Meet in the Middle Book Club

for Grownups

Welcome to the Meet in the Middle Book Club, a middle-grade fiction book club for the adults who love kid lit. If growing up has never seemed fun to you, you’re in the right spot. Once a month we’ll read and explore some of the best middle-grade (8 to 12-year-old protagonists usually) books out there. Reach out to Rebecca Blake at rebecca59145@gmail.com if you’d like to learn more and if you know big things come in small packages.

We’re meeting next on Saturday, April 2oth at 6:30pm to discuss The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln.

In May, we will meet Saturday, May 18th at 6:30pm to discuss The Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo.

The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels By Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Beth Lincoln, Claire Powell (Illustrator)
$9.99
ISBN: 9780593533253
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Dutton Books for Young Readers - January 2nd, 2024

#1 New York Times bestseller!

The critically lauded, wickedly smart whodunit with a “Knives Out feel by way of Lemony Snicket,” now in paperback.


On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match.


The Magician's Elephant By Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kate DiCamillo, Yoko Tanaka (Illustrator)
$8.99
ISBN: 9780763680886
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Candlewick - December 8th, 2015

Kate DiCamillo’s New York Times best-selling fable about trusting the unexpected and making the extraordinary come true.