Crossing the Stream
By: Elizabeth-Irene Baitie
4.19
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Ato hasn’t visited his grandmother’s house since he was seven. He’s heard the rumors that she’s a w…
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1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
By: Chris Grabenstein
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more
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- mystery
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
Similar categories in Michael Dorris's Morning Girl book and Elizabeth-Irene Baitie's Crossing the Stream
- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
3. Akata Warrior (Akata Witch, #2)
By: Nnedi Okorafor
3.50
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
A year ago, Sunny Nwazue, an American-born girl Nigerian girl, was inducted into the secret Leopard… read more
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- africa
- middle grade
- fiction
4. We Are All Made of Molecules
By: Susin Nielsen
4.12
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
Thirteen-year-old Stewart is academically brilliant but socially clueless. Fourteen-year-old Ashley… read more
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5. Jefferson's Sons
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.25
Format: 131 pages, Hardcover
The untold story of Thomas Jefferson's slave children Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thom… read more
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6. Patina (Track, #2)
By: Jason Reynolds
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons--to escape the taunts from the kids … read more
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7. Chains (Seeds of America, #1)
By: Laurie Halse Anderson
3.96
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirte… read more
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8. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
By: Jon Klassen
4.26
Format: 105 pages, None
Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
9. 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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- animals
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"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
10. Alone
By: Megan E. Freeman
4.14
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
11. A Spell of Good Things
By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more
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- africa
- fiction
- contemporary
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things
12. The Puppets of Spelhorst
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.19
Format: 149 pages, Hardcover
From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst
13. 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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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
14. Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library)
By: Chris Grabenstein
4.27
Format: 304 pages, Library Binding
Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dic… read more
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- mystery
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
15. The Fort
By: Gordon Korman
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
16. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
17. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
By: Pedro Martín
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir
18. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
19. No Fixed Address
By: Susin Nielsen
4.24
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when you're one step away from homele… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
"I get why Winnie believes in God. I get why Dylan believes in Bernard. I get why I wanted to believe in Mel. It can give a person comfort, feeling that something mysterious and otherworldly is lookin…"-Susin Nielsen, No Fixed Address
20. Born Behind Bars
By: Padma Venkatraman
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Set in Chennai, India, this is the story of a boy who's unexpectedly released into the world after … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
"Kabir, let me tell you something I learned the hard way. Hoping for small stuff you can control is okay. But pinning your hopes on an other person is usually a waste of time. Especially if that perso…"-Padma Venkatraman, Born Behind Bars
21. The Elephant Girl
By: James Patterson
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
James Patterson and award-winning author Ellen Banda-Aaku deliver an unforgettable story of a girl,… read more
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- africa
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
22. Sunny (Track, #3)
By: Jason Reynolds
4.09
Format: 159 pages, Hardcover
Sunny tries to shine despite his troubled past in this third novel in the critically acclaimed Trac… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
23. 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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- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
24. A Kind of Spark
By: Elle McNicoll
4.52
Format: 193 pages, Paperback
A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- contemporary
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark
25. Dream, Annie, Dream
By: Waka T. Brown
4.19
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this empowering deconstruction of the so-called American Dream, a twelve-year-old Japanese Ameri… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
26. 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
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
27. 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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- magical realism
- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
28. Olu and Greta
By: Diana Ejaita
3.65
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
The geographical and cultural distance between two cousins is counteracted by the universalities of… read more
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- africa
- family
- childrens
- fiction
29. Lu (Track, #4)
By: Jason Reynolds
4.30
Format: 4 pages, Audiobook
Lu must learn to leave his ego on the sidelines if he wants to finally connect with others in the c… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
30. The Kaya-Girl
By: Mamle Wolo
4.01
Format: None pages, Paperback
This rags-to-riches story by an award-winning Ghanaian author has page-turning appeal with luminous… read more
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- africa
- childrens
- middle grade
- ghana
- fiction
31. Crossing the Stream
By: Elizabeth-Irene Baitie
4.19
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Ato hasn’t visited his grandmother’s house since he was seven. He’s heard the rumors that she’s a w… read more
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- africa
- magical realism
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- contemporary
- mystery
- family
- ghana
