Abandon Ship!: The True World War II Story About the Sinking of the Laconia (True Survival Series, 1)
By: Michael J. Tougias
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A remarkable World War II account of a maritime attack off the West African coast, for fans of Stev…
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1. Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.91
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians is the first adventure in a fantasy series for young readers by… read more
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- middle grade
- adventure
"Wasing not of wasing is", Quentin added."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"You see, that is the sad, sorry, terrible thing about sarcasm. It's really funny."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"Authors write books for one, and only one, reason: because we like to torture people."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
"And so, untold millions screamed out in pain, and then were suddenly silenced. I hope you're happy."-Brandon Sanderson, Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz, #1)
2. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two
By: Joseph Bruchac
4.06
Format: 344 pages, Paperback
Throughout World War II, in the conflict fought against Japan, Navajo code talkers were a crucial p… read more
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- middle grade
3. Alcatraz Versus the Shattered Lens (Alcatraz, #4)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.95
Format: 473 pages, Hardcover
Alcatraz Smedry, the boy with the incredible Talent for breaking things, has a lot to prove and lit… read more
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4. Alcatraz Versus the Scrivener's Bones (Alcatraz, #2)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.00
Format: 253 pages,
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5. The Dark Talent (Alcatraz, #5)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.01
Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
Alcatraz Smedry has successfully defeated the army of Evil Librarians and saved the kingdom of Moki… read more
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6. Alcatraz Versus the Knights of Crystallia (Alcatraz, #3)
By: Brandon Sanderson
3.82
Format: 148 pages, Hardcover
Nancy Pearl loves this series and we do too! When Alcatraz and Grandpa Smedry make a pilgrimage to … read more
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7. City Spies (City Spies #1)
By: James Ponti
4.31
Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more
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- middle grade
- adventure
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)
8. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
By: Nicholas Day
4.15
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more
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- history
- middle grade
- nonfiction
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity
9. Something Like Home
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more
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- middle grade
10. The Lost Year
By: Katherine Marsh
4.50
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more
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- middle grade
11. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
12. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- middle grade
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
13. 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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- nonfiction
- middle grade
"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
14. 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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- middle grade
"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
15. Seen and Unseen: What Dorothea Lange, Toyo Miyatake, and Ansel Adams's Photographs Reveal About the Japanese American Incarceration
By: Elizabeth Partridge
4.53
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
This important work of nonfiction features powerful images of the Japanese American incarceration c… read more
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- history
- middle grade
- nonfiction
16. 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
"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
17. Bastille vs. the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, #6)
By: Brandon Sanderson
4.08
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson comes Bastille vs.… read more
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- middle grade
- adventure
18. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.32
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more
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- middle grade
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)
19. Becoming the Boogeyman
By: Richard Chizmar
4.13
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, haunting sequel to the New York Times bestselling thriller Chasing the Boogeyman—a tale… read more
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20. Agent Most Wanted: The Never-Before-Told Story of the Most Dangerous Spy of World War II
By: Sonia Purnell
3.82
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A young readers adaptation of Sonia Purnell's New York Times bestselling book A Woman of No Importa… read more
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- history
- middle grade
- nonfiction
21. Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.34
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
Author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build--and S… read more
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- history
- middle grade
- nonfiction
22. Global
By: Eoin Colfer
4.16
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Time is running out for Sami and Yuki. Sami and his grandfather live in a village along the Indian … read more
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- middle grade
23. Flores and Miss Paula
By: Melissa Rivero
3.34
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A wry, tender novel about a Peruvian immigrant mother and a millennial daughter who have one final … read more
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24. Two Tribes
By: Emily Bowen Cohen
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more
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- middle grade
25. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel
By: Scott Peterson
3.87
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn's spookiest and mos… read more
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- middle grade
26. Code Red
By: Joy McCullough
4.04
Format: 240 pages, ebook
In the spirit of Judy Blume, this empowering and heartfelt middle grade novel celebrates finding yo… read more
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27. World Made of Glass
By: Ami Polonsky
4.24
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A girl channels her grief and pain into love and activism in this heartbreaking, heart-mending nove… read more
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"I’m not strong,"-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
"We are dying because we are gay."-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
"I said, ‘Mom, I’m a homosexual,’ and she put down the glass that she was washing and said, ‘Jason Randolph Holmes, the world is going to try very hard to convince you that there’s something wrong wit…"-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
"Julian felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like he understood maybe the tiniest thing about what I was going through while, at the same time, still being a total stranger. I imagined a paperweight hea…"-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
28. Abandon Ship!: The True World War II Story About the Sinking of the Laconia (True Survival Series, 1)
By: Michael J. Tougias
4.35
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A remarkable World War II account of a maritime attack off the West African coast, for fans of Stev… read more
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- history
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- adventure
29. The Death and Life of Benny Brooks: Sort of a Memoir
By: Ethan Long
4.31
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
An award-winning children’s book creator grapples with the darker undercurrents of his childhood in… read more
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- middle grade
