Sam Makes a Splash (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #1)
By: Nicole Melleby
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Nicole Melleby comes a cheerful, uplifting story of family and belonging, the…
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1. The Name of This Book Is Secret (Secret, #1)
By: Pseudonymous Bosch , Gilbert Ford
4.30
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Warning: this description has not been authorized by Pseudonymous Bosch. As much as he'd love to si… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
2. Circus Mirandus
By: Cassie Beasley
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Big Fish, Peter Pan, and Roald Dahl will fall in love with Circus Mirandus, which celebrate… read more
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3. Summer at Squee
By: Andrea Wang
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tw… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- adoption
4. Ferris
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
5. 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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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
6. The First State of Being
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
7. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
8. Before the Ever After
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.18
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Jacqueline Woodson's novel-in-verse explores how a family moves forward when their glory days have … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
9. Olivetti
By: Allie Millington
4.10
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
10. Big Tree
By: Brian Selznick
4.04
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
11. Tree. Table. Book.
By: Lois Lowry
4.39
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
12. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
By: Matt Tavares
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
13. Marshmallow & Jordan
By: Alina Chau
4.22
Format: 379 pages, Hardcover
Jordan’s days as star player for her school’s basketball team ended when an accident left her paral… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
14. Twins
By: Varian Johnson
4.09
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
15. 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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- family
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
"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!
16. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)
By: J. Dillard
3.86
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
17. 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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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
18. Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
19. Iveliz Explains It All
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Library Binding
How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
20. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- contemporary
21. Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Scary Stories for Young Foxes, 1)
By: Christian McKay Heidicker
4.27
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are sepa… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
22. The Mystwick School of Musicraft (Mystwick, #1)
By: Jessica Khoury
4.13
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Humor and heart shine in this middle grade fantasy about a girl who attends a boarding school to le… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
23. Just Jerry: How Drawing Shaped My Life
By: Jerry Pinkney
4.29
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
An inspiring memoir of one of the most acclaimed children’s book illustrators of all time, sharing … read more
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- middle grade
24. Mabuhay!
By: Zachary Sterling
3.89
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
25. Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers
By: Caela Carter
4.31
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An own voices story that shines a light on how one girl's learning differences are neither right no… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- contemporary
26. Leonard (My Life as a Cat)
By: Carlie Sorosiak
4.32
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
27. Sam Makes a Splash (The House on Sunrise Lagoon #1)
By: Nicole Melleby
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Nicole Melleby comes a cheerful, uplifting story of family and belonging, the… read more
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- childrens
- lgbt
- middle grade
- adoption
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- queer
28. Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
3.90
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Middle-grade fans of Pam Muñoz Ryan’s Esperanza Rising, will find a new Mexican heroine to love in … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
29. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.18
Format: 151 pages, Hardcover
From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)
30. Candidly Cline
By: Kathryn Ormsbee
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more
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- contemporary
- middle grade
- fiction
- lgbt
31. A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity
By: Nicole Valentine
4.21
Format: None pages, Hardcover
He believes in science, but only magic can help his mom. Twelve-year-old Finn is used to people … read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
