Middle-grade Stories

Wendell Chestna is the complete package; he's a beautiful prince with riches and has not a fault inside of him. A made-up fantasy because of his royal position, but he is only human. A high title doesn't just produce false assumptions, but it's quite difficult to determine the sincerity of people's kindness. His father's recent death after a long war leaves Wendell in a stressful predicament. Their law dictates the eldest son must claim the throne upon reaching seventeen years of age, which he will turn in the next three months. Making matters even worse, his mother sets an arranged marriage with some nobleman's daughter. This union would grant them an ally in this nation, all at the cost of her hand, but she is not the girl Wendell plans to wed. Instead, he hopes to make a sweet peasant-one who dwells in the poorest village-his lifelong companion, Kana Littleton. Queen Althelia proposes a simple deal. If the lovestruck boy can get a favorable answer before the set time limit, he is free to espouse her over Blanche. These conditions are generous enough; however, will Kana accept him for the right reasons? Is her love a pure, honest emotion from within or only swayed by his status and wealth? Under a foreign boy persona, Wendell will discover if they're truly meant to marry. But as lies start piling up to conceal his double life, whose heart is really being put to the test? Meanwhile, another war thought to have ended is slowly approaching... Cover by: mahiramateen13 Banners by: lantea- Achievements~ 🏅Round three Ambys 2025 qualifier 🏅Featured in Fake And Arranged Relations reading list by @romance 🏅 Featured in DiverseLit Humor reading list by @humor 🏅Featured in Diverse Fiction reading list by @Ambassadors 🏅 Featured in Humor Spotlight reading list by @humor 🎖️Ranking #2 animeinspired 09/29/26 🎖️Ranking #1 middlegrade 09/29/26

2,180 days without a single friend. Online school doesn't save me from the pain. If you've made it this far, then you've cared about me more than my teachers and parents combined. It sounds performative if I tell you that I am just another bullied kid trying to survive, but I don't know if I am. *** Solomon Handler's nightmares have returned-and this time, they are becoming more real. Like every other problem in his life, Solomon tries to push them away, but these visions want something. And they are coming to collect. As the world around him begins to crumble, Solomon is forced to confront the horrors that torment him whether he is awake or asleep.

A Treasure Trove of Fairy Tales is an anthology of original fairy tales inspired by traditional storytelling. Each chapter contains a complete standalone story, featuring magical creatures, brave heroes, unlikely friendships, and journeys of growth. While the tales share a fairy tale spirit, each one explores different themes such as courage, kindness, self-worth, and the power of friendship. Stories may be added gradually, so this collection will continue to grow over time. Perfect for readers who enjoy classic-style fairy tales with fresh characters and heartfelt messages.

Sacred Roots is an action-packed eco-fantasy serial following Taynara, an Iwari youth who unlocks ancient powers to save her Amazonian home from a dangerous illegal logging gang.

Dannika Writer has always done her best to live up to her father's expectations. However, when a misadventure in the nearby magical wood frees Dani from her familial obligations, she finds herself instead bound by ancient fae magic, and pursued by a strange and terrible monstrosity. To free herself from this strange magic, Dani must venture through the deep dark wood. Complete offline, updates weekly. Cover by me, Whitefire.

Welcome one, welcome all, to the wonderful land of Prylano! If you're looking for an adventure, you've come to the right place. You're going to interact with quicksand, a raging river, and strange magical creatures called the butterfly plants. You'll hear scary stories in the dark, outrageous folktales, and family histories kept secret. But most importantly, you'll meet five brave adventurers who are on the quest of a lifetime: finding the Hidden City of Gold. Trials, temptations, and the Terrible Troupe lay await in the Great Jungle that encompasses the west coast of Prylano. These five adventurers - Mila, Gilbert, Jax, Cadwallader, and Dilly - will need their wits, their trust, and their pants about them if they want to survive. But secrets threaten to tear them apart. And secrets are very dangerous in the Great Jungle. I never said this tale was one joyride after another. Let me tell you something, though: it is a good one. Get ready because, shiver me crickets, the adventure's about to start!

Two brothers. One piano. Two very different journeys. Aden has always loved music. But growing up beside Freddie-a younger prodigy whose fingers seem to understand the piano better than words-leaves Aden wondering if there will ever be a place for him in the world he dreams of joining. While Freddie's talent shines effortlessly, Aden fights for every note, carrying the weight of comparison, family expectations, and a question that refuses to disappear: Is greatness something you are born with... or something you discover within yourself? From quiet afternoons beneath the banyan tree in India to the dazzling streets of Paris, Aden's journey takes him through friendship, heartbreak, love, loss, and the search for where he truly belongs. Along the way, he learns that music is not a competition between those who are gifted and those who struggle. It is a language that connects families, heals old wounds, and carries memories across generations and continents. Because becoming a great musician is not just about mastering the piano. It is about discovering who you are-and where your heart calls home.

"Your story, your rules." Thirteen-year-old Kamille just wanted a place where her brain wouldn't explode. Between the suffocating noise of the Human Realm, a school that feels like a minefield, and a home life she's barely coping with, she flees to a hidden, overgrown patch of woods behind her neighborhood. She expects quiet. She doesn't expect Bean. Bean is a minor guardian spirit-scared, starved, and covered in burn marks from a "training" ritual gone horribly wrong. He's spent weeks running from a dangerous past, expecting nothing but cruelty from humans. But Kamille doesn't ask questions he isn't ready to answer. She just brings peanut butter. When the dark, magical forces that hunted Bean track him to Kamille's sanctuary, their fragile safe haven is threatened. Together, a broken kid and a runaway spirit must learn what it truly means to protect someone-even when the whole world is on fire.

