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Middle Grade “Star Wars” Reads

Youth - What We're Reading | Published May 1, 2026

If you’re a fan of the popular sci-fi adventure franchise, try these middle grade sci-fi graphic novels and chapter books for the month of May!

  • Cover of a green alien standing behind two children beneath a moon, set against a dusk sky.

    Children of the Phoenix: The Eye of the Storm
    / Oskar Kallner

    The first in its series, this epic sci-fi adventure follows two teens, Alice and Elias, as they venture into the unknown to find their mother who mysteriously vanished. Their search leads them into a world shaped by powerful alien forces and a growing conflict beyond their understanding. As the siblings piece together clues, they begin to uncover their mother’s connection to something larger and more dangerous than they ever imagined.

  • Cover showing a girl with a book and a glowing portal with a blue-haired boy.

    The Rema Chronicles: Realm of the Blue Mist
    / Amy Kim Kibuishi

    Tabby Simon is pulled into the beautiful, strange land of Rema on her quest to uncover the truth of her father’s untimely death and research on a mystical tree in her neighborhood. She meets Philip, a blue-haired boy on a quest of his own. He offers to accompany Tabby on her journey and help her return home. When confronted by forces beyond the scope of her search, Tabby’s quest becomes a race to understand Rema and her place within it.

  • Book cover depicting a boy holding a robotic dog with another robot in the background; tagline reads, "We are more than were built for.

    Cog / Greg Van Eekhout

    A young android named Cog wakes up alone in a lab. His one mission? Find his beloved creator, Gina. His search leads him into a world that sees him as something to control or dismantle. To overcome his odds of survival in such a hostile landscape, Cog must rely on his growing awareness and a group of lovable robot allies to stay one step ahead.

  • A boy on rocky terrain faces futuristic flying machines against a vivid, colorful outer space background on the book cover.

    Daniel Coldstar: The Relic War / Stel Pavlou

    Under the alien rule of the Overseers, an orphaned boy known as Daniel Coldstar mines for relics on a ruined planet alongside other kidnapped boys from across the universe. He’s lost all memory of his life before he disappeared from the Racks, a hopeless prison-like mining colony. Upon his mysterious return to the Racks, Daniel’s reunited with his peers. They help him regain his footing as he relearns the grueling labor of relic mining. On one mining expedition, Daniel uncovers a particular relic that might be the key to their freedom and saving the universe. The deeper he digs, the more he realizes the relics’ past may be more dangerous than the Overseers, however.

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