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…
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1. Jumanji
By: Chris Van Allsburg
4.05
Format: 31 pages, Hardcover
The game under the tree looked like a hundred others Peters and Judy had at home... But they wer… read more
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- fiction
2. How It Went Down
By: Kekla Magoon
4.36
Format: 352 pages, ebook
When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an u… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
3. The Widow's Broom
By: Chris Van Allsburg
4.89
Format: 78 pages, Hardcover
A widow finds herself in possession of an extraordinary broom left by a witch who fell into the wid… read more
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4. The Stranger
By: Chris Van Allsburg
3.48
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The enigmatic origins of the stranger that Farmer Bailey hits with his truck and brings home to rec… read more
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5. The Garden of Abdul Gasazi
By: Chris Van Allsburg
3.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
THE GARDEN OF ABDUL GASAZI, the imaginative Van Allsburg tale of a boy, a dog, a duck, and a nasty … read more
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6. 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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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs
7. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"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
8. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. The Canyon's Edge
By: Dusti Bowling
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
10. The Henna Wars
By: Adiba Jaigirdar
3.94
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
When Dimple Met Rishi meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this rom com about two teen girls … read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
""-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
"Nishat can be anything she wants to be, exept herself."-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
"It’s not something that happens, Ammu. It’s something I am."-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
"She’s inching forward. Is there a heterosexual explanation for why she’s inching forward?"-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Henna Wars
11. Dress Coded
By: Carrie Firestone
4.17
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded
12. Maybe He Just Likes You
By: Barbara Dee
4.23
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You
"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You
13. Buzzing
By: Samuel Sattin
4.18
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
14. 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
- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
15. 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
- audiobook
- 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)
16. Hazel's Theory of Evolution
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade nove… read more
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- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"The sky was dusty blue. A soft breeze came through the screen. Crickets chirped, and I heard the distant whistle of a train."-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
"Hope was a huge hill you climbed higher every day. And when something went wrong, it was like getting pushed off a cliff. The higher you’d climbed, the farther you fell, and the more broken you were …"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
17. 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
- audiobook
- 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
18. 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
- 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
19. 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
- poetry
- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
20. 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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- poetry
- lgbt
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
21. 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
- audiobook
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
