Beyond the Bookends 2024 Reading Challenge - hosted by jackie_beyondthebookends

March- Read a Middle Grade Realistic Fiction
Our prompt for March is to Read a Middle Grade Realistic Fiction. Some of these are our favorite books and while these are middle grade, do not be fooled into thinking that these are not appropriate for adults!

All books added
Red Bird Danced by Dawn Quigley

Red Bird Danced

Dawn Quigley

1 hour, 14 minutes • first pub 2023 (editions) user-added

fiction childrens contemporary middle grade poetry
Pie by Sarah Weeks

Pie

Sarah Weeks

183 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction middle grade mystery lighthearted mysterious fast-paced
Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster by Andrea Mosqueda

Just Your Local Bisexual Disaster

Andrea Mosqueda

352 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ romance young adult emotional funny hopeful medium-paced
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird #1

Harper Lee

309 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics historical literary young adult emotional reflective medium-paced
The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

The Princess Diaries

The Princess Diaries #1

Meg Cabot

228 pages • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult funny lighthearted fast-paced
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables #1

L.M. Montgomery

392 pages • first pub 1908 (editions)

fiction classics middle grade funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
A Boy Called Bat by Elana K. Arnold

A Boy Called Bat

A Boy Called Bat #1

Elana K. Arnold

208 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction middle grade emotional reflective fast-paced
Soldier Boy by Keely Hutton

Soldier Boy

Keely Hutton

336 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction historical young adult challenging emotional sad fast-paced
Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow by Benjamin Dean

Me, My Dad and the End of the Rainbow

Benjamin Dean

7 hours, 36 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
The Deepest Breath by Meg Grehan

The Deepest Breath

Meg Grehan

142 pages • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction lgbtqia+ middle grade poetry emotional hopeful lighthearted fast-paced