Nowhere Better Than Here
By: Sarah Guillory
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In a town slowly being destroyed by rising tides, one girl must fight to find a way to keep her com…
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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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
2. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
3. The Switch
By: Roland Smith
3.89
Format: 295 pages, Hardcover
What happens when the power goes out? And doesn't come back for days... weeks... even longer? Maste… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- young adult
4. Wildoak
By: C.C. Harrington
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- nature
5. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"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
6. High Score
By: Destiny Howell
4.20
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Oceans 11 goes to the arcade in this wildly entertaining heist adventure that is perfect for fans o… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
8. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
9. Small Town Pride
By: Phil Stamper
4.15
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride
10. Rain Rising
By: Courtne Comrie
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
11. Ode to a Nobody
By: Caroline Brooks DuBois
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A devastating tornado tears apart more than just houses in this striking novel in verse about a gir… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"It's eighth grade - laugh or be laughed at."-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
"I'm afraid to want it, but I want to be a writer"-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
"Maybe tomorrow, I'll try to turn this into a poem."-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
"(Maybe if more homes were concrete they wouldn't be damaged so easily.)"-Caroline Brooks DuBois, Ode to a Nobody
12. Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
13. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis
By: Susan Hood
4.42
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more
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- middle grade
14. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
15. Wave: A Novel in Verse
By: Diana Farid
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A coming-of-age novel in verse set in 1980s Southern California, about a Persian American girl who … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
16. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
17. Troublemaker
By: John Cho
4.03
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestselller!An Indiebound bestseller!Troublemaker follows the events of t… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
18. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
19. Nowhere Better Than Here
By: Sarah Guillory
4.24
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In a town slowly being destroyed by rising tides, one girl must fight to find a way to keep her com… read more
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- ecology
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- nature
20. The Life and Time of Lonny Quicke
By: Kirsty Applebaum
3.93
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Lonny is a lifeling. He has the power to heal any living creature and bring it back from the dead. … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
21. Sardines
By: Sashi Kaufman
4.28
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
After a devastating loss, a boy with a broken family finds camaraderie with a motley group of kids … read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
