Garvey in the Dark
By: Nikki Grimes
4.13
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
What can one voice do? As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notice…
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1. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"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
2. 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
- family
3. A Work in Progress
By: Jarrett Lerner
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
4. 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
- childrens
5. 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
- contemporary
6. Odder
By: Katherine Applegate
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
7. Remember Us
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.27
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- historical fiction
- african american
8. 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
- 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
9. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- 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
10. An American Story (Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.63
Format: 56 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times Bestselling and award-winning author of The Undefeated , Kwame Alexander, pens … read more
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- poetry
- african american
- middle grade
- childrens
11. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"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
12. Answers in the Pages
By: David Levithan
4.32
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages
13. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
By: Matt Tavares
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
14. 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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- poetry
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- historical fiction
"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)
15. 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
- contemporary
- family
"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!
16. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
17. 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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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
18. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- historical fiction
19. 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
- contemporary
- family
20. New Dragon City
By: Mari Mancusi
4.15
Format: 343 pages, Hardcover
No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we kne… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
21. Rain Rising
By: Courtne Comrie
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- african american
22. Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
23. 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
- contemporary
- family
"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
24. Garvey in the Dark
By: Nikki Grimes
4.13
Format: 170 pages, Hardcover
What can one voice do? As the first rumblings of the pandemic sound around Garvey, he hardly notice… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- historical fiction
- african american
25. The Road to After
By: Rebekah Lowell
4.42
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This poignant debut novel in verse is a portrait of healing, as a young girl rediscovers life and t… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
26. Aniana del Mar Jumps In
By: Jasminne Mendez
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
27. 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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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
28. 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
- contemporary
- family
29. The Hope of Elephants
By: Amanda Rawson Hill
4.52
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring coming-of-age novel in verse about weathering the uncertainty that comes with family i… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
30. Not an Easy Win
By: Chrystal D. Giles
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- african american
31. We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
By: Shelia P. Moses
4.19
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The powerful story of an eleven-year-old Black boy determined to stand up for his rights, who's pul… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
