How to Be a Girl in the World
By: Caela Carter
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age novel about the complicated parts of growing up, finding your voice, and claiming y…
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1. How to Become a Planet
By: Nicole Melleby
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorit… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
2. The Probability of Everything
By: Sarah Everett
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
3. Squished: A Graphic Novel
By: Megan Wagner Lloyd
4.17
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
4. New from Here
By: Kelly Yang
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."-Kelly Yang, New from Here
5. Dress Coded
By: Carrie Firestone
4.17
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more
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- feminism
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded
6. Maybe He Just Likes You
By: Barbara Dee
4.23
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more
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- feminism
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You
"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You
7. The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)
By: David Alexander Robertson
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brough… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"Stories always lead people somewhere, To a place, to a memory."-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)
"Humans...The land provides everything that anybody would need. If you take only what you need, the land renews itself so that it can provide more. Medicines, water, plants, meat. In exchange, because…"-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)
8. The Black Kids
By: Christina Hammonds Reed
4.03
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
Ashley Bennett and her friends are living the charmed life. It’s the end of senior year and they’re… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Nobody calls boys sluts."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"It's not just about Rodney. It's about all of us."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"They don't fucking see us even when they're looking right at us."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
"Sometimes when you want to disappear, it's easiest to hide in music."-Christina Hammonds Reed, The Black Kids
9. Blended
By: Sharon M. Draper
4.16
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"-Sharon M. Draper, Blended
10. 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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- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
11. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
By: Sally J. Pla
4.57
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- abuse
12. 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
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
13. A Thousand Questions
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of Karachi, Pakistan, Saadia Faruqi’s middle grade novel tells the story o… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
14. A Perfect Mistake
By: Melanie Conklin
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A moving, voice-driven novel about friendship, responsibility, and fighting against unfair expectat… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
15. My Life in the Fish Tank
By: Barbara Dee
4.21
Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition
From the acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a “compassionate…touc… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
16. Everything I Know About You
By: Barbara Dee
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
17. The First Magnificent Summer
By: R.L. Toalson
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Judy Blume meets Barbara Dee in this tender and empowering middle grade novel told in journal entri… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
18. How to Be a Girl in the World
By: Caela Carter
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age novel about the complicated parts of growing up, finding your voice, and claiming y… read more
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- feminism
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- magic
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- abuse
19. Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
By: Alexandra Alessandri
4.42
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A funny, relatable middle school drama about two Colombian American girls who have always been BFFs… read more
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- middle grade
- contemporary
20. The Not-So-Simple Question: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #3)
By: Christina Matula
4.26
Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition
"I can't wait for readers to explore Hong Kong with Holly-Mei. I have no doubt they will love both … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
21. The Everybody Experiment
By: Lisa Moore Ramée
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of A Good Kind of Trouble, Lisa Moore Ramée, comes a hilarious and he… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