"The book is not wrong. The wrong is in the hands that hold it." In the distant city of Košice, Nadina carries an old wound in her heart - a forgotten birthday, a childhood spent alone. One day, a story about a golden butterfly falls into her hands. She reads only half of it - the half about injustice and revenge. She ignores the other half - forgiveness and love. Believing she is just like the butterfly, Nadina takes revenge on her own family. She kicks them out, hires a cunning lawyer, and attacks them again and again. But her family refuses to break. Because they are not just individuals - they are a bundle that cannot be defeated. On the top of the White Mountain, with everything on the line, her little sister Lea climbs to the top of a high rock and whispers a word that changes everything: "Forgive us, as the butterfly forgave." Will Nadina finally read the end of the story? Will forgiveness win over revenge? "In the Wrong Hands" is a story about a book that fell into the wrong hands, a family that never broke, and a forgiveness that saved everyone. Suitable for readers 10 - 14 years old.

Charlie Mountmen, is a twelve year old nem gnome. that lives in the quaint kingdom of Adventure Awaits. He's grieving his mother. His dad snaps at him most of the time, and hes sad for most days. He has no idea how he, or his dad will ever be a happy family again. When the towns folklore witch lures him to her cottage to harm him, theres no doubt that Charlie is special. She tells him that the light beings in Lightbell Forest can help him get his mother back, and fix his family, and so he goes deeper into the forest, to bring back his mom, and to be a happy family again.

An exoplanet 124 light years away may hold secrets of life, with signs of water, methane, and carbon dioxide in its atmosphere.

It seems that the largest cat food factory in America isn't the only fishy thing in the sleepy town of Troutface, Georgia. When our eccentric heroine stumbles upon some seven-toed cat prints of an unknown origin, she and her sidekick, a loyal and mild-mannered boy named Ron, embark on an adventure to find their source. Will curiosity kill the cat? Only time will tell...

If you travel back 156 million years to the western USA, you'll find a far different land from today. One that is ruled by the dinosaurs, the largest among them being the long-necked sauropods. But despite growing to a size rivaling many modern whales, they start only a tiny fraction of their adult form. Witness one year in the life of a young sauropod, Blue-Eye, and her many siblings as they attempt to survive the challenges of the Morrison Formation, all while slowly learning the secrets of who they are.

Meet the hexbreakers who are trio focused on breaking hexes or curses.

In Late Cretaceous Montana, rules the most fearsome carnivore to ever live, Tyrannosaurus Rex. However, even a predator as mighty as this doesn't start at the top of the food chain. Two young brothers, Shade and Scratch, learn this the hard way as they learn to cooperate and hunt their next meal, Stygimoloch.

Jamison expects his summer vacation spent on his grandparents' farm to be quiet and boring. Endless chores, long days, and boredom. That is, until a white rabbit appears with bright blue eyes and Jamison follows it into the forest, where he discovers a forgotten treehouse. Whispers are heard among the trees. Living with Type 1 Diabetes is a part of his everyday life, but nothing could prepare him for the whispers, secrets, whisperstones, and adventure waiting for him.

In the tropical rainforest of what is now Oxfordshire, England, rules the first dinosaur to ever be known to science, Megalosaurus. For months, one mother has been guarding and taking care of her nest of eggs, waiting for the day they'd hatch. One night, her young are born, but as they are the forest is set ablaze by wildfire. Now it is up to the mother to guide her newborns out of the intense blaze, even as they are still hatching.

Magical stones, crazed wizards, and powerful thieves were all things that Emma Marsh was not expecting when she took on the title of Grand Apprentice. But, with a mystery to solve and her reputation to save, what is a girl to do? ❦❦❦ Eleven-year-old, Emma Marsh has always had her head in the clouds. Dreaming of things such as riding dragons and casting spells, everyone in the city of Sonder knew that her dreams would never come true. After all, dragons have been extinct for hundreds of years and, not to mention, she's not even a witch! Once it is revealed that Emma is the heir of the notorious wizard, Merlin, she'll finally have the chance to make those silly little dreams a reality. Now, with powers way beyond her control and the whole world keeping their eye on her progress, Emma will have to prove herself worthy of the magic bestowed upon her... 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐲 @𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐚 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝: "Harry Potter meets Howl's Moving Castle in this story about a girl and her newly found magic." - Kelsey 🐇 𝑻𝒐𝒑 𝑹𝒂𝒏𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔: #1 in #middlegrade 📚 | 02.28.23 #186 in #fantasyadventure 🗡️| 03.14.23 #41 in #highfantasy 🧙 | 04.11.23 𝑨𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒅𝒔 𝑾𝒐𝒏: 𝟐𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 Best First Chapter Subcategory | Philosopher Awards 2023 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 General/Historic Fiction | Philosopher Awards 2023 𝑭𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝑹𝒆𝒂𝒅 by @newlywrittenbooks 𝐎𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 | 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠

A herd of Mamenchisaurus march through the subtropical forests of Late Jurassic China. As they do, they leave a trail of environmental destruction. But in this devastation lies opportunities for smaller animals of the Shaximio Formation.

Fourteen-year-old Rain lives in a small town in North Dakota. It's the end of August, the days are getting shorter, and summer is winding down. Rain isn't happy that school is starting, but she is getting excited about the upcoming volleyball season. It means spending more time with her teammates and friends, and playing the sport that she loves. This story follows Rain through her first three weeks of eighth grade. During this time, Rain learns that she has an admirer. As the days go on, she finds out that one of her teammates has a crush on him. To make matters worse, the boy has ties to a man that hurt her mother. Will Rain choose friendship and family, or will she choose love? 🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐🏐 Please comment and vote. It will motivate me to keep writing. Thanks!