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101 Amazing Middle Grade (Ages 8-12) Books Everyone Should Read - Page 2

All of these wonderful books are written for kids generally between 8-12, although of course it depends on the child and their individual reading level.
First I included some series that are must-reads. After, I just tried to keep books by the same author together, but otherwise there is no real order. Needless to say, there are many great books that did not make this list. But I have personally read and highly recommend the ones that are!
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Do the Funky Pickle (Jerry Spinelli)
Do the Funky Pickle
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Jerry Spinelli
Stargirl (Jerry Spinelli)
Stargirl
42
Jerry Spinelli
Holes (Louis Sachar)
Holes
43
Louis Sachar
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Louis Sachar)
There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom
44
Louis Sachar
Sideways Stories From Wayside School (Louis Sachar)
Sideways Stories From Wayside School
45
Louis Sachar
Silver (Norma Fox Mazer)
Silver
46
Norma Fox Mazer
Lizard Music (Daniel Pinkwater)
Lizard Music
47
Daniel Pinkwater
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
The Ear, the Eye and the Arm
48
The Girl With the Silver Eyes (Willo Davis Roberts)
The Girl With the Silver Eyes
49
Willo Davis Roberts
Caddie Woodlawn (Carol Ryrie Brink)
Caddie Woodlawn
50
Carol Ryrie Brink
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (1930)
Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field (1930)
51
The Twenty One Balloons (William Du Bois)
The Twenty One Balloons
52
William Du Bois
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
The Hundred Dresses
53
Eleanor Estes
The Captive (Joyce Hansen)
The Captive
54
Joyce Hansen
The Chocolate Touch (Peter Skene Catling)
The Chocolate Touch
55
Peter Skene Catling
The True Meaning of Smekday
The True Meaning of Smekday
56
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane (Kate DiCamillo)
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
57
Kate DiCamillo
The Wish Giver (Bill Brittain)
The Wish Giver
58
Bill Brittain
Into the Land of Unicorns (Bruce Coville)
Into the Land of Unicorns
59
Bruce Coville
The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure (Bruce Coville)
The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure
60
Bruce Coville
The Maze in the Heart of the Castle (Dorothy Gilman)
The Maze in the Heart of the Castle
61
Dorothy Gilman
The Egypt Game
The Egypt Game
62
Call It Courage (Armstrong Sperry)
Call It Courage
63
Armstrong Sperry
Eva (Peter Dickinson)
Eva
64
Peter Dickinson
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle (Avi)
The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
65
Avi
The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson)
The Great Gilly Hopkins
66
Katherine Paterson
Bridge to Terabithia (Katherine Paterson)
Bridge to Terabithia
67
Katherine Paterson
Anne of Green Gables (L.M. Montgomery)
Anne of Green Gables
68
L.M. Montgomery
Little Women (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Women
69
Louisa May Alcott
Little Men (Louisa May Alcott)
Little Men
70
Louisa May Alcott
The Secret Garden (Frances Hodgson Burnett)
The Secret Garden
71
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Heidi (Johanna Spyri)
Heidi
72
Johanna Spyri
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Black Beauty
73
Anna Sewell
Cheaper by the Dozen (Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey)
Cheaper by the Dozen
74
Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Escape From Warsaw (Ian Serrallier)
Escape From Warsaw
75
Ian Serrallier
My Side of the Mountain (Jean Craighead George)
My Side of the Mountain
76
Jean Craighead George
The Evolution of Capurnia Tate
The Evolution of Capurnia Tate
77
Orphan Island (Laurel Snyder)
Orphan Island
78
Laurel Snyder
Frindle (Andrew Clements)
Frindle
79
Andrew Clements
The Whispering Road (Livi Michael)
The Whispering Road
80
Livi Michael
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