The Ostrich and Other Lost Things
By: Beth Hautala
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this beautifully written novel, the bonds and challenges of caring for a sibling with autism are…
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1. I Called Him Necktie
By: Milena Michiko Flašar , Sheila Dickie
4.05
Format: 133 pages, Paperback
Twenty-year-old Taguchi Hiro has spent the last two years of his life living as a hikikomori — a sh… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
"Ich zögerte. Überrollt von dem Gefühl, kein Anrecht darauf zu haben, dich so sehr zu brauchen. Aber da standst du."-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie
"How come you're so different, I asked once, as we sat in the shade of the pine tree. Yukiko's answer, a sentence learned by heart: Because I fell from a star."-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie
"Einfachheit. Einfach da sein. Es einfach aushalten. Je mehr ich es aushielt, desto einfacher wurde es einzusehen, wie schön, einfach schön, es ist, da zu sein."-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie
"Durch das zugestopfte Schlüsselloch konnte ich das, was draußen war, atmen hören und war erleichtert, nicht länger meinen eigenen Atem mit hineinmengen zu müssen."-Milena Michiko Flašar, I Called Him Necktie
2. The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
4.24
Format: 245 pages, ebook
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
3. The Day the Crayons Quit
By: Oliver Jeffers , Drew Daywalt
3.53
Format: 39 pages, Hardcover
Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all s… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
4. Ghost (Track, #1)
By: Jason Reynolds
4.20
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track te… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
5. Surprised by Oxford
By: Carolyn Weber
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
A "girl-meets-God" style memoir of an agnostic who, through her surprising opportunity to study at … read more
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6. A Single Shard
By: Linda Sue Park
3.85
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celado… read more
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7. The Night Diary
By: Veera Hiranandani
4.22
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal,… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
8. Fish in a Tree
By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more
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9. Wild Bird
By: Wendelin Van Draanen
3.71
Format: 436 pages,
3:47 a.m. That's when they come for Wren Clemens. She's hustled out of her house and into a waiting… read more
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10. Peace Like a River
By: Leif Enger
4.09
Format: 315 pages,
Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. L… read more
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11. 100 Cupboards (100 Cupboards, #1)
By: N.D. Wilson
4.27
Format: 127 pages,
Twelve-year-old Henry York is going to sleep one night when he hears a bump on the attic wall above… read more
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12. The Giant Jam Sandwich
By: Janet Burroway , John Vernon Lord
3.57
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
It's a dark day for Itching Down. Four million wasps have just descended on the town, and the pests… read more
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13. The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
3.80
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Newbery Honor-winning American classic, The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 , celebrates 20 year… read more
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14. Across Five Aprils
By: Irene Hunt
4.41
Format: 333 pages, Paperback
The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowlypresents the unforgettable story of Jethro Crei… read more
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15. Ferris
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
16. 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
17. Simon Sort of Says
By: Erin Bow
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says
18. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
19. Duel
By: Jessixa Bagley
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
20. Answers in the Pages
By: David Levithan
4.32
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages
21. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- family
- fiction
22. Pie in the Sky
By: Remy Lai
4.24
Format: 385 pages, None
When eleven-year-old Jingwen moves to a new country, he feels like he's landed on Mars. School is t… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"Jingwen, the worst kind of lie ... is the one you tell to benefit yourself but will hurt others."-Remy Lai, Pie in the Sky
"I stop at hi. Because what if he asks other questions? I won't have the replies ready, and I'll be staring at him like a frozen booger. I can't possibly prepare all the questions and all the answers.…"-Remy Lai, Pie in the Sky
23. A Kind of Spark
By: Elle McNicoll
4.52
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more
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- childrens
- autistic spectrum disorder
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- disability
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
24. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
25. The Parker Inheritance
By: Varian Johnson
4.18
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
The letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in Lambert, South Carolina. It's… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"Brandon said. “I guess I like boy books."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
"It’s just … I don’t think there’s such a thing as boy books or girl books. I think there are people books."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
"His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open a little. "You like puzzle books and you haven't read The Westing Game ?!' he yelled."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
26. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
By: Sally J. Pla
4.57
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more
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- middle grade
- autistic spectrum disorder
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- disability
27. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more
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- middle grade
- animals
- family
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28. Las ballenas de 52 hercios
By: Sonoko Machida
4.16
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Ganadora del último Premio de los Libreros de Japón, esta conmovedora novela cuenta la historia de … read more
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- fiction
29. Code Name Edelweiss
By: Stephanie Landsem
4.27
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
"What I am looking for--what I desperately need, Mrs. Weiss--is a spy."Adolf Hitler is still a dist… read more
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- fiction
"If not us, who? If not now, when? It must be us, and it must be now. I would fight this war. I would not be silent!"-Stephanie Landsem, Code Name Edelweiss
"Wilhelm Otto held out his hand as the orchestra started a Strauss waltz. Did the man never speak when a look would do? I considered his outstretched hand with trepidation, remembering weeping in his …"-Stephanie Landsem, Code Name Edelweiss
30. Ink Girls
By: Marieke Nijkamp
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
31. The Ostrich and Other Lost Things
By: Beth Hautala
4.23
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In this beautifully written novel, the bonds and challenges of caring for a sibling with autism are… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- animals
- young adult
- autistic spectrum disorder
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- disability
