Free Lunch
By: Rex Ogle
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Instead of giving him lunch money, Rex’s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a w…
Want to Read $ 7.36"I don't know why, but I don't trust the word free anymore. Lunch here is supposed to be free, but it feels like it costs me a lot."-Rex Ogle, Free Lunch
"On the back, it has the address, and says, free lunch! A chill runs up my spine. I don’t know why, but I don’t trust the word free anymore. Lunch here is supposed to be free, but it feels like it costs me a lot."-Rex Ogle, Free Lunch
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1. The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
4.24
Format: 245 pages, ebook
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
2. Ghost (Track, #1)
By: Jason Reynolds
4.20
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track te… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- audiobook
3. Attack of the Black Rectangles
By: Amy Sarig King
4.21
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
4. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
5. When Stars Are Scattered
By: Victoria Jamieson
4.62
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- family
- audiobook
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered
6. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
- audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
7. Something Like Home
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
8. The Lost Year
By: Katherine Marsh
4.50
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
9. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- middle grade
- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
10. Two Degrees
By: Alan Gratz
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- audiobook
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees
11. 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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- middle grade
- audiobook
12. The Probability of Everything
By: Sarah Everett
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
13. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
By: Pedro Martín
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- middle grade
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
14. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
"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
15. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.54
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
16. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
17. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
18. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
19. Free Lunch
By: Rex Ogle
4.37
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Instead of giving him lunch money, Rex’s mom has signed him up for free meals. As a poor kid in a w… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- family
- abuse
- poverty
- audiobook
"I don't know why, but I don't trust the word free anymore. Lunch here is supposed to be free, but it feels like it costs me a lot."-Rex Ogle, Free Lunch
"On the back, it has the address, and says, free lunch! A chill runs up my spine. I don’t know why, but I don’t trust the word free anymore. Lunch here is supposed to be free, but it feels like it cos…"-Rex Ogle, Free Lunch
20. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
By: Tommie Smith
4.46
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
21. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- 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
22. Dust
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more
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- audiobook
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- abuse
23. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more
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- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
24. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- poverty
- 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!
25. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
4.55
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- middle grade
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- family
26. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
By: Dashka Slater
4.30
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
28. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
By: Sally J. Pla
4.57
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- abuse
- audiobook
29. We Still Belong
By: Christine Day
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
30. Carry Me Home
By: Janet Fox
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Lulu and her younger sister, Serena, have a secret. As Daddy always says, “it’s bes… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
31. Roam
By: C.H. Armstrong
4.04
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Seventeen year-old Abby Lunde and her family are living on the streets. They had a normal life back… read more
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- family
