Just Like That
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.37
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene'…
Want to Read $ 9.99"It’s hard to figure out how a friendship begins, she thought. Maybe sometimes it’s because someone you thought you knew - and that you didn’t really - turns out to be a whole lot more like a friend than you ever guessed."-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That
"And Meryl Lee thought, I wonder how this happens. You live side by side for a while, and suddenly you realize you like living side by side, and you can’t imagine not living side by side because you’ve become friends. And then your friends become friends with one another, and they sit beside one another and cry. How does that happen? But isn’t it good that it does?"-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That
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1. Rescue
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.31
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more
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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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3. The Fort
By: Gordon Korman
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more
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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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5. The Switch
By: Roland Smith
3.89
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
What happens when the power goes out? And doesn't come back for days... weeks... even longer? Maste… read more
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6. Across the Desert
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more
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7. Just Like That
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.37
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene'… read more
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"It’s hard to figure out how a friendship begins, she thought. Maybe sometimes it’s because someone you thought you knew - and that you didn’t really - turns out to be a whole lot more like a friend t…"-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That
"And Meryl Lee thought, I wonder how this happens. You live side by side for a while, and suddenly you realize you like living side by side, and you can’t imagine not living side by side because you’v…"-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That
8. 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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9. 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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10. The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
By: Eugene Yelchin
4.20
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Winner With a masterful mix of comic timi… read more
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11. One Kid's Trash
By: Jamie Sumner
3.89
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to … read more
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12. Concealed
By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
3.92
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more
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13. Eyes of the Forest
By: April Henry
3.53
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
After a bestselling fantasy author disappears, only his biggest fan believes he’s in danger and has… read more
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14. Tangled Up in Luck
By: Merrill Wyatt
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“A sweet, heart-squeezing story!” — Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The Mark … read more
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15. Air
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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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16. 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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17. Six Feet Below Zero
By: Ena Jones
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad n… read more
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18. Undercover Latina
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4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Latina teen spy goes undercover as a white girl to stop a white supremacist terrorist plot in a f… read more
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19. AfterMath
By: Emily Barth Isler
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This book is a gift to the culture. --Amy Schumer, writer, actor, and activist After her brothe… read more
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20. The Shadow Prince
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3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this middle grade solarpunk novel set in an alternate Egyptian universe, twelve-year-old Ash mus… read more
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21. The Hidden Knife
By: Melissa Marr
3.47
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Melissa Marr invites readers into a magical world where stone gargoyles live among humans, ferociou… read more
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