Frankie & Bug
By: Gayle Forman
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poig…
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1. How to Become a Planet
By: Nicole Melleby
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorit… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- lgbt
2. The Shape of Thunder
By: Jasmine Warga
4.17
Format: 275 pages, Hardcover
Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other,… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
"I just want to be okay. I don't want to feel okay. I want to be okay."-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder
"The more things you know, the less likely you are to be taken by surprise."-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder
"Whenever I get a bad grade, I always try to explain to Mom that I did read the book. And just because I can't remember what color shirt the character was wearing in page six doesn't mean that I didn'…"-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder
3. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
4. City Spies (City Spies #1)
By: James Ponti
4.31
Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)
5. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)
By: Shawn Peters
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
6. 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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- childrens
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- 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
7. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
8. Muhammad Najem, War Reporter: How One Boy Put the Spotlight on Syria
By: Muhammad Najem
4.56
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A teenage boy risks his life to tell the truth in this gripping graphic memoir by youth activist Mu… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- family
9. A Wish in the Dark
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.29
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Newbery Medal Honor Title (2021) A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. All light i… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
"You can't run away from darkness. It's everywhere. The only way to see through it is to shine a light."-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark
"The world wasn't what I wanted it to be," Pong went on. "Not Chattana. Not even Tanaburi. I thought if I ran far enough, I could find that perfect place where life is fair and everything is good. But…"-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark
10. The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons, #1)
By: Jaimal Yogis
3.98
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers. When Grace … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
11. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
"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
12. Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.34
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
Author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build--and S… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
- audiobook
13. Ophie's Ghosts
By: Justina Ireland
4.28
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
14. Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
By: Sonja Cherry-Paul
4.39
Format: None pages, Audiobook
This chapter book edition of the #1 New York Times bestseller by luminaries Ibram X. Kendi and Jaso… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
- audiobook
"Look out, also, for the many powerful stories that depict us all as we truly are- human."-Sonja Cherry-Paul, Stamped (For Kids): Racism, Antiracism, and You
15. Turtle Boy
By: M. Evan Wolkenstein
4.31
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
16. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
17. A Game of Fox & Squirrels
By: Jenn Reese
4.09
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
After an incident shatters their family, eleven-year old Samantha and her older sister Caitlin are … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
18. Barakah Beats
By: Maleeha Siddiqui
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
19. My Life in the Fish Tank
By: Barbara Dee
4.21
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
From the acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a “compassionate…touc… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
20. Frankie & Bug
By: Gayle Forman
4.10
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poig… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- lgbt
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
21. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year
By: Nina Hamza
4.00
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
- juvenile