68: Most Anticipated Middle Grade Books of 2026 with Annisha Jeffries from Reading in the Middle Podcast

The last week of December Annisha from Reading in the Middle and I got together to talk about our most anticipated books of 2026. These are just some of the middle grade books that we are super excited to read this year. Keep listening to future episodes as we continue to read and discover more amazing children's books. And share with us which ones we missed and what you look forward to reading.

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Chapters 
00:00 Most anticipated books of 2026 - The Whisperwicks book 3 by Jordan Lees
03:53 The Moon Without Stars by Chanel Miller
06:11 Guardians - The Forbidden Mountain by Brandon Mull
09:19 The Star of Moon Village by Jennifer Ann Richter
12:20 A Scar Like a River by Lisa Graff
14:00 The Secret Winners Club by Donna Galanti
16:00 Dragonborn book 2 The Twilight Child by Struan Murray
18:00 Hattie Mae Begins Again by Sharon G. Flake
21:30 Breakout by Christina Wyman
23:41 The After School Kindness Crew by Goldie Hawn and Lin Oliver
26:19 Some of Us Are Brave by Saadia Faruqi
28:11 Ghost in the Night by Tiffany D. Jackson (Blood in the Water)
30:43 Alice With a Why Return to Wonderland by Anna James
33:10 The Claiming The Last Resort 2 by Jasmine Warga sequel to The Last Resort by Erin Entrada Kelly
34:48 Hypergifted by Gordon Korman book 3 of Ungifted series
38:10 Tech Week by Lindsay Champion sequel to Cast vs Crew
40:25 Phoenix by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
43:05 The Bizarre Bazaar graphic novels by Daniel Nayeri book 1 Mirror Town and book 2 Down a Dark Path