Carry Me Home
By: Janet Fox
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Lulu and her younger sister, Serena, have a secret. As Daddy always says, “it’s bes…
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1. Rescue
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.31
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
2. Alone
By: Megan E. Freeman
4.14
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
3. The Switch
By: Roland Smith
3.89
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
What happens when the power goes out? And doesn't come back for days... weeks... even longer? Maste… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
4. Across the Desert
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
5. 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
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"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
6. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles)
By: Matthew Swanson
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a f… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
7. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)
By: J. Dillard
3.86
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
8. Ode to a Nobody
By: Caroline Brooks DuBois
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A devastating tornado tears apart more than just houses in this striking novel in verse about a gir… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
"It's eighth grade - laugh or be laughed at."-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
"I'm afraid to want it, but I want to be a writer"-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
"Maybe tomorrow, I'll try to turn this into a poem."-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
"(Maybe if more homes were concrete they wouldn't be damaged so easily.)"-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
9. One Kid's Trash
By: Jamie Sumner
3.89
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to … read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
10. Concealed
By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
3.92
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
11. Eyes of the Forest
By: April Henry
3.53
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
After a bestselling fantasy author disappears, only his biggest fan believes he’s in danger and has… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
12. Leonard (My Life as a Cat)
By: Carlie Sorosiak
4.32
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
13. Julieta and the Diamond Enigma
By: Luisana Duarte Armendáriz
3.91
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Merci Suarez in this smart young middle-… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
14. Carry Me Home
By: Janet Fox
4.28
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Lulu and her younger sister, Serena, have a secret. As Daddy always says, “it’s bes… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- social issues
- juvenile
15. Worst-Case Collin
By: Rebecca Caprara
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This poignant middle grade novel in verse follows twelve-year-old Collin who manages his anxiety by… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
"Gravity might always win, but I've got a choice: fall or dive. And I choose to dive."-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin
"Discovery is a messy process, Mom would say. Your father works best in a state of creative chaos."-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin
"there is space inside the human heart for infinite love and infinite sadness and all the messiness in between."-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin
"Back then, our house felt full. Bursting, even. But never crowded, cluttered, claustrophobic. Because Love doesn't take up too much room."-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin
16. Six Feet Below Zero
By: Ena Jones
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad n… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
17. The Million Dollar Race
By: Matthew Ross Smith
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Follow a speedy kid from an unconventional family who will do whatever it takes to win an internati… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
18. Distress Signal
By: Mary E. Lambert
4.00
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this survival story, four classmates are stranded in a desert wilderness after a flash flood sep… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
19. Mystery on Magnolia Circle
By: Kate Klise
3.89
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Rear Window meets Nancy Drew in this middle-grade novel by Kate Klise about a girl who believes she… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
20. AfterMath
By: Emily Barth Isler
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
This book is a gift to the culture. --Amy Schumer, writer, actor, and activist After her brothe… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
21. The Shadow Prince
By: David Anthony Durham
3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this middle grade solarpunk novel set in an alternate Egyptian universe, twelve-year-old Ash mus… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- juvenile
