Fall 2024 Childrens' Book Round-up Middle Grade Books -

Check out this list of Fall 2024 Childrens’ Book Round-up Middle Grade Books for your tween reader. This list includes graphic novels and novels for this age group.

Fall 2024 Childrens’ Book Round-up Middle Grade Books

Clock Striker, Volume 1: “I’m Gonna Be a SMITH!”
by Issaka Galadima (Author), Frederick L. Jones (Author), Saturday AM (Author) Publisher: Rockport Publishers

Cast dreams of being a SMITH, and though she’s rather handy with her tools, no one in her small town ever realizes their dreams. Besides, these legendary warrior engineers haven’t been seen in years and were never known for having female members. Fortunately, Cast meets one surviving member named Ms. Philomena Clock, who agrees to take her on as her apprentice, or striker.

Now Cast is thrust into one deadly adventure after another! From cybernetic desperadoes to technology thieves and more, Cast has to use her mind and her remodeled robotics-lab prosthetic hand, which offers unfathomable offensive power in the form of scientific experiments. Need lightning? Cast can generate it from her hand! Cast’s mentor seeks to uncover an ominous mystery that explains what happened to the SMITHS and shines a light on a hidden power that may be within Cast herself.

Clock Striker, Volume 2: The Sharing Society Paperback – Sept. 10 2024
by Issaka Galadima (Author), Frederick L. Jones (Author), Saturday AM (Author)

Combining sci-fi, steampunk, action-adventure, and insightful humor, this new volume explores teenage hero Cast’s desire to (once again) save her friend Klaus while dealing with an entire town that confounds her with its unique sharing culture. Something is off—and Cast and her mentor, Ms. Philomena Clock, engineer-warriors called SMITHS, are determined to find out what it is before it’s too late.

Takeaways on vol 1 & 2: Mostly black and white, with some colour, illustrations introduce older middle-graders to steampunk graphic novels. Action-packed with diverse character representation.

Clock Striker is rated T for Teen, recommended for ages 13 and up.