Middle Grade Top 20
Mr B's
Book Title
by The Author
This is a summary of the book, giving you a very brief overview of the plot.
400 pages
Ghost Story
ATOS Book Level: 5.3
These are standardised ratings which represent the difficulty of the book, based on average sentence length, average word length, and word difficulty level. So, for example, an ATOS level of 6.5 means that the text could likely be read by a child whose reading skills are at the level of a typical 6th year pupil during the fifth month of school.
ATOS LEVELS
THEME
This is where you'll find the main theme of the novel - similar to BBFC classification boxes on the back of old video sleeves. Good times. Here, they are represented with a standard icon. This is intended to give you an at-a-glance overview of the feel of a story, so you can tell if it's appropriate for your readers (or listeners).
COVER
They say you shouldn't judge a book by its cover. Whether you judge it or not, that's your business. I'm keeping well out of it. But, regardless, this is where you'll find a little sneak peak of the book cover.
PAGINATION
Knowing the number of pages in a book may help you decide if it's a sensible choice for a class read. A 100-page book will be over quite quickly, where as a 1000-page tome will run across multiple terms!
Middle Grade Top 20
ATOS Book Level: 5.3
ATOS Book Level: 4.2
ATOS Book Level: 4.9
Malamander
by Thomas Taylor
Set in Eerie-on-Sea, Herbie tries to help Violet solve the mystery of her missing parents, but there are bigger (and scalier) mysteries in Eerie...
304 pages
Monster
ATOS Book Level: 4.8
The Unadoptables
by Hana Tooke
Set in 19th Century Amsterdam, this is a tale of windmills, puppets, and a pirate ship. Join Milou and her friends on a quest to reunite a family.
400 pages
Mystery
ATOS Book Level: 5.4
Chocolate Milk, X-ray Specs & Me
by Bethany Walker
Told through a series of hilarious letters and newspaper pages. Freddy's parents are world famous spies...and he has no idea!
200 pages
Spy Comedy
ATOS Book Level: NA
Can You See Me?
by Libby Scott & Rebecca Westcott
A sincere and heartfelt story of friendship and acceptance, told from the point of view of a girl with autism
368 pages
Neurodiversity
ATOS Book Level: 5.6
Crater Lake
by Jennifer Killick
An exciting and occasionally scary tale of a Year 6 residential gone awry. An alien invasion challenges both friendships and alliances.
252 pages
Aliens / Mystery
ATOS Book Level: 4.7
The House on the Edge
by Alex Cotter
A story about Faith, a young carer, who must solve the mystery of the ghosts in her basement, and track down her missing brother and father.
272 pages
Ghosts / Mystery
ATOS Book Level: NA
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The Midnighters
by Hana Tooke
A story about friendship, self-discovery, secret societies, and greedy cats.
404 pages
Neurodiversity
ATOS Book Level: 5.6
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252 pages
Aliens / Mystery
ATOS Book Level: 4.7
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272 pages
Ghosts / Mystery
ATOS Book Level: NA
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