Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow
By: Sonia Manzano
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Pura Belpré Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano--best known as "Maria" from Ses…
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1. Bad Days in History: A Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year
By: Michael Farquhar
3.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
National Geographic and author Michael Farquhar uncover an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, a… read more
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- historical
2. 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
- young adult
- fiction
- family
"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
3. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
4. 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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- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
5. Uprising
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
6. Bob
By: Wendy Mass
4.06
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- juvenile
"I squeeze my eyes shut and practice being not seen. I open one eye. “Well? Can you see me?"-Wendy Mass, Bob
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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
8. Lines of Courage
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.30
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. Letters from Cuba
By: Ruth Behar
4.27
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
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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- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
11. Where You See Yourself
By: Claire Forrest
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more
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- fiction
- family
- realistic fiction
- young adult
12. Across So Many Seas
By: Ruth Behar
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
13. Artifice
By: Sharon Cameron
4.13
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A dramatic story of duplicity and resistance, betrayal and loyalty, set against the backdrop of Wor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
15. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
"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
16. Hotel Cuba
By: Aaron Hamburger
3.97
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Fleeing the chaos of World War I and the terror of the Soviet Revolution, practical, sensible Pearl… read more
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- historical
- family
- fiction
- historical fiction
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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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"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. Aniana del Mar Jumps In
By: Jasminne Mendez
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
19. What About Will
By: Ellen Hopkins
4.13
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ellen Hopkin's comes a new heartbreakingly tender middle … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
20. The Windeby Puzzle
By: Lois Lowry
3.53
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Ag… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
21. Shine On, Luz Véliz!
By: Rebecca Balcárcel
4.28
Format: 276 pages, Hardcover
A beautiful coming-of-age story for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suárez Changes Gears , this book c… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
"The self is not discovered, but created."-Rebecca Balcárcel, Shine On, Luz Véliz!
22. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao
By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang
4.08
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poigna… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- social justice
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
23. The Partition Project
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- historical fiction
- juvenile
24. Stateless
By: Elizabeth Wein
3.91
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A murder mystery set in 1937 Europe with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. When Stella Nort… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
25. In the Key of Us
By: Mariama J. Lockington
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the critically acclaimed novel For Black Girls Like Me, Mariama J. Lockington, c… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"When people tell you who they are, believe them, listen, and love them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"You don't know everything about me'.... 'I guess you're right, but I don't know everything about me either. That's the whole point."-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
"Some people in this world don't know how to love themselves, let alone people who are different than them. (from Mama to Andi, p. 48 of the hardcover edition.)"-Mariama J. Lockington, In the Key of Us
26. The Other Side of the River (Petra Luna #2)
By: Alda P. Dobbs
4.46
Format: 351 pages, Hardcover
A novel about building a new life in America. Strong and determined, Petra Luna returns in a story … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
27. Malas
By: Marcela Fuentes
3.96
Format: 375 pages, Hardcover
A story full of passion and revenge, following one family living on the Texas Mexico border and a c… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
28. Cuba in My Pocket
By: Adrianna Cuevas
4.34
Format: None pages, None
A middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigr… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
29. Coming Up Cuban: Rising Past Castro’s Shadow
By: Sonia Manzano
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Pura Belpré Honoree and Emmy-award winning actor Sonia Manzano--best known as "Maria" from Ses… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- social justice
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
30. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...
By: Jason Reynolds
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
31. The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1)
By: James Ponti
4.50
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
