Great New Children’s Books for Older Readers
Title: Cookies & Milk
By: Amos, Shawn
Published: 2022
Historical Fiction (1976)/Realistic Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Consider the Octopus
By: Baskin, Nora Raleigh
Published: 2022
Suggested ages are from the publisher or each item's library catalog record.
Humor/Ecological
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Girl in the Lake
By: Brown, India Hill
Published: 2022
Suspense/Ghost Stories
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Wild Ride
By: Calabrese, Keith
Published: 2022
Humor/Action
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Isla to Island
By: Castellanos, Alexis
Published: 2022
Graphic Novel/Historical Fiction
Ages 10 and up
Title: Karthik Delivers
By: Chari, Sheela
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction
Ages 10 to 14
Title: Swim Team
By: Christmas, Johnnie
Published: 2022
Graphic Novel
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Marvellers
By: Clayton, Dhonielle
Published: 2022
Fantasy/Magic
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Where the Sky Lives
By: Dilloway, Margaret
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Witch's Apprentice (Dragons in a Bag)
By: Elliott, Zetta
Published: 2022
Fantasy
Ages 8 to 12
Title: She Raised Her Voice!: 50 Black Women Who Sang Their Way Into Music History
By: Elizabeth, Jordannah
Published: 2021
Collective Biography
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Gabby Gets It Together (PAWS)
By: Fairbairn, Nathan
Published: 2022
Graphic Novel/Friendship story
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Prince of Nowhere
By: Hassan, Rochelle
Published: 2022
Fantasy
Ages 8 ti 12
Title: Mango All the Time
By: Hyman, Fracaswell
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction
Ages 9 and up
Title: When the World Turned Upside Down
By: Ibura, K.
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction/Current Issues (COVID-19)
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Lucky Ones
By: Jackson, Linda Williams
Published: 2022
Historical Fiction (1960s)/Realistic Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Realm of the Blue Mist (The Rema Chronicles)
By: Kibuishi, Amy Kim
Published: 2022
Graphic Novel/Fantasy
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Marshmallow Clouds: Two Poets at Play Among Figures of Speech
By: Kooser, Ted (with Connie Wanek)
Published: 2022
Poetry
Ages 6 to 9
Title: Operation Do-Over
By: Korman, Gordon
Published: 2022
Time Travel
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Mischief and Mayhem (Born to Be Bad)
By: Lamug, Ken
Published: 2021
Graphic Novel/Humor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: In the Key of Us
By: Lockington, Mariama
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Extincts: Quest for the Unicorn Horn
By: Magoon, Scott
Published: 2021
Graphic Novel/Animal Fantasy
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei
By: Matula, Christina
Published: 20212
Middle Grade Realistic Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Honestly Elliott
By: McDunn, Gillian
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction
Ages 8 to 11
Title: Witchlings
By: Ortega, Claribel A.
Published: 2022
Fantasy/Magic
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Sheep, the Rooster and the Duck
By: Phelan, Matt
Published: 2022
Humor
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Simon B. Rhymin' Takes a Stand
By: Reed, Dwayne
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction
Ages 8 to 12
Title: It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit
By: Reynolds, Justin A.
Published: 2022
Ages 8 to 12
Humor/Dystopia Fiction/Satire
Title: Packing for Mars for Kids
By: Roach, Mary
Published: 2022
Non-Fiction/Astronauts
Ages 9 to 12
Title: Omar Rising
By: Saeed, Aisha
Published: 2022
Realistic Fiction/Social Justice
Ages 10 and up
Title: Spineless
By: San Miguel, Samantha
Published: 2022
Adventure
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Aquanaut
By: Santat, Dan
Published: 2022
Graphic Novel/Fantasy
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Storm
By: Skinner, Nicola
Published: 2022
Ghosts/Paranormal/Dystopia
Ages 8 to 12
Title: The Last Mapmaker
By: Soontornvat, Christina
Published: 2022
Fantasy/Adventure/Survival
Ages 8 to 12
Title: Stealing Home
By: Torres, J.
Published: 2021
Graphic Novel/Historical Novel (Japanese-Canadians in World War II)
Ages 9 to 12
Title: How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps
By: Turner, Pamela S.
Published: 2022
Non-Fiction/Science
Ages 10 and up
Title: Anne of West Philly: A Modern Graphic Retelling of Anne of Green Gables
By: Weir, Ivy Noelle
Published: 2022
Graphic Novel
Ages 8 to 12
Title: When Winter Robeson Came
By: Woods, Brenda
Published: 2022
Historical Fiction (1965)
Ages 10 and up
Title: Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
By: Zoboi, Ibi
Published: 2022
Non-Fiction/Biography/Poetry
Ages 10 and up