Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)
By: Kwame Mbalia
4.18
Format: 482 pages, Hardcover
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best frien…
Want to Read $ 6.99"Can’t live your life with grief whispering in your ear, pulling you this way and that. But you can’t shove it in a drawer deep inside yourself, neither. Naw, you got to sit grief down and talk to it. Listen to it. Come to terms with it. Pain is the body’s way of saying it’s healing, so you gotta let it heal."-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)
"Can’t live your life with grief whispering in your ear, pulling you this way and that. But you can’t shove it in a drawer deep inside yourself, neither. Naw, you got to sit grief down and talk to it. Listen to it. Come to terms with it. Pain is the body’s way of saying it’s healing, so you gotta let it heal."-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)
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1. Death on the River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Amazon Adventure
By: Samantha Seiple
3.79
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
"I did have a murderous trip down South, but it was mighty interesting." In October 1913, Theodore … read more
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2. Dragon Pearl
By: Yoon Ha Lee
4.75
Format: 118 pages,
Space opera based on Korean mythology. A standalone middle grade novel starring Min, a teenage fox … read more
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3. The Watch That Ends the Night
By: Allan Wolf
4.00
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope--twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as we… read more
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4. Race to the Sun
By: Rebecca Roanhorse
4.04
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy s… read more
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5. Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (Paola Santiago, #1)
By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
4.04
Format: 350 pages, Hardcover
Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: … read more
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6. Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)
By: Roshani Chokshi
4.50
Format: None pages, None
The Pandavas only have until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining access to the nect… read more
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"Vasuki’s great eyes closed. His head swung a little. Aru crouched, ready for the snake king to lunge…but he didn’t. Instead, he…bopped to the music? "Did not expect that one," said Brynne."-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)
"First things first," said Aru, lifting her hand. "I cannot speak to you in iambic pentameter. I'm in high school. And I'm in Otherworld training. So, I've got, like, three brain cells left, and it wo…"-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)
" S. saw that you might need this. The helmets should block Aiden's hypnotic apsara stuff so no one does anything embarrassing... again >:) -N & S P.S. The tambourine? hahaha "Amazing," said Aru, cros…"-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)
"Aru teetered backward, her arms pinwheeling as she scrambled for secure footing. Someone caught hold of her wrist. 'I've got you, Shah,' said Aiden fiercely. It was the last thing she heard before so…"-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)
7. Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
By: Roshani Chokshi
4.09
Format: 355 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Aru Shah has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While he… read more
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"Words had their own power."-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
"It is not failure to fail."-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
"Love looked different to everyone."-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
"The world had a tendency to trick people."-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the End of Time (Pandava, #1)
8. Agent Most Wanted: The Never-Before-Told Story of the Most Dangerous Spy of World War II
By: Sonia Purnell
3.82
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A young readers adaptation of Sonia Purnell's New York Times bestselling book A Woman of No Importa… read more
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9. Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
By: Carlos Hernandez
4.18
Format: 382 pages, ebook
How did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany's locker? When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the first … read more
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"Woah,"-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
"Your phone gets bars across universes?"-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
"How did you know it’s my brother’s birthday?!"-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
"Can a class-eight artificial intelligence lie?"-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)
10. Dawn of the Jaguar (Shadow Bruja, #2)
By: J.C. Cervantes
4.21
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the breathtaking finale to J. C. Cervantes's Maya-inspire… read more
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11. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poigna… read more
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12. Unlawful Orders: A Portrait of Dr. James B. Williams, Tuskegee Airman, Surgeon, and Activist (Scholastic Focus)
By: Barbara Binns
3.62
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Barbara Binns presents the inspiring story of one man in his struggle for racial equality in the fi… read more
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13. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)
By: Kwame Mbalia
4.18
Format: 482 pages, Hardcover
Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best frien… read more
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"Can’t live your life with grief whispering in your ear, pulling you this way and that. But you can’t shove it in a drawer deep inside yourself, neither. Naw, you got to sit grief down and talk to it.…"-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky (Tristan Strong, #1)
14. The Fire Keeper (The Storm Runner, #2)
By: J.C. Cervantes
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Zane Obispo's new life on a beautiful secluded tropical island, complete with his family and closes… read more
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"Yes. I'm ready to die."-J.C. Cervantes, The Fire Keeper (The Storm Runner, #2)
15. The Shadow Crosser (The Storm Runner, #3)
By: J.C. Cervantes
4.40
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J.C. Cervantes' epic finale to the Storm Runner trilogy, … read more
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"The turtles came to a halt, and before any of us could say another word, they swiftly joined themselves together, the sides of their shells connecting like Legos with a loud click. “What are they doi…"-J.C. Cervantes, The Shadow Crosser (The Storm Runner, #3)
16. The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1)
By: J.C. Cervantes
4.21
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
J. C. Cervantes's new spin-off from the STORM RUNNER trilogy.Fourteen-year-old Renata Santiago is t… read more
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17. Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)
By: Lori M. Lee
4.27
Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition
Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Lori M. Lee's middle grade debut about a lonely Hmong gir… read more
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"Maybe it was true that some folks were terrible through and through, but it was better to believe that they had redeemable qualities."-Lori M. Lee, Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)
"My point, little shaman, is that the world will not mold itself to suit your needs and morals, quaint as they are. Life is unfair. [...] If you want help, you’d better be ready to pay for it"-Lori M. Lee, Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)
"I know I’m only eleven, but I also know what it’s like when things aren’t what you want them to be. I pretend to be other people all the time. But...I don’t run away. That’s what cowards do. And whil…"-Lori M. Lee, Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)
18. Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares (Paola Santiago, #2)
By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
4.14
Format: 323 pages, Hardcover
Six months after Paola Santiago confronted the legendary La Llorona, life is nothing like she'd exp… read more
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