Lotería
By: Karla Arenas Valenti
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
It is the hottest hour of the hottest day in Oaxaca City when Life and Death walk into town, ready …
Want to Read $ 7.99"To believe, despite everything, to have hope- that was a choice."-Karla Arenas Valenti, Lotería
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1. Rez Dogs
By: Joseph Bruchac
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more
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- family
- middle grade
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"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs
2. The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy
By: Anne Ursu
4.13
Format: 423 pages, Hardcover
A fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them… read more
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- childrens
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- magic
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3. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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- family
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- childrens
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"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
4. The First State of Being
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more
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- middle grade
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5. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
6. Saving Sunshine
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.06
Format: 224 pages, ebook
It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
7. Lotería
By: Karla Arenas Valenti
3.85
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
It is the hottest hour of the hottest day in Oaxaca City when Life and Death walk into town, ready … read more
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- magical realism
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- magic
- death
- fiction
- family
- fantasy
- juvenile
"To believe, despite everything, to have hope- that was a choice."-Karla Arenas Valenti, Lotería
8. Tumble
By: Celia C. Pérez
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more
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- childrens
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- family
- fiction
- juvenile
9. Maizy Chen's Last Chance
By: Lisa Yee
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
10. An Occasionally Happy Family
By: Cliff Burke
3.92
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a dis… read more
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11. Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more
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12. What Happened to Rachel Riley?
By: Claire Swinarski
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more
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- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
13. A Duet for Home
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more
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14. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
By: Adam Gidwitz
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
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- fantasy
15. Falling Short
By: Ernesto Cisneros
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more
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16. Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.19
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting fo… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
17. My Powerful Hair: A Picture Book
By: Carole Lindstrom
4.57
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning and bestselling author of We Are Water Protectors comes an empowering pictur… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
18. Barakah Beats
By: Maleeha Siddiqui
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more
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- childrens
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19. The Legend of Auntie Po
By: Shing Yin Khor
4.06
Format: 290 pages, None
Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei rei… read more
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- fantasy
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20. Air
By: Monica Roe
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more
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21. Erik vs. Everything
By: Christina Uss
3.79
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet Erik Sheepflattener. Each member of his modern-day Viking-heritage family has a motto to live … read more
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