Serena Says
By: Tanita S. Davis
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
JC shines like a 4th of July sparkler. She has the best ideas, the biggest, funniest laugh, and the…
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1. The Crossover
By: Kwame Alexander
4.24
Format: 245 pages, ebook
"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
"Silence doesn't mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover
2. Counting by 7s
By: Holly Goldberg Sloan
4.14
Format: 380 pages, Hardcover
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
"books=comfort"-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s
"[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence."-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s
"I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them."-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s
"What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens."-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s
3. Extraordinary
By: Miriam Spitzer Franklin
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Last spring, Pansy chickened out on going to spring break camp, even though she’d promised her best… read more
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- childrens
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
4. The Wednesday Wars
By: Gary D. Schmidt
2.88
Format: None pages, Hardcover
In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero.The Wednesday… read more
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5. If I Were You
By: Leslie Margolis
3.27
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Just in time for summer, a body switch story in the vein of Freaky Fridaywith best friends and boy … read more
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6. Posted
By: John David Anderson
4.08
Format: 432 pages, ebook
In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more
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7. 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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8. A Place to Hang the Moon
By: Kate Albus
4.57
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon
9. Attack of the Black Rectangles
By: Amy Sarig King
4.21
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles
10. Two Parts Sugar, One Part Murder (Baker Street Mystery, #1)
By: Valerie Burns
3.68
Format: 266 pages, Paperback
In a brand-new culinary cozy series with a fresh edge and a delightful small-town setting, the accl… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
11. Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.30
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Before Josh and Jordan Bell were streaking up and down the court, their father was learning his own… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"...it's just one miss, but you're gonna have a whole lotta makes in this life, 'cause you're just that good, and it's okay to be down and upset as long as you're not down and out"-Kwame Alexander, Rebound (The Crossover, #0.5)
12. Witchlings (Witchlings, #1)
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.15
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
A magical adventure for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, about three witchlings … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
13. Kind of a Big Deal
By: Shannon Hale
2.84
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From Shannon Hale, bestselling author of Austenland, comes Kind of a Big Deal: a hilarious, madcap … read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"We tend to think of life as linear. As if each moment, each year, has to be better than the last, and if it's not, we failed.So be patient with yourself, Josie. Don't judge yourself by any one moment…"-Shannon Hale, Kind of a Big Deal
14. Uprising
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
15. 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
- contemporary
- 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
16. Growing Pangs
By: Kathryn Ormsbee
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
New grade. New friends. New worries? Introducing a graphic novel about friendship, anxiety, and gro… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
17. Up for Air
By: Laurie Morrison
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she d… read more
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- childrens
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
18. Wink
By: Rob Harrell
4.27
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
A wrenching and hilarious story about embracing life's weirdness and surviving an unthinkable diagn… read more
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- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
By: Peter Wohlleben
3.74
Format: 258 pages, Hardcover
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES A powerful return to the… read more
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- audiobook
"The ancient tie that binds us to nature is not and never has been severed. We have just ignored it for a while."-Peter Wohlleben, The Heartbeat of Trees: Embracing Our Ancient Bond with Forests and Nature
20. Blended
By: Sharon M. Draper
4.16
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"-Sharon M. Draper, Blended
21. The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2)
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.32
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Seven Salazar is a Spare. And now, she's the most famous Spare in the Twelve Towns, along with V… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
22. Ghostlight
By: Kenneth Oppel
3.87
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
23. Stay
By: Bobbie Pyron
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Fans of classic animal tales will howl over this heartwarming story told in the alternating perspec… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
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- middle grade
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- juvenile
24. Something to Say
By: Lisa Moore Ramée
4.02
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the author of A Good Kind of Trouble, a Walter Dean Myers Honor Book, comes another unforgetta… read more
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- audiobook
25. Camp Famous
By: Jennifer Blecher
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
The Princess Diaries meets Harriet the Spy when Abby—the most ordinary girl in the world—finds hers… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- audiobook
26. The First Magnificent Summer
By: R.L. Toalson
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Judy Blume meets Barbara Dee in this tender and empowering middle grade novel told in journal entri… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- juvenile
27. TBH, I Feel The Same (TBH, #5)
By: Lisa Greenwald
4.04
Format: 256 pages, ebook
Making new friends is a good thing, right? Not when you barely see your besties! Between swim te… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
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28. The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School
By: Kristin Mahoney
4.07
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Getting ready to start middle school? Well, you'll need to know what to expect. Get to know every p… read more
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- school
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- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
- juvenile
29. Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One
By: Maggie Horne
4.48
Format: 223 pages, Hardcover
A funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut that follows twelve-year-old loner Haz… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
30. Serena Says
By: Tanita S. Davis
3.95
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
JC shines like a 4th of July sparkler. She has the best ideas, the biggest, funniest laugh, and the… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
31. Grow Up, Luchy Zapata
By: Alexandra Alessandri
4.42
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A funny, relatable middle school drama about two Colombian American girls who have always been BFFs… read more
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- middle grade
- contemporary
