GREAT MIDDLE GRADE BOOKS

Freedom Lake Resort.
Gated. Fenced. Remote.
Miles from home.
Miles from friends. 

The moment twelve-year-old Kelsey and her mother arrive at Freedom Lake, it's obvious that this is not going to be the kind of resort experience Kelsey expected. Or hoped for. 

Fourteen-year-olds Serena and J.T. are headed to Cancun, Mexico. They're not traveling together. Not even on the same plane. In fact, they haven't met. Yet. 

J.T. can't wait to get started on his long overdue vacation with his dad. It's going to be an awesome week of fun, sun and surf. If his luck holds, he might even meet a nice girl. 

Serena won't have time for fun. For her, this is no vacation. She's a technologically enhanced spy, and she’s hot on the trail of the monster responsible for her parents' death. Her heart is set on revenge.When the die is cast, forces are set in motion that will change their lives and the world they believe in.

When their paths cross, forces are set in motion that will change their lives and the world they believe in. They learn they have much more in common than they ever guessed. But with danger closing in from all sides, will it be enough to help them solve the terrible mess they’re in?

For grades 4-6
 

When 13-year-old George’s best friend is arrested as a leper, George is devastated and afraid. Is it possible George has caught the awful plague, too? His best friend is sent to the mysterious, remote island colony called Kalaupapa. No one ever comes back.

Soon, George realizes the authorities are searching for him, too. He’s on the run, and his only hope is to find his missing birth parents, parents he hasn’t seen since he was a baby. He’s penniless, alone, and there’s no one he can trust. Will it mean escaping to Molokai, a place feared by all? Does he have what it takes to survive?

For grades 4-7

Sixteen-year-old Jen Wallace leads a double life at Springdale High. In secret she's the wildly popular advice columnist known as ASK AMY. But to the world she's just boring old Jen. Which wouldn't matter if Marc Adams didn't exist. Determined to make him notice her, she accepts a challenge to win a spot on the cheerleading squad.

But how can she learn all the right moves when her ASK AMY identity is under attack? Someone is raiding the locked ASK AMY mailbox. They're blackmailing students who've written in for advice.

For grades 5-7

Arrth, a Bigfoot tween, has lived a sheltered life until he runs into a skin-faced human. When the ugly monster tries to shoot an innocent rabbit, Arrth must act.

His brave deed backfires. Somehow the skin-faced thief has stolen part of Bigfoot Valley's cloaking shield ,and now the Bigfoot clan is in danger of discovery.

Or worse, total destruction.I

t's clear that Arrth is the only one who can save the clan. He will have to track down the thief and retrieve the missing device. To do this, he must leave the safety of Bigfoot Valley in the desperate hope of saving his kind.

For grades 4-7

A fun-filled prequel to The Wizard of Oz.

This fictional story chronicles L. Frank Baum’s first adventures in the Land of Oz, his royal appointment as the Royal Historian of Oz, and what inspired him to write his famous Wizard of Oz.

Before Dorothy was swept away in a tornado to Oz . . .
Before the yellow brick road . . .
Before the Scarecrow hung in a cornfield. . .

For Oz fans of all ages.

Twelve-year-old Jessica Oliver’s summer is ruined. Instead of swimming, scrapbooking and hanging out with friends, her mom drags her off to her Grandma Charlotte’s at the opposite end of the state.

When they arrive, it's obvious something's wrong. Grandma Charlotte is confused and rambles on-and-on about a riddle. She gives Jessica an ancient 1920's scrapbook and begs her great-granddaughter to solve its mystery . . . to follow its trail of clues. And to find the treasure hidden somewhere in the old three-story Victorian family home. 

For grades 4-7.