Step
By: Deborah Ellis
3.94
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step…
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1. The Last Mapmaker
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker
2. 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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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
"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
3. 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
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- 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
4. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
5. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
6. 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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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
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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- 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
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"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. Enemies (Berrybrook Middle School, #4)
By: Svetlana Chmakova
4.22
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Felicity’s sure she’s going to do something big. Exactly what is still a mystery, but she’ll figure… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
10. Answers in the Pages
By: David Levithan
4.32
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages
11. Northwind
By: Gary Paulsen
3.58
Format: 246 pages, Hardcover
The story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coa… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
12. The Midnight Children
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.16
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
13. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
By: Daniel Nayeri
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
14. 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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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
"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!
15. 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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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
"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
16. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1)
By: Dhonielle Clayton
4.00
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magi… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
17. Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking
By: Mehdi Hasan
4.07
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Win Every Argument shows how anyone can communicate with confidence, r… read more
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- audiobook
18. Realm of the Blue Mist (The Rema Chronicles, #1)
By: Amy Kim Kibuishi
4.05
Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition
Enter the rich and fantastical world of Rema in the first installment of this middle-grade graphic … read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
19. 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
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
20. Those Kids from Fawn Creek
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
21. Eight Days
By: Teresa Toten
3.85
Format: 298 pages, Paperback
Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
22. Spineless
By: Samantha San Miguel
3.62
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This exciting middle-grade adventure is Hoot for the Gilded Age—with scientific discoveries, secret… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
23. Stealing Home
By: J. Torres
3.99
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
When a boy struggles after moving to a Japanese internment camp during WWII, baseball shows him ano… read more
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- middle grade
24. The Ice Cream Machine
By: Adam Rubin
3.75
Format: None pages, Unknown Binding
"A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream"-- read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- audiobook
25. Opinions and Opossums
By: Ann Braden
4.21
Format: 163 pages, Hardcover
Agnes has been raised to keep her opinions to herself, but how do you keep silent when you’re full… read more
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- coming of age
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
26. Forever Birchwood
By: Danielle Daniel
3.97
Format: 304 pages, ebook
The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel Adventurous, tr… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
27. The Search for God
By: C.S. Lewis
3.98
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
This volume of short essays and other pieces by C.S. Lewis is part of a larger collection, C.S. Lew… read more
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- audiobook
28. Apartment 713
By: Kevin Sylvester
4.26
Format: 231 pages, Hardcover
Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
29. Berani
By: Michelle Kadarusman
4.39
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An honest and stirring novel about the choices made by young environmental activists, and the balan… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
30. Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel
By: Rex Ogle
4.12
Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition
From Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, the creators of Four Eyes, comes the second book in this humorous an… read more
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- coming of age
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
31. Step
By: Deborah Ellis
3.94
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
In this powerful collection of short stories, children around the world turn eleven and take a step… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- coming of age
- middle grade
- young adult
- short stories
- fiction
- juvenile
