middle grade
Books for tweens
Middle grade refers to books written for readers roughly ages 8–12, bridging the gap between children's picture books and young adult fiction.
The protagonists are typically preteens navigating school, friendships, and early independence.
She writes middle grade fantasy.
The term also describes the target audience itself or that section of a bookstore.
- tweenYouth approaching thirteen
- coming-of-ageYouth becoming adulthood
- first crushEarliest romantic attraction
- fantasyImaginative mental wandering
- historical fictionNovels set in actual pasts
adventure · peer relationships · mystery · science fiction · puberty · curriculum · dystopian · graphic novel · reading comprehension · awkward · series books · epistolary · developmental milestones · eco-fiction · magical realism · moral lessons · age appropriate · family dynamics
- children's booksfairy tales, nursery rhymes, picture books, bedtime stories, Harry Potter
- publishingpublishers, editors, editor, publishing house, books
- fiction genresfiction, fantasy, novel, horror, thrillers
- life stage fictioncoming-of-age, bildungsroman, young adult, new adult, loss of innocence
- YA fictionyoung adult, YA, teen romance, teenage protagonists, juvenile fiction
- genresaction, comedy, detective fiction, fantasy, horror
middle gradeadult fiction
Books targeting grown readers
young adult · picture books · early readers · board books · chapter books
middle gradeearly childhood
First years of life
preschool · adult · board books · baby books · young adult