Next month marks a perennially delightful reading challenge: Middle Grade March! If you’re in need of some fun suggestions, I have a few! Here are some middle grade novels (some vintage, some recent) that I have enjoyed. I’ll link to previous mentions of these books, where I talk a bit more about them!

Ginnie and Geneva by Catherine Woolley [1940s friendship story]
The Secret School by Avi and its sequel, The Secret Sisters [historical fiction set in 1925 Colorado]
The Wheel on the School by Meindert DeJong [HF set in Holland]
Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan [contemporary family story with fantasy elements]
Stand in the Wind by Jean Little [1970s friendship story]
Alice Atherton’s Grand Tour by Lesley M. M. Blume [HF set in 1927 France]
R My Name is Rachel by Patricia Reilly Giff [HF set in 1930s New York]
The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo [HF with fantasy elements]
Family Grandstand & Family Sabbatical by Carol Ryrie Brink [1950s family stories]
Inside Out & Back Again by Thanhha Lai [HF verse novel set in 1970s Vietnam & Alabama]
Honey Butter by Millie Florence [contemporary friendship story]
Rosetown by Cynthia Rylant [HF set in 1970s Indiana]
Hope in the Valley by Mitali Perkins [HF set in 1980s California]
From Anna by Jean Little (HF set in 1930s Germany & Canada]

and of course, my own books!

The Star That Always Stays [HF set in 1910s Michigan]
The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry [HF set in 1910s Michigan]
The Blossoming Summer [HF set in 1940s England & Wisconsin]