself and the planet she lives on. PRAISE FOR THIS STORY ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “A perfect example of the need for a bonus sixth rating-Star. It is exceedingly rare to find a story that I enjoy quite this much. Elias’ language, writer’s voice, is addictive, and the characters who take part in this novella are unforgettable. I promise that if you take a chance on this story, you will not only love it thoroughly, you will also–like me–have discovered a new favorite writer.” — Goodreads ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The ...

It's Halloween: Candy-snatching time. For the past few years, twelve-year-old Jonas and his friends have competed to see how much candy they can snatch from unsuspecting trick-or-treaters. No one’s supposed to get hurt. So Jonas is taken by surprise when one of his smaller targets fights back against his candy-snatching attempt. He’s even more surprised when he starts to receive anonymous notes from someone who seems to know what happened that night.

In this Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries series premiere, Avery is the first person to borrow the Super Ultimate Minecraft Hacks book from the school library, much to the dismay of the school bully Becky. When Avery accidentally splashes Becky with an invisibility potion he learned from the book, she not only disappears from Minecraft, but from the real world too. Trying to ease his guilt about Becky’s disappearance, with the help of his friend Jordan and a black cat who appears to be stalking him, Avery sets out to find Becky.

The Kidd siblings have rescued some of the world's greatest treasure, without ever seeking fame and glory. So they aren't happy when the Collier kids start treasure hunting for the camera, more focused on looking good and selling ads than actually recovering treasure. When the Kidds are invited to compete with the Colliers for the title of 'The World's Greatest Treasure Hunting Kids,' they jump at the chance to show the world real treasure hunting.

Dodging missiles, mapping undersea caves, outrunning secret agents and uncovering treasure? That's a day in the life of the Kidds! The Kidd family are on an exciting new mission, using the augmented reality gear created by their parents to discover a long-lost treasure. Until their ship, The Lost, explodes in a ball of fire! Bick, Beck, Storm and Tommy are stranded at sea and their parents have been captured by rival treasure hunters. Can the Kidd siblings find the ancient treasure and save their parents in time?

From fourteen-year-old author Brayden Harrington, the young boy who electrified the nation when he spoke at the Democratic National Convention in 2020, comes a fictional middle grade contemporary story about a boy named Jayson who stutters and the challenges he faces and the obstacles he must overcome as he campaigns for student-body president.

Space Station Oberon is on high alert, because a comet is about to whizz past. All the scientists are preparing for the exciting event, and all the kids are planning on watching. All the kids except Hal Junior, who's been given detention. Unfortunately the comet passes a whole lot closer than expected. Fortunately nobody is hurt, but the kids are trapped in one half, the adults in the other. Never mind. They have air and supplies, and they can all sit tight and wait for rescue. Or can they? The scientists discover Space Station Oberon is now falling towards Gyris, faster and faster, and ...

Heidi is making new friends at Broomsfield Academy—in particular, a popular girl named Isabelle. But it turns out Isabelle has a big secret that Heidi discovers by accident! Heidi promises to keep the secret, but as more time goes by, it becomes more and more difficult…especially with nosy Melanie Maplethorpe snooping around. This secret is huge. Will Heidi be able to keep her promise?

Fourteen-year-old Amaris McGuire feels and senses things that nobody else can. She’s an outcast at school where the students call her a freak. She wishes she could spend every day alone, locked inside her room. She dreads going to sleep because it only leads to a new day of the same old things. Unable to take it anymore, she is ready to give up, but her parents refuse to let her. That’s when they come across Prater Hall. Established in 1892, Prater Hall is a school for gifted students, where they can learn about, harness, and grow their unique abilities. Reluctant but hopeful, and ...

It’s Valentine’s Day, and Jordan Cartwright is about to learn the meaning of true love...from her cat! In book three of the Halloway Hills Middle School Mysteries, after feeling rejected by her best friend Avery because of Valentine’s Day, Jordan wonders if she can still be friends with him. As she tries to avoid Avery, Jordan witnesses some strange behavior from her cat Blizzard. When Blizzard goes missing during a snowstorm, Jordan enlists Avery’s help to find him. Will Jordan and Avery find Blizzard, or will his strange behavior remain a secret forever?

Meet Phillip. His mom relocates him to a new school in the middle of the school year. Things do not go well. Phillip lands himself a trip to the dean of student's office when he tries to forge his mother's signature. Maybe if he spelled her name correctly it would have gone better. Phillip also finds himself having more and more anxiety. And the song some bullies are singing is certainly not helping: Phillip Willip, Puddin, and Pie. Got a bad grade and made him cry.

I'm Becky. The new girl. Again. Dad's work keeps us moving a lot, so I'm sort of used to it. Still, being the new girl in middle school for the umpteenth time isn't exactly easy. And to make things worse, the mean girls AKA Thing One and Thing Two, already have it out for me on day one. Good thing I have a plan to beat them. I've been tweaking it for years in every school I've been to. Time to test it, and myself, out for real.

In the uncharted depths of space, challenges await that will push them beyond their limits… After testing their new ship the Hermes, gifted to them by an advanced species from the distant planet Pandooma, charismatic teenage adventurer Samantha and her multi-talented young crew head back out into space, hungry for new discoveries. However, attacked by pirates determined to resume their reign of terror, the crew has to flee the planet they were exploring—leaving two of their number behind. When two more crew members disappear, the priority of those left on the Hermes has to be to save ...