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Discover the perfect middle grade book to cultivate essential social emotional learning skills in your students, effortlessly categorized by genre!

This carefully curated collection will help you foster a deeper connection with your students as you explore meaningful stories together. Empower your students and watch their confidence soar as they develop crucial life skills through the power of literature.

What’s inside?

A carefully curated list of the best middle grade books to pair with Social Emotional Learning (SEL) lessons
Book recommendations organized by genre to make aligning SEL competencies with genre-specific curriculum easier
PDF linking to each book for quick access
LIfetime access to updated versions of curated list over time

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I’m Monica Sherwood.

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I’m an expert at middle grade books: a former special education teacher and a current middle grade author. I’m also an illustrator, a pro at career changing, and obsessed with cultivating a creative spark in others.