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Top 16 Middle-Grade Books – 2025

January 10, 2026 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

SIXTEEN middle-grade books stood out to me last year! When I looked at my list, I did a quick count of how many books I read in all. I lost count at sixty! Of course, that includes picture books and chapter books that make for quicker reads. Here’s my list, beginning with the books I […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: A Girl a Tiger and a Very Strange Story, Bipathu and a Very Big Dream, books for tweens, Circus Mirandus, Doubles, Echo, Full Cicada Moon, Gossamer, Leeva at Last, Lion of the Sky, middle-grade, October October, reading, review, The Bridge Home, The Double Life of Danny Day, The Letter with the Golden Stamp, The Space We're In, Willodeen

Circus Mirandus

June 21, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I remember the first time I came across the idea that you have to believe in magic for it to be real. I remember my skin tingling, and a kind of excited joy making my hair stand on end. That’s the mood Circus Mirandus creates, although I’m no longer a child reading about magic for […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for tweens, Cassie Beasley, Circus Mirandus, fantasy, Middle Grade, reading, review