Middle grade fiction follows a consistent pattern of character development where protagonists must relinquish limiting core beliefs to achieve personal growth, according to research by Julia Moore ’25 ...

NAPERVILLE, IL / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2026 / Author Jennifer Schwipps, known for her picture book Where Are ...

Afrofuturism is the imagining of a world where the African diaspora has shaped its future, blending technology with cultural roots, such as Wakanda from Marvel’s “Black Panther.” Middle grade fiction ...

Bestselling YA author Gayle Forman will make her first foray into middle-grade fiction in October with Frankie & Bug, due from Simon & Schuster’s Aladdin imprint. Announced here for the first time, ...

What themes are commonly explored in middle-grade novels, and how do authors weave these themes into narratives that are both age-appropriate and thought-provoking in ways that help young readers ...

The Tufts English Society Instagram lies. Contrary to what the account’s introduction of me as the society’s public relations manager claims (and setting aside the question of whether a play can ...

Alien Summer, book 1 in the Area 51 Interns middle grade series by James S. Murray and Carsen Smith, is about a kids interning at Area 51 who have to fight aliens who escape. Of the series’ ...