Under the Broken Sky
By: Mariko Nagai
4.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria duri…
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1. Garvey's Choice
By: Nikki Grimes
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, sci… read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
2. Moo
By: Sharon Creech
3.32
Format: 224 pages, ebook
Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Catwill love her newest tw… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- fiction
3. Home of the Brave
By: Katherine Applegate
4.28
Format: 364 pages,
Kek comes from Africa. In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He's never … read more
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4. Safiyyah's War
By: Hiba Noor Khan
4.32
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- war
- young adult
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
5. A Work in Progress
By: Jarrett Lerner
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
6. The Lost Year
By: Katherine Marsh
4.50
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
7. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
8. Everywhere Blue
By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the… read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
9. The Fort
By: Gordon Korman
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
10. Red, White, and Whole
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more
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- poetry
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
11. Closer to Nowhere
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.25
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging. For the mo… read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"Every kid deserves a friend."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"Comprehension means more than word count."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"Still, what can it hurt to maybe have a little extra luck on your side?"-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
"That home in the distance, the one I could never reach? Today, I’m much closer to it than I am to nowhere."-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere
12. White Rose
By: Kip Wilson
3.97
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college … read more
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- poetry
- historical
- war
- young adult
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
"I already know the idyll of my childhood is fading away, stomped flat by something that feels like doom."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"I close my eyes and pray that the world will somehow change. But I know it isn't going to change on its own, so I know I must pray for the courage to bring it about."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"We amble away from the city, away from all angst, into the heart of a fairy-tale forest that reminds me how very lucky we are to live and breathe on this great Earth flourishing with wonder."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
13. Unsettled
By: Reem Faruqi
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
14. 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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- middle grade
- fiction
15. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- war
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
16. Across So Many Seas
By: Ruth Behar
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
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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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
18. Brother's Keeper
By: Julie Lee
4.34
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more
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- survival
- historical
- middle grade
- war
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
19. In the Beautiful Country
By: Jane Kuo
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more
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- poetry
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
20. Under the Broken Sky
By: Mariko Nagai
4.07
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria duri… read more
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- poetry
- survival
- historical
- middle grade
- war
- young adult
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
21. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
By: Gennifer Choldenko
4.55
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
