More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
By: Yohuru Williams
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Hailed as “an essential reeducation on one of the most consequential events in US history” by Ibram…
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1. 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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- history
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
"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
2. 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
- childrens
3. 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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- middle grade
4. Ghost Book
By: Remy Lai
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
5. 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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- nonfiction
- middle grade
- childrens
"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
6. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
"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
7. The First State of Being
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.14
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
8. Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods
By: Grace Lin
4.21
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times bestseller! Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling autho… read more
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- history
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
9. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- history
- nonfiction
10. 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
"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
11. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel
By: Betty C. Tang
4.25
Format: 286 pages, Paperback
A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
12. 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
- middle grade
13. 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
- childrens
14. 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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- middle grade
"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!
15. Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed
By: Dashka Slater
4.30
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
When a high school student started a private Instagram account that used racist and sexist memes to… read more
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- nonfiction
- teen
16. Enemies in the Orchard
By: Dana VanderLugt
4.49
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on Amer… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
"I may be blemished but I am not rotten to the core."-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"If I didn’t think too hard or ask too many questions, it was easy. p. 63"-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"Like the day I was captured, I want to raise my arms, show this woman and this girl my empty hands. p. 49"-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
"Avoiding the truth, avoiding the responsibility that comes with admitting the truth, can seem a lot easier than being brave."-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard
17. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
18. Not Quite a Ghost
By: Anne Ursu
4.08
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
19. 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
20. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)
By: Katherine Marsh
4.08
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
21. We Still Belong
By: Christine Day
4.16
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
22. 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
23. Unstuck
By: Barbara Dee
4.07
Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition
From critically acclaimed author Barbara Dee comes a middle grade novel about a girl whose struggle… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"Remember, you don't write to win a trophy. You write because you love to, and because there's a story you want to tell. That's the prize you give yourself, and it's the only one that matters."-Barbara Dee, Unstuck
"I thought your writing was going better lately. So why are you forcing yourself to write something different? I mean besides your story, which is what you really want to write. What you need to write…"-Barbara Dee, Unstuck
"I guess if you're a superstar like Dahlia, people expect you to win every contest, get perfect grades, go to a fancy college, even if that's not who you really are. Maybe if you're Journey, people ex…"-Barbara Dee, Unstuck
24. Final Season
By: Tim Green
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A standalone football novel about a star middle school quarterback faced with a life-changing decis… read more
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- middle grade
25. Ink Girls
By: Marieke Nijkamp
3.96
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
26. The Wrong Way Home
By: Kate O'Shaughnessy
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Library Binding
Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
27. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
By: Gennifer Choldenko
4.55
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
28. World Made of Glass
By: Ami Polonsky
4.24
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A girl channels her grief and pain into love and activism in this heartbreaking, heart-mending nove… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- childrens
"I’m not strong,"-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
"We are dying because we are gay."-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
"I said, ‘Mom, I’m a homosexual,’ and she put down the glass that she was washing and said, ‘Jason Randolph Holmes, the world is going to try very hard to convince you that there’s something wrong wit…"-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
"Julian felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like he understood maybe the tiniest thing about what I was going through while, at the same time, still being a total stranger. I imagined a paperweight hea…"-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass
29. Warrior Girl
By: Carmen Tafolla
4.07
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An insightful novel in verse about the joys and struggles of a Chicana girl who is a warrior for he… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
30. Total Garbage: A Messy Dive into Trash, Waste, and Our World
By: Rebecca Donnelly
3.99
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly dives into the messy truth about trash, garbage, waste, and our w… read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
- childrens
31. More Than a Dream: The Radical March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
By: Yohuru Williams
4.30
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Hailed as “an essential reeducation on one of the most consequential events in US history” by Ibram… read more
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- history
- childrens
- teen
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- african american
