Middle-Grade Books your Kids will Fall Head-Over-Heels for Valentine’s Day

AJ, a boy who hates school, had an odd morning. A retired judge named Mr. Louie wanted AJ to love school. St. Valentine’s Day is coming up, and all the teachers have crushes on each other. Will AJ survive this love massacre and not date his enemy, Andrea?

Stacy and Mary Anne are going to Sea City, NJ, to babysit the Pike kids on vacation. She and Mary Anne are sure they will have the best holiday of their lives. Stacy soon falls in love with a lifeguard named Scott. Stacy grows more distracted with Scott. Will she return to her duties before a disaster happens?

“In Nikki Maxwell’s newest diary, it’s the countdown to the end of the school year, and Nikki’s juggling some big questions about how she’ll spend her summer. She’s also facing an unexpected crush catastrophe–there’s a new kid interested in Nikki, but the last thing she wants to do is accidentally hurt Brandon! It all comes down to a big decision Nikki has to make, and drama like she’s never faced before!” – Book Depository.

Baguette is an ordinary house cat that is in love with Purriana. To marry her, he has to go back in time to get the Catlantis flowers. Will he get the flowers and win the heart of Purriana before it’s too late?

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Greg Heffley, a teenage boy, seriously needs a step up in the game of love. Everyone he knows has a girlfriend. He and his friend Rowley are the only ones who don’t have a girlfriend. A dance in his middle school is coming up, and Greg needs to find a date for the big night. He finally asks a girl named Abigail, and with Rowley, they are going to the dance party as “group friends.” Will Greg have a successful date and not let Rowley overshadow him? Who will end up being the third wheel?

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Princess Victoria of England, the heir to the British throne, has never been alone for once in her whole childhood. Her mother, Princess Victoire of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfield and Sir John Conroy, have always wanted her to depend on them to make her decisions. Luckily, her Governess Miss Louise Lehzen urges her to keep her strong will. Will Victoria rise from her possessive mother’s willpower and become the Queen of Great Britain?

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“It’s called a crush for a reason…For the first time in her life, Natalie feels confident. Her talents are being recognized, she has supportive friends, and she’s spending a ton of time with her crush, Derek! But when Derek tells Natalie that he just wants to be friends, Natalie’s self-confidence quickly changes to self-doubt. As she tries to recover from her broken heart, Natalie casts aside her talents and even her friends. With no one to turn to, Natalie will have to pull herself out of this mess on her own.” – Book Depository.

Nikki Maxwell, an adorkable eighth-grader, is super excited to go on a date with her crush Brandon Roberts. The Sweetheart dance comes up, and almost every girl wants to be the Sweet-Heart Princess. But the strange thing is Brandon doesn’t text back to her. When he does, his texts sound weird and not like him. Something is up with Brandon, and she questions her relationship with him. Will Nikki fix their relationship, or is it truly over?

It’s the first day of a new school year, and while Mary Anne doesn’t know what to expect from the eighth grade, she’s looking forward to getting back into the swing of things. One thing she definitely doesn’t expect is to meet Logan Bruno, who just moved to Stoneybrook!

Logan has a dreamy southern accent, he’s awfully cute… and he might be interested in joining the BSC. But the babysitters aren’t sure if Logan would make a good club member, so they send him on a job with Mary Anne as a test. Logan and Mary Anne hit it off, but Mary Anne isn’t sure of where their friendship could go.
Life in the Baby-sitters Club has never been this complicated – or this fun! – Book Depository.

Nicole’s partner for the Science Fair turns out to be another superstar student, and they become inseparable. But rumors swirl that she and Jackson Elliot might be – gasp – more than friends! Will Nicole let gossip tear her new friendship apart? Can the English Roses (and Miss Fluffernutter, who’s feeling the flush of love herself!) save Valentine’s Day? – Amazon.

Jorge seems to have it all together. He’s big enough that nobody really messes with him, but he’s also a genuinely sweet guy with a solid, reliable group of friends. The only time he ever really feels off his game is when he crosses paths with a certain girl… But when the group dynamic
among the boys starts to shift, will Jorge be able to balance what his friends expect of him versus what he actually wants? – Book Depository.

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