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Age 13 is such a precious spot -- new to teenhood but still kinda, sorta a tween. These books for 13 year olds will help your kids keep their love of reading alive. For these picks, I focused on stories centering older protagonists with more mature themes like romance, sexual harassment, and neglectful parents. Still, you'll find extra funny stories, relatable graphic novels,...
Kids are loving graphic novels more than ever before. I predict that in 2026 and future years, we'll be seeing more graphic novel adaptations of popular middle grade books as publishers try to meet the demands. As an adult, I didn't LOVE many graphic novels this year, but I think kids read and love pretty much anything available in the format. Still, these were some of my fav...
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2025 was my year of young adult fiction. My goal this year to find YA fiction that could appeal to younger teens and older tweens, and while I succeeded on that front, I also found a few wins for older teens too. The books on this list epitomize to me what teens are looking for in their fiction: smart stories, cleverly told, with hard-to-ignore hooks and characters worth fall...
Another year has come to an end with a gazillion middle grade books published every single week. Which ones blew me away this year? I’ve read over 150 middle grade books this year, scrupulously keeping up with monthly new releases and looking for stories that rise above the mediocre line, not just for me as an adult reader but with massive appeal for kids ages 8-12 (the marke...
