Tuesday, January 2, 2018

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

Just Like Jackie
Just Like Jackie
by Lindsey Stoddard
Jan. 2nd

Mez's Magic (The Lost Rainforest, #1)
The Lost Rainforest: Mez's Magic
by Eliot Schrefer
Jan. 2nd

A Dash of Trouble (Love Sugar Magic, #1)
Love, Sugar, Magic: A Dash of Trouble
by Anna Meriano
Jan. 2nd

A Sky Full of Stars (Rose Lee Carter #2)
A Sky Full of Stars
by Linda Williams Jackson
Jan. 2nd

The Terrible Two Go Wild (The Terrible Two, #3)
The Terrible Two Go Wild
by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Jan. 9th

Smart Cookie
Smart Cookie
by Elly Swartz
Jan. 30th

The Problim Children
The Problim Children
by Natalie Lloyd
Jan. 30th

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

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

Checked
Checked
by Cynthia Kadohata
Feb. 6th

Granted
Granted
by John David Anderson
 Feb. 13th

The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, #1)
The Serpent's Secret
by Sayantani DasGupta
Feb. 27th

Wizardmatch
Wizardmatch
by Lauren Magaziner
March 6th

Knockout
Knockout
by K.A. Holt
March 6th

P.S. I Miss You
P.S. I Miss You
by Jen Petro-Roy
March 6th

The Sky at Our Feet
The Sky at our Feet
by Nadia Hashimi
March 6th

The Science of Breakable Things
The Science of Breakable Things
by Tae Keller 
March 6th

The Night Diary
The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
March 6th

The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot, #2)
The Wild Robot Escapes
by Peter Brown
March 13th

The Train of Lost Things
The Train of Lost Things
by Joan Paquette
March 20th

Good Dog
Good Dog
by Dan Gemeinhart
March 27th

The Parker Inheritance
The Parker Inheritance
by Varian Johnson
March 27th

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

Product Details
Rebound
by Kwame Alexander
April 3rd

The Orphan Band of Springdale
The Orphan Band of Springdale
by Anne Nesbet
April 10th

You Go First
You Go First
by Erin Estrada Kelly
April 10th

Sunny
Sunny
by Jason Reynolds
April 10th

Deep Water: A Story of Survival
Deep Water
Watt Key
April 17th

Ghost Boys
Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
April 17th

Bob
Bob
by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead
May 1st

Amal Unbound
Amal Unbound
by Aisha Saeed
May 8th

Front Desk
Front Desk
by Kelly Yang
May 29th

Breakout
Breakout
by Kate Messner
June 5th

Lions and Liars
Lions and Liars
by Kate Beasley
June 5th

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

Takedown
Takedown
by Laura Shovan 
June 19th

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

The Dollar Kids
The Dollar Kids
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Aug. 7th

Case Closed: Mystery in the Mansion
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!

1 comment:

  1. Hello, there. My debut MG medieval fantasy adventure, The Mad Wolf's Daughter, is coming out on March 6, 2018, with KD Books (Penguin Young Readers). Here's more about it if you like strong girls with swords and Scotland: https://www.dianemagras.com/books/

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