Soul Lanterns
By: Shaw Kuzki
4.12
Format: 176 pages, Library Binding
The story of a how a young Japanese girl's understanding of the historic and tragic bombing of Hiro…
Want to Read $ 8.99"when you got to visit the dead, sometimes you don't want to meet the living."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
"So many people's fates were changed by the flash. Many of those who survived physically were dead inside."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
"They say to keep counting the years of children who are gone, but I can't forget the way they looked when they left the house that morning."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
"She has a hard time communicating with people; she's too wounded emotionally. And since she doesn't have anyone to talk to, I think she forgets how to use her voice."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
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1. The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes
By: Duncan Tonatiuh
4.31
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Duncan Tonatiuh reimagines one of Mexico's cherished legends. Princess Izta ha… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
2. Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story
By: Caren Stelson
4.04
Format: 323 pages,
This striking work of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui's sur… read more
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3. Cold Storage, Alaska
By: John Straley
2.33
Format: None pages, Paperback
An offbeat, often hilarious crime novel set in the sleepy Alaskan town of Cold Storage from the Sha… read more
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4. 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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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
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- fiction
- historical fiction
5. Temple Alley Summer
By: Sachiko Kashiwaba
3.97
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the 2022 Mildred L. Batchelder Award A July/August 2021 Kids’ Indie Next Pick A Junior … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- japan
"Listen, Kazu. Everyone says that humans are equal, but we don’t all get the same chances in life. You know that, don’t you? You’re a big boy in fifth grade. Some people are born healthy, and others a…"-Sachiko Kashiwaba, Temple Alley Summer
6. 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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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"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
7. The Midnight Children
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.16
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"Stories, after all, are about choices."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
8. 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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- childrens
- historical
- war
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"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
10. 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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- childrens
- historical
- war
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
11. When Clouds Touch Us
By: Thanhhà Lại
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the author's own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
12. 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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13. Gone Wolf
By: Amber McBride
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more
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- young adult
14. The Legend of Auntie Po
By: Shing Yin Khor
4.06
Format: 290 pages, None
Part historical fiction, part magical realism, and 100 percent adventure. Thirteen-year-old Mei rei… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
15. Ruby Lost and Found
By: Christina Li
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more
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- asian literature
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
16. Hands
By: Torrey Maldonado
4.06
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuri… read more
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- fiction
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17. Lei and the Fire Goddess
By: Malia Maunakea
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
12-year-old Lei is forced to spend summers in Hawaiʻi with her grandma who is determined to make su… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
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18. Soul Lanterns
By: Shaw Kuzki
4.12
Format: 176 pages, Library Binding
The story of a how a young Japanese girl's understanding of the historic and tragic bombing of Hiro… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- asia
- war
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
- japan
"when you got to visit the dead, sometimes you don't want to meet the living."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
"So many people's fates were changed by the flash. Many of those who survived physically were dead inside."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
"They say to keep counting the years of children who are gone, but I can't forget the way they looked when they left the house that morning."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
"She has a hard time communicating with people; she's too wounded emotionally. And since she doesn't have anyone to talk to, I think she forgets how to use her voice."-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns
19. Amina's Song (Amina's Voice)
By: Hena Khan
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the companion novel to Amina’s Voice, Amina once again uses her voice to bridge the places, peop… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
20. Morning Sun in Wuhan
By: Ying Chang Compestine
3.97
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * A NCSS 2023 Notable Social Studies Trade Book Wha… read more
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21. Voices of a Distant Star: Words of Love/ Across the Stars
By: Makoto Shinkai
3.95
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
Voices of a Distant Star novel is based on the original story by Makoto Shinkai and was adapted by … read more
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