{"id":61278,"date":"2024-07-27T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/?page_id=61278"},"modified":"2025-06-03T04:45:59","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T08:45:59","slug":"home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Reading Middle Grade &#8211; Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"background-color:#fdfaf4;padding-bottom:2%;padding-top:2%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"columns-4   wp-block-post-template is-layout-grid wp-container-core-post-template-is-layout-b954fd2f wp-block-post-template-is-layout-grid\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-31782 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-books-to-movies 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data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/blood-in-the-water.jpg?fit=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/blood-in-the-water.jpg?fit=662%2C1000&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"94215\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/blood-in-the-water.jpg?resize=662%2C1000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-94215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/blood-in-the-water.jpg?w=662&amp;ssl=1 662w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/blood-in-the-water.jpg?resize=199%2C300&amp;ssl=1 199w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/blood-in-the-water.jpg?resize=600%2C906&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/category\/book-lists\/mystery-books\/\">MYSTERY<br>BOOKS<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/category\/book-lists\/ya-book-lists\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"979\" height=\"1500\" data-attachment-id=\"95132\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/home-2\/all-the-noise-at-once\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/all-the-noise-at-once.jpg?fit=979%2C1500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"979,1500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"all the noise at once\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/all-the-noise-at-once.jpg?fit=196%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/all-the-noise-at-once.jpg?fit=668%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"95132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/all-the-noise-at-once.jpg?resize=979%2C1500&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-95132\" 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data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/books-for-8-year-olds.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/books-for-8-year-olds.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:25px;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/books-for-8-year-olds\/\" target=\"_self\" >20 Fantastic Books for 8 Year Olds<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-50034 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-7-year-olds category-book-lists category-books-by-age entry\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/books-for-7-year-olds\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/books-for-7-year-olds.jpeg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"Enjoyable Books for 7 Year Olds to Read By Themselves\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/books-for-7-year-olds.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/books-for-7-year-olds.jpeg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/books-for-7-year-olds.jpeg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/books-for-7-year-olds.jpeg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, 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data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/books-for-6-year-olds.jpeg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:25px;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/books-for-6-year-olds\/\" target=\"_self\" >Sweet Chapter Books for 6 Year Olds<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-56069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-10-year-olds category-books-by-age entry\">\n<figure style=\"aspect-ratio:1;\" class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/books-for-10-year-olds\/\" target=\"_self\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"20 Fantastic Books for 10 Year Olds\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, 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data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"books for 8th graders\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/books-for-8th-graders.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 style=\"font-size:25px;\" class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/books-for-10-year-olds\/\" target=\"_self\" >20 Fantastic Books for 10 Year Olds<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#f9f2f8;padding-bottom:1%;padding-top:1%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1140px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center margin0 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-adfb9f59 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full 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style=\"margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">FIND THE PERFECT MATCH!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-anchored-design-heading ad-block-heading align-left is-style-withstars\"><h2 class=\"ad-block-heading alignleft\" style=\"color:#483650;font-size:31px\">Get Customized Book Recommendations for Your Kids \ud83d\udcd6<br><\/h2><span class=\"heading-border\" style=\"border-color:#483650\"><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"margin10\">Whether you need books to hook your reluctant reader, books that meet specific, complex criteria (<em>mystery graphic novels with an Asian main character, for example<\/em>), or just want a fool-proof pick for your next book club meeting, I&#8217;ve got a recommendation for you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-link-background-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/readingmiddlegrade.com\/afomas-book-matchmaking-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">TRY BOOK MATCHMAKING<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-bottom:1%;padding-top:2%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:1200px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"margin-bottom:0px\"><span class=\"has-underline-wave has-button-underline\">BOOKS BY GRADE<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container nopadding gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\" style=\"max-width:900px\">\n<p 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