Kent State
By: Deborah Wiles
3.96
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of one of the darkest moments in our history, when American troops killed four Ameri…
Want to Read $ 12.99"When the State silences freedom of assembly and freedom to dissent, it silences the people it is sworn to protect."-Deborah Wiles, Kent State
"When the State silences freedom of assembly and freedom to dissent, it silences the people it is sworn to protect."-Deborah Wiles, Kent State
If you liked the middle grade plot in Kent State by Deborah Wiles , here is a list of 15 books like this:
1. Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess
By: Shari Green
3.98
Format: 392 pages, Paperback
Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign … read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- fiction
2. Loving vs. Virginia: A Documentary Novel of the Landmark Civil Rights Case
By: Shadra Strickland , Patricia Hruby Powell
3.14
Format: 160 pages, Hardcover
From acclaimed author Patricia Hruby Powell comes the story of a landmark civil rights case, told i… read more
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- poetry
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
3. Unbound: A Novel in Verse
By: Ann E. Burg
3.58
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of All the Broken Pieces and Serafina's Promise comes a new novel-in-… read more
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4. Here in Harlem: Poems in Many Voices
By: Walter Dean Myers
4.40
Format: 184 pages, Hardcover
These fifty-four poems, all in different voices but written by one hand, do sing. They make a joyfu… read more
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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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- poetry
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
6. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- middle grade
7. 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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- poetry
- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
8. Abuela, Don't Forget Me
By: Rex Ogle
4.50
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- teen
- audiobook
"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
9. Remember Us
By: Jacqueline Woodson
4.27
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
10. Kent State
By: Deborah Wiles
3.96
Format: 132 pages, Hardcover
An exploration of one of the darkest moments in our history, when American troops killed four Ameri… read more
Want to Read $ 12.99Similar categories in Deborah Wiles's Kent State book and Deborah Wiles's Kent State
- poetry
- teen
- historical
- politics
- middle grade
- war
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
"When the State silences freedom of assembly and freedom to dissent, it silences the people it is sworn to protect."-Deborah Wiles, Kent State
11. White Rose
By: Kip Wilson
3.97
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college … read more
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- poetry
- teen
- historical
- war
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"I already know the idyll of my childhood is fading away, stomped flat by something that feels like doom."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"I close my eyes and pray that the world will somehow change. But I know it isn't going to change on its own, so I know I must pray for the courage to bring it about."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"We amble away from the city, away from all angst, into the heart of a fairy-tale forest that reminds me how very lucky we are to live and breathe on this great Earth flourishing with wonder."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
12. Me: Moth
By: Amber McBride
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A debut YA novel-in-verse that is both a coming-of-age and a ghost story. Moth has lost her fami… read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
"Most of the founding fathers were like that; they spoke of freedom but did not offer it to everyone. They had bodies in their closets."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
"Places we decide to stop. Monticello Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia: Where Thomas Jefferson committed several sins; we go to stomp on hateful plantation ground."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
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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- poetry
- 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!
14. 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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- poetry
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- audiobook
15. Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
By: Derf Backderf
4.47
Format: 280 pages, Hardcover
From Derf Backderf, the bestselling author of My Friend Dahmer, comes the Eisner and ALA/YALSA Alex… read more
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- historical
- politics
- war
16. Deep Water
By: Jamie Sumner
4.21
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more
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- poetry
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
17. 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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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
18. 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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- poetry
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- 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
19. Say Her Name
By: Zetta Elliott
4.34
Format: 90 pages, None
For ages 12 and up. Inspired by the #SayHerName campaign launched by the African American Policy Fo… read more
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- poetry
- teen
- middle grade
- young adult
- audiobook
20. Call Me Iggy
By: Jorge Aguirre
4.06
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping i… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
21. Ultraviolet
By: Aida Salazar
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Sala… read more
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- poetry
- teen
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
