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The Benefits of Being an Octopus By Ann Braden Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781510737488
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Published: Sky Pony - September 4th, 2018

Edutopia's "25 Essential Middle School Reads from the Last Decade," NPR Best Book of 2018, Bank Street List for Best Children's Books of 2019, Named to the Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher List, Maine's Student Book Award List, Louisiana Young Reader's Choice Award List, Rhode Island Middle School Book Award 2020 List, 2020 Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Award No


Boy Bites Bug By Rebecca Petruck Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781419734816
Published: Amulet Paperbacks - June 11th, 2019

Rebecca Petruck’s Boy Bites Bug is “a tale that is funny, perceptive, and topical in more ways than one” (Booklist, Starred Review) when a middle-grade student receives life lessons about bullying and friendships.
 
Will didn’t plan to eat a stinkbug.


City of Ghosts By Victoria Schwab, V. E. Schwab Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781338111026
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Published: Scholastic Inc. - September 3rd, 2019

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria (V.E.) Schwab (The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue) comes a sweeping, spooky, evocative adventure, perfect for fans of Stranger Things. An instant bestseller!


Game Changer By Tommy Greenwald Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781419731433
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Published: Harry N. Abrams - September 11th, 2018

A mysterious football accident sends a high school reeling in Game Changer, an award-winning multimedia-format novel from Tommy Greenwald.

Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma, fighting for his life after an unspecified football injury at training camp.


Love Like Sky By Leslie C. Youngblood Cover Image
$7.99
ISBN: 9781368019392
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Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - October 8th, 2019

In this heartfelt middle-grade novel that “brims with charm and compassion” (Vashti Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Little Leaders), eleven-year-old G-baby must bring her family together when her little sister faces a dangerous illness.

"Love ain't like that."
"How is it then?" Peaches asked, turning


Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish By Pablo Cartaya Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781101997284
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Published: Puffin Books - July 9th, 2019

One boy's search for his father leads him to Puerto Rico in this moving-middle grade novel, for fans of Ghost and See You in the Cosmos.


The Night Diary By Veera Hiranandani Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9780735228528
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Published: Kokila - April 23rd, 2019

A 2019 NEWBERY HONOR BOOK

"A gripping, nuanced story of the human cost of conflict appropriate for both children and adults."


The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond #1) By Sayantani DasGupta Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781338185713
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Published: Scholastic Press - January 29th, 2019

From New York Times bestselling author comes a world packed with action and adventure, perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Soman Chainani.

MEET KIRANMALA:INTERDIMENSIONAL DEMON SLAYER(Only she doesn't know it yet.)On the morning of her 12th birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular sixth grader living in Parsippany, New Jersey...until her parents mysteriously vanish and a drooling


Small Spaces (Small Spaces Quartet #1) By Katherine Arden Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780525515043
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers - July 9th, 2019

New York Times bestselling adult author of The Bear and the Nightingale makes her middle grade debut with a creepy, spellbinding ghost story destined to become a classic. Now in paperback.


So Done By Paula Chase Cover Image
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ISBN: 9780062691798
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Published: Greenwillow Books - July 23rd, 2019

When best friends Tai and Mila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to combust from the pressure of secrets, middle school, and the looming dance auditions for a new talented-and-gifted program.


The Rick Riordan Presents: Storm Runner By J.C. Cervantes Cover Image
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ISBN: 9781368023603
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Published: Rick Riordan Presents - August 20th, 2019

Tight By Torrey Maldonado Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781524740573
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Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - August 27th, 2019

* "Maldonado excels at depicting realistic and authentic interactions between middle school boys."--School Library Journal (starred review)

A Washington Post Best Children's Book of 2018!