All He Knew
By: Helen Frost
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"A novel in verse about a young deaf boy during World War II, the sister who loves him, and the con…
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1. Slugfest
By: Gordon Korman
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
2. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
3. Alone
By: Megan E. Freeman
4.14
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
4. City Spies (City Spies #1)
By: James Ponti
4.31
Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)
5. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.09
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse a… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
6. 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
- 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
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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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"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. Closer to Nowhere
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.25
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging. For the mo… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
"Every kid deserves a friend."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"Comprehension means more than word count."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"Still, what can it hurt to maybe have a little extra luck on your side?"-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"That home in the distance, the one I could never reach? Today, I’m much closer to it than I am to nowhere."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
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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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"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. The Canyon's Edge
By: Dusti Bowling
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
11. Dress Coded
By: Carrie Firestone
4.17
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded
12. 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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- historical
- middle grade
- war
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. 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
- family
- middle grade
- fiction
"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!
14. Tune It Out
By: Jamie Sumner
4.31
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
A 2020 BookExpo Book Buzz Pick From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving nove… read more
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- disability
- family
- middle grade
- fiction
15. All He Knew
By: Helen Frost
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
"A novel in verse about a young deaf boy during World War II, the sister who loves him, and the con… read more
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- poetry
- historical
- middle grade
- war
- young adult
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- disability
16. 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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- poetry
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
17. Race to the Bottom of the Earth: Surviving Antarctica
By: Rebecca E.F. Barone
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A nonfiction book for young readers chronicling two treacherous, groundbreaking expeditions to the … read more
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- middle grade
18. The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)
By: David Levithan
3.58
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author David Levithan takes young readers on a twisting journey through … read more
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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
19. Coop Knows the Scoop
By: Taryn Souders
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground... Windy Bottom, Georgia is… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- fiction
20. Flight of the Puffin
By: Ann Braden
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
One small act of kindness ripples out to connect four kids in this stirring novel by the author of … read more
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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"I eye that lady's shiny car through the window -- there's no way she knows what we need better than we do."-Ann Braden, Flight of the Puffin
21. What Comes Next
By: Rob Buyea
4.15
Format: 192 pages, Library Binding
A stand-alone middle-grade novel about a girl who is dealing with the tragic loss of her best frien… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
