Pity Party
By: Kathleen Lane
3.57
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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1. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
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
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
3. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
4. Odder
By: Katherine Applegate
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
5. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- mental health
- fiction
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
6. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
7. 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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- humor
- middle grade
- childrens
"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
8. 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
- humor
- middle grade
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
"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
9. 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
10. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
11. Huda F Cares?
By: Huda Fahmy
4.21
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more
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- humor
- middle grade
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
12. School Trip (New Kid, #3)
By: Jerry Craft
4.20
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
13. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
14. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
15. The Bellwoods Game
By: Celia Krampien
4.03
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
16. Smaller Sister
By: Maggie Edkins Willis
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister is a debut middle grade graphic novel about body image, confi… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- juvenile
17. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
4.55
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more
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- middle grade
18. Briefly Perfectly Human: Making an Authentic Life by Getting Real About the End
By: Alua Arthur
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A deeply transformative memoir that reframes how we think about death and how it can help us lead b… read more
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- mental health
19. The Collectors
By: A.S. King
3.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more
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- fiction
- short stories
- young adult
20. Once Upon an Eid
By: S.K. Ali
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Once Upon an Eid is a collection of short stories that showcases the most brilliant Muslim voices w… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
"It's hard to see the beauty in things when you can't see past your insecurities."-S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid
"If we can be strong enough to resist the stuff Allah has allowed, it makes it easier to resist the stuff that's forbidden."-S.K. Ali, Once Upon an Eid
21. Two Tribes
By: Emily Bowen Cohen
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
22. One of Our Kind
By: Nicola Yoon
3.28
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nicola Yoon’s daring new work of dystopian horror is a propuls… read more
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- fiction
23. A Soft Place to Land
By: Janae Marks
4.11
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Follow a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Joy Taylor has always believed home is the ho… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
24. Tiny Dancer
By: Siena Cherson Siegel
3.62
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
A teenage ballet dancer struggles to find her next step, and her place in the world, in this exquis… read more
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- young adult
- mental health
25. Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
By: Sarah Kapit
4.08
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this epistolary middle grade novel, Vivy Cohen won't let autism stop her from playing baseball--… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"I’ve always assumed that when someone acts mean to me it’s because I did something wrong. Maybe that’s not it at all, though. Sort of like how sometimes you throw your best pitch and the batter still…"-Sarah Kapit, Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!
26. Extra Normal
By: Kate Alice Marshall
4.25
Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition
It's hard to fight the supernatural when you're naturally "un-super." This chilling middle grade is… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
27. Shackled: A Tale of Wronged Kids, Rogue Judges, and a Town that Looked Away
By: Candy J. Cooper
3.96
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Here is the explosive story of the Kids for Cash scandal in Pennsylvania, a judicial justice miscar… read more
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28. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)
By: Cassandra Calin
4.33
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
29. Jupiter Rising
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.59
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
30. Pity Party
By: Kathleen Lane
3.57
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Discover an "absurd, funny, and thought-provoking" book perfect for "anyone who has ever felt socia… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- humor
- middle grade
- young adult
- mental health
- short stories
- fiction
- juvenile
31. Ultraviolet
By: Aida Salazar
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Sala… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
