Author
Neil Gaiman
3 books here
The Graveyard Book
Middle grade · ages 10–14 · 760L · 2014
Gaiman's masterwork for this age — genuinely spooky without being traumatizing, literary without being precious, and anchored by a protagonist who is both tender and brave.
Stardust
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 780L · 2024
Gaiman's own middle-grade rewrite of his 1999 novel—faster-paced, sharper dialogue, and a protagonist who actually earns his agency rather than stumbling into it; rich language without being precious.
Coraline
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 740L · 2003
The rare middle-grade book that earns its darkness—Gaiman trusts readers to sit with real dread and come out the other side, and Coraline becomes a kid who knows what she's capable of.