The Canyon's Edge
By: Dusti Bowling
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g…
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1. House Arrest
By: K.A. Holt
3.81
Format: 4 pages, Hardcover
Stealing is bad. Yeah. I know. But my brother Levi is always so sick, and his medicine is always so… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
2. Alone
By: Megan E. Freeman
4.14
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more
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- poetry
- survival
- adventure
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
3. A Rover's Story
By: Jasmine Warga
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- fiction
- adventure
4. Tornado Brain
By: Cat Patrick
4.14
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
A neurodivergent 7th grader is determined to find her missing best friend before it's too late. … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- audiobook
5. Black Brother, Black Brother
By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age stor… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
6. Red, White, and Whole
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
7. Closer to Nowhere
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.25
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging. For the mo… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
"Every kid deserves a friend."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"Comprehension means more than word count."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"Still, what can it hurt to maybe have a little extra luck on your side?"-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"That home in the distance, the one I could never reach? Today, I’m much closer to it than I am to nowhere."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
8. 96 Miles
By: J.L. Esplin
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Dad always said if things get desperate, it’s okay to drink the water in the toilet. I never though… read more
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- survival
- adventure
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"But the thing is, if you do survive, when it's all said and done, you still have to live with yourself."-J.L. Esplin, 96 Miles
9. Before the Ever After
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have … read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
10. Invisible
By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
4.16
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
11. The Canyon's Edge
By: Dusti Bowling
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more
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- poetry
- survival
- adventure
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
12. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
13. Chester Keene Cracks the Code
By: Kekla Magoon
3.86
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Cracking the code isn't all it's cracked up to be in this scavenger hunt adventure from a Coretta S… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
14. Cookies & Milk
By: Shawn Amos
4.04
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
It’s a summer of family, friendship, and fun fiascos in this semi-autobiographical novel that’s as … read more
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- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
15. Starfish
By: Lisa Fipps
4.46
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."-Lisa Fipps, Starfish
16. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
17. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
18. Iveliz Explains It All
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Library Binding
How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
19. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
20. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?
By: Leslie Connor
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
21. Wayward Creatures
By: Dayna Lorentz
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In this animal friendship story, a troubled young boy befriends a wayward coyote after a forest fir… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
