Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries
By: Sarah Albee
4.22
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Science meets real-life mystery in this adventurous look at incredible unexpected finds that change…
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2. Towers Falling
By: Jewell Parker Rhodes
4.04
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes, a powerful novel set fifteen years after the 9/11 a… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
"Home. It's where we come from. Who we are."-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling
"Home is our starting point for connecting to the past."-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling
"When asked a question, class, it's important to consider how it's framed. Sometimes a question is a door to another question, another way of seeing. Understanding."-Jewell Parker Rhodes, Towers Falling
3. The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)
By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary , Louis Darling
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--h… read more
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4. The Lost Library
By: Rebecca Stead
4.14
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"But aren’t “parents"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"That delicious book smell, his heart said."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
5. Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)
By: Pari Thomson
4.20
Format: 364 pages, Hardcover
Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
6. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- history
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
7. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
- childrens
8. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
By: Lisa Yee
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
9. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
By: Alan Gratz
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
10. Uprising
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
11. Saving Sunshine
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.06
Format: 224 pages, ebook
It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
12. A Night Divided
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.34
Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta finds her family suddenly divided. She, her… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
"Truly, it is in the darkness that one finds the light"-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"If I don't stand for freedom, then I must sit in chains."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"If I cannot speak what I think, then it's a crime just to be me."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
"Courage isn't knowing you can do something; it's only being willing to try . . ."-Jennifer A. Nielsen, A Night Divided
13. Measuring Up
By: Lily LaMotte
4.30
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up
14. Finding Langston
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
4.34
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
In a debut historical novel about the Great Migration a boy discovers Chicago's postwar South Side … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
"It's better to read in the library. Sitting at my favorite table by the window reading and listening to the sound of other folks turning pages makes me feel like I'm in a house full of company I don'…"-Lesa Cline-Ransome, Finding Langston
15. Moonwalking
By: Zetta Elliott
3.80
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
For fans of Jason Reynolds and Jacqueline Woodson, this middle-grade novel-in-verse follows two boy… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
16. The Bridge Home
By: Padma Venkatraman
4.27
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
When Viji and her sister, Rukku, whose developmental disability makes her overly trusting and vulne… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"If I wanted a better future, I needed to change the life we had .Now."-Padma Venkatraman, The Bridge Home
17. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
18. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
19. Two Tribes
By: Emily Bowen Cohen
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more
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- middle grade
20. Slip
By: Marika McCoola
3.54
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more
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21. Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries
By: Sarah Albee
4.22
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Science meets real-life mystery in this adventurous look at incredible unexpected finds that change… read more
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- history
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- archaeology
- science
