Missing Okalee
By: Laura Ojeda Melchor
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
When compared to her nearly perfect little sister, Phoebe Paz Petersen feels she doesn’t measure up…
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1. Amal Unbound
By: Aisha Saeed
4.18
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The compelling story of a girl’s fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indent… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"The thing is- those books made my days bearable."-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound
"Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was."-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound
"If everyone decided nothing would change, nothing ever would."-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound
"You always have a choice. Making choices even when they scare you because you know it's the right thing to do - that's bravery."-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound
2. The Prisoner of Cell 25 (Michael Vey, #1)
By: Richard Paul Evans
3.33
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
My name is Michael Vey, and the story I'm about to tell you is strange. Very strange. It's my story… read more
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3. So, This Is Christmas
By: Tracy Andreen
3.53
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Sarah Dessen meets Let It Snow in this new YA Christmas romance! When Finley Brown returned to h… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
4. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
"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
5. Girl Haven
By: Lilah Sturges
3.90
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
When seventh-grader Ash, his crush Eleanor, and their friends are transported to a girls-only imagi… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
6. Homebody
By: Theo Parish
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"-Theo Parish, Homebody
7. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.28
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more
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8. Too Bright to See
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.13
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more
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- fiction
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- middle grade
- young adult
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See
9. I'm Not Charlotte Lucas
By: Kasey Stockton
3.87
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Northern California girl Charlotte “Charlie” Lucas has two great loves: Diet Coke and Pride and Pre… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
10. Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series)
By: Sharon M. Draper
4.21
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this sequel to Out of My Mind.Melody is a year olde… read more
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- contemporary
- juvenile
11. Paper Planes
By: Jennie Wood
3.66
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
After a life altering incident, Dylan and Leighton are sent to a summer camp for troubled youth. Ca… read more
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- fiction
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- young adult
- contemporary
12. In the Role of Brie Hutchens...
By: Nicole Melleby
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Introducing Brie Hutchens: soap opera super fan, aspiring actor, and so-so student at her small Cat… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
13. In the Beautiful Country
By: Jane Kuo
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more
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14. Different Kinds of Fruit
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.08
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more
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- childrens
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- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
15. Just Roll with It
By: Lee Durfey-Lavoie
4.17
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Starting middle school is hard enough when you don't know anyone; it's even harder when you're shy.… read more
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16. Hazel's Theory of Evolution
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.27
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and Raymie Nightingale, this tender middle grade nove… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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"The sky was dusty blue. A soft breeze came through the screen. Crickets chirped, and I heard the distant whistle of a train."-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
"Hope was a huge hill you climbed higher every day. And when something went wrong, it was like getting pushed off a cliff. The higher you’d climbed, the farther you fell, and the more broken you were …"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Hazel's Theory of Evolution
17. Trusting True North
By: Gina Linko
3.83
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
True North Vincent is struggling after spending months in lockdown because of a virus. With her mom… read more
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18. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first ki… read more
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"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are s…"-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
19. Missing Okalee
By: Laura Ojeda Melchor
4.03
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
When compared to her nearly perfect little sister, Phoebe Paz Petersen feels she doesn’t measure up… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
20. Candidly Cline
By: Kathryn Ormsbee
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more
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21. Connect the Dots
By: Keith Calabrese
3.95
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Liar & Spy meets The Parker Inheritance in this whimsically complex story about human connection an… read more
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