The Famously Funny Parrott: Four Tales from the Bird Himself
By: Eric Daniel Weiner
3.85
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
From the co-creator of the hit children's show, Dora the Explorer, comes a hilarious and timeless c…
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1. The Inquisitor's Tale: Or, the Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog
By: Adam Gidwitz , Hatem Aly
4.00
Format: None pages,
An exciting and hilarious medieval adventure from the bestselling author of A Tale Dark and Grimm. … read more
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- fantasy
- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
2. Dear Miss Sweetie
By: Stacey Lee
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Putnam has bought a YA historical novel from Stacey Lee. Dear Miss Sweetie focuses on a Chinese tee… read more
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- fiction
3. Beyond the Bright Sea
By: Lauren Wolk
3.83
Format: None pages, Hardcover
From the author of the critically acclaimed Wolf Hollowcomes a moving story of identity and belongi… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
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. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale
By: Jon Klassen
4.26
Format: 105 pages, None
Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
6. The Lost Library
By: Rebecca Stead
4.14
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
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- juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"That delicious book smell, his heart said."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library
7. The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
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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- middle grade
- childrens
"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. 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
- childrens
- fiction
10. A Rover's Story
By: Jasmine Warga
4.28
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
11. Iceberg
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.15
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg
12. 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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- humor
- 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
13. The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)
By: Claudia Gray
3.91
Format: 385 pages, Paperback
The suspenseful sequel to The Murder of Mr. Wickham, which sees Jonathan Darcy and Juliet Tilney re… read more
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- fiction
"...she said to Brandon, "If I am found out in Scotland - or if George and I decide Edinburgh is not to our taste - we might always set out for the United States of America." "You need not stoop to ba…"-Claudia Gray, The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)
"...Willoughby had sequestered himself in his room. Jonathan half wondered if he had pushed heavy furniture against the door to keep himself safe, then realized this could not be so. That would keep o…"-Claudia Gray, The Late Mrs. Willoughby (Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney, #2)
14. Bob
By: Wendy Mass
4.06
Format: 201 pages, Hardcover
A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
"I squeeze my eyes shut and practice being not seen. I open one eye. “Well? Can you see me?"-Wendy Mass, Bob
15. Olivetti
By: Allie Millington
4.10
Format: 253 pages, Hardcover
Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more
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- fantasy
- middle grade
- childrens
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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
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
"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. Batcat: The Ghostly Guest (Batcat, #1)
By: Meggie Ramm
4.21
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A new graphic novel series for emerging readers about accepting yourself and others from up-and-com… read more
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- childrens
- humor
- middle grade
- animals
- fantasy
18. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
19. The Manifestor Prophecy (Nic Blake and the Remarkables, #1)
By: Angie Thomas
4.19
Format: 354 pages, Hardcover
Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the lau… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
20. 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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"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
21. The Book That No One Wanted to Read
By: Richard Ayoade
3.74
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a bo… read more
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- humor
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
22. A Trace of Poison (Phyllida Bright Mystery, #2)
By: Colleen Cambridge
3.99
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Phyllida Bright, housekeeper for Agatha Christie, must uncover a killer among a throng of crime wri… read more
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- fiction
23. When Clouds Touch Us
By: Thanhhà Lại
3.74
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the author's own childhood, this stunning novel in verse, sequel to the award-winning #… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
24. The International House of Dereliction
By: Jacqueline Davies
4.04
Format: 227 pages, Hardcover
In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War ser… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
25. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn
By: Sally J. Pla
4.57
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
26. Eb & Flow
By: Kelly J. Baptist
3.95
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
27. The Story of Gumluck the Wizard: Book One
By: Adam Rex
4.10
Format: 140 pages, Hardcover
Meet Gumluck the Wizard, the star of a new chapter book series by the inimitable Adam Rex! This is… read more
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- humor
- middle grade
- animals
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- fantasy
- juvenile
28. When Sea Becomes Sky
By: Gillian McDunn
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this heartfelt summer story, acclaimed author Gillian McDunn paints a stunning portrait of the b… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
29. The Secret Explorers and the Missing Scientist
By: S.J. King
4.21
Format: 128 pages, Paperback
Meet the Secret Explorers! Children will be inspired to discover the world with these character-dri… read more
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- childrens
30. Virtually Me
By: Chad Morris
4.21
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A mysterious package. A new school. A chance to be someone new. A new virtual reality school wh… read more
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- middle grade
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31. The Famously Funny Parrott: Four Tales from the Bird Himself
By: Eric Daniel Weiner
3.85
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
From the co-creator of the hit children's show, Dora the Explorer, comes a hilarious and timeless c… read more
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