Riley’s Ghost
By: John David Anderson
3.61
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From John David Anderson, acclaimed author of Posted , comes a ghost story pulled from the darkest …
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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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- 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. The Fort
By: Gordon Korman
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
3. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
4. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
5. Across the Desert
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
6. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
By: Betty C. Tang
4.25
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
8. 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
- middle grade
- fiction
- mystery
- 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
9. What Lives in the Woods
By: Lindsay Currie
3.84
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the au… read more
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- childrens
- ghosts
- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- paranormal
10. 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
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
11. Wingbearer (Wingbearer, #1)
By: Marjorie M. Liu
4.21
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A young girl must stop a threat to her magical world in this epic graphic novel from New York Times… read more
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- fantasy
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
12. Golden Girl
By: Reem Faruqi
4.03
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani America… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
13. Honestly Elliott
By: Gillian McDunn
4.33
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes finding yourself can be a little messy. Elliott has been struggling since starting mid… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"The goal isn't perfection- the goal is making something new. (pg. 18)"-Gillian McDunn, Honestly Elliott
14. Those Kids from Fawn Creek
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
15. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- mystery
- audiobook
16. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
17. 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
- middle grade
- fiction
- mystery
- 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
18. Button Pusher
By: Tyler Page
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A memoir-driven realistic graphic novel about Tyler, a child who is diagnosed with ADHD and has to … read more
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- middle grade
19. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
20. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
By: Gennifer Choldenko
4.55
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
21. Riley’s Ghost
By: John David Anderson
3.61
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From John David Anderson, acclaimed author of Posted , comes a ghost story pulled from the darkest … read more
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- childrens
- ghosts
- middle grade
- fiction
- horror
- mystery
- fantasy
- supernatural
- paranormal
- audiobook
