The Long Ride
By: Marina Budhos
3.77
Format: 208 pages, Library Binding
In the tumult of 1970s New York City, seventh graders are bussed from their neighborhood in Queens …
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1. Inside Out & Back Again
By: Thanhhà Lại
3.92
Format: 594 pages, Hardcover
For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of… read more
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2. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- 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
3. 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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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
"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
4. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water
By: Nikole Hannah-Jones
4.69
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more
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- historical
- african american
- family
5. The Star That Always Stays
By: Anna Rose Johnson
4.08
Format: 274 pages, Hardcover
When bright and spirited Norvia moves from the country to the city, she has to live by one new rule… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
6. Lunar New Year Love Story
By: Gene Luen Yang
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more
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- family
- fiction
- young adult
7. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- 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
8. Powwow Day
By: Traci Sorell
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Eight-year-old River is recovering from illness and can't dance at the powwow this year. Will she e… read more
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- realistic fiction
- family
9. 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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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"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
10. Brother's Keeper
By: Julie Lee
4.34
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- audiobook
11. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
By: Stacy McAnulty
4.29
Format: 294 pages, Hardcover
A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
12. Hamra and the Jungle of Memories
By: Hanna Alkaf
4.05
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A Malaysian spin on Little Red Riding Hood from the critically acclaimed author of The Girl and the… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
13. The Parker Inheritance
By: Varian Johnson
4.18
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
The letter waits in a book, in a box, in an attic, in an old house in Lambert, South Carolina. It's… read more
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- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
- audiobook
"Brandon said. “I guess I like boy books."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
"It’s just … I don’t think there’s such a thing as boy books or girl books. I think there are people books."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
"His eyes widened and his mouth dropped open a little. "You like puzzle books and you haven't read The Westing Game ?!' he yelled."-Varian Johnson, The Parker Inheritance
14. The Partition Project
By: Saadia Faruqi
4.23
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- historical fiction
15. Leave It to Plum!
By: Matt Phelan
3.74
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
“An instant hit.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books “A splendid hullabaloo at the zoo.”… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
16. Grounded
By: Aisha Saeed
4.06
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestsel… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- family
- audiobook
17. Where I Belong
By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson
4.03
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
In the spring of 2018, Guatemalan-American high school senior Milagros “Millie” Vargas knows her li… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
18. Faker
By: Gordon Korman
4.14
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- audiobook
19. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)
By: B.B. Alston
4.37
Format: 400 pages, ebook
The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
20. The Long Ride
By: Marina Budhos
3.77
Format: 208 pages, Library Binding
In the tumult of 1970s New York City, seventh graders are bussed from their neighborhood in Queens … read more
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- new york
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- african american
- audiobook
21. Me and Banksy
By: Tanya Lloyd Kyi
3.96
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Dominica's private school is covered in cameras, and someone is hacking into them and posting embar… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
