Ghosts, Toast, and Other Hazards
By: Susan Tan
3.81
Format: None pages, None
rom APALA Honor award-winning author Susan Tan, a middle-grade novel about a girl who must overcome…
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1. 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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- mystery
- 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
2. Something Like Home
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
3. A Work in Progress
By: Jarrett Lerner
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- mental health
4. Ghost Book
By: Remy Lai
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more
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- fantasy
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
5. Remember Us
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.27
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
6. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
By: Lisa Yee
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more
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- mystery
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
7. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- mental health
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- 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. Lasagna Means I Love You
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Library Binding
What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
10. 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
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
11. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)
By: Angie Thomas
4.19
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
12. 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
13. Alebrijes
By: Donna Barba Higuera
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
14. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
15. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
By: Adam Gidwitz
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more
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- fantasy
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
16. We Still Belong
By: Christine Day
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
17. Gone Wolf
By: Amber McBride
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more
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- magical realism
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- fantasy
18. Home Away From Home
By: Cynthia Lord
3.98
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything ar… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- divorce
- juvenile
19. Not an Easy Win
By: Chrystal D. Giles
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more
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- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
20. Ghosts, Toast, and Other Hazards
By: Susan Tan
3.81
Format: None pages, None
rom APALA Honor award-winning author Susan Tan, a middle-grade novel about a girl who must overcome… read more
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- cultural
- magical realism
- childrens
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
- mystery
- divorce
- fantasy
- juvenile
21. The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
By: Adrianna Cuevas
4.04
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite role-playing game, than face… read more
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- mystery
- middle grade
- childrens
- fantasy
"Do librarians let you check out as many comics and graphic novels as you want and quit calling them dessert books?"-Adrianna Cuevas, The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto
