Middle Readers

LGBTQIA+ From the World of Percy Jackson : The Sun and the Star

by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro

available now, hardcover, Disney

Hyperion

A book written by two of my favorite authors that takes place in the world of Percy Jackson. You should read the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series before starting this story. This story follows the son of Hades, Nico, and Will, the son of Apollo. -Kendra

Horror

The Bellwoods Game

by Celia Krampien

available in July, hardcover, Atheneum Books for Young Readers

Perfect for fans of Small Spaces and Doll Bones, this spooky, highly illustrated middle grade novel follows a girl who hopes to fix her outcast status through a game in the haunted woods, only to discover that some legends shouldn’t be played with.