Dear Student
By: Elly Swartz
4.00
Format: None pages, None
When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is fac…
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1. Rez Dogs
By: Joseph Bruchac
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more
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"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs
2. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
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- contemporary
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"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
3. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)
By: Rex Ogle
4.11
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- juvenile
4. Lasagna Means I Love You
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Library Binding
What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more
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5. Dust
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more
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6. What Lives in the Woods
By: Lindsay Currie
3.84
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the au… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
7. Maizy Chen's Last Chance
By: Lisa Yee
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more
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- middle grade
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"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
8. Maya and the Robot
By: Eve L. Ewing
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more
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- school
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- contemporary
- juvenile
9. The Elephant in the Room
By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- family
10. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
11. 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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- young adult
- mental health
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12. Better with Butter
By: Victoria Piontek
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the for… read more
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- contemporary
- juvenile
13. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more
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- school
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14. 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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15. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
By: Adam Gidwitz
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
16. The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas
By: Kimberly Willis Holt
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Kimberly Willis Holt's The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas is a stunning post-9/11 companion to the Na… read more
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17. Falling Short
By: Ernesto Cisneros
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more
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- school
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- middle grade
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- contemporary
- family
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18. 365 Days to Alaska
By: Cathy Carr
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life … read more
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- middle grade
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- contemporary
- family
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19. Barakah Beats
By: Maleeha Siddiqui
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
20. Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1)
By: Stuart Gibbs
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight.Tim is just a peasant, but he dr… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
21. 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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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
22. Dear Student
By: Elly Swartz
4.00
Format: None pages, None
When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is fac… read more
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23. Just Harriet
By: Elana K. Arnold
3.96
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the trad… read more
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24. A Soft Place to Land
By: Janae Marks
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Follow a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Joy Taylor has always believed home is the ho… read more
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25. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)
By: Janae Marks
4.25
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more
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26. Singing with Elephants
By: Margarita Engle
4.00
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more
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27. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1)
By: Erin Soderberg Downing
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a family searching for a way to reconnect as a family after the loss of the kids' mot… read more
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- family
28. Clarice the Brave
By: Lisa McMann
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The only good cat is a fed cat. Clarice, a young ship mouse, knows this to be true. She and her … read more
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29. The Comeback
By: E.L. Shen
4.10
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An #OwnVoices middle-grade debut about a young girl trying to be a champ--in figure skating and in … read more
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30. Where We Used to Roam
By: Jenn Bishop
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When Emma starts sixth grade, things finally begin to change. She may still be in the shadow of her… read more
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31. Sunshine
By: Marion Dane Bauer
3.64
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Set in the northern Minnesota wilderness, a timeless novel about a boy and his imaginary dog explor… read more
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