Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II (Young Readers Edition)
By: Liza Mundy
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Code Girls is the true story of the young American women who cracked German and Japanese military c…
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1. Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
By: Misty Copeland , Charisse Jones
3.89
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
"Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?" As the only African America… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
2. Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
By: Ralph Moody
4.27
Format: 260 pages, Paperback
Ralph was eight years old in 1906 when his family moved from New Hampshire to a Colorado ranch. Thr… read more
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- biography
- history
- childrens
- historical
- nonfiction
"There are only two kinds of men in this world: Honest men and dishonest men. There are black men and white men and yellow men and red men, but nothing counts except whether they're honest men or dish…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
"You know, Son, sometimes a fellow has to take a licking for doing the right thing. A licking only lasts a short while, even if it's a hard one, but failing to do the right thing will often make a mar…"-Ralph Moody, Father and I Were Ranchers (Little Britches, #1)
3. The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)
By: Deborah Ellis
4.00
Format: 171 pages, Paperback
Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from … read more
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- historical
- war
- childrens
"We have to remember this,"-Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)
"They were going to turn her into a boy."-Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)
"These are unusual times. They call for ordinary people to do unusual things, just to get by."-Deborah Ellis, The Breadwinner (The Breadwinner, #1)
4. Almost Interesting
By: David Spade
4.03
Format: 96 pages, ebook
A hilarious and biting memoir from the actor, comedian and Saturday Night Livealumni David Spade. D… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
5. The Traitor's Wife: The Woman Behind Benedict Arnold and the Plan to Betray America
By: Allison Pataki
3.98
Format: None pages, Paperback
A riveting historical novel about Peggy Shippen Arnold, the cunning wife of Benedict Arnold and mas… read more
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- historical
6. Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter
By: Kate Clifford Larson
3.30
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
They were the most prominent American family of the twentieth century. The daughter they secreted a… read more
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- biography
- history
- historical
- nonfiction
- audiobook
7. Ninth Ward
By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
3.37
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a heartbreaking and uplifting tale of survival… read more
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- childrens
8. Greetings from Witness Protection!
By: Jake Burt
3.72
Format: 134 pages, Hardcover
A funny and poignant debut middle-grade novel about a foster-care girl who is placed with a family … read more
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9. The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
By: Avi
3.91
Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback
An ocean voyage of unimaginable consequences... Not every thirteen-year-old girl is accused of murd… read more
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10. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Young Readers Edition
By: William Kamkwamba , Bryan Mealer
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
The New York Timesbestselling memoir of the heroic young inventor who brought electricity to his Ma… read more
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11. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
3.83
Format: 64 pages, Paperback
This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more
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- historical
- childrens
"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)
12. Towers Falling
By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 a… read more
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- historical
"Home. It's where we come from. Who we are."-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling
"Home is our starting point for connecting to the past."-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling
"When asked a question, class, it's important to consider how it's framed. Sometimes a question is a door to another question, another way of seeing. Understanding."-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling
13. Skylark (Sarah, Plain and Tall #2)
By: Patricia MacLachlan
3.87
Format: None pages, Paperback
My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew… read more
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14. One Crazy Summer (Gaither Sisters, #1)
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.30
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
In the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with… read more
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15. Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
3.96
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirte… read more
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16. Linked
By: Gordon Korman
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more
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- childrens
- audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."-Gordon Korman, Linked
17. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
By: Beth Lincoln
4.06
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more
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- childrens
- audiobook
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
18. Red, White, and Whole
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more
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- historical
- childrens
- audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
19. 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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- historical
- childrens
- audiobook
20. I Can Make This Promise
By: Christine Day
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by her family’s history—Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family’s … read more
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- audiobook
21. Karen's Witch (Baby-Sitters Little Sister Graphic Novels #1)
By: Katy Farina
3.97
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
A fresh and fun graphic novel series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little s… read more
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- childrens
22. A Night Divided
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.34
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her… read more
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- historical
- war
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"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light"-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"If I don't stand for freedom, then I must sit in chains."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"If I cannot speak what I think, then it's a crime just to be me."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"Courage isn't knowing you can do something; it's only being willing to try . . ."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
23. Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
By: Michael McCreary
3.78
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
Slaying autism stereotypes with stand-up, one joke at a time. Like many others on the autism spectr… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
"Having autism is a characteristic, not a character."-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
"I was diagnosed with autism at the age of five. I wasn't diagnosed as a comedian until much later."-Michael McCreary, Funny, You Don't Look Autistic: A Comedian's Guide to Life on the Spectrum
24. Brother's Keeper
By: Julie Lee
4.34
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more
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- war
- childrens
- audiobook
25. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
By: Stacy McAnulty
4.29
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more
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- childrens
- audiobook
26. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis
By: Susan Hood
4.42
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more
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- history
- historical
- world war ii
- nonfiction
27. Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
By: Gary Paulsen
3.99
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A mesmerizing memoir from three-time Newbery Honor–winning author Gary Paulsen—whose books have sol… read more
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- biography
- audiobook
"I got stuck in a toilet."-Gary Paulsen, Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood
28. 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
- 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
29. Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II (Young Readers Edition)
By: Liza Mundy
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Code Girls is the true story of the young American women who cracked German and Japanese military c… read more
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- biography
- history
- childrens
- historical
- feminism
- mathematics
- war
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- audiobook
30. A Shoe Story
By: Jane L. Rosen
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
I LOVED THIS BOOK! ...smart, sensitive and incredibly satisfying. --Elin Hilderbrand, #1 New York T… read more
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31. Reaching for the Moon: The Autobiography of NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson
By: Katherine G. Johnson
4.34
Format: 256 pages, ebook
The autobiography of NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, who helped launch Apollo 11.As a young g… read more
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- history
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