Best Books of 2009: Middle-grade books

Posted on 8 December 2009 by Trisha, Managing Editor

Finding worthy books for middle-grade readers can be a difficult task. But 2009 brought dozens of good reads for the 8-12 set—here are our 10 favorites.

The Doll Shop Downstairs by Yona Zeldis McDonough (Viking)
Everything for a Dog by Ann M. Martin (Feiwel & Friends)
The Evolution of Capurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (Holt)
Fortune’s Folly by Deva Fagan (Holt)
Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary Wells (Candlewick)
Lincoln Shot by Barry Denenberg (Feiwel & Friends)
The Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Fitzmaurice (HarperCollins)
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck (Dial/Penguin)
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb/Random House)
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin (Little, Brown)

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Trisha likes European vacations and novels by and biographies of smart women. She often starts home improvement projects at inopportune times.
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