Festive Middle Grade Books to Read This Winter ❄️

[@Lorie336]

I have The Miracle on Ebeneezer Street on my wishlist. I already know this will make me cry. My grandpa was named George and he adored Christmas, but sadly he passed 11 years ago a month before Christmas. For our family it hasn't been the same, but we still carry on with tradition. I feel like George's dad with Christmas, I love creating joy, fun, and generosity with my family and friends, but there's another part that wishes the TV would stop the commercials, a few of the movies, and a lot of the Christmas music in the stores because it's a reminder that he's gone. I understand spiritually he's around, but it's not the same. I think this book will be healing for me. I hope to be able to receive it and read it for next year.

[@ewelinasoltysiak9207]

I literally just finished reading “A Boy Called Christmas” like an hour ago and it’s one of the best books I’ve read, I really recommend it

[@ReadwithStefani]

I read over the weekend too and adored it! Here for sll the other recommendations 😀

[@IReadToday]

these books sound so adorable and wholesome. They're basically a recipe to get you into the holiday spirit

[@JayGTheAwkwardBookworm]

Tinsel sounds so cute!

[@AbiofPellinor]

Yes Gavin, add to my tbr!!!

[@Miodisealiteraria]

This was exactly the video I was looking for! Thank you so much, Gavin. I adored The Christmasaurus and The girl who saved Christmas, and I'm dying to read some more Christmassy/wintery reads😊

[@ZeeZeeDreaming]

I'll definitely be checking some of these out next Christmas!

[@jennamartinich4415]

Thanks for this list! I have two middle grade girls and these look like so much fun to read! We have a family book club, and I don’t know how we are going to pick only one for December! We recently read the Vanderbeekers of 141st street by Karina Yan Glaser and that takes place around Christmas too, it was a super sweet book!

[@readgab]

Thanks! I just ordered a couple of these!

[@lexie_winner]

Oh no, I just ordered 10 books from this list :D Because of you and Believathon III, I realised how great mg books are ♥

[@rebeccamorrison1313]

Mistletoe & Murder was like dark academia PLUS murder mystery, and it gave me ALL the christmas vibes

[@fayemiamatthews-jones7006]

Miracle on eberneezer street is sooooo good!!!

[@jenniferadam2258]

Ah!! I love this video and I have added SO MANY books to my TBR! So excited to read some festive things. Thank you!

[@MythicMelancholy]

I might have to try to squeeze some holiday middle grade into my TBR! These all look like such a good time to really get into the festive mood.

[@LadyCroft86]

Thanks to you I bought and read Tinsel and it's now one of my favorite middle grade AND christmas books!! Thank you Gavin!

[@barbieengland2601]

I definitely want to read Tinsel, I think I decided that when I saw Jade read it on her vlog. I love Christmas Carol retellings too

[@britneygallup9434]

I've noticed The Guardians series on your shelves the last couple of videos and I was hoping you would mention them in this video! I've only read the first one and I really liked it. I'm excited to continue the series and I'm so glad that you are going to read it sometime too!

[@karenbecks9906]

No winter down here 😂 ... first week of summer and it's a heatwave ☀️.... lucky I am not a seasonal reader (weather wise) I just don't get that, as I can read winter/summer/autumn (fall) any old time lol Great recommendations can't wait to own Tinsel 😍

[@nataliekelly5200]

Every book in this video sounds so good! I’m now wondering if I can squeeze anything else into my jam packed TBR 🎅🏼

[@megz_riley4264]

The Christmasaurus is on my TBR for this month and I can’t wait to read it! RISE OF THE GUARDIANS!!! I LOVE that movie and I NEED to read the series!

[@Thebeccafowell]

I love the Christmasaurus books, I’m rereading them this month and cannot wait

[@jasminewestover7068]

Excited to get lots of festive middle grade recommendations- trying to read more. I have recently bought The Midnight Guardians though, so may try and read that depending on how my reading goes! 💕

So many great picks and recommendations! I've read and loved a couple of these, but will totally check out the rest of the books on this list!

[@Books_BrewsandBeyond]

I'm very excited to read Tinsel as well as Frostheart.

[@mpsensha]

Maybe I should grab one of these to remind me that Christmas can be something special.

[@OliviasCatastrophe]

I am so bad at reading seasonally (see: me reading two horror novels at the moment) but I love this video! Tinsel is one on my radar ^.^ Yayy love Matt Haig. I am going to be reading christmasaurus this month!! Hopefully!!

[@erikareading]

I love this list of books and now I have a lot of book shopping to do :)

[@belleslittlecritters]

Never been so early to a video before!! Loving all the festive bookish videos today ✨

[@swedish_malin]

I read Breadcrumbs for Believathon and really enjoyed it. The first half takes place at home and in school and my heart was breaking for Hazel who only has one friend, Jack. Trigger warning for bullying and sort of mistreatment from a teacher as well. The more fantastical and adventurous second half is needed after all that angst, even if it's pretty dark as well!

[@laurajanosik6267]

Rise of the Guardians is such an underrated movie! I adore it with my whole heart 😭💙 The books are so magical as well - finally reading Jack Frost this month, followed by a long overdue rewatch! Also you’ve got so many great recommendations I want to extend my already lengthy December tbr😂

[@JessicaLynn10]

❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄❄️🎄loved these recommendations!

[@daijahsbookworld]

I’m not a big middle grade person but everytime I watch one of your videos it makes me want to read middle grade 😂

[@minouschka76]

Omg! thanks for he recommendations, I am for sure going to pick some of them up :D

[@M_aryAnne]

Could you do a whole video for books that are good for dyslexic readers, middle grade? That would be great 😊 if you can. Have a wonderful Christmas!

[@traceyvince258]

one for you there may be a castle by piers torday it was published in 2016 and set at christmas eve it was such a beautiful book but it made me emotional i got it from the library last year and i have purchased my own copy and am reading it this month. i literally had 90 % of the books you recommended ha!. great video as ever

[@kateadale7100]

How did I not know that Rise of the Guardians was a book? I love film so much and now I need this series as soon as January 1st hits and my book buying ban is over I buying them

[@alyssacascos8665]

I clicked this video so fast! Also love the Elsa mug❤🎄❄

[@badandbookiee9081]

Christmas Dinner of Souls sounds AMAZING!!!!!!!😍😍😍 so my vibe! I’m a goth soul who loves Christmas😂

[@kialazyeyereader1822]

I'm actually reading Greenglass house atm. and Frostheart ^-^ (both a really good but Wauw I adore Luna in Frostheart ^-^)

[@cleg78]

I am just putting my top 10 together for Bookstagram, I am intrigued to see how close our choices are...love this already 🤗🤗

[@cleg78]

I need to get A Miracle on Ebenezer Street... Ooooo I put Tinsel in my part 1 🤗🥳

[@cleg78]

Tinsel is amazing, the ending nearly floored me, it is absolutely amazing

[@cleg78]

Ooooo matched on the Haig books 🤗🥳

[@cleg78]

I bloody loved A Christmasaurus 🤗🥳

[@cleg78]

Loved the video...my top 10 are a mix of festive books and books that people need to buy if they haven’t already. I am super excited to get and read The Greenglass House and Winter House, they sound great. I am trying to squeeze in the sequel to The Christmasaurus so hopefully I can fit that in. Would love to get The Rise of the Guardians book and the short book of the Snow Sister. Really enjoyed this, thank you so so much for doing it xx