circumscribe. 1  to draw a line around; encircle: to circumscribe a city on a map. 2  to enclose within bounds; limit or confine, especially narrowly: Her social activities are circumscribed by school regulations. 3  to mark off; define; delimit: to circumscribe the area of a science.
Passionate about all things Australian. Middle school and High school ages depend entirely on individual school and when they set their Middle School. They vary from anywhere in years 6-9 (ages 10 - 15) for Middle school to Years 9-12 for High school (ages 14 - 18).
Middle grade is from 20,000 â 55,000, depending on the subject matter and age range, and the word count of these books has been trending up in recent years. When writing a longer book that is aimed at 12-year-olds (and could maybe be considered âtweenâ), using the term âupper middle gradeâ is advisable.