Shine!
By: J.J. Grabenstein
4.18
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
Who do you want to be? asks Mr. Van Deusen. And not when you grow up. Right here, right now. Shine …
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1. Mr. Lemoncello's Great Library Race (Mr. Lemoncello's Library #3)
By: Chris Grabenstein
3.39
Format: 440 pages,
#1 New York Timesbestselling author Chris Grabenstein is back with the third fantastically fun, puz… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
2. Knockout
By: K.A. Holt
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Levi just wants to be treated like a typical kid. As a baby, he had a serious disease that caused h… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
3. Ungifted
By: Gordon Korman
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't t… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- humor
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
4. Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #2)
By: Chris Grabenstein
3.40
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his team… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
5. Some Kind of Courage
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.48
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
A Kirkus Best Middle Grade Book of 2016 Saddle up for a life-defining, death-defying adventure. Jos… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
6. Scar Island
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.20
Format: 488 pages, Kindle Edition
Jonathan Grisby is the newest arrival at the Slabhenge Reformatory School for Troubled Boys -- an a… read more
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7. The Great Greene Heist (The Great Greene Heist, #1)
By: Varian Johnson
3.62
Format: 57 pages, Hardcover
Saving the school -- one con at a time. Jackson Greene has reformed. No, really he has. He became f… read more
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8. Posted
By: John David Anderson
4.08
Format: 432 pages, ebook
In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more
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9. The Honest Truth
By: Dan Gemeinhart
5.00
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jes… read more
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10. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
11. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
12. The Mystery of Locked Rooms
By: Lindsay Currie
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
13. Genius Camp (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #2)
By: Chris Grabenstein
4.36
Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition
The Smartest Kid in the Universe goes to genius camp! Jake McQuade is the smartest kid in the un… read more
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- childrens
- humor
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
14. The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)
By: Chris Grabenstein
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Library Binding
"For centuries, humans have consumed information through their eyes and our ears," said Dr. Backbri… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- humor
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
15. Song for a Whale
By: Lynne Kelly
4.23
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
The story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"A sound can move anything if it's strong enough."-Lynne Kelly, Song for a Whale
16. The Secret Language of Birds
By: Lynne Kelly
4.22
Format: 240 pages, Library Binding
From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
17. The Bridge Home
By: Padma Venkatraman
4.27
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
When Viji and her sister, Rukku, whose developmental disability makes her overly trusting and vulne… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
"If I wanted a better future, I needed to change the life we had .Now."-Padma Venkatraman, The Bridge Home
18. Enemies in the Orchard
By: Dana VanderLugt
4.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on Amer… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"I may be blemished but I am not rotten to the core."-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"If I didn’t think too hard or ask too many questions, it was easy. p. 63"-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"Like the day I was captured, I want to raise my arms, show this woman and this girl my empty hands. p. 49"-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"Avoiding the truth, avoiding the responsibility that comes with admitting the truth, can seem a lot easier than being brave."-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
19. Shouting at the Rain
By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
4.14
Format: 6 pages, Audio CD
Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
"So."-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain
"the sun is always in the sky but sometimes you just can't see it"-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain
"I'm lucky. When the waves are rolling in, my friends are the jetties."-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain
"He was the one who told me a man is not made by his mistakes. He's made by what he does about them."-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain
20. Deep Water
By: Jamie Sumner
4.21
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
21. Pay Attention, Carter Jones
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.07
Format: None pages, Paperback
Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and al… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
"Make good decisions and remember who you are, young Master Jones.’ He put his bowler back on. ‘You think I’m going to forget who I am?’ I said. ‘You are entering middle school now,’ he said. ‘I think…"-Gary D. Schmidt, Pay Attention, Carter Jones
22. 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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- middle grade
23. 24 Hours in Nowhere
By: Dusti Bowling
4.12
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
When you come from Nowhere, can you ever really make it anywhere? Author Dusti Bowling (Insignifica… read more
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- humor
- middle grade
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
24. One Kid's Trash
By: Jamie Sumner
3.89
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
25. A Duet for Home
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
26. Shine!
By: J.J. Grabenstein
4.18
Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition
Who do you want to be? asks Mr. Van Deusen. And not when you grow up. Right here, right now. Shine … read more
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- family
- juvenile
27. A Good Kind of Trouble
By: Lisa Moore Ramée
4.24
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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"And I like saying something, even if I'm saying it quietly."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
"When I think too much about Jace, I feel happy and sad at the same time."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
"That's the problem with a three-way friendship. When one of us is missing, it's hard to talk about anything important."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
"In junior high, we run a mile every week and we're supposed to get faster each time. Logically, there has to be a point when this is physically impossible, but Coach West doesn't seem to think so."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
28. Roll with It
By: Jamie Sumner
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
29. The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA
By: Brenda Woods
4.07
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
The Coretta Scott King Honor-winning author tells the moving story of the friendship between a youn… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
30. Bernice Buttman, Model Citizen
By: Niki Lenz
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Bernice Buttman is tough, crass, and hilarious, and she just might teach you a thing or two about e… read more
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- childrens
- humor
- middle grade
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
31. The Memory Keeper
By: Jennifer Camiccia
4.18
Format: None pages, None
A story about long-buried secrets, the power of memory, and the bond between a girl and her gram.Al… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
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