While it’s always awesome to journey to lands of imagination and impossibility in children’s books, there’s also a ton of fun to be found in real-life histories and far-out facts!

For middle grade readers who love checking out thrilling stories of true events or files that reveal the mysteries of the universe, here are a few of our recent favs to check out!

Actual Factual Files: Outer Space by Ali Adams

Diamond Fever!: A True Crime Story in the Wild West by Steve Sheinkin, illus. by Jon Chad

Junior Genius Guides: Ancient Egypt by Ken Jennings, illus. by Mike Lowery

Thanks to Workman Kids, Hachette Children’s, Roaring Brook Press, MacKids Books, and SimonKIDS for sending us copies of these books!