My Year in the Middle
By: Lila Quintero Weaver
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In a racially polarized classroom in 1970 Alabama, Lu's talent for running track makes her a new be…
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1. The Seventh Most Important Thing
By: Shelley Pearsall
3.50
Format: None pages, Hardcover
It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. … read more
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- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
2. Piecing Me Together
By: Renée Watson
4.08
Format: 277 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely and powerful story about a teen girl from a poor neighborhood striving for success, from a… read more
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- fiction
- race
- middle grade
- realistic fiction
"Those girls are not the opposite of me. We are perpendicular. We may be on different paths, yes. But there's a place where we touch, where we connect and are just the same."-Renée Watson, Piecing Me Together
"I write my resolution in black Sharpie marker on top of a background made out of cut-up scriptures, words from newspaper headlines, and numbers from last year's calendar. Be bold. Be brave. Be beauti…"-Renée Watson, Piecing Me Together
"Sam leans forward. "But then again I feel bad for feeling bad, if that makes any sense," she says. "It's kind of not fair for us to feel guilty for getting what we deserve. We work hard." It takes a …"-Renée Watson, Piecing Me Together
"My grandmother called it bearing witness. She'd sit on the porch with her sister and talk the night away. Sometimes gossiping, sometimes praying. I'd hear them confide in each other, telling each oth…"-Renée Watson, Piecing Me Together
3. The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
By: Garth Williams , George Selden
4.04
Format: 134 pages, Paperback
One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tire… read more
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- chapter books
- childrens
- school
- middle grade
- fiction
"Harry had been down to Washington Square to hear an open-air concert of chamber music. How you could play chamber music outdoors Chester didn't understand—but it was New York and anything could happe…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish," sighed Chester. "It's getting towards autumn now. And it's so pretty up in Connecticut. All the trees change color. The days get very clear―with a little smoke…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"Just this once, in the very heart of the busiest of cities, everyone was perfectly content not to move and hardly to breathe. And for those few minutes, while the song lasted, Times Square was still …"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
"Chester's playing filled the station. Like ripples around a stone dropped into still water, the circles of silence spread out from the newsstand. And as people listened, a change came over their face…"-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)
4. Masterminds (Masterminds, #1)
By: Gordon Korman
4.50
Format: 228 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling author Gordon Korman comes a thrilling new middle grade trilogy about a group of k… read more
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5. Ban This Book
By: Alan Gratz
4.41
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book
6. 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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7. Patina (Track, #2)
By: Jason Reynolds
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Patina, or Patty, runs like a flash. She runs for many reasons--to escape the taunts from the kids … read more
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8. Camp QUILTBAG
By: Nicole Melleby
4.10
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
9. Two Degrees
By: Alan Gratz
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees
10. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.38
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
11. 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
- childrens
- fiction
"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
12. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)
By: Katherine Applegate
4.28
Format: 210 pages, Hardcover
Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more
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- middle grade
- chapter books
- childrens
- fiction
13. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)
By: Kelly Yang
4.41
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
14. School Trip (New Kid, #3)
By: Jerry Craft
4.20
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
15. Glitch
By: Laura Martin
4.21
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A whirlwind adventure about a pair of kids who must break all the rules of time travel. Regan Fi… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Albert Einstein one said that everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it would spend its whole life believing it's stupid."-Laura Martin, Glitch
16. What Happened to Rachel Riley?
By: Claire Swinarski
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
17. The Greatest Thing
By: Sarah Winifred Searle
3.92
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more
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- realistic fiction
- fiction
18. The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
By: Ashley Herring Blake
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnections with a lost mother, first ki… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
"Then Sunny St. James will take over the world. Or at least my little corner of it."-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
"I like this kind of quiet, the BFF kind where you're not alone but can think and you know your best friend is thinking too and it's all okay because you know that all the things you're thinking are s…"-Ashley Herring Blake, The Mighty Heart of Sunny St. James
19. Jawbreaker
By: Christina Wyman
4.25
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, a refreshingly honest middle-grade debut novel about … read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
20. Samira Surfs
By: Rukhsanna Guidroz
3.82
Format: 411 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel in verse about Samira, a twelve-year-old Rohingya refugee living in Cox's Baza… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- sports
21. My Year in the Middle
By: Lila Quintero Weaver
4.03
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
In a racially polarized classroom in 1970 Alabama, Lu's talent for running track makes her a new be… read more
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- race
- chapter books
- childrens
- school
- historical
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- sports
