Playing Through the Turnaround
By: Mylisa Larsen
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans f…
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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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"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. 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
- audiobook
3. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
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- contemporary
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
4. 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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- middle grade
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- audiobook
5. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
6. The Midnight Children
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.16
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more
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"Stories, after all, are about choices."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
7. Lines of Courage
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.30
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
8. The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1)
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
4.06
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in atti… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
9. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)
By: Angie Thomas
4.19
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
10. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
11. Rain Rising
By: Courtne Comrie
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
12. Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more
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- audiobook
13. Those Kids from Fawn Creek
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more
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- audiobook
14. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
15. What Happened to Rachel Riley?
By: Claire Swinarski
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
16. Sweet and Sour
By: Debbi Michiko Florence
4.01
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt middle-grade novel about ex-best friends, betrayals, and revenge that is best served so… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
"Are you blaming my mood on my period?" Zach's face flushed a deeper red. "I'm just saying you don't have to feel bad about it." "I don't feel bad! And, also, I didn't have my period when I first got …"-Debbi Michiko Florence, Sweet and Sour
17. 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
- fiction
- audiobook
18. 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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- music
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. 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
20. 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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- audiobook
21. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)
By: Janae Marks
4.25
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
22. Singing with Elephants
By: Margarita Engle
4.00
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more
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23. A Song Called Home
By: Sara Zarr
4.06
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Sara Zarr comes a story of the small moments that show us who we are, and… read more
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24. Home Away From Home
By: Cynthia Lord
3.98
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything ar… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
25. Playing Through the Turnaround
By: Mylisa Larsen
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans f… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
26. Black Bird, Blue Road
By: Sofiya Pasternack
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this historical fantasy novel from Sydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award fin… read more
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- childrens
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27. The Bluest Sky
By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
4.22
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A boy and his family must decide whether to remain in Cuba under a repressive government or risk ev… read more
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28. The Whispering Fog
By: Landra Jennings
3.93
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
In this spooky and atmospheric debut contemporary fantasy, Snow White and Rose Red meets the moder… read more
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- childrens
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29. The Hurricanes of Weakerville
By: Chris Rylander
4.15
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Middle grade star author Chris Rylander brings his signature sense of humor, a compelling and origi… read more
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30. Meet Me Halfway
By: Anika Fajardo
3.94
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
“A romp of a read!” —Rebecca Balcárcel, Pura Belpré Honor–winning author of The Other Half of Happy… read more
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31. Where the Sky Lives
By: Margaret Dilloway
3.97
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
When the private preserve adjacent to Zion National Park is sold, Tuesday's park archeologist mothe… read more
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