In the Beautiful Country
By: Jane Kuo
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ…
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1. 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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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
2. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
3. Everywhere Blue
By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
4. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
5. Unsettled
By: Reem Faruqi
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
6. The Secret Language of Birds
By: Lynne Kelly
4.22
Format: 240 pages, Library Binding
From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
7. 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
- 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!
8. In the Beautiful Country
By: Jane Kuo
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- coming of age
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
9. When Clouds Touch Us
By: Thanhhà Lại
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the author's own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
10. Mirror to Mirror
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
11. Golden Girl
By: Reem Faruqi
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani America… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
12. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
13. 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
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- 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
14. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
15. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)
By: Kelly Yang
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
16. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
17. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
18. Hands
By: Torrey Maldonado
4.06
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuri… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
19. A Seed in the Sun
By: Aida Salazar
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A farm working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for mi… read more
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- poetry
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
20. Singing with Elephants
By: Margarita Engle
4.00
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
21. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
By: Gennifer Choldenko
4.55
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
