Middle grade books are the linchpin of the industry ... One or two big hits can raise the whole profile of an age group. Abrams published Diary of a Wimpy Kid in 2007, and it brought attention ...

Some of the all-time bestsellers in children’s literature (think Harry Potter and Diary of a Wimpy Kid) are middle grade books. But while there have been a number of surprising breakout YA hits ...

Graphix/Scholastic Books, a brand new middle grade debut graphic novel – Diary of a Nature Nerd by Tiffany Everett, a book aimed at readers aged 8–12 about big goals, new feelings, and blended ...

And so the priority of the book ... of ‘Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’” Kinney’s “secret sauce” of chronicling seventh-grader Greg Heffley’s awkward, hilarious, and highly-relatable middle ...

In 2023, I tweeted about the long lengths of recently published middle grade books. The tweet went viral, and I was invited to write for Publisher’s Weekly to expand on my concerns. I said that ...

Do your kids love magical realism middle grade books? Magical realism books for tweens are realistic (ish) stories with ...

Check out these middle-grade and YA books by Canadian authors ... When Jess discovers Quinn's secret diary, it leads her to imagine another life through the author's seemingly perfect one.

Middle-grade authors have the task of writing books that are compelling to young—but maturing—readers while also taking those readers, and their lives and emotions, seriously. Crossover hits ...

Now, the established author of middle-grade novels like ... he-said illustrated diary book “The Truth About 5th Grade,” published by HarperCollins. Probably not surprisingly, Tomsic ...