The 12th Candle
By: Kim Tomsic
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Middle school meets magic in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about a girl whose life flips when …
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1. Rules
By: Cynthia Lord
3.97
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
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"rules"-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"No toys in the fish tank "-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"Just this once, let it be easy."-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"...choosing words is harder than I thought."-Cynthia Lord, Rules
2. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.05
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another mem… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
3. The Penderwicks in Spring (The Penderwicks, #4)
By: Jeanne Birdsall
4.01
Format: 175 pages, Hardcover
Springtime is finally arriving on Gardam Street, and there are surprises in store for each member o… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
4. Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5)
By: Shannon Messenger
3.62
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Dark schemes unfold--and Sophie's loyalty is pushed to the limit--in this thrilling fifth book in t… read more
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- middle grade
- magic
- fantasy
5. The Complete Chi's Sweet Home, Part 1
By: Kanata Konami
3.20
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Chi is a michievous newborn kitten who, while on a leisurely stroll with her family, finds herself … read more
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- childrens
6. A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories, #3)
By: Brandon Dorman , Chris Colfer
3.78
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories. Connor Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adve… read more
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7. Wish
By: Barbara O'Connor
3.85
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. Sh… read more
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8. Sunny Side Up
By: Jennifer L. Holm , Matthew Holm , Lark Pien
3.70
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Sunny Lewin has been packed off to Florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first sh… read more
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9. The 12 Dares of Christa
By: Marissa Burt
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From Marissa Burt, author of Storybound, comes her first contemporary tween novel about a thirteen-… read more
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10. Slugfest
By: Gordon Korman
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
11. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- 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
12. Summer at Squee
By: Andrea Wang
3.88
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tw… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
13. Unplugged
By: Gordon Korman
3.96
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
From Gordon Korman comes a middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellne… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
"Fertilizer, meet fan"-Gordon Korman, Unplugged
14. Guts (Smile, #3)
By: Raina Telgemeier
4.31
Format: 144 pages, None
Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
"Thoughts can exist... feelings can exist... but words do not always exist."-Raina Telgemeier, Guts (Smile, #3)
15. Millionaires for the Month
By: Stacy McAnulty
4.09
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
16. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
17. 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
- contemporary
18. Minerva Keen's Detective Club (MK's Detective Club, 1)
By: James Patterson
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
James Patterson has just created the most spine-tingling, creepy-crawling, giggle-producing kid’s d… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
19. The Cardboard Kingdom
By: Chad Sell
4.18
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their or… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fantasy
20. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
21. American as Paneer Pie
By: Supriya Kelkar
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
An Indian American girl navigates prejudice in her small town and learns the power of her own voice… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
22. The Land of Stories: The Ultimate Book Hugger's Guide
By: Chris Colfer
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A behind-the-scenes, comprehensive look at the #1 New York Times bestselling series.A combination t… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fantasy
- magic
23. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
24. Beverly, Right Here
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.14
Format: 241 pages, Hardcover
Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still. This was what Beverly wanted — what … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
25. Franklin Endicott and the Third Key
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.25
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Frank Endicott is a worrier. He worries about lions, submarines, black holes, leprosy, and armadill… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
26. The 12th Candle
By: Kim Tomsic
4.23
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Middle school meets magic in this hilarious and heartfelt novel about a girl whose life flips when … read more
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- middle grade
- magic
- contemporary
- fantasy
27. Summer at Meadow Wood
By: Amy Rebecca Tan
4.03
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A girl who finds comfort in the warm traditions and unexpected friendships of summer camp. Vic B… read more
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- middle grade
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- contemporary
"I seemed to really like people who really liked books. I wondered what that said about me."-Amy Rebecca Tan, Summer at Meadow Wood
28. The Good, the Bad, and the Bossy (Best Babysitters Ever, #2)
By: Caroline Cala
4.13
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Being a boss isn’t all it’s cracked up to be in the second book of the Best Babysitters Ever series… read more
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- childrens
29. Camp Clique
By: Eileen Moskowitz Palma
4.29
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In the blink of a summer, Bea goes from having a best friend and a place she belongs to being dropp… read more
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