The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
By: Matt Phelan
3.64
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Intoxicating . . . it will be hard for young readers to put down.” — New York Times Book Review “A…
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1. Attack of the Black Rectangles
By: Amy Sarig King
4.21
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
2. The Last Mapmaker
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker
3. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
4. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
5. Odder
By: Katherine Applegate
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more
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- animals
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
6. My Aunt Is a Monster
By: Reimena Yee
3.93
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Curses! Adventures! And drama! Oh my! Safia might not be able to see the world, but that doesn't me… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"And I'll have to stay home. For another nine or ten years or who knows how long.. Till I'm old enough to move out and travel on my own. It's just "sigh" I don't know if I can wait that long. And I do…"-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster
"Aunty Whimsy: I've visited forests under the sea, savored cotton candy pink tea, and met the pope of a very small country! And these are only some of the many special things our world has to offer--i…"-Reimena Yee, My Aunt Is a Monster
7. A Rover's Story
By: Jasmine Warga
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- adventure
8. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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- humor
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
9. Wildoak
By: C.C. Harrington
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration
By: Elizabeth Partridge
4.53
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
11. The Clackity (Blight Harbor)
By: Lora Senf
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces , this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Tim… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"Time made the missing different, but it didn't make it go away."-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)
"I'd gotten so close, so close to being the hero of my own story..."-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)
12. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
By: Tommie Smith
4.46
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more
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- historical
13. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
14. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
15. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- fantasy
16. 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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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
"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
17. Manatee Summer
By: Evan Griffith
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish th… read more
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- animals
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
18. Different Kinds of Fruit
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.08
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
19. Dream, Annie, Dream
By: Waka T. Brown
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese Ameri… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
20. Honestly Elliott
By: Gillian McDunn
4.33
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes finding yourself can be a little messy. Elliott has been struggling since starting mid… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"The goal isn't perfection- the goal is making something new. (pg. 18)"-Gillian McDunn, Honestly Elliott
21. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
22. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
23. Bea and the New Deal Horse
By: L.M. Elliott
4.22
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction This lyrical middle grade historical novel… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- historical fiction
24. Yonder
By: Ali Standish
4.29
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Danny Timmons has looked up to Jack Bailey ever since the older boy saved two small children from d… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
25. Air
By: Monica Roe
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
26. The Language of Seabirds
By: Will Taylor
4.22
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
A sweet, tender middle-grade story of two boys finding first love with each other over a seaside su… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
27. Cress Watercress
By: Gregory Maguire
3.67
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A lavishly illustrated woodland tale with a classic sensibility and modern flair—from the fertile i… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- fantasy
28. The Sheep, the Rooster, and the Duck
By: Matt Phelan
3.64
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
“Intoxicating . . . it will be hard for young readers to put down.” — New York Times Book Review “A… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- historical
- humor
- middle grade
- animals
- france
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
29. How to Build a Human: In Seven Evolutionary Steps
By: Pamela S. Turner
4.20
Format: 166 pages, Hardcover
The epic story of our evolution in seven big steps! How did we become who we are? With trademark… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
30. Wreck at Ada's Reef (The Swallowtail Legacy #1)
By: Michael D. Beil
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Punctuated with transcripts, letters, maps, black-and-white illustrations and more, Wreck at Ada's … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- adventure
31. Undercover Latina
By: Aya de León
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A Latina teen spy goes undercover as a white girl to stop a white supremacist terrorist plot in a f… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- adventure
