The Only Black Girls in Town
By: Brandy Colbert
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert's debut middle-grade novel about the only two black girls in…
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1. Efrén Divided
By: Ernesto Cisneros
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Winner of the Pura Belpré Award! “We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
2. The Best at It
By: Maulik Pancholy
4.17
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From actor Maulik Pancholy comes an incredibly charming, heartfelt middle grade debut about Rahul K… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Being different is what makes us fun, remember?"-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"Even when he's doing nothing, personality spills out of his every pore."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"I pick up my pencil. Shoot. My hand is shaking. How is it possible to still be this nervous? I've felt this way for over eight hours now."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
"I feel like I could do anything. The world is my oyster. If I ate oysters, which I don't. My family's vegetarian. But you know what I mean."-Maulik Pancholy, The Best at It
3. Black Brother, Black Brother
By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age stor… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
4. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)
By: Janae Marks
4.29
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- family
- audiobook
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)
5. Fighting Words
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.64
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words
"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words
"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words
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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- middle grade
- family
- 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
7. Wink
By: Rob Harrell
4.27
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
A wrenching and hilarious story about embracing life's weirdness and surviving an unthinkable diagn… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
8. Scritch Scratch
By: Lindsay Currie
3.92
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
A ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the … read more
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- mystery
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
9. Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1)
By: Colleen A.F. Venable
4.19
Format: 229 pages, Hardcover
A new middle-grade graphic novel series about growing up, friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cat… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
10. The Blackbird Girls
By: Anne Blankman
4.43
Format: None pages, None
On a spring morning in 1986, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry re… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
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- audiobook
"La distanza tra i veri amici non conta, quando l'amicizia continua nei loro cuori."-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls
"Distance between true friends doesn't matter when their friendship lives in their hearts"-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls
"Siamo su questa terra per essere gentili gli uni con gli altri. Gli esseri umani sono la lingua di Dio."-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls
11. The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez
By: Adrianna Cuevas
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
All Nestor Lopez wants is to live in one place for more than a few months and have dinner with his … read more
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- mystery
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
12. A High Five for Glenn Burke
By: Phil Bildner
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A heartfelt and relatable novel from Phil Bildner, weaving the real history of Los Angeles Dodger a… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
13. A Thousand Questions
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi’s middle grade novel tells the story o… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
14. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
By: Pablo Cartaya
3.99
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Marcus Vega is six feet tall, 180 pounds, and the owner of a premature mustache. When you look like… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
15. 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
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
16. Chirp
By: Kate Messner
4.14
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Kate Messner comes the powerful story of a young girl with the courage to mak… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- family
17. 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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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
18. This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes: How Science Is Tackling Unconscious Bias
By: Tanya Lloyd Kyi
4.29
Format: 88 pages, Hardcover
An essential overview of the science behind stereotypes: from why our brains form them to how recog… read more
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- middle grade
19. It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!
By: Nicole Chen
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This middle grade contemporary follows a big-hearted Taiwanese American girl as she aims to gain he… read more
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- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
20. 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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- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
21. The Only Black Girls in Town
By: Brandy Colbert
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
Award-winning YA author Brandy Colbert's debut middle-grade novel about the only two black girls in… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- family
- african american
- audiobook
