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Black Joy: Love Yourself, Love Your Culture

Written by Charnaie Gordon and Illustrated by Lhaiza Morena

Follow a day in the life of a young Black child and learn the different ways we experience love...

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Restart

Written by Gordon Korman

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't...

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Supergifted

Written by Gordon Korman

Donovan Curtis has never been what anyone would call “gifted.” But his genius friend Noah Youkilis...

3rd - 7th
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Violet the Snowgirl: A Story of Loss and Healing

Written by Lisa Walsh and Illustrated by Wendy Leach

When third grader Jerzie wakes up the day after her birthday, she feels grumpy. Her birthday cheer...

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Frankie Sparks and the Big Sled Challenge (Frankie Sparks, Third-Grade Inventor)

Written by Megan Frazer Blakemore and Illustrated by Nadja Sarell
With lots of twists, turns, and big bumps along the way, can Frankie and her fellow super-sled designers create a dream machine—and a dream team?
2nd - 5th
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It's The End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit

Written by Justin A. Reynolds

Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores . ....

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So Done

Written by Paula Chase

Jamila Phillips and Tai Johnson have been inseparable since they were toddlers, having grown up...

3rd - 7th
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Dough Boys

Written by Paula Chase

Deontae “Simp” Wright has big plans for his future. Plans that involve basketball, his best friend...

3rd - 7th
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Hummingbird

Written by Natalie Lloyd

Twelve-year-old homeschooled Olive is tired of being seen as “fragile” just because she has...

3rd - 7th
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The Betty & Barney Hill Alien Abduction (Paranormal Mysteries)

Written by Chris Bowman and Illustrated by D. Brady

In the early 1960s, Betty and Barney Hill had a wild story to tell: they believed they were abducted...

3rd - 8th
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The Mothman Sightings (Paranormal Mysteries)

Written by Chris Bowman and Illustrated by D. Brady

Strange sightings around the quiet town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia set off a town-wide hunt...

3rd - 8th
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Pax

Written by Sara Pennypacker and Illustrated by Jon Klassen

Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever since Peter rescued him as a kit. But one day, the...

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Wed Wabbit

Your name is Fidge and you’re nearly eleven. You’ve been hurled into a strange world.

You have...

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The Unteachables

Written by Gordon Korman

A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what...

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Addison Cooke and the Treasure of the Incas

Twelve-year-old Addison Cooke just wishessomething exciting would happen to him. His aunt and uncle...

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The Great Wall Of Lucy Wu

Lucy Wu, aspiring basketball star and interior designer, is on the verge of having the best year of...

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Funny Girl: Funniest. Stories. Ever.

Funny Girl is a collection of uproarious stories, rollicking comics, rib-tickling wit, and more...

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Stu Truly

When Stuart Cornelius Truly first sets eyes on the new girl, Becca, he staples his finger to his...

3rd - 7th
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New Kids and Underdogs

Written by Margaret

Robyn Kellen has been the new kid six times. She’s practically an expert on the subject and has...

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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears

Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule...

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Don’t Turn Out the Lights: A Tribute to Alvin Schwartz's Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Written by R.L. Stine

Featuring stories from R.L. Stine and Madeleine Roux, this middle grade horror anthology, curated by...

3rd - 7th
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Night of the Living Ted

Written by Barry Hutchison and Illustrated by Lee Cosgrove

After Lisa-Marie and her big brother, Vernon, visit a Create-A-Ted store, the unexpected happens.

T...

3rd - 7th
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Key Hunters: The Risky Rescue

Written by Eric Luper

Getting lost in a good book has never been this dangerous!

Cleo and Evan have a secret. A...

2nd - 5th
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Mighty Heart of Sunny St James

Written by Ashley Herring Blake

Twelve-year-old Sunny St. James navigates heart surgery, reconnecting with her lost mother, first...

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