Upstander
By: James Preller
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Girl bullies, internet bullying, and substance use are themes in this James Preller middle grade st…
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1. The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
By: Tui T. Sutherland
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A thrilling new series soars above the competition and redefines middle-grade fantasy fiction for a… read more
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- middle grade
"Wake me if anything exciting happens,"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
"She didn’t raise us to care about her,"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
"I know I don’t know much about anything,"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
"Clay snorted. “Special powers like what?"-Tui T. Sutherland, The Dragonet Prophecy (Wings of Fire, #1)
2. This Is Our Story
By: Ashley Elston
4.06
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Five went in. Four came out. No one knows what happened that morning at River Point. Five boys w… read more
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3. Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)
By: Shannon Messenger
4.49
Format: 624 pages, Hardcover
Sophie uncovers shocking secrets—and faces treacherous new enemies—in this electrifying third book … read more
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- middle grade
"Hindsight is a dangerous game"-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)
"She wasn't going to cry. She was going to fight."-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)
"Remember who you can trust, and keep them close."-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)
"I already did a cave of horrors thing with you a few weeks ago, and it wasn't awesome."-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)
4. Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2)
By: Shannon Messenger
4.20
Format: 42 pages, Hardcover
Sophie Foster thought she was safe. Settled into her home at Havenfield, surrounded by friends, and… read more
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- middle grade
5. Kill the Boy Band
By: Goldy Moldavsky
3.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Just know from the start that it wasn't supposed to go like this. All we wanted was to get near the… read more
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6. The Westing Game
By: Ellen Raskin
3.42
Format: None pages, Paperback
A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. W… read more
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- middle grade
7. Small Steps (Holes, #2)
By: Louis Sachar
4.15
Format: 384 pages,
Two years after being released from Camp Green Lake, Armpit is home in Austin, Texas, trying to tur… read more
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8. Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
By: Ally Carter
4.20
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
When Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an … read more
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"There are 6 reasons that a person does anything: Love, faith, greed, boredom, fear... revenge."-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
"She thought she was only seeing him because she wanted to see him... It's a by-product of very dramatic kissing."-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
"the only way Bex would miss this would be if she were unconscious. And tied up. And in a concrete bunker. In Siberia."-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
"I thought about how there are two types of secrets: the kind you want to keep in, and the kind you don't dare to let out."-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)
9. Unfriended
By: Rachel Vail
4.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In middle school, nothing is more important than friendship. When Truly is invited to sit at the Po… read more
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10. One for the Murphys
By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
3.35
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, … read more
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11. Neverseen (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #4)
By: Shannon Messenger
3.20
Format: 160 pages,
Sophie Foster is on the run--but at least she's not alone. Her closest friends from the Lost Cities… read more
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12. Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)
By: Katherine Arden
4.01
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debu… read more
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- middle grade
"You might get to know characters in books, Ollie thought, but getting to know a human was an entirely different thing."-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)
"You don't waste October sunshine. Soon the old autumn sun would bed down in cloud blankets and there would be weeks of gray rain before it finally decided to snow."-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)
"Other than her homework, Ollie was carrying Captain Blood by Rafael Sabatini, a broken-spined paperback that she'd dug out of he dad's bookshelves. She mostly liked it. Peter Blood outsmarted everyon…"-Katherine Arden, Small Spaces (Small Spaces, #1)
13. 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)
By: Sandhya Menon
3.84
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Pinky Kumar wears the social justice warrior badge with pride. From raccoon hospitals to persecuted… read more
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- realistic fiction
"Samir leveled a gaze at her. 'Sometimes, being in control is the only thing you have going for you."-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)
