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Manu: A Graphic Novel

Written and Illustrated by Kelly Fernández

A funny and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel adventure about friendship, defying expectations...

3rd - 8th
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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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Frizzy

Written by Claribel A. Ortega and Illustrated by Rose Bousamra

Marlene loves three things: books, her cool Tía Ruby and hanging out with her best friend Camila...

3rd - 7th
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What Can I Say?

Written by Catherine Newman

Middle school is an essential time to learn and practice social skills, including how to get along...

5th - 12th
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Slider

Written by Pete Hautman

David can eat an entire sixteen-inch pepperoni pizza in four minutes and thirty-six seconds. Not bad...

5th - 9th
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All About Friends

Written by Felicity Brooks and Illustrated by Mar Ferrero

Why do we need friends? How can we make friends? What makes a good friend? What can friends do...

4th - 7th
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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...

3rd - 7th
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Pet

Written by Akwaeke Emezi

There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in the city of Lucille are taught. Jam and her...

6th - 12th
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Right Hook of Devin Velma

From the author of Greetings from Witness Protection! comes another unforgettable middle-grade novel...

5th - 9th
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Rise of ZomBert

Written by Kara LaReau

Could Bert really be a zombie cat? Two friends put their brains together to find out in a wry new...

3rd - 7th
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The Season of Styx Malone

Written by Kekla Magoon

Meet Caleb and Bobby Gene, two brothers embarking on a madcap, heartwarming, one-thing-leads-to...

3rd - 7th
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Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

Written by Tae Keller

Sometimes middle school can make you feel like you're totally alone in the universe...but what if we...

3rd - 7th
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The Blackbird Girls

Written by Anne Blankman

On a spring morning, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry red sky. A...

4th - 7th
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The Best At It

Written by Maulik Pancholy

Rahul Kapoor is heading into seventh grade in a small town in Indiana. The start of middle school is...

3rd - 7th
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Twintuition: Double Trouble

Written by Tia Mowry and Tamera Mowry

Identical twins Cassie and Caitlyn Waters have adjusted to small-town life, but they’re still not...

3rd - 7th
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All That Was

Written by Karen Rivers
Piper and Sloane are best friends. To Sloane, Piper has always been extraordinary: fierce and pretty...
7th - 12th
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What I Lost

Written by Alexandra Ballard
What sixteen-year-old Elizabeth has lost so far: forty pounds, four jean sizes, a boyfriend, and her...
7th - 12th
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Sequins, Secrets, and Silver Linings

Written by Sophia Bennett

Nonie's a freak for fashion. Bleeding-heart Edie wants to green the planet. And starter-starlet...

6th - 8th
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Drita, My Homegirl

Written by Jenny Lombard

A poignant story about the difficulties of leaving everything behind and the friendships that help...

3rd - 7th
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Bluish

Written by Virginia Hamilton

Friendship isn't always easy. Natalie is different from the other kids in Dreenie's fifth-grade...

3rd - 7th
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Freak the Mighty

Freak The Mighty

Written by Rodman Philbrick
Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - forge a unique friendship when they pair up to create one formidable human force.
4th - 7th
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Shield Up! How Upstanding Bystanders Stop Bullying

Written by Marcella Marino Craver, MSEd and CAS and Illustrated by Amerigo Pinelli
CJ, Eva, Zoe, Jax, and Ryan are all thrilled to be working on the school play...until CJ turns on...
3rd - 7th
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Blood Diaries: Tales of a 6th-grade vampire

Written by Marissa Moss

Middle school is tough enough for normal humans, but when you're a vampire, it's even more...

3rd - 7th

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