We've heard over and over from librarians and educators about how difficult it can be to navigate middle grade and teen books to find the ones with the most appeal for 7th and 8th grade students. Maybe you have an advanced reader who has torn through every middle grade book in your library. Or maybe you have a struggling reader who needs something high interest, but at an appropriate reading level.
We've put our heads together and assembled an amazing list of books that you can feel confident handing your 7th and 8th grade readers! Here are our favorites coming out this winter to freshen up your collection.
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on February 18th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
March is Women's History Month and March 8th is International Women's Day. What an appropriate time to remember those who fought for women's rights throughout history, including those who participated in the Women's Suffrage movement in the United States. One Step Forward by Marcie Flinchum Atkins, is a thrilling and moving historical novel in verse that will introduce teens to Matilda Young—the youngest American suffragist imprisoned for picketing the White House to demand women’s right to vote.
The Strongest Heart is my most personal story yet. It’s about a boy whose father has severe paranoid schizophrenia, whose mother has temporarily left the country, and whose life has been uprooted by a move to Houston, Texas. I, too, grew up under the care of a mentally ill father, and a mother who was emotionally, if not physically, absent. It took a deep toll not only on me as a child, but affected the adult I became, and the relationships I formed, including with my own parents and siblings.
Anyone who works with kids knows the signs of a reluctant reader. There can be a variety of reasons for kids to struggle with finding a book, including their reading level, not seeing books that reflect them and their interests, busy schedules, and low attention spans. We've gathered a list of books to help connect your reluctant readers to a book that will build their confidence and love for reading.
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on February 11th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
K. Ancrum's Icarus was one of our best reviewed novels of 2024 and her newest title, The Corruption of Hollis Brown, seems to be following in its footprints. Set in a down-on-its-luck small town with a haunted neighbor, the short and engaging chapters follow Hollis Brown as he heads down a path of self-growth accompanied by an unusually close companion. At turns thrilling and heartwarming, this novel is unlike any other.
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on February 4th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
“This book was partly inspired by Black creators who have set about reclaiming the trope of Black hair. For far too long, young readers have lacked books containing images to counter the often negative stereotypes of Asian eyes. I hope this book will become a playful and meaningful part of our cultural conversations around inclusion!” - Linda Sue Park
Today, the American Library Association (ALA) announced the winners of the 2025 Youth Media Awards, honoring the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults! We are thrilled to have so many HarperCollins books and authors recognized at this illustrious award ceremony. Read on to see what books you need to add to your collections!
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on January 28th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
Many middle grade readers are falling in love with romance for the first time, but it can sometimes be a challenge to navigate which books are appropriate for this age group. We've gathered up some of our favorite love stories for middle grade and middle school just in time for Valentine's Day!
Start your students off the right way this new year with picture books to grow their Social Emotional Learning. We have a great series of posts from the fabulous Nicole Collier on how to easily build these skills in the classroom and below are just some of our many new picture books that are perfect for storytime, small group learning, and independent reading.
Perfect new children's book, middle grade book, and teen book titles for your school and library releasing on January 14th from HarperCollins Children's Books.
Nonfiction picture books are the perfect way to engage readers at the beginning of new units, build background knowledge, and inspire independent learning. We have a great collection of new nonfiction coming this winter, covering a variety of topics and paired with truly outstanding illustrations.
If you've ever talked to a HarperStacks team member at a conference, you know we love a good cry when we read. This was a book that stopped us all in our tracks (or at least interrupted our to-do list until we finished the whole thing in one sitting). I'm thrilled to get to finally share this one with the world and I think you'll really enjoy sharing it with your readers. Thinking it would be great for book clubs? We thought so too and created a discussion guide to help you out!
A new year is the perfect time to #shakeupyourshelves and we're celebrating Black voices all year long! Below are some of our upcoming titles to excite readers of all ages and interests, including a ballerina biography, some middle grade baseball stories, and a thrilling new novel-in-verse from Ibi Zoboi!
From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Ibi Zoboi comes her groundbreaking contemporary fantasy debut—a novel in verse based on Caribbean folklore—about the power of inherited magic and the price we must pay to live the life we yearn for.
A Wolf Called Fire is a stand-alone companion novel to the best-selling A Wolf Called Wander. It’s inspired by Wolf 8, a real Yellowstone wolf who was the smallest of his pack and constantly bullied by his bigger brothers.
It's hard to believe that summer is on it's way, but I know I can't wait to feel the warm sun on my face while I read a book by the ocean. Below are a selection of some of the spectacular reads coming this summer from HarperCollins Children's Books. Dive into a good book by requesting an eGalley of your favorites!
Readers of all ages seem to be clamboring for more graphic novels and we have an amazing selection coming this winter! We've got some new #classicsgonegraphic adaptations of favorites, thought provoking contemporary fiction, and action-packed fantasy from Soman Chainani, just to name a few! Scroll through to see which ones need to be added to your shelf. Hint: it might be all of them...
