Title: Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) Author: Kelly Yang Genre: Middle Grade, Contemporary Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers Source: Library Format: Ebook Release Date: February 28, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” (Booklist, starred review) middle grade novel about a young girl who leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, and learns about family, friendship, and the power of being finally seen. My ..read more

Title: The Fall of the House of Tatterly Author: Shanna Miles Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Contemporary Publisher: Union Square Kids Source: Publisher Format: Paperback Release Date: October 10, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Twelve-year-old Theo Tatterly’s ability to see ghosts is a useful skill in a house full of dead relatives, but it makes him a loner at school and everywhere else, where ghosts eternally pester him for help. For Theo, life is easier on the periphery. When his first failed exorcism portends an end to the Tatterly line, Theo must brin ..read more

Title: The Secret in the Tower Author: Andrew Beattie Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction Publisher: Sweet Cherry Publishing Source: Publisher via NetGalley Format: Ebook Release Date: September 8, 2022 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: 1485. Richard III is King of England. Henry Tudor’s invasion looms. Jack Broom thinks that war and politics have nothing to do with him. He is a simple apothecary’s boy dreaming of becoming a surgeon – until soldiers mistake him for a boy of noble birth. Narrowly avoiding being dragged to the Tower of London, Jack sets out on ..read more

Title: Patience, Princess Catherine (Young Royals #4) Author: Carolyn Meyer Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction Publisher: Clarion Books Source: Purchased Format: Paperback Release Date: May 1, 2004 Rating: ★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: England anxiously awaits Prince Arthur’s betrothed—the Spanish princess who will be its future queen. But when Arthur dies not long after the wedding, Catherine of Aragon’s fate becomes uncertain. Will the king and Catherine’s parents arrange a marriage with Arthur’s brother, Henry, or will she return to Spain a widow? Through all ..read more

Title: The Night Raven (Moonwind Mysteries #1) Author: Johan Rundberg, A.A. Prime (translator) Genre: Middle Grade, Historical Fiction, Mystery Publisher: Amazon Crossing Source: Firefly Books Distributed Format: Paperback arc Release Date: November 1, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Mika is not your average orphan—and she’s about to prove it. It’s 1880, and in the frigid city of Stockholm, death lurks around every corner. Twelve-year-old Mika knows that everyone in her orphanage will struggle to survive this winter. But at least the notorious serial kill ..read more

Title: Camp Sylvania (Camp Sylvania #1) Author: Julie Murphy Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Contemporary Publisher: Balzer + Bray Source: Purchased Format: Hardcover Release Date: June 6, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dumplin’ and Dear Sweet Pea comes a hilarious and spooky middle grade summer-camp story that takes a bite out of fat camp. Magnolia “Maggie” Hagen is determined to be in the spotlight…if she can just get over her stage fright. This summer, though, she has big plans to finally attend Camp Risi ..read more

Title: Myrtle, Means, and Opportunity (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries #5) Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Source: Publisher Format: Hardcover Release Date: October 24, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: In the fifth book of the Edgar Award-winning series, Myrtle Hardcastle uncovers a string of murders during a treasure hunt on a haunted Scottish estate. When her governess inherits an estate on a Scottish island, amateur detective Myrtle Hardcastle couldn’t be more excited. Unfor ..read more

Title: In Myrtle Peril (Myrtle Hardcastle Mysteries #4) Author: Elizabeth C. Bunce Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery, Historical Fiction Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers Source: Thomas Allen and Son Format: Hardcover Release Date: October 4, 2022 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Myrtle Hardcastle—twelve-year-old Victorian Amateur Detective—returns to investigate the case of a missing heiress lost at sea, an inquiry that runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim. When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family fortu ..read more

Title: Scream for the Camera (Graveyard Girls #2) Author: Lisi Harrison, Daniel Kraus Genre: Middle Grade, Horror, Contemporary Publisher: Union Square Kids Source: Publisher Format: Paperback arc Release Date: October 3, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: New York Times bestselling authors Lisi Harrison and Daniel Kraus deliver a s lightly scary, extremely addictive contemporary middle-grade series—perfect for fans of R.L. Stine’s Goosebumps and Ann M. Martin’s The Babysitters Club.   It’s been a month since the Graveyard Girls—Gemma, Whisper, Sophie ..read more

Title: The A & A Detective Agency: The Fairfleet Affair Author: K.H. Saxton Genre: Middle Grade, Mystery, Contemporary Publisher: Union Square Kids Source: Publisher Format: Paperback arc Release Date: September 19, 2023 Rating: ★★★★★ Goodreads Synopsis: Follow clues, solve puzzles, crack the code… find the missing millionaire.   The celebrated museums of the Fairfleet Institute are known for curating the mysteries of humanity. But they don’t solve mysteries. Luckily, twelve-year-old friends Alex Foster and Asha Singh of the A&A Detective Agency do ..read more