Drum Roll, Please
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.23
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat. Melly only joined the school band because her …
Want to Read $ 4.99"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please
"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please
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1. The Poet's Dog
By: Patricia MacLachlan
4.26
Format: None pages, ebook
From Newbery Medal winner Patricia MacLachlan comes a poignant story about two children, a poet, an… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
2. The Edge of the Abyss (The Abyss Surrounds Us, #2)
By: Emily Skrutskie
3.74
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Three weeks have passed since Cassandra Leung pledged her allegiance to the ruthless pirate-queen S… read more
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- lesbian
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
3. Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
By: Ashley Herring Blake
3.15
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In the wake of a destructive tornado, one girl develops feelings for another in this stunning, tend… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
4. Star-Crossed
By: Barbara Dee
4.32
Format: 318 pages, Hardcover
Mattie is chosen to play Romeo opposite her crush in the eighth grade production of Shakespeare's m… read more
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5. One True Way
By: Shannon Hitchcock
4.29
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
A heartening story of two girls who discover their friendship is something more. But how, among the… read more
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6. Ellen Outside the Lines
By: A.J. Sass
4.37
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines
7. How to Become a Planet
By: Nicole Melleby
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorit… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
8. The Best at It
By: Maulik Pancholy
4.17
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From actor Maulik Pancholy comes an incredibly charming, heartfelt middle grade debut about Rahul K… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Being different is what makes us fun, remember?"-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"Even when he's doing nothing, personality spills out of his every pore."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"I pick up my pencil. Shoot. My hand is shaking. How is it possible to still be this nervous? I've felt this way for over eight hours now."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"I feel like I could do anything. The world is my oyster. If I ate oysters, which I don't. My family's vegetarian. But you know what I mean."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
9. Tornado Brain
By: Cat Patrick
4.14
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
A neurodivergent 7th grader is determined to find her missing best friend before it's too late. … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
10. In the Role of Brie Hutchens...
By: Nicole Melleby
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Cat… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
11. Different Kinds of Fruit
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.08
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
12. Dream, Annie, Dream
By: Waka T. Brown
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese Ameri… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
13. 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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- music
- middle grade
14. Just Shy of Ordinary
By: A.J. Sass
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A thirteen-year-old nonbinary kid discovers that life doesn't always go according to plan, especial… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
15. Both Can Be True
By: Jules Machias
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Two kids join forces to save a dog . . . but wind up saving each other. Ash is no stranger to fe… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Gender nonbinary sounds so restrictive. Like your gender can either be binary or not binary. Which...is a binary"-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True
"I finish tweaking my lyrics, then title the song 'Half-way Through the Crossfade.' I record myself playing it on the keyboard and singing it. It feels good. It feels right .I'm saying my truth, and I…"-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True
"I want to be as laid-back about gender as they are. But I'm not laid-back at all, thanks to Dad. I'm Ashley or I'm Asher and that's that. While I'm switching, for that week or so, everything feels gr…"-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True
16. 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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- music
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
17. Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
By: Chad Lucas
4.22
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A moving middle-grade debut for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong. Brian has always … read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"And mayonnaise is the whitest food."-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"...you can love someone an awful lot and hurt them all the same"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
"What? Oh.’ My cheeks went warm. ‘I did it without thinking..’ Mom smiled. ‘I know. You do that sometimes, until you get self-conscious and stop. But you don’t need to hide the things that make you ha…"-Chad Lucas, Thanks a Lot, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe, #1)
18. A Thousand Questions
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi’s middle grade novel tells the story o… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
19. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first ki… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are s…"-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
20. My Life in the Fish Tank
By: Barbara Dee
4.21
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
From the acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a “compassionate…touc… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
21. Drum Roll, Please
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.23
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat. Melly only joined the school band because her … read more
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- romance
- music
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please
22. Redwood and Ponytail
By: K.A. Holt
4.18
Format: 424 pages, Hardcover
Told in verse in two voices, with a chorus of fellow students, this is a story of two girls, opposi… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
23. You Don't Live Here
By: Robyn Schneider
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything, delivers a witty and heartbreaking tale of … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Who is this?' I asked. 'Phoebe Bridgers,' she said. 'I'll make you a playlist."-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here
"I'm not ashamed of myself. I'm ashamed that the world isn't good enough yet. Because it should be."-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here
"Because the truth is always hard. Because being queer is hard, and coming out is hard, and it never stops being hard. The world keeps shoving into you. But you stand tall anyway. You take up space an…"-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here
24. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.34
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a girl navigating grief, trauma, and friendship.Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
25. Music from Another World
By: Robin Talley
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A master of award-winning queer historical fiction, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley … read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"I'm a child. They're the ones hurting me"-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
"We know how the world works, but that doesn't change who we are."-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
"There’s no point worrying so hard you can’t breathe. Life’s short, and you’ve got to make sure there's time to live it."-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
"Then I kissed her. And I finally understand all those songs I didn’t get before. This is what people mean when they write songs about love. This feeling. This perfect, overwhelming knowledge that eve…"-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
26. This Is Our Rainbow: 16 Stories of Her, Him, Them, and Us
By: Katherine Locke
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition
The first LGBTQIA+ anthology for middle-graders featuring stories for every letter of the acronym, … read more
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- lgbt
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
27. Almost Flying
By: Jake Maia Arlow
4.32
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true r… read more
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- romance
- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
28. The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
By: Michael Leali
4.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt debut novel about a boy's attempt to find himself in the history he loves--perfect for … read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Just because a bunch of mostly white men hammered history into one shape, it doesn’t mean they got it right."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Maybe, if we want things to change, we have to stop waiting. Maybe we just need to do something about it ourselves."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"As long as there are people on the planet, life will be unfair, but that doesn’t mean we have to put up with hatred or bigotry."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
"Most all my life, I have blindly accepted what was written in history books and taught in classes. I didn’t think to ask if there was more to the story."-Michael Leali, The Civil War of Amos Abernathy
29. Spin with Me
By: Ami Polonsky
3.75
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the critically acclaimed Gracefully Grayson comes a thoughtful and sensitive mid… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
30. It Wasn't Me
By: Dana Alison Levy
3.87
Format: None pages, ebook
The Breakfast Club meets middle school mystery in this story of six very different seventh graders … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
31. The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
By: Adrianna Cuevas
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite role-playing game, than face… read more
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- middle grade
"Do librarians let you check out as many comics and graphic novels as you want and quit calling them dessert books?"-Adrianna Cuevas, The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
