Northwind
By: Gary Paulsen
3.58
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
The story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coa…
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1. The Lost Library
By: Rebecca Stead
4.14
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
"But aren’t “parents"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"That delicious book smell, his heart said."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
2. The Last Mapmaker
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker
3. The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
4. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
5. Aviva vs. the Dybbuk
By: Mari Lowe
4.06
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
2023 SYDNEY TAYLOR BOOK AWARD WINNER A long ago "accident." An isolated girl named Aviva. A comm… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
6. Ferris
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
7. 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
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
8. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- 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
9. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"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
10. Northwind
By: Gary Paulsen
3.58
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
The story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coa… read more
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- audiobook
- survival
- childrens
- adventure
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
11. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
12. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
13. The Ogress and the Orphans
By: Kelly Barnhill
4.28
Format: 392 pages, Hardcover
A fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear. … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"The antidote to anger is tenderness, and the antidote to discord is reconciliation."-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
"Life is long, after all. And over time, the paths we take tend to intertwine and overlap."-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
"Books are funny things. The ideas and knowledge contained inside their pages have mass and velocity and gravity. They bend both space and time. They have minds of their own. There is a power in a boo…"-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
"So maybe the Reading Room is magic because books really are magic. I read once that books bend both space and time, and the more books you have in one place, the more space and time will bend and twi…"-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans
14. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical 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
15. Those Kids from Fawn Creek
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
16. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
By: Tae Keller
4.17
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
17. Eb & Flow
By: Kelly J. Baptist
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
18. The Carrefour Curse
By: Dianne K. Salerni
4.15
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynast… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
19. Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves
By: L.M. Elliott
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. home front during World War II, weaving a portrait o… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
20. Just Right Jillian
By: Nicole D. Collier
4.19
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this heartfelt middle grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth grader Jillian must… read more
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- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
21. Team Chu and the Battle of Blackwood Arena (Team Chu #1)
By: Julie C. Dao
3.96
Format: 320 pages, ebook
A rollicking, action-packed adventure of laser tag and fierce sibling rivalries, Team Chu and the B… read more
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- middle grade
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- audiobook
