Shelter
By: Christie Matheson
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Library Binding
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut that considers homelessness from one girl's perspective and ex…
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1. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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2. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)
By: Shawn Peters
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
3. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"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
4. 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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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
5. New from Here
By: Kelly Yang
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."-Kelly Yang, New from Here
6. Long Distance
By: Whitney Gardner
3.71
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about friendships both near and far, far away.Vega’s summer vacation i… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
7. Lasagna Means I Love You
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Library Binding
What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
8. The Lion of Mars
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.07
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more
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- chapter books
- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
9. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
10. The Amelia Six
By: Kristin L. Gray
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Amelia Earhart’s famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them befo… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
11. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
12. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles)
By: Matthew Swanson
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a f… read more
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- chapter books
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
13. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- 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
14. Maya and the Robot
By: Eve L. Ewing
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
15. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
16. Turtle Boy
By: M. Evan Wolkenstein
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more
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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
17. Shelter
By: Christie Matheson
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Library Binding
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut that considers homelessness from one girl's perspective and ex… read more
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- chapter books
- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- poverty
- juvenile
18. The Great Stink: How Joseph Bazalgette Solved London's Poop Pollution Problem
By: Colleen Paeff
4.35
Format: None pages, None
Discover the true story about the determined engineer who fixed London’s pollution problem in this … read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
19. Hummingbird
By: Natalie Lloyd
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
20. Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1)
By: Renée Watson
3.97
Format: 177 pages, Hardcover
Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipes, and has a lot on her mind—… read more
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- chapter books
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
21. Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold)
By: Carolyn Mackler
4.09
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Willa likes certain things to be certain ways. Her socks have to be soft . . . and definitely can't… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
22. 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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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
23. Chunky
By: Yehudi Mercado
3.85
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Yehudi Mercado draws inspiration from his childhood struggle with his weight while finding friendsh… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
24. Shine On, Luz Véliz!
By: Rebecca Balcárcel
4.28
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
A beautiful coming-of-age story for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suárez Changes Gears , this book c… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
"The self is not discovered, but created."-Rebecca Balcárcel, Shine On, Luz Véliz!
25. Barakah Beats
By: Maleeha Siddiqui
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
26. The Magical Imperfect
By: Chris Baron
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake in a town of refugees who came to Ame… read more
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- family
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
27. Once Upon a Camel
By: Kathi Appelt
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An old camel is out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert.Zada… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
"...the worst thing you can do to a cat is embarrass it."-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel
"By the time we grow very old, all our wishes have either been granted, or they haven't. Some stay with us so long that they simply become part of who we are; they grow old with us, and might even tur…"-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel
28. Long Road to the Circus
By: Betsy Bird
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles is tired of summers filled with chores on her family farm in Burr Oak, … read more
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- childrens
- fiction
29. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
30. My Life in the Fish Tank
By: Barbara Dee
4.21
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
From the acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a “compassionate…touc… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
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31. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year
By: Nina Hamza
4.00
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more
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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- contemporary
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