Fast Pitch
By: Nic Stone
4.09
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and he…
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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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"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. Rez Dogs
By: Joseph Bruchac
4.05
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
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- audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs
3. 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
- audiobook
4. Tumble
By: Celia C. Pérez
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- sports
- audiobook
5. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
6. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"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
7. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- audiobook
8. Maya and the Robot
By: Eve L. Ewing
4.05
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. Hummingbird
By: Natalie Lloyd
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
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- family
- audiobook
10. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
11. Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold)
By: Varian Johnson
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- family
- audiobook
12. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- sports
- audiobook
13. 365 Days to Alaska
By: Cathy Carr
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life … read more
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14. Fast Pitch
By: Nic Stone
4.09
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and he… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- mystery
- family
- sports
- audiobook
15. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
16. Flight of the Puffin
By: Ann Braden
4.28
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
One small act of kindness ripples out to connect four kids in this stirring novel by the author of … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"I eye that lady's shiny car through the window -- there's no way she knows what we need better than we do."-Ann Braden, Flight of the Puffin
17. Cuba in My Pocket
By: Adrianna Cuevas
4.34
Format: None pages, None
A middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigr… read more
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18. The Fifth Quarter (The Fifth Quarter, #1)
By: Mike Dawson
4.21
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Get ready to hit the court in this graphic novel, the first in Mike Dawson's middle-grade duology a… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- sports
19. When the World Turned Upside Down
By: K. Ibura
3.70
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
What do you do when the world shuts down? A heartwarming story of friendship and overcoming adversi… read more
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20. Hard Court (The Fifth Quarter #2)
By: Mike Dawson
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Grab a seat, and get ready to cheer Lori on once again, as she works through the growing pains of m… read more
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21. We Own the Sky
By: Rodman Philbrick
3.82
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling historical adventure by the master of adventure himself, Rodman Philbrick. It's Maine, … read more
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"It was a time of astonishing courage, a time of betrayal and disaster […] when girls and boys thought nothing of stepping into the clear blue sky."-Rodman Philbrick, We Own the Sky
