Middle grade & YA books about reading
Are books within books your thing? Do you crave mystical libraries, books that are more than they seem, or pages that lead to other worlds? Scroll on to explore middle-grade and YA fantasy books about reading featuring larger-than-life books or intriguing libraries. Quicksmiths books are included at the top of the list for those who haven’t read them.
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The Ten Riddles of Eartha Quicksmith
The library on the hill is at the heart of the strange college - and not all the books at Quicksmiths turn out to books!
The Myriad Mysteries of Eartha Quicksmith
Armed only with only Eartha's book of cryptic poetry, brimming with hints about the future, Kip and Timmi must navigate the labyrinths of other worlds to find their way home.
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Kyle Keeley and his friends must solve intricate puzzles and follow literary clues to escape a high-tech, game-filled library designed by the eccentric Mr. Lemoncello.
Inkheart
Meggie discovers that her father has the magical ability to bring book characters to life by reading aloud, thrusting them into a perilous adventure where fiction and reality collide.
Pages & Co
Tilly Pages discovers she can journey into her favorite books and meet beloved characters, unraveling family secrets and embarking on magical adventures along the way.
The Library of Ever
Lenora embarks on a fantastical journey through a magical library filled with infinite knowledge and adventures, battling dark forces to save the very essence of knowledge itself.
The Forbidden Library
Alice must navigate a labyrinth of magical books that hold deadly secrets and hidden realms to uncover the truth about her missing father.
The Book Thief
Liesel Meminger discovers the transformative power of books as she navigates life in Nazi Germany, with her story hauntingly narrated by Death.
The Dark Vault
Mackenzie Bishop must guard the Archive, a mysterious library where the dead are stored as books, while unraveling dangerous secrets that threaten both the living and the dead.
The Dragon in the Library
Kit Spencer discovers her latent wizarding powers at the local library and must use the magic hidden within books to protect her town from dark forces.
The Last Book in the Universe
A boy living in a dystopian future where reading is nearly extinct, embarks on a perilous quest to find the last remaining book and save his sister, discovering the enduring power of stories along the way.
The Bookshop of Dust and Dreams
Set during World War II, Poppy must uncover hidden magic within her family's enchanted bookshop to save her brother and protect their beloved haven from dark forces.
The Shadow of the Wind
Daniel Sempere's discovery of a forgotten novel leads him into a dark and twisting mystery in post-war Barcelona, uncovering secrets about the book's tragic author and confronting those who will stop at nothing to destroy all copies of his work.
The Reading Promise: My Father and the Books We Shared
Alice Ozma recounts her heartwarming and transformative journey of reading with her father every night for 1000 nights, celebrating the profound bond and life lessons that emerged from their shared literary adventures.
The Lost Magician
Siblings Simon, Patricia, Evelyn, and Larry stumble upon a magical library where they must navigate the realms within the enchanted world of Folio to become the heroes that save its fantastical world from impending darkness.
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