How to Find What You're Not Looking For
By: Veera Hiranandani
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg…
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1. How to Become a Planet
By: Nicole Melleby
4.25
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For Pluto, summer has always started with a trip to the planetarium. It’s the launch to her favorit… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
"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. How to Find What You're Not Looking For
By: Veera Hiranandani
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- jewish
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
4. Swim Team
By: Johnnie Christmas
4.28
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- juvenile
5. Something Like Home
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.31
Format: 256 pages, Library Binding
A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
6. 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
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7. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
8. 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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- middle grade
- childrens
- 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
9. 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
- young adult
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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
10. Too Bright to See
By: Kyle Lukoff
4.13
Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition
A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See
11. New from Here
By: Kelly Yang
4.30
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."-Kelly Yang, New from Here
12. Tumble
By: Celia C. Pérez
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
13. Play Like a Girl
By: Misty Wilson
4.29
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
Debut author Misty Wilson chronicles her seventh-grade experience as the only girl on her town’s fo… read more
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- middle grade
"There was no way the boys were gonna keep me on the sidelines. If they could play football, so could I. I was just gonna have to sign up, too."-Misty Wilson, Play Like a Girl
14. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
15. 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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- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
16. 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
- audiobook
"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!
17. Maizy Chen's Last Chance
By: Lisa Yee
4.29
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
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"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance
18. Across So Many Seas
By: Ruth Behar
4.12
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- jewish
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
- juvenile
19. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- 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
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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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
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- audiobook
21. Those Kids from Fawn Creek
By: Erin Entrada Kelly
4.11
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
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- juvenile
22. 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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- middle grade
- young adult
- family
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- audiobook
"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
23. Shelter
By: Christie Matheson
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Library Binding
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut that considers homelessness from one girl's perspective and ex… read more
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- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
24. 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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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- juvenile
25. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
By: Tae Keller
4.17
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone
26. 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
- family
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- audiobook
27. Falling Short
By: Ernesto Cisneros
4.08
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- juvenile
28. Barakah Beats
By: Maleeha Siddiqui
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- family
- fiction
- audiobook
29. The Magical Imperfect
By: Chris Baron
4.24
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of the 1989 San Francisco earthquake in a town of refugees who came to Ame… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- family
30. Hidden Truths
By: Elly Swartz
4.17
Format: 264 pages, Hardcover
How far would you go to keep a promise? Told from alternating points of view, Hidden Truths is a st… read more
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- middle grade
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31. Troublemaker
By: John Cho
4.03
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
An instant New York Times bestselller!An Indiebound bestseller!Troublemaker follows the events of t… read more
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- historical
- middle grade
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- family
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