Chance: Escape from the Holocaust
By: Uri Shulevitz
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing tim…
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1. The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas
By: Oliver Jeffers , David Almond
3.60
Format: 316 pages, Hardcover
A boy escapes home to seek his own way in the world in a whimsical new outing by the award-winning … read more
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- middle grade
2. Long Way Down
By: Jason Reynolds
4.25
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RU… read more
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"How do you tell water ain't nothing funny about drowing?"-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"Best to become invisible in times like these. Everybody knows that."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"just because they were dead. People always love people more when they’re dead."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"Pretended like yellow tape was some kind of neighborhood flag that don't nobody wave but always be flapping in the wind."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
3. Éste es el mar
By: Mariana Enríquez
2.90
Format: 96 pages, Kindle Edition
Ritos de pasaje, adolescentes fanatizadas con estrellas de rock, inframundos donde conviven seres q… read more
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4. Where the River Ends
By: Charles Martin
3.98
Format: 269 pages,
A powerfully emotional and beautifully written story of heartbreaking loss and undying love He was … read more
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5. Baker's Magic
By: Diane Zahler
3.43
Format: 331 pages, Hardcover
Bee is an orphan, alone in a poor, crumbling kingdom. In desperation, she steals a bun from a baker… read more
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6. The Field of Wacky Inventions (Floors #3)
By: Patrick Carman
3.41
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The final adventure in bestselling author Patrick Carman's delightfully wacky Floors trilogy! Takin… read more
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7. King of the Wind: The Story of the Godolphin Arabian
By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis
3.50
Format: 24 pages, Hardcover
He was named "Sham" for the sun, this golden red stallion born in the Sultan of Morocco's stone sta… read more
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8. All-of-a-Kind Family (All-of-a-Kind-Family, #1)
By: Sydney Taylor
4.24
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
It's the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side and a sense of adventure and excitement … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
9. Ugly: My Memoir
By: Robert Hoge
4.33
Format: 228 pages, Paperback
Robert Hoge was born with a giant tumour on his forehead, severely distorted facial features and le… read more
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10. The Soul Bird
By: Michal Snunit
3.81
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This enchanting book has a simple message, deep within every person lives a soul bird, a creature w… read more
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11. Chocolate Fever
By: Gioia Fiammenghi , Robert Kimmel Smith
3.79
Format: 160 pages,
Henry Green is a boy who loves chocolate. He likes it bitter, sweet, dark, light, and daily; for br… read more
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12. Bambi
By: Felix Salten , Barbara Cooney
3.36
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
The Prince of the Forest Bambi's life in the woods begins happily. There are forest animals to play… read more
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13. Watercress
By: Andrea Wang
4.53
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more
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14. 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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- middle grade
"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
15. Prairie Lotus
By: Linda Sue Park
4.29
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
16. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor
By: Alan Gratz
4.24
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more
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- world war ii
- historical
- middle grade
17. Jurnalul lui 66. Noaptea în care am ars
By: Alexandra Furnea
4.91
Format: 255 pages, Paperback
Pe 30 octombrie 2015, în clubul Colectiv din București a izbucnit un incendiu, în timpul unui conce… read more
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- nonfiction
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"Poate iti pare rau si m-ai ales pe mine sa-ti indrept greseala, il iscodea pe Dumnezeu. Poate ca atunci cand regreti ceva, te joci cu timpul si nu afla nimeni. Ramane un secret. Cine stie de cate ori…"-Alexandra Furnea, Jurnalul lui 66. Noaptea în care am ars
"Oamenii nu pot sa accepte ca lumea in care traiesc este complet nesigura si ca stalpii pe care isi sustin certitudinile sunt, de fapt, din burete. Unul inflamabil. Prefera sa dea crezare manipularilo…"-Alexandra Furnea, Jurnalul lui 66. Noaptea în care am ars
"Diavolul... Ma tem ca i-am vazut chipul de atatea ori de cand sunt internata aici. Nu seamana cu un bau-bau, ci imbraca straie omenesti si rosteste, cu buze frumos arcuite, cuvinte precum "nu are inf…"-Alexandra Furnea, Jurnalul lui 66. Noaptea în care am ars
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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- historical
- 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. Punching Bag
By: Rex Ogle
4.49
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Punching Bag is the compelling true story of a high school career defined by poverty and punctuated… read more
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- survival
- middle grade
- biography memoir
20. The Case of the Murderous Dr. Cream: The Hunt for a Victorian Era Serial Killer
By: Dean Jobb
3.62
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
“When a doctor does go wrong he is the first of criminals,” Sherlock Holmes observed during one of … read more
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- historical
- history
- biography
- nonfiction
21. Toată dragostea dintr-o fotografie arsă
By: Maria Orban
4.06
Format: 92 pages, Paperback
Cine suntem după ce rămânem singuri? Toată dragostea dintr-o fotografie arsă pune reflectorul pe… read more
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22. Signs of Survival: A Memoir of the Holocaust
By: Renee Hartman
4.01
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
RENEE: I was ten years old then, and my sister was eight. The responsibility was on me to warn ever… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- historical
- middle grade
- world war ii
- nonfiction
- holocaust
23. The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain
By: Eugene Yelchin
4.20
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
An Association of Jewish Libraries Sydney Taylor Honor Winner With a masterful mix of comic timi… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- historical
- middle grade
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
24. That Librarian: The Fight Against Book Banning in America
By: Amanda Jones
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Part memoir, part manifesto, the inspiring story of a Louisiana librarian advocating for inclusivit… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- memoir
25. Chomp
By: Carl Hiaasen
3.98
Format: 306 pages, Kindle Edition
An alternate cover for this ASIN can be found here. Wahoo Cray lives in a zoo. His father is an … read more
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- middle grade
"In his own mind, it was never a matter of courage. But courage it was."-Carl Hiaasen, Chomp
"Mickey Cray had been out of work ever since a dead iguana fell from a palm tree and hit him on the head."-Carl Hiaasen, Chomp
"Actually it was the mark of the stupid, which is what you get for sitting under a tree during a thunderstorm."-Carl Hiaasen, Chomp
26. The House That Wasn't There
By: Elana K. Arnold
3.91
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Elana K. Arnold returns with an unforgettable story of the strange, wondrous t… read more
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27. Ancestor Trouble: A Reckoning and a Reconciliation
By: Maud Newton
3.34
Format: 378 pages, Hardcover
An acclaimed writer goes searching for the truth about her wildly unconventional Southern family–an… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
28. Snøsøsteren
By: Maja Lunde
4.47
Format: 188 pages, Hardcover
Snøsøsteren er en julefortelling i 24 deler som tryller frem den magiske julestemningen du kjenner … read more
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29. Spying on Spies: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Broke the Nazis' Secret Codes
By: Marissa Moss
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling and award-winning author-illustrator Marissa Moss tells the gripping story of America’s… read more
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- biography
- historical
- middle grade
- world war ii
- nonfiction
30. Chance: Escape from the Holocaust
By: Uri Shulevitz
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From a beloved voice in children’s literature comes this landmark memoir of hope amid harrowing tim… read more
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- biography
- memoir
- history
- historical
- middle grade
- world war ii
- biography memoir
- nonfiction
- holocaust
31. Black Star (The Door of No Return, #2)
By: Kwame Alexander
4.45
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The riveting second book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Door of No Return trilogy stars Kofi’… read more
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- middle grade
