Middle Grade Fiction reading list
26 books in this genre assigned in US schools
Because of Winn-Dixie
Kate DiCamillo
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 610L
Blended
Sharon M. Draper
Grades 3–7 · Lexile 610L
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Jeff Kinney
Grades 3–7 · Lexile 950L
Fish in a Tree
Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 550L
Frindle
Andrew Clements
Grades 3–7 · Lexile 830L
Hello, Universe
Erin Entrada Kelly
Grades 3–7 · Lexile 690L
Holes
Louis Sachar
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 660L
James and the Giant Peach
Roald Dahl
Grades 3–6 · Lexile 870L
Maniac Magee
Jerry Spinelli
Grades 4–7 · Lexile 820L
Matilda
Roald Dahl
Grades 3–6 · Lexile 840L
Mr. Popper's Penguins
Richard Atwater · Florence Atwater
Grades 3–5 · Lexile 910L
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH
Robert C. O'Brien
Grades 4–6 · Lexile 790L
