Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
By: Chad Lucas
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A moving middle-grade debut for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. Brian has always …
Want to Read $ 6.99"And mayonnaise is the whitest food."-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"And mayonnaise is the whitest food."-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"...you can love someone an awful lot and hurt them all the same"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"...you can love someone an awful lot and hurt them all the same"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
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1. The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet
By: Jake Maia Arlow
4.19
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A hilariously honest book about surviving middle school while navigating a chronic illness from the… read more
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2. Camp QUILTBAG
By: Nicole Melleby
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more
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3. The Best at It
By: Maulik Pancholy
4.17
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From actor Maulik Pancholy comes an incredibly charming, heartfelt middle grade debut about Rahul K… read more
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"Being different is what makes us fun, remember?"-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"Even when he's doing nothing, personality spills out of his every pore."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"I pick up my pencil. Shoot. My hand is shaking. How is it possible to still be this nervous? I've felt this way for over eight hours now."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"I feel like I could do anything. The world is my oyster. If I ate oysters, which I don't. My family's vegetarian. But you know what I mean."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
4. The Probability of Everything
By: Sarah Everett
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more
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5. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
6. 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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"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
7. Skater Boy
By: Anthony Nerada
4.03
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more
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"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy
8. Small Town Pride
By: Phil Stamper
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more
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"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride
9. Different Kinds of Fruit
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.08
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more
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10. Ten Thousand Tries
By: Amy Makechnie
4.36
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A middle school soccer whiz’s determination to keep things from changing is tested when his father’… read more
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"I'm not gonna be most people. -Golden"-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
"Slow makes smooth and smooth is fast."-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
"The world is short on finishers. FINISH."-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
"The harder you work, the luckier you get!"-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries
11. Le Nord et le Sud (Nish, #1)
By: Isabelle Picard
3.82
Format: 328 pages, Paperback
Léon et Éloïse McKenzie, des jumeaux de 13 ans, vivent dans la communauté innue de Matimekosh, près… read more
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12. 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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13. Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.19
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting fo… read more
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14. Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
By: Chad Lucas
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
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"And mayonnaise is the whitest food."-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"...you can love someone an awful lot and hurt them all the same"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"What? Oh.’ My cheeks went warm. ‘I did it without thinking..’ Mom smiled. ‘I know. You do that sometimes, until you get self-conscious and stop. But you don’t need to hide the things that make you ha…"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
15. Nikhil Out Loud
By: Maulik Pancholy
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
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16. My Fair Brady
By: Brian D. Kennedy
4.00
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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17. The Language of Seabirds
By: Will Taylor
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
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18. The Breakup Lists
By: Adib Khorram
3.92
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
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19. In the Key of Us
By: Mariama J. Lockington
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me, Mariama J. Lockington, c… read more
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"When people tell you who they are, believe them, listen, and love them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"You don't know everything about me'.... 'I guess you're right, but I don't know everything about me either. That's the whole point."-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"Some people in this world don't know how to love themselves, let alone people who are different than them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
20. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
By: Michael Leali
4.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves--perfect for … read more
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"Just because a bunch of mostly white men hammered history into one shape, it doesn’t mean they got it right."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Maybe, if we want things to change, we have to stop waiting. Maybe we just need to do something about it ourselves."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"As long as there are people on the planet, life will be unfair, but that doesn’t mean we have to put up with hatred or bigotry."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Most all my life, I have blindly accepted what was written in history books and taught in classes. I didn’t think to ask if there was more to the story."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
21. Spin with Me
By: Ami Polonsky
3.75
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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