Is it better to say Middle Grade fiction or Juvenile Fiction?

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Is it better to say Middle Grade fiction or Juvenile Fiction in a query letter? Also, for cover letters to the UK if anyone has had experience?

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My understanding is that middle grade is a sub-division of juvenile. Juvenile could include all ages, 0-18, while middle grade is specifically elementary and middle school age, about 7-13. But for the UK, the terms may be used differently.