Starboard
By: Nicola Skinner
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Nicola Skinner's inventive, funny, surprising prose once again tells an honest story of big emotion…
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1. Time Travelling with a Hamster
By: Ross Welford
3.19
Format: 292 pages, ebook
"My dad died twice. Once when he was thirty nine and again four years later when he was twelve. The… read more
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2. 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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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
3. The Lost Library
By: Rebecca Stead
4.14
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
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- juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"That delicious book smell, his heart said."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
4. 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
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- 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
5. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
By: Beth Lincoln
4.06
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
6. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)
By: A.F. Steadman
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
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7. The Final Year
By: Matt Goodfellow
4.71
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
8. 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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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
"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
9. Ferris
By: Kate DiCamillo
4.30
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
10. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
11. 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
12. The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates)
By: Sam Sedgman
4.30
Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition
A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockw… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- adventure
13. Squished: A Graphic Novel
By: Megan Wagner Lloyd
4.17
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
14. Mermedusa (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #5)
By: Thomas Taylor
4.47
Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition
Herbie and Violet's fifth gripping adventure brings the internationally bestselling Eerie-on-Sea se… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
15. The Labors of Hercules Beal
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.53
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal
16. Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)
By: Thomas Taylor
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls aro… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"The rope swings back towards me. 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' Now, you've probably worked out by now that I'm not a 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' kind of guy. I mean, it's not as if there's much need for jumping …"-Thomas Taylor, Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)
17. Festergrimm (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #4)
By: Thomas Taylor
4.32
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
When Herbie and Violet's arch-enemy Sebastian Eels turns up in Eerie-on-Sea, seemingly back from th… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
18. Shadowghast (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #3)
By: Thomas Taylor
4.18
Format: 352 pages, ebook
In the third mysterious tale of Eerie-on-Sea, it's almost Ghastly Night, and the Shadowghast—an anc… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
19. Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche (Enola Holmes, #7)
By: Nancy Springer
4.16
Format: 261 pages, Hardcover
Enola Holmes is the much younger sister of her more famous brothers, Sherlock and Mycroft. But she … read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- adventure
20. Gargantis (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #2)
By: Thomas Taylor
4.19
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
There's a storm raging in Eerie-on-Sea. Has the mighty Gargantis come back from the deep...? Whe… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
21. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)
By: A.F. Steadman
4.13
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
22. The Ice Children
By: M.G. Leonard
3.95
Format: None pages, Audible Audio
The Week Junior Book Awards: Children’s Audiobook of the Year – Highly Commended. At the stroke … read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
23. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)
By: Hannah Gold
4.54
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
24. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)
By: Janet Sumner Johnson
3.97
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
25. In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (Geomancer, #1)
By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave
4.07
Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition
From bestselling, award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave comes an epic new fantasy about the … read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
26. Unstuck
By: Barbara Dee
4.07
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel about a girl whose struggle… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"Remember, you don't write to win a trophy. You write because you love to, and because there's a story you want to tell. That's the prize you give yourself, and it's the only one that matters."-Barbara Dee, Unstuck
"I thought your writing was going better lately. So why are you forcing yourself to write something different? I mean besides your story, which is what you really want to write. What you need to write…"-Barbara Dee, Unstuck
"I guess if you're a superstar like Dahlia, people expect you to win every contest, get perfect grades, go to a fancy college, even if that's not who you really are. Maybe if you're Journey, people ex…"-Barbara Dee, Unstuck
27. Love Frankie
By: Jacqueline Wilson
3.89
Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition
GROWING UP. FALLING IN LOVE. COMING OUT. Frankie is nearly fourteen and teenage life certainly c… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
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28. Island of Whispers
By: Frances Hardinge
4.35
Format: 120 pages, Hardcover
The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conju… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"Kindness is not weakness. To be kind in this unkind world is walking through a battlefield without armour or sword. It takes courage and strength to be kind."-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers
"They do not touch you. But they will trick you into touching them. Falter-moths, grief-winged. Things of doubt and confusion that feed on loss. If you touch them, they will feed on you..."-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers
"There was a trick to seeing and hearing the Dead, like the trick to falling asleep. You had to not quite listen, not quite look, not quite think. You let the edges of your mind slip into the right so…"-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers
"Everywhere Milo saw traces of his father - his chair, his bowl, the roof he had planned to mend. The worst thing about losing somebody is that, even after you survive a difficult day, the next mornin…"-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers
29. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
By: Katherine Rundell
4.18
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)
30. Starboard
By: Nicola Skinner
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Nicola Skinner's inventive, funny, surprising prose once again tells an honest story of big emotion… read more
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