My Nest of Silence
By: Matt Faulkner
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Four starred reviews! “Evocative prose and illustrations bring to life…[the] heart-wrenching dec…
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1. Slugfest
By: Gordon Korman
4.24
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
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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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"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. Freewater
By: Amina Luqman-Dawson
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater
4. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
By: Isaac Blum
4.01
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
5. 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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- historical
- middle grade
"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
6. A Work in Progress
By: Jarrett Lerner
4.40
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more
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- graphic novels
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
7. 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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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
8. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
9. 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
- fiction
- juvenile
10. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- fiction
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
11. The Probability of Everything
By: Sarah Everett
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
12. 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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- graphic novels
- middle grade
- 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
13. 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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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"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
14. 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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- graphic novels
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- 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
15. 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
- young adult
- family
- 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
16. Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories
By: Elise Gravel
4.46
Format: 88 pages, Hardcover
A hilarious and timely tool to help kids learn how to tell what news is true and what isn't Can … read more
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- graphic novels
- middle grade
- juvenile
17. Hoops: A Graphic Novel
By: Matt Tavares
4.36
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more
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- historical
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
18. The Night War
By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
4.04
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
19. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
20. We Are Wolves
By: Katrina Nannestad
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches … read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
"Books are treasure."-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves
"How do you thank someone for saving your sister?"-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves
"I don't want to stop because when the songs and rhymes and stories and all the German words are gone, I will be gone. Liesl Anna Wolf will be no more."-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves
21. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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- family
- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
22. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
23. Iveliz Explains It All
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Library Binding
How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more
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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
24. The Road to After
By: Rebekah Lowell
4.42
Format: None pages, Hardcover
This poignant debut novel in verse is a portrait of healing, as a young girl rediscovers life and t… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
25. Roll Call (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #1)
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
4.36
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xan… read more
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- graphic novels
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
26. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival
By: Estelle Nadel
4.48
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more
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- historical
- graphic novels
- middle grade
27. How to Stay Invisible
By: Maggie C. Rudd
4.39
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
My Side of the Mountain meets How to Steal a Dog in this high-stakes and heartfelt middle-grade sto… read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
- juvenile
28. The Bletchley Riddle
By: Ruta Sepetys
4.50
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
29. Jupiter Rising
By: Gary D. Schmidt
4.59
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more
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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
30. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)
By: Sharon M. Draper
4.30
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
31. My Nest of Silence
By: Matt Faulkner
4.11
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Four starred reviews! “Evocative prose and illustrations bring to life…[the] heart-wrenching dec… read more
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- american history
- historical
- graphic novels
- middle grade
- young adult
- world war ii
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
