Dad's Girlfriend and Other Anxieties
By: Kellye Crocker
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
2023 Colorado Book Awards Juvenile Literature Finalist Anxiety has always made Ava avoid the sli…
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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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"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. The Last Mapmaker
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more
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- middle grade
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker
3. The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more
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- middle grade
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
4. Spy School Goes North (Spy School, #11)
By: Stuart Gibbs
4.16
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In the eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley goes on a resc… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
5. The Lost Year
By: Katherine Marsh
4.50
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
6. I Survived Hurricane Katrina, 2005: The Graphic Novel (I Survived Graphic Novels #6)
By: Lauren Tarshis
4.35
Format: 158 pages, Paperback
The story of a boy, a dog, and the storm of the century is brought vividly to life in this graphic … read more
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- middle grade
7. Tornado Brain
By: Cat Patrick
4.14
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
A neurodivergent 7th grader is determined to find her missing best friend before it's too late. … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
8. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
"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
9. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel
By: Gale Galligan
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friend… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
10. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
11. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
12. Tree. Table. Book.
By: Lois Lowry
4.39
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up
14. A Wish in the Dark
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.29
Format: 384 pages, ebook
Newbery Medal Honor Title (2021) A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. All light i… read more
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- middle grade
"You can't run away from darkness. It's everywhere. The only way to see through it is to shine a light."-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark
"The world wasn't what I wanted it to be," Pong went on. "Not Chattana. Not even Tanaburi. I thought if I ran far enough, I could find that perfect place where life is fair and everything is good. But…"-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark
15. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- middle grade
16. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
17. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
By: Dashka Slater
4.30
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more
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- mental health
18. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
19. What Happened to Rachel Riley?
By: Claire Swinarski
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
20. Hummingbird
By: Natalie Lloyd
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
21. A Duet for Home
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
22. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"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
23. Wires Crossed
By: Beth Fantaskey
3.77
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A smart and funny slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller about n… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
24. The Tryout (The Tryout #1)
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.31
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
STAND TALL. BE LOUD. GAME FACE ON. When cheerleading tryouts are announced, Christina and … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
25. Count Me In
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.10
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a communi… read more
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- middle grade
26. Such Charming Liars
By: Karen M. McManus
3.83
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more
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27. Jawbreaker
By: Christina Wyman
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, a refreshingly honest middle-grade debut novel about … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
28. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel
By: Christopher Lincoln
3.93
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more
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29. Dad's Girlfriend and Other Anxieties
By: Kellye Crocker
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
2023 Colorado Book Awards Juvenile Literature Finalist Anxiety has always made Ava avoid the sli… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
30. Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2)
By: Veronica Agarwal
3.71
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Summer is here! School’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what hap… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
31. The Hunt for the Hollower (A Quest of Great Importance)
By: Callie C. Miller
4.22
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this riff on Arthurian legend, a wizardess who is still mastering her powers goes on an epic que… read more
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