The Water Bears
By: Kim Baker
3.90
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magi…
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1. The Only Road
By: None
4.20
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
PURA BELPRE HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK "Powerful and timely." --Booklist(starred review) "An impor… read more
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- family
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
2. El Deafo
By: Cece Bell , None
4.20
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At… read more
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3. To Shape a Dragon's Breath (Nampeshiweisit, #1)
By: Moniquill Blackgoose
4.17
Format: 511 pages, Paperback
A young Indigenous woman enters a colonizer-run dragon academy—and quickly finds herself at odds wi… read more
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- fantasy
- fiction
- audiobook
4. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- 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
5. The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1)
By: Chelsea Abdullah
4.01
Format: 468 pages, Hardcover
Loulie al-Nazari is the Midnight Merchant: a criminal who, with the help of her jinn bodyguard, hun… read more
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- audiobook
- fantasy
- fiction
- adventure
6. Snapdragon
By: Kat Leyh
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Kat Leyh’s Snapdragon is a magical realist graphic novel about a young girl who befriends her town’… read more
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- middle grade
- fantasy
- fiction
7. Odder
By: Katherine Applegate
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
8. Long Lost
By: Jacqueline West
4.14
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Eleven-year-old Fiona has just read a book that doesn’t exist. When Fiona’s family moves to be … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
9. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- family
"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
10. 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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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
11. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
12. Frizzy
By: Claribel A. Ortega
4.48
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy
13. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- 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
14. The Girl Who Speaks Bear
By: Sophie Anderson
4.20
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Found abandoned in a bear cave as a baby, 12-year-old Yanka has always felt out of place in her sma… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
15. The Secret Language of Birds
By: Lynne Kelly
4.22
Format: 240 pages, Library Binding
From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
16. Ghost: Thirteen Haunting Tales to Tell
By: Illustratus
4.08
Format: 160 pages, Kindle Edition
A finger against the inside of a mirror... a wood where the trees look back... a basement door bloc… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fantasy
17. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis
By: Susan Hood
4.42
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more
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- middle grade
18. Eventown
By: Corey Ann Haydu
3.96
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
The world tilted for Elodee this year, and now it’s impossible for her to be the same as she was be… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- fantasy
- juvenile
"An ache is just an ache: something that settles into your heart and reminds you that love is there even if the person you love isn't."-Corey Ann Haydu, Eventown
"Maybe, if you love something enough, being near it can change everything. Maybe, if you love something enough, it matters more than fitting in and belonging and being safe."-Corey Ann Haydu, Eventown
"Sometimes I think feelings are bigger than people. More powerful. They make people do things that can't be undone. I used to think feelings were part of a person, but lately I've been thinking they a…"-Corey Ann Haydu, Eventown
19. 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
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- juvenile
20. Next Stop
By: Debbie Fong
4.13
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more
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- realistic fiction
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21. The Water Bears
By: Kim Baker
3.90
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A story about a boy recovering from a bear attack with the help of his friends and maybe, some magi… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- fantasy
- juvenile
