It Happened on Saturday
By: Sydney Dunlap
4.28
Format: 242 pages, Hardcover
Thirteen-year-old Julia would much rather work with horses at the rescue barn than worry about thin…
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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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
3. 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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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
4. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
5. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
6. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
7. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
8. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more
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- middle grade
9. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
10. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
By: Betty C. Tang
4.25
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
11. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
12. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
13. Rez Ball
By: Byron Graves
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
14. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
15. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
By: Sally J. Pla
4.57
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
16. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
17. The In-Between: A Memoir in Verse
By: Katie Van Heidrich
4.06
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
For fans of Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle and Life in Motion by Misty Copeland, this middle grad… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
18. It Happened on Saturday
By: Sydney Dunlap
4.28
Format: 242 pages, Hardcover
Thirteen-year-old Julia would much rather work with horses at the rescue barn than worry about thin… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- social media
- fiction
- contemporary
- horses
- social issues
19. The Talent Thief
By: Mike Thayer
3.94
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A girl with the ability to borrow other people’s talents must use her powers to find her own spotli… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
20. Turtles of the Midnight Moon
By: Maria Jose Fitzgerald
4.26
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
TURTLES OF THE MIDNIGHT MOON, by Honduran American debut author Maria Jose Fitzgerald, is a middle-… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
21. The Seemingly Impossible Love Life of Amanda Dean
By: Ann Rose
4.69
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
It’s her wedding day and it’ll be the happiest day of her life…won’t it? Amanda Dean would say s… read more
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- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
