A wish-granting monster, magical cousins, and a super-powered boy? These middle grade reads are sure to knock your socks off!

Wish Monster by J. A. WHITE. The town of Haywood, New Jersey, has a secret. A wish monster. And Violet discovered it by accident. It brought her dog back to life, and even erased everyone’s memory of his death. Life was perfect! Until an unremarkable boy named Hudson somehow remembered Midnight had died. That scared Violet. What if he ruined everything? Even worse, what if the wish monster wasn’t as innocent as it seemed?

Moko Magic: Carnival Chaos by TRACEY BAPTISTE. After having just moved to Brooklyn, NY from Trinidad, twelve-year-old Misty discovers that she and her cousins come from a long line of mokos, people who have special powers meant to help them protect their community. So when an evil force tries to ruin the carnival celebrations, will Misty and her cousins be able to save the day?

Boy 2.0 by TRACEY BAPTISTE. Coal has just landed in his latest foster home, so he doesn't tell them that cops fired at and then chased him after he had been drawing chalk art on a nearby street. He definitely doesn't tell them that he turned invisible, too. In the process of figuring out what he is, he discovers that the situation is far stranger — and more dangerous — than he ever could have expected.

Best Wishes #4: Like a Boss by HENA KHAN. After giving up her room to visiting family and then losing leadership of the environmental club to someone who doesn't actually care about the club, Maya is fed up! But when a magical wish-granting bracelet shows up on her doorstep, she finds herself in charge of far more than she bargained for! Can Maya discover what it means to be a real leader?

Witchlings 3: House of Elephants by CLARIBEL A. ORTEGA. The third book in the spellbinding Witchlings series! As Witchlings Seven and Thorn struggle to find a cure for the stone hex and stop the Twelve Town's unfair treatment of Spares once and for all, they discover a piece of hidden history that will change everything — if they can get anyone to listen to them.

Fantastic Middle Grade Reads