In Harm's Way (Young Readers Edition): The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Story of Its Survivors (True Rescue Series)
By: Michael J. Tougias
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A young readers edition of Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias' New York Times bestseller In Harm’s…
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1. 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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"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
2. The Last Mapmaker
By: Christina Soontornvat
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more
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"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker
3. I Must Betray You
By: Ruta Sepetys
4.41
Format: 321 pages, Hardcover
Romania, 1989. Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu … read more
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- war
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"A revolution eats its heroes."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"I envied him, the courage to be himself. In public."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"Fertility under state control? That's an abuse of human rights!' Bunu would wail."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
"I hadn’t yet absorbed one of life’s universal truths: Things that seem straightforward? Often aren’t."-Ruta Sepetys, I Must Betray You
4. 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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"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
5. 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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6. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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7. Ain't Burned All the Bright
By: Jason Reynolds
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerall… read more
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"What is life in a house underwater?"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"...and freedom to play without worry about the rules being rearranged"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
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"And I'm sitting here wondering why my mother won't change the channel and why the news won't change the story and why the story won't change into something new instead of the every-hour rerun about h…"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
8. 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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"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
9. 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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10. 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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"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
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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"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. Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1
By: Celina Frenn
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The first book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series is … read more
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13. Chaos Theory
By: Nic Stone
4.16
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two tee… read more
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14. Blackout
By: Dhonielle Clayton
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and elect… read more
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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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"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. Lines of Courage
By: Jennifer A. Nielsen
4.30
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more
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17. The Agathas (The Agathas #1)
By: Kathleen Glasgow
3.93
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
Last summer, Alice Ogilvie’s basketball-star boyfriend Steve dumped her. Then she disappeared for f… read more
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"She basically just told kindness to fuck off."-Kathleen Glasgow, The Agathas (The Agathas #1)
18. The Peach Rebellion
By: Wendelin Van Draanen
4.31
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A historical tale of friendship, family, and the power of sisterhood to help heal the wounds of the… read more
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19. The Collector's Daughter
By: Gill Paul
3.76
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
A Novel of the Discovery of Tutankhamun's Tomb Bestselling author Gill Paul returns with a brill… read more
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20. Thirst
By: Varsha Bajaj
4.14
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more
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21. 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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22. The In-Between: A Memoir in Verse
By: Katie Van Heidrich
4.06
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
For fans of Enchanted Air by Margarita Engle and Life in Motion by Misty Copeland, this middle grad… read more
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23. Hummingbird
By: Natalie Lloyd
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more
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24. Mirror Girls
By: Kelly McWilliams
3.96
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
As infants, twin sisters Charlie Yates and Magnolia Heathwood were secretly separated after the bru… read more
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25. A Duet for Home
By: Karina Yan Glaser
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more
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26. Live, Laugh, Kidnap
By: Gabby Noone
3.71
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
From the author of Layoverland comes another bitingly clever, laugh-out-loud funny novel, about a g… read more
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27. The Name She Gave Me
By: Betty Culley
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emot… read more
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"Douglas is safe and Dad knew all along that I hid from Mom under the porch. He saved Douglas, but he never saved me. “And right there on the ground I decide I’m going to save anyone I can. It won’t m…"-Betty Culley, The Name She Gave Me
28. The Getaway
By: Lamar Giles
3.74
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the funnest spot around . . . Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of … read more
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29. We Weren't Looking to Be Found
By: Stephanie Kuehn
3.76
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Two young girls. Two disparate stories. One unlikely friendship.... Dani comes from the richest,… read more
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30. 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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31. In Harm's Way (Young Readers Edition): The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis and the Story of Its Survivors (True Rescue Series)
By: Michael J. Tougias
4.27
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A young readers edition of Doug Stanton and Michael J. Tougias' New York Times bestseller In Harm’s… read more
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