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…
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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
- audiobook
"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. 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
3. The Truth About Dragons
By: Julie Leung
4.38
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more
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- childrens
- mythology
4. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
By: Lisa Yee
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)
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. 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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- audiobook
- history
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- historical
- middle grade
- food
- nonfiction
- china
- mythology
- juvenile
7. 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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- history
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. Duel
By: Jessixa Bagley
4.05
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more
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- middle grade
- juvenile
9. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider
By: Jessica Lanan
4.40
Format: 48 pages, Hardcover
A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more
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- nonfiction
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10. 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
- middle grade
- childrens
- juvenile
11. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
By: Daniel Nayeri
3.96
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- historical
- middle grade
- audiobook
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams
12. Alebrijes
By: Donna Barba Higuera
3.96
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more
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- audiobook
- middle grade
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13. 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
- 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!
14. The Collectors
By: A.S. King
3.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more
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- audiobook
15. 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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- juvenile
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- audiobook
16. Eagle Drums
By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
4.05
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more
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- mythology
- audiobook
17. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II
By: Adam Gidwitz
4.17
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- audiobook
18. A Walk in the Woods
By: Nikki Grimes
4.43
Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition
In this moving account of loss, a boy takes a walk in the woods and makes a discovery that changes … read more
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- childrens
19. 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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- childrens
- audiobook
20. Gone Wolf
By: Amber McBride
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more
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21. My Head Has a Bellyache: And More Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups
By: Chris Harris
4.37
Format: None pages, Audiobook
This hilarious follow-up to the New York Times bestselling poetry book I'm Just No Good at Rhyming … read more
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