The Underneath
By: Kathi Appelt , David Small
3.98
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned o…
Want to Read $ 8.99"THE WORLD IS made of patterns. The rings of a tree. The raindrops on the dusty ground. The path the sun follows from morning to dusk."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
"THE WORLD IS made of patterns. The rings of a tree. The raindrops on the dusty ground. The path the sun follows from morning to dusk."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
"THE WORLD IS made of patterns. The rings of a tree. The raindrops on the dusty ground. The path the sun follows from morning to dusk."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
"Whenever there is a breeze in the old forest, you might, for a moment, realize that the trees are singing. There, on the wind, are the voices of sugarberry and juniper and maple..."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
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1. Penny from Heaven
By: Jennifer L. Holm
4.01
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
It’s1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
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- juvenile
"My idea of Heaven has nothing to do with fluffy clouds or angels. In my Heaven there's butter pecan ice cream and swimming pools and baseball games. The Brooklyn Dodgers always win, and I have the be…"-Jennifer L. Holm, Penny from Heaven
2. After Tupac and D Foster
By: Jacqueline Woodson
3.80
Format: 151 pages, Hardcover
D Foster showed up a few months before Tupac got shot that first time and left us the summer before… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
3. The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
By: Margarita Engle
3.95
Format: 169 pages, Hardcover
It is 1896. Cuba has fought three wars for independence and still is not free. People have been rou… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"Hatred must be a hard thing to learn."-Margarita Engle, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
"Slavery all day, and then, suddenly, by nightfall- freedom!"-Margarita Engle, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
"Can it be true that freedom only exists when it is a treasure, shared by all?"-Margarita Engle, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
"If we knew how to find the lost, we would know how to rediscover the parts of our minds left behind in battle."-Margarita Engle, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom
4. Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.13
Format: 266 pages, Hardcover
In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next t… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
"She was too well-trained to panic."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"When do I start?" is the most refreshing thing I've heard in this whole war."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"Here at great expense,' [Colonel Groves] moaned to Oppenheimer, 'the government has assembled the world's largest collection of crackpots."-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
"Everyone worked day and night, Monday through Saturday. Oppenheimer insisted people take Sundays off to rest and recharge. Scientists fished for trout in nearby streams, or climbed mountains and disc…"-Steve Sheinkin, Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
5. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
By: Phillip Hoose
4.82
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
"When it comes to justice, there is no easy way to get it. You can't sugarcoat it. You have to take… read more
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- middle grade
- juvenile
6. Breaking Stalin's Nose
By: Eugene Yelchin
3.84
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
One of Horn Book's Best Fiction Books of 2011 Sasha Zaichik has known the laws of the Soviet You… read more
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- fiction
- juvenile
7. Elijah of Buxton
By: Christopher Paul Curtis
3.66
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel f… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
8. Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
By: Sheila Turnage
4.03
Format: 312 pages, Hardcover
Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Ho… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"Some people look like they were born on a clothes hanger. Not me. I look more like I was born in a dryer."-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"They found Mr. Jesse in a boat?" I asked. "I'm wondering if maybe he just up and died. Maybe there ain't no murder. Like the fish weren't biting and he died of boredom. It happens. Boredom kills. I'v…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"Yes ma'am," I said, "Anna Celeste's party is Saturday, but I don't need a ride.... No ma'am. It's because Anna Celeste is my Sworn Enemy for Life and I'd rather go face-down in a plate of raw chicken…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
"Is it true, then, Mayor?" Grandmother Miss Lacy Thornton warbled from the end of the counter. "Is Jesse Tatum officially dead?" "Dead is such an unflattering term," he said, sliding onto his stool. "…"-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)
9. Heart of a Samurai
By: Margi Preus
4.33
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A 2011 Newbery Honor BookIn 1841, a Japanese fishing vessel sinks. Its crew is forced to swim to a … read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- adventure
10. The Year of Billy Miller
By: Kevin Henkes
4.11
Format: 288 pages, ebook
Award-winning, nationally bestselling author Kevin Henkes introduces second-grader Billy Miller in … read more
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11. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
By: Rodman Philbrick
3.69
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A dramatic, witty Civil War tale from bestselling author Rodman Philbrick Master storyteller Rodma… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
"Keep marching boys and girls. Keep marching"-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
"As far as I'm concerned, taking a bath is sort of like drowning, with soap."-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
"I think in some ways it's like that for all of us, living with the ghosts of things that used to be, or never were. We're all of us haunted by yesterday, and we got no choice but to keep marching int…"-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
12. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village
By: Robert Byrd , Laura Amy Schlitz
3.28
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
Step back to medieval 1255 England and meet 22 villagers, illustrated in pen and ink, inspired by t… read more
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13. Splendors and Glooms
By: Laura Amy Schlitz
3.91
Format: 631 pages,
The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they … read more
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14. Savvy (Savvy, #1)
By: Ingrid Law
0.00
Format: 126 pages,
For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a "savvy" -a … read more
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15. The Wanderer
By: David Díaz , Sharon Creech
3.23
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
The sea, the sea, the sea. It rolled and rolled and called to me. Come in, it said, come in. Sophie… read more
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16. Whittington
By: None , Alan Armstrong
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Newbery Medal Honor Title (2006) This winning tale introduces Whittington, a roughneck Tom who a… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- young adult
- cats
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
17. The Underneath
By: Kathi Appelt , David Small
3.98
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
There is nothing lonelier than a cat who has been loved, at least for a while, and then abandoned o… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- animals
- young adult
- dogs
- cats
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
"THE WORLD IS made of patterns. The rings of a tree. The raindrops on the dusty ground. The path the sun follows from morning to dusk."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
"Whenever there is a breeze in the old forest, you might, for a moment, realize that the trees are singing. There, on the wind, are the voices of sugarberry and juniper and maple..."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
"Here, she curled up in a tight ball and waited, purred to her unborn babies. And the trees, the tall and kindly trees, watched over her while she slept, slept the whole night through."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
"For trees, who see so much sorrow, so much anger, so much desperation, know love for the rare wonder of it, so they are champions of it and will do whatever they can to help it along its way."-Kathi Appelt, The Underneath
18. One Came Home
By: Amy Timberlake
3.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Be… read more
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19. The Eyes and the Impossible
By: Dave Eggers
4.25
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
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- animals
- dogs
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible
20. Scary Stories for Young Foxes (Scary Stories for Young Foxes, 1)
By: Christian McKay Heidicker
4.27
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
The haunted season has arrived in the Antler Wood. No fox kit is safe. When Mia and Uly are sepa… read more
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- adventure
- middle grade
- animals
- young adult
- fiction
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21. The Lifters
By: Dave Eggers
3.60
Format: 352 pages, Audio CD
Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade nov… read more
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"A promise is like the earth underneath us. It must be solid. How can we walk, and run, and live and laugh, when we can't count on the ground beneath us. And so it is with promises. They keep us uprig…"-Dave Eggers, The Lifters
"In the lives of humans, there are moments that feel very much apart from the majority of moments. That is, in any life there are many hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of minutes, and thoug…"-Dave Eggers, The Lifters
