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| New Kid by Jerry CraftStarring: seventh-grade cartoonist Jordan Banks, who wants to go to a special art school, but is sent instead to Riverdale Academy, where he’s one of only a few African American kids...and no one will let him forget it.
Art alert: What better way to tell a story about a cartoonist figuring out where he fits in than through energetic cartoon art?
For fans of: Sharon Draper, Gene Luen Yang, and Raina Telgemeier. |
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A Monster Like Me by Wendy S. SworeConvinced that if she looks like a monster on the outside (a blood tumor covers half of her face), she must be a monster on the inside as well, Sophie tries to find a cure before her mother finds out the truth.
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Raven Rise by D. J. MacHaleWhile Pendragon is trapped on Ibara, Alder returns to Denduron and goes into battle again, and other Travelers face obstacles of various sorts, Saint Dane gains the power he seeks and makes his push to destroy and rebuild Halla.
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The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnultySurviving a lightning strike that has given her genius-level math skills, 12-year-old Lucy is offered entry into college but reluctantly takes her grandmother's advice to attend one year of middle school, make a friend, join a club and read a non-math book. A first middle-grade novel by the author of the Dino Files chapter books. Simultaneous eBook.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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