r/MiddleGrade

My 11 year old is in a situation at school where he has LOTS of down time, and they are only allowed to read. He is a fast and confident reader.

As an example, he started and finished “Project Hail Mary” today in about 3 hours. He also recently read “Ready Player One”, and he loved them both, but felt that RP1 was a little more adult in terms of language.

I’m looking for books that are appropriate for middle grade readers, but may not actually be targeting middle grade kids.

When I was his age my favourite authors were John Grisham, Patricia Cornwell and Stephen King, but he has different tastes 😀

Any recommendations?

I just finished "Firefly Summer" by Morgan Matson. What a wonderful read! I struggle to choose what to read next. Inevitably, when you finish an extraordinary book, the next one disappoints. Any recommendations? I've recently read all the Ponti books and Reynolds track team books (all superior books on finding and working with your tribe). I want to continue with a good summer-themed read, preferably with a map.