Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas
By: Andrea Pyros
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
Twelve-year-old Josephine has a lot on her plate, best friend issues, first crush issues, divorced …
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1. P.S. I Like You
By: Kasie West
4.04
Format: 329 pages, Hardcover
Signed, sealed, delivered… While spacing out in chemistry class, Lily scribbles some of her favo… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
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- contemporary
"When I was dating, my girlfriends and I used to say, ‘Don’t cry in front of him before date three.’ "-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You
"I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge me."-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You
"Sometimes I wish I were passionate about something real. Something I knew I could succeed in. Right now all my dreams are a little far-fetched."-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You
"Confidence. I'm bad at it. I get too self-conscious. Especially about things that mean a lot to me. I feel like if I hold things close, never share, then I never give anyone the opportunity to judge …"-Kasie West, P.S. I Like You
2. Rain Reign
By: Ann M. Martin
4.13
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Rose Howard has Asperger's syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). S… read more
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- childrens
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- fiction
3. Lucky in Love
By: Kasie West
1.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Can't buy me love... Maddie's not impulsive. She's all about hard work and planning ahead. But one … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
4. Jinx
By: Meg Cabot
4.19
Format: 384 pages,
It's not easy being Jinx. Jean Honeychurch hates her boring name (not Jean Marie, or Jeanette, just… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
5. Mustaches for Maddie
By: Shelly Brown , Chad Morris
4.16
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Maddie is a normal twelve-year-old girl. Well, except for the fake mustaches she carries in her poc… read more
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6. Jake and Lily
By: Jerry Spinelli
3.62
Format: 186 pages, Hardcover
Jake and Lily are twins. Even though they seem pretty different--Jake is the calm one and Lily has … read more
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7. The Willoughbys
By: Lois Lowry
4.04
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A an… read more
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8. Posted
By: John David Anderson
4.08
Format: 432 pages, ebook
In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more
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9. The Prettiest
By: Brigit Young
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young abo… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
10. Maybe This Time
By: Kasie West
3.69
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
One year. Nine events. Nine chances to . . . fall in love?Weddings. Funerals. Barbecues. New Year's… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Young man, this is the face of a woman who wants you to move along. Study it because I sense you see it a lot and are oblivious to what it means."-Kasie West, Maybe This Time
11. Allergic
By: Megan Wagner Lloyd
4.25
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to… read more
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"Your heart’s expanded enough, Mom! Let’s go!"-Megan Wagner Lloyd, Allergic
12. Other Words for Home
By: Jasmine Warga
4.42
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving h… read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
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- fiction
- contemporary
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"Americans are obsessed with murder"-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
"You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful."-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
"It seems like the kind of place where dreams could grow and live."-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
"Mama hugs me and I hold her back. Sometimes all you can do is hold on."-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home
13. Go with the Flow
By: Lily Williams
4.36
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you start a revolution. Sophomores Ab… read more
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14. Just Like That
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.37
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene'… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"It’s hard to figure out how a friendship begins, she thought. Maybe sometimes it’s because someone you thought you knew - and that you didn’t really - turns out to be a whole lot more like a friend t…"-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That
"And Meryl Lee thought, I wonder how this happens. You live side by side for a while, and suddenly you realize you like living side by side, and you can’t imagine not living side by side because you’v…"-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That
15. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
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- contemporary
"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
16. Violets Are Blue
By: Barbara Dee
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more
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- contemporary
- family
17. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
By: Stacy McAnulty
4.29
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more
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18. A Good Kind of Trouble
By: Lisa Moore Ramée
4.24
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Twelve-year-old Shayla is allergic to trouble. All she wants to do is to follow the rules. (Oh, and… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- contemporary
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"And I like saying something, even if I'm saying it quietly."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
"When I think too much about Jace, I feel happy and sad at the same time."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
"That's the problem with a three-way friendship. When one of us is missing, it's hard to talk about anything important."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
"In junior high, we run a mile every week and we're supposed to get faster each time. Logically, there has to be a point when this is physically impossible, but Coach West doesn't seem to think so."-Lisa Moore Ramée, A Good Kind of Trouble
19. Everything I Know About You
By: Barbara Dee
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more
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20. Pink Hair and Other Terrible Ideas
By: Andrea Pyros
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
Twelve-year-old Josephine has a lot on her plate, best friend issues, first crush issues, divorced … read more
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- contemporary
- family
21. Candidly Cline
By: Kathryn Ormsbee
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more
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