2018 reading - middle grade novels 1.02.18

Happy 2018!  A new year can mean so many things, but I like to think of it as all of the new reading we have ahead of us!  I've looked around at many different sources and I can tell you we've got some great reading ahead of us!  So start making your lists, get your library holds ready or check your budgets, because today we're looking at upcoming 2018 middle grade novels!

Please note that release dates may change.  Take a look at the publishers' websites to verify closer to release dates.



Betty Before X
by Ilyasah Shabazz and Renée Watson
Jan. 2nd


Just Like Jackie
by Lindsey Stoddard
Jan. 2nd


The Lost Rainforest: Mez's Magic
by Eliot Schrefer
Jan. 2nd


Love, Sugar, Magic: A Dash of Trouble
by Anna Meriano
Jan. 2nd


A Sky Full of Stars
by Linda Williams Jackson
Jan. 2nd


The Terrible Two Go Wild
by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Jan. 9th


Smart Cookie
by Elly Swartz
Jan. 30th


The Problim Children
by Natalie Lloyd
Jan. 30th


The Journey of Little Charlie
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Jan. 30th


Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire
by John August 
Feb. 6th


Checked
by Cynthia Kadohata
Feb. 6th


Granted
by John David Anderson
 Feb. 13th

The Serpent's Secret

by Sayantani DasGupta

Feb. 27th

Wizardmatch

by Lauren Magaziner

March 6th

Knockout

by K.A. Holt

March 6th

P.S. I Miss You

by Jen Petro-Roy

March 6th

The Sky at our Feet

by Nadia Hashimi

March 6th


The Science of Breakable Things
by Tae Keller 
March 6th


The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
March 6th

The Wild Robot Escapes
by Peter Brown
March 13th


The Train of Lost Things

by Joan Paquette

March 20th

Good Dog

by Dan Gemeinhart

March 27th

The Parker Inheritance

by Varian Johnson

March 27th


Maggie and Abby's Neverending Pillow Fort 
by Will Taylor
April 3rd


Rebound
by Kwame Alexander
April 3rd


The Orphan Band of Springdale
by Anne Nesbet
April 10th


You Go First
by Erin Estrada Kelly
April 10th


Sunny
by Jason Reynolds
April 10th


Deep Water
Watt Key
April 17th


Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
April 17th


Bob
by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
May 1st


Amal Unbound
by Aisha Saeed
May 8th


Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
May 29th


Breakout
by Kate Messner
June 5th


Lions and Liars
by Kate Beasley
June 5th


Babysitting Nightmares: The Shadow Hand
by Kat Shepherd
June 5th


Takedown
by Laura Shovan 
June 19th


The Game Masters of Garden Place 
by Dennis Markell 
July 17th


The Dollar Kids
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Aug. 7th


Case Closed: Mystery in the Mansion
by Lauren Magaziner
Aug. 14th


And make sure to look for:

The Clockwork Ghost by Laura Ruby May 29th
The Seismic Seven by Katie Slivensky June 5th
Everything Else in the Universe by Tracy Holczer June 12th
Everything I Know About You by Barbara Dee June 19th
Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech Sept. 11th
The Storm Runner by JC Cervantes Sept. 28th
Dog Days in the City by Jodi Kendall Oct. 2nd
The Right Hook of Devin Velma by Jake Burt Oct. 2nd


This is just a small sampling of what's to come.  Some chapter books will be included in Thursdays post under the transitional chapter books.  Be sure to check out my monthly posts to see more - stop by the first Friday of each month to see a listing of upcoming picture books, nonfiction picture books, middle grade, graphic novels, poetry, early readers, transitional chapter books and young adult books!

Ready for more 2018 releases?
2018 picture books
2018 nonfiction picture books 
2018 early readers/early chapter books/transitional chapter books 
January 2018 releases - a more comprehensive list of books! 


Is there a middle grade novel you're looking forward to, or do you have a middle grade coming out in 2018?  Leave a message in the comments so readers can be sure to add them to lists!