Middle Grade Boxed Book Sets to Give as Gifts

Wild Robot written by Peter Brown
Roz is a robot alone on an island with only animals. She figures out how to survive in the wild, where the animals see her as a monster, until she adopts a gosling and makes a nest. This unique story consistently garners love from teachers and students.

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Amulet by Kazu Kibuishi
FANTASY / GRAPHIC NOVEL
This popular graphic novel series is about two siblings trying to save their mom, who was taken to an underground world of elves, demons, robots, and talking animals. Beautiful artwork with compelling characters and an adventurous plot make this a very popular hit with young readers.

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Weird But True
NONFICTION
Full-color photographs highlight tons of really cool facts — weird facts, of course. And kids will love reading them all!

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Keeper of the Lost Cities by Shannon Messenger
FANTASY / ADVENTURE
Fantastic world-building, complex plot development, and characters you’ll adore… Twelve-year-old Sophie has never quite fit into her life, probably because Sophie has a BIG secret—she’s a telepath and not even a human. She leaves the human world for the Elvin world but she’ll face danger from both worlds; danger that has to do with her past. Her only hope is to regain her lost memories…

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Warriors by Erin Hunter
ANIMAL ADVENTURE
Both my kids (and I) loved the Warriors series about a unique clan civilization of wild cats. It follows the story of a former house cat who joins ThunderClan. Not everyone accepts this former domestic cat. He’ll have to prove himself in order to help his clan fight the menacing ShadowClan. Because these are fast-paced and addictive, your kids will want the boxed set!

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Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling
FANTASY
The best selling children’s book of all time, this is a MUST READ for so many reasons: the brilliant storytelling, a complex and entertaining plot, relatable characters, rich language, essential life lessons about friendship, magic, and bravery, and more. (See all my reasons for reading Harry Potter.) Harry Potter gets kids excited about reading, I can’t say enough good things about it!!

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The Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney
HUMOR
One of the most popular book series ever, The Diary of a Wimpy Kid, shares the hilarious story of Greg, in his own words and drawings. Life in middle school is not easy. And Greg is here to prove it! One thing you’ll notice about these books is that kids will read them more than once which is great if you have them all. This boxed set makes a great gift because kids often read these books multiple times over.

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Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
FANTASY
The Percy Jackson middle-grade chapter book series is amazing! Greek gods still exist and so do their kids, half-bloods, or demigods, who have incredible abilities. Unfortunately for these kids, monsters are out to kill them. But, they are also the only ones who can save the world from a war between the Greek gods the Titans. Percy goes to Camp Half-Blood where he gets trained to protect himself… that is until he’s sent on a dangerous quest. Betrayal, adventure, plot twists, and incredible mythological world-building make these stories that kids can’t put down.

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City Spies Boxed Set by James Ponti
ADVENTURE
Action-packed, every book in this series is a thrilling adventure of five daring spy kids who are tasked with saving the world through disguises, hacking, breaking and entering, and more. HIGHLY recommended!

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The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier, illustrated by Douglas Holgate
After the zombie/monster apocalypse, Jack and his best friend, Quint, live in an upgraded, well-defended treehouse where they plan to rescue his crush June (although she doesn’t need rescuing) and fight zombies. Illustrations throughout make this even more appealing to read and imagine. It’s a fantastic adventure with great plot twists and character development. Who would have thought?!

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Land of Stories by Chris Colfer
FANTASY
Fairy tales become very real when Alex and Conner (a brother and sister) find themselves taken to the fairy tale world through a book given to them by their grandmother. In the first story, their only way out of the Fairy Tale world is to find the ingredients for a Wishing Spell. Finding the items will be dangerous, mysterious, and life-changing. The stories are non-stop adventures in magical, imaginative worlds. My kids couldn’t put these down. (Neither could I.)

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Trapped in a Video Game by Dustin Brady
SCI-FI
Gamers and non-gamers alike who love exciting and dangerous stories won’t want to miss this excellent action-packed series. Jesse’s friend gets an early release of a video game — and it sucks in both boys. They’re literally trapped. Inside the game, they meet a classmate who has been missing for weeks, now a grown-up man in the game. He’s been stuck there for years yet thinks he knows the one way they can get out…

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Charlie Hernandez written by Ryan Calejo
Get ready for an exciting adventure filled with Hispanic mythology! This story is immediately engaging with the perfect balance of action, dialogue, & description interspersed with Spanish words and phrases. Charlie Hernández’s house burns down, his parents go missing, and he is sent to a foster home. But it’s when he grows HORNS, the WINGS, and meets the MYTHS in real life — like calacas, mukis, and El Justo Juez — that he’s really freaked out. Fortunately, a persistent classmate Violet Rey (also his crush) helps Charlie follow the clues to find out what happened to his parents — and what it has to do with La Mano Peluda and the prophesied Morphling, who is meant to save the world. 

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The Doll People by Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin, illustrated by Brian Selznick
MAGICAL REALISM
After discovering her missing aunt’s diary, Annabelle Doll can’t stop wondering about what happened to her aunt and is determined to find out — even at the risk of becoming “Permanent.” Will she leave the safety of her family’s dollhouse to find her aunt? Kids love this enthralling adventure of the dolls in a dollhouse that are real and do come to life when we’re not watching. (Just like you thought!)

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Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer by John Grisham
ADVENTURE / MYSTERY
Even though he’s only 13 years old, Theo knows all about being a lawyer. In fact, to prepare for his career, he gives legal advice to anyone who needs it. But when he learns about a reluctant murder witness, the only witness, who is an illegal immigrant and scared to come forward, Theo must figure out what the right thing to do is.

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