Being Clem
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
4.30
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older sisters, smile with his jokes. But when his family rec…
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1. The Mighty Miss Malone
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
4.22
Format: None pages, Hardcover
"We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful" is the motto of Deza Malone's family. De… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
2. Ban This Book
By: Alan Gratz
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more
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- juvenile
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
3. Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)
By: Lauren Wolk
4.18
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medal Honor Title (2017) Growing up in the shadows cast by two world wars, Annabelle has… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"All around us, birds woke up the sky."-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)
"Somewhere, excitement waited for me like an uncut cake."-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)
"Sometimes things come out right," she said. "Sometimes they don't."-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)
"Nothing less important in the eyes of God, Annabelle, than pretty."-Lauren Wolk, Wolf Hollow (Wolf Hollow #1)
4. A Place to Hang the Moon
By: Kate Albus
4.57
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
5. The Lost Library
By: Rebecca Stead
4.14
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"That delicious book smell, his heart said."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
6. Nothing Else But Miracles
By: Kate Albus
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
7. The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
8. 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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- audiobook
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
- 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
9. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- juvenile
10. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
11. 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
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
- audiobook
12. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)
By: Ryan T. Higgins
4.30
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more
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- fiction
- juvenile
13. A Rover's Story
By: Jasmine Warga
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
14. Long Lost
By: Jacqueline West
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
15. Red, White, and Whole
By: Rajani LaRocca
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole
16. The First State of Being
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
17. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.28
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more
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- juvenile
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
18. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.54
Format: 282 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)
19. We Dream of Space
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.12
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
It's January 1986. The launch of the Challenger is just weeks away, and Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelso… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
20. Big Tree
By: Brian Selznick
4.04
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more
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- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
21. Tree. Table. Book.
By: Lois Lowry
4.39
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
22. Dust
By: Dusti Bowling
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
23. 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
- audiobook
24. Maizy Chen's Last Chance
By: Lisa Yee
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
25. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
26. A Duet for Home
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
27. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)
By: Nora Dåsnes
4.34
Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition
In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
28. Forever Is Now
By: Mariama J. Lockington
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- mental health
29. Telephone of the Tree
By: Alison McGhee
4.18
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable story of grief and the support of community as a young girl, faced with aching los… read more
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- juvenile
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
30. Stories from Suffragette City
By: M.J. Rose
3.84
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A collection of short stories from a chorus of bestselling writers all set on the same day, October… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
31. Being Clem
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
4.30
Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition
Clem can make anybody, even his grumpy older sisters, smile with his jokes. But when his family rec… read more
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- audiobook
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- african american
- juvenile
