Troublemaker
By: John Cho
4.03
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestselller!An Indiebound bestseller!Troublemaker follows the events of t…
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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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
"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 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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- middle grade
- childrens
3. The Probability of Everything
By: Sarah Everett
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
4. 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
- family
- audiobook
"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
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
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
6. Invisible
By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez
4.16
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
7. Tumble
By: Celia C. Pérez
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
8. Chester Keene Cracks the Code
By: Kekla Magoon
3.86
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Cracking the code isn't all it's cracked up to be in this scavenger hunt adventure from a Coretta S… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
9. Cookies & Milk
By: Shawn Amos
4.04
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
It’s a summer of family, friendship, and fun fiascos in this semi-autobiographical novel that’s as … read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- family
- historical fiction
- audiobook
10. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
"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
11. 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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- childrens
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- 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
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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
13. Iveliz Explains It All
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Library Binding
How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
14. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
By: Tae Keller
4.17
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
15. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
16. Louisa June and the Nazis in the Waves
By: L.M. Elliott
3.95
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Author L. M. Elliott captures life on the U.S. home front during World War II, weaving a portrait o… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
17. Obie Is Man Enough
By: Schuyler Bailar
4.41
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
18. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?
By: Leslie Connor
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
19. We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
By: Shelia P. Moses
4.19
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
The powerful story of an eleven-year-old Black boy determined to stand up for his rights, who's pul… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
20. Troublemaker
By: John Cho
4.03
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestselller!An Indiebound bestseller!Troublemaker follows the events of t… read more
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- childrens
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
- family
- audiobook
21. We Own the Sky
By: Rodman Philbrick
3.82
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling historical adventure by the master of adventure himself, Rodman Philbrick. It's Maine, … read more
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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
"It was a time of astonishing courage, a time of betrayal and disaster […] when girls and boys thought nothing of stepping into the clear blue sky."-Rodman Philbrick, We Own the Sky
