Children's Books discussion

Do you have tweens in your life? What are they reading?

Nephew #1, the reluctant reader with the unusual learning style, apparently loved a book they read in school (7th grade?). It was also a movie.
Freak the Mighty! He recanted the whole plot from memory! I was so impressed! It sounds dreadfully depressing and awful to me but the important thing is nephew loved it and remembers it! I just ordered the sequel for him.

Nephew #2, the avid reader, is enjoying the Wings of Fire graphic novel editions. The Dragonet Prophecy

Ah-HA! He IS into dragons! I wondered and hesitated to buy him a cool 3D printed dragon because he changes his interests every few months and I can't keep up. On a hunch, because I thought it was cute, I bought him a tiny 3D printed dragon instead!
One evening around the dinner table and Christmas shopping was made easy!

Middle-grade readers have enjoyed these stories:

"New Kid" series by Jerry Craft
"Jack the Bad Crow" series by Holly Jo Flora
"Colby's Adventures" series by Shanley Mahsay
"The Ghostly Adventures of Jamie O'Hare" by C. Wade Jacobs
"Winterhouse" series by Ben Guterson

My nieces read New Kid in school. While I really liked it and also Class Act, they didn't feel too strongly about it either way. I'm sure my nephews will read it in school soon too if they haven't already.