The Thing About Leftovers
By: C.C. Payne
2.00
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
C. C. Payne intertwines heartache with humor and hope in a novel about navigating divorce and blend…
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1. When You Reach Me
By: Rebecca Stead
4.08
Format: 199 pages, Hardcover
Miranda is an ordinary sixth grader, until she starts receiving mysterious messages from somebody w… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"What's the burn scale?"-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"We have lunch at ten-forty-five,"-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"It's crazy the things a person can pretend not to notice."-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
"She's called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school."-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me
2. If You Come Softly
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.04
Format: 181 pages, Paperback
Both Elisha (Ellie) and Jeremiah (Miah) attend Percy Academy, a private school where neither quite … read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"When you have so much real drama in your life, it’s hard to think about fiction."-Jacqueline Woodson, If You Come Softly
"When I used to dream about that somebody they never had a face. It was more like a feeling."-Jacqueline Woodson, If You Come Softly
"He loved October. Had always loved it. There was something sad and beautiful about it - the ending and beginning of things."-Jacqueline Woodson, If You Come Softly
"He wondered where that stuff went to, where love went to, how a person could just love somebody one day and boom –- the next day love somebody else."-Jacqueline Woodson, If You Come Softly
3. Hoot
By: Carl Hiaasen
4.00
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then agai… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
4. The Thing About Leftovers
By: C.C. Payne
2.00
Format: 238 pages, Hardcover
C. C. Payne intertwines heartache with humor and hope in a novel about navigating divorce and blend… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
5. The Boy Who Dared
By: Susan Campbell Bartoletti
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book author has written a powerful and gripping novel about a youth in Nazi Germany… read more
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6. Goodbye Stranger
By: Rebecca Stead
3.81
Format: 263 pages, Hardcover
Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. Emily has new curves and an a… read more
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7. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
By: Dusti Bowling
3.27
Format: None pages, Hardcover
*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more
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8. Fish in a Tree
By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more
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9. Who Could That Be at This Hour? (All the Wrong Questions, #1)
By: Lemony Snicket , Seth
4.18
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The adventure began in a fading town. Far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket st… read more
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10. Mockingbird
By: Kathryn Erskine
3.57
Format: 432 pages,
In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is co… read more
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11. Projekt 1065: A Novel of World War II
By: Alan Gratz
3.28
Format: 5 pages, Hardcover
Infiltrate. Befriend. Sabotage. World War II is raging. Michael O'Shaunessey, originally from Irela… read more
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12. The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger, #2)
By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
3.77
Format: 230 pages, Hardcover
Mr. Quisling is definitely up to something mysterious, and Emily and James are on high alert. First… read more
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13. Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1)
By: Sarah Watts , Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
3.66
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
A hidden book. A found cipher. A game begins . . . . Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. He… read more
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14. P.S. I Miss You
By: Jen Petro-Roy
2.83
Format: 212 pages, Hardcover
In this epistolary middle-grade debut novel, a girl who's questioning her sexual orientation writes… read more
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15. Walk Two Moons
By: Sharon Creech
4.09
Format: None pages, Paperback
"How about a story? Spin us a yarn." Instantly, Phoebe Winterbottom came to mind. "I could tell you… read more
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16. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
By: Beth Lincoln
4.06
Format: 338 pages, Hardcover
In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more
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- family
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels
17. Be Prepared
By: Vera Brosgol
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir from the author of Anya's Ghost. All Ve… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
18. Nowhere Boy
By: Katherine Marsh
4.34
Format: None pages, Audio CD
Fourteen-year-old Ahmed is stuck in a city that wants nothing to do with him. Newly arrived in Brus… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
19. Two Degrees
By: Alan Gratz
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees
20. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.38
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)
21. 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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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
22. Displacement
By: Kiku Hughes
4.29
Format: 283 pages, Paperback
A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her grandmother's experiences in World War II-era Japa… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
"A memory is too powerful a weapon."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
"But when a community comes together to demand more, when we do not let trauma stay obscured but bring it up to the surface and remember it together, we can make sure it is not repeated."-Kiku Hughes, Displacement
23. The Alcatraz Escape (Book Scavenger, #3)
By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
4.28
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
Garrison Griswold újabb játékra hívja a könyvvadászokat. Ráadásul új társa akad a játék szervezéséb… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
24. Himawari House
By: Harmony Becker
4.37
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
Bilingual Edition in English and Japanese Living in a new country is no walk in the park. Whe… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
25. Making Bombs for Hitler
By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch
4.34
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is n… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
26. Blended
By: Sharon M. Draper
4.16
Format: 308 pages, Hardcover
"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"-Sharon M. Draper, Blended
27. The Secular Creed: Engaging Five Contemporary Claims
By: Rebecca McLaughlin
4.31
Format: 107 pages, Paperback
In this house we believe that: Black Lives Matter Love Is Love Gay Rights Are Civil Rights Wome… read more
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28. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more
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- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
29. The School for Whatnots
By: Margaret Peterson Haddix
3.79
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adve… read more
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- fiction