"Considering her, Samir couldn't help but smile a little. Impractical and hot-headed as she was, he had to hand it to her. She approached everything she did with a tsunami of passion that he didn't th…"-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)
"But listen, people can change all the time. Maybe not in big, profound ways, but in little, incremental ways that end up changing essential parts of them anyway. It's like a Rubik's Cube - you start …"-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)
"It's crazy how all these little moments weave together and become this, like, tapestry of life, isn't it? [...] "I mean, really, it's just these mundane moments. Setting up the tent, grabbing lantern…"-Sandhya Menon, 10 Things I Hate About Pinky (Dimple and Rishi, #3)
14. Nothing More to Tell
By: Karen M. McManus
3.90
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
Four years ago, Brynn left Saint Ambrose School following the shocking murder of her favorite teach… read more
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"Because you can make a real difference with every story, and give a voice to people who don’t have one."-Karen M. McManus, Nothing More to Tell
15. Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
3.87
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more
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- middle grade
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
16. Two Degrees
By: Alan Gratz
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees
17. That Weekend
By: Kara Thomas
3.78
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Three best friends, a lake house, a secret trip - what could go wrong? It was supposed to be the… read more
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"How am I supposed to accept that the worst thing to ever happen to me has no meaning?"-Kara Thomas, That Weekend
"I wish you'd killed me, I tried to say with my eyes. Then maybe someone would finally stop you."-Kara Thomas, That Weekend
"Maybe, like me, it's even more than the absence. The silence, maybe - the waiting for the phone call that never comes."-Kara Thomas, That Weekend
"Recently, she dyed her short blond bob a sassy red, a decision my mother and I discussed at length back when my friends weren't missing and we consumed other peoples' tragedies for entertainment."-Kara Thomas, That Weekend
18. The Words We Keep
By: Erin Stewart
4.34
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
It's been three months since The Night on the Bathroom Floor--when Lily found her older sister Alic… read more
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- realistic fiction
19. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
"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
20. The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix#03: Mary Anne Saves The Day
By: Raina Telgemeier
4.24
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
21. Kristy's Big Day: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #6)
By: Gale Galligan
4.42
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
Kristy's mom is getting married, and Kristy is going to be a bridesmaid! The only problem? Fourteen… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
22. The Haunting
By: Natasha Preston
3.65
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
#1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Natasha Preston is back with another pulse-pound… read more
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23. Scars Like Wings
By: Erin Stewart
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Relatable, heartbreaking, and real, this is a story of resilience--the perfect novel for readers of… read more
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- realistic fiction
"When a wound’s that deep, it’s the healing that hurts."-Erin Stewart, Scars Like Wings
"Their stares tell me I’m different, sure, but they reveal an even deeper truth: I’m less."-Erin Stewart, Scars Like Wings
"Funny how when your secret keeper is gone, all those dreams and conversations vanish, too."-Erin Stewart, Scars Like Wings
"This is why I don’t need mirrors; I can see my reflection in the eyes of everyone around me. My face always finds me."-Erin Stewart, Scars Like Wings
24. Well, That Was Unexpected
By: Jesse Q. Sutanto
3.74
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An outrageous, laugh-out-loud YA rom-com about a girl who's whisked from LA to her mother's native … read more
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25. Mary, Will I Die?
By: Shawn Sarles
3.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Shawn Sarles' most terrifying YA horror yet... It starts innocently enough. F… read more
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- middle grade
26. Lock the Doors
By: Vincent Ralph
3.76
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
Tom's family has moved into their dream home. But pretty soon he starts to notice that something is… read more
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27. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
28. Dungeons and Drama (Dungeons and Drama, #1)
By: Kristy Boyce
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dat… read more
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- realistic fiction
29. I Loved You in Another Life
By: David Arnold
3.43
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestseller David Arnold returns with a poignant love story about two teens whose sou… read more
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30. Whispering Pines (Whispering Pines, #1)
By: Heidi Lang
4.13
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A young boy and girl who must protect their small town from otherworldly forces threatening to dest… read more
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- middle grade
31. Upstander
By: James Preller
3.88
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Girl bullies, internet bullying, and substance use are themes in this James Preller middle grade st… read more
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- middle grade
