The Decline of Middle Grade Reading: A Crisis in the Making The recent decline in middle grade book sales is a stark reminder that something has gone terribly wrong in the way we approach reading and entertainment for children.
For over a decade, books for kids aged 8 to 12 have been selling less and less, with some industry insiders pointing fingers at publishers who flooded the market with overly long novels that intimidated their target audience.
The transition from short illustrated chapter books to fully fledged novels is indeed a challenging one.