The Comeback
By: E.L. Shen
4.10
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An #OwnVoices middle-grade debut about a young girl trying to be a champ--in figure skating and in …
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1. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
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- contemporary
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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
- fiction
- audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs
3. Willodeen
By: Katherine Applegate
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willode… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"Mostly I avoided the Faire, with its teeming crowds that made me feel like I was being smothered. So much noise! So much forced merrymaking! Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from m…"-Katherine Applegate, Willodeen
4. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)
By: Kelly Yang
4.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- juvenile
5. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
6. 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
- contemporary
- juvenile
7. The Lion of Mars
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.07
Format: 259 pages, Paperback
A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
8. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
9. What Lives in the Woods
By: Lindsay Currie
3.84
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the au… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
11. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
12. The Elephant in the Room
By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
4.20
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- audiobook
13. Better with Butter
By: Victoria Piontek
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the for… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
14. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
15. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
16. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
17. The Ambassador of Nowhere Texas
By: Kimberly Willis Holt
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Kimberly Willis Holt's The Ambassador of Nowhere, Texas is a stunning post-9/11 companion to the Na… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
18. 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
- contemporary
- sports
- juvenile
19. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
20. 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
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
21. Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1)
By: Stuart Gibbs
3.96
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight.Tim is just a peasant, but he dr… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
22. Dear Student
By: Elly Swartz
4.00
Format: None pages, None
When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is fac… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
23. Just Harriet
By: Elana K. Arnold
3.96
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the trad… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
24. A Soft Place to Land
By: Janae Marks
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Follow a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Joy Taylor has always believed home is the ho… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
25. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
26. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
27. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1)
By: Erin Soderberg Downing
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A novel about a family searching for a way to reconnect as a family after the loss of the kids' mot… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
28. Clarice the Brave
By: Lisa McMann
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The only good cat is a fed cat. Clarice, a young ship mouse, knows this to be true. She and her … read more
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- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
29. The Comeback
By: E.L. Shen
4.10
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An #OwnVoices middle-grade debut about a young girl trying to be a champ--in figure skating and in … read more
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- audiobook
- figure skating
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- sports
- juvenile
30. Where We Used to Roam
By: Jenn Bishop
4.27
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
When Emma starts sixth grade, things finally begin to change. She may still be in the shadow of her… read more
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- juvenile
31. Sunshine
By: Marion Dane Bauer
3.64
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Set in the northern Minnesota wilderness, a timeless novel about a boy and his imaginary dog explor… read more
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