Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles
By: Shari Green
4.11
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Eleven-year-old Bailey believes in miracles. She has to; it will take a miracle to keep her warring…
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1. Garvey's Choice
By: Nikki Grimes
4.11
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, sci… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
2. Nim's Island (Nim #1)
By: Wendy Orr , Kerry Millard
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
A girl. An iguana. An island. And e-mail. Meet Nim-a modern-day Robinson Crusoe! She can chop down … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
3. The Last Fifth Grade of Emerson Elementary
By: Laura Shovan
3.91
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Laura Shovan's engaging, big-hearted debut is a time capsule of one class's poems during a transfor… read more
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4. Love That Dog (Jack, #1)
By: Sharon Creech
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
"I guess it does look like a poem when you see it typed up like that." Jack hates poetry. Only girl… read more
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5. Locomotion
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.00
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
When Lonnie Collins Motion "Locomotion" was seven years old, his life changed forever. Now he's ele… read more
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6. Prairie Lotus
By: Linda Sue Park
4.29
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
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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- middle grade
- childrens
- 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. 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
- childrens
- fiction
"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)
9. Be Prepared
By: Vera Brosgol
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir from the author of Anya's Ghost. All Ve… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
10. 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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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
11. Everywhere Blue
By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
12. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
13. 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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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
"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
14. Olivetti
By: Allie Millington
4.10
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more
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- magical realism
- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
15. Unsettled
By: Reem Faruqi
4.20
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
16. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
17. Enemies in the Orchard
By: Dana VanderLugt
4.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on Amer… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"I may be blemished but I am not rotten to the core."-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"If I didn’t think too hard or ask too many questions, it was easy. p. 63"-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"Like the day I was captured, I want to raise my arms, show this woman and this girl my empty hands. p. 49"-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"Avoiding the truth, avoiding the responsibility that comes with admitting the truth, can seem a lot easier than being brave."-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
18. Barely Floating
By: Lilliam Rivera
3.94
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
19. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
20. The Agathas (The Agathas #1)
By: Kathleen Glasgow
3.93
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
Last summer, Alice Ogilvie’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for f… read more
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- fiction
- contemporary
"She basically just told kindness to fuck off."-Kathleen Glasgow, The Agathas (The Agathas #1)
21. Deep Water
By: Jamie Sumner
4.21
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
22. We Are All So Good at Smiling
By: Amber McBride
3.88
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more
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- poetry
- magical realism
- fiction
- contemporary
"Sorrow is no one's fault."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"The only way out is through."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
23. 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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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
24. The Places We Sleep
By: Caroline Brooks DuBois
3.97
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
It's early September 2001, and twelve-year-old Abbey is the new kid at school. Again. I worry ab… read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- family
25. The Magical Imperfect
By: Chris Baron
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake in a town of refugees who came to Ame… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
26. An Appetite for Miracles
By: Laekan Zea Kemp
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must co… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Dear God. I know our relationship is not supposed to be transactional. But, You are the one who invented an eye for an eye, so, maybe I can entice you with a good deal."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Because there are people in our lives; rare unexpected people who don't just walk beside us through life; they witness our lives too. They hold our memories in their DNA. So that when one body forget…"-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
27. The Do More Club
By: Dana Kramaroff
4.29
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A Jewish boy's bravery and kindness are tested after an antisemitic attack on his middle school in … read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
28. All of Me
By: Chris Baron
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Ari has body-image issues. After a move across the country, his parents work selling and promoting … read more
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- poetry
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
30. Root Beer Candy and Other Miracles
By: Shari Green
4.11
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Eleven-year-old Bailey believes in miracles. She has to; it will take a miracle to keep her warring… read more
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- poetry
- magical realism
- childrens
- canada
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
31. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)
By: Sharon M. Draper
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- contemporary
