2025 Reading Middle Grade Summer Reading Guide
$15
The 2025 Reading Middle Grade Summer Reading Guide is out now. You’ll receive a copy of the guide, a Content Notes document, and links to the video and audio walkthroughs. This year’s guide features over 30 recommendations for readers ages 8-14 across a variety of genres and formats, including mysteries, romance, historical fiction, and graphic novels.
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What’s special about our Summer Reading Guide?
- ✓The guide features books releasing throughout the summer, from April to August. With 30+ choices, you’ll be using this list long after summer is over.
- ✓Find NEW books (for your voracious reader and to stay current as an educator) and backlist readalike recommendations.
- ✓Explore both buzzy releases by veteran authors and discover incredible under-the-radar selections.
- ✓All the books in the guide are choices I’ve read cover to cover, recommended by an expert who lives and breathes middle grade books (ME!). I read over 200 middle grade books last year and read over 100 in preparation for this guide.
- ✓The guide picks are designed to match curriculum needs with historical, mystery, verse, and realistic fiction.
What’s included in your purchase*?
- ✓ The digital 2025 Summer Reading Guide booklet with 30+ middle grade and (middle school appropriate) young adult books
- ✓ A pre-recorded audio and video walk-through of the guide, helping you find the best guide picks for your young readers
- ✓ My Content Notes file for this year’s Summer Reading Guide, highlighting potential trigger warnings and content elements to note
- ✓ Keep your tweens and your teens stocked with newly released summer reading options all summer long!
*The Summer Reading Guide is a perk of my paid community. Members will get this guide at no additional cost.
What’s in this year’s Summer Reading Guide?
This year’s guide includes:
- ✓ Over 30 recommendations for readers ages 8-14 across a variety of genres and formats, including mysteries, romance, historical fiction, and graphic novels.
- ✓ Dozens of readalike recommendations for many of the guide picks to keep your kids reading
- ✓ Additional Guide features like a Bookish Word Search, Summer Reading Bingo, an exclusive interview with author Tiffany D. Jackson, my best audiobook listening tips, and loads of additional book recommendations!
Frequently Asked Questions
You can download the guide right after checkout. You’ll also get an email after purchase with a link to download the guide. 🎉
Yes, there are two main ways to get the Summer Reading Guide for less. The first is by joining my paid community. The most affordable tier costs $10/month. You’re welcome to join us for one month only if that’s all you can afford. You’ll receive the guide as a community member at no additional cost. The second way is by signing up a child for our Online Kids’ Summer Book Club! It costs $30, and you’ll get the guide ($15 value) for free.
I’m glad you asked! For as low as $108/year, you’ll get access to a host of features, including this guide, my Content Notes Database, my list of favorite monthly new releases and reading recaps, a summer book club for adult middle grade fans, unlimited free book matchmaking, and a 20% discount on all shop items! For $162/year, you’ll get even more — such as free book tasting menus, unlimited access to my novel units (like this one for Ghost), and other classroom resources!
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