26+ Middle Grade Book Releases in 2026 I Can’t Wait to Read | Diverse Reads ✨

I’m sharing 26+ middle grade books releasing in 2026 that I’m genuinely excited about, plus 6 bonus picks that are sequels to beloved series I already love. This list is a mix of stories I cannot wait to get my hands on and a few continuations that feel like coming home to favorite characters.

You’ll find a wide range of genres and diverse voices here, from contemporary and fantasy to mystery, adventure, and heartfelt stories that stay with you long after the last page. Middle grade continues to be one of my favorite spaces in publishing, and 2026 is shaping up to be such a strong year.

If you love thoughtful middle grade reads, upcoming releases, and discovering books across different genres and perspectives, this one’s for you. Let me know in the comments which releases you’re most excited about or if any of these are already on your radar.

✨ Stick around until the end because I get a surprise visitor during filming and I share the moment in the video.

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⏱️ Chapters

0:00 – Intro/Overview
2:46 – January 2026
12:02 – February 2026
17:48 – March 2026
29:20 – April 2026
31:49 – August 2026
32:59 – Bonus: Sequels
37:16 – final thoughts and a surprise

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🎥 Videos to Watch:

📌 The 26 Books Releasing in 2026, I’m Looking Forward to:
   • The 26 Books Releasing in 2026 I’m Most Lo...  

📌 Chapters on the Move:
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📖 𝘏𝘪 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘈𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘦… 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳, 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥, 𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴𝘩 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴…𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘧𝘵, 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘱, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘦. 𝘐 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘥𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘴, 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘴, 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴… 𝘐 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘢𝘭𝘭.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘻𝘺, 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳-𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘢𝘭𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯 🐚

𝑾𝒆𝒍𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐥𝐞𝒏𝒆 🌊
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