New Kid by Jerry Craft. This graphic novel is the Newbery winner for 2020! Jordan’s parents make him go to a private school across town where he’s one of the only kids of color. Besides having ...

Washington Middle School’s Hope Hill, a fifth grade teacher, is throwing “the book” at the books. Hill has found a new and creative way to not only teach her students and make learning a fun endeavor, ...

From a Judy Blume classic to mysteries both otherworldly and close to home, these 11 titles capture the nerve-racking first days of tweendom — and all the wonderful and terrible days that follow.

The cover of "Middle School Superpowers" by Phyllis Fagell. (Courtesy of Hachette Book Group) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Nov. 29, 2024.

Good Books Young Troublemakers, a book club for middle graders that highlights potentially controversial content, began as a local venture at Dog-Eared Books in Ames, Iowa.