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Below are a list of middle grade novels and graphic novels!
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Ways to Make Sunshine
by Renée Watson
Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipes, and has a lot on her mind—school, self-image, and family. Her dad finally has a new job, but money is tight. That means changes like selling their second car and moving into a new (old) house. But Ryan is a girl who knows how to make sunshine out of setbacks. Because Ryan is all about trying to see the best. Even when things aren’t all she would wish for—her brother is infuriating, her parents don’t understand, when her recipes don’t turn out right, and when the unexpected occurs—she can find a way forward, with wit and plenty of sunshine.
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Amina's Song
by Hena Khan
A companion to the award-winning Amina’s Voice finds Amina discouraged by the lack of interest her Greendale friends show in her visit to Pakistan before giving a class presentation about Malala Yousafzai.
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What Lane?
by Torrey Maldonado
Biracial sixth-grader Stephen questions the limitations society puts on him after he notices the way strangers treat him when he hangs out with his white friends and learns about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Farah Rocks Fifth Grade
by Susan Muaddi Darraj
Fifth-grader Farah Hajjar and her best friend Allie Liu are hoping to go to the Magnet Academy for their middle school years, instead of Harbortown Elementary/Middle School; but when a new girl Dana Denver starts tormenting Farah and her younger brother,Samir, she decides she can not leave Samir to face the bully alone, especially since the adults and even Allie do not seem to be taking the matter seriously--so Farah comes up with a plan, one which involves lying to those closest to her.
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Not Your All-American Girl
by Madelyn Rosenberg
Trying out for the school play to spend more time with her actress bestie when their sixth grade year puts them in different classes, Lauren is devastatingly cast into a lesser part because of her mixed-heritage appearance, despite having a fantastic audition.
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The Only Black Girls in Town
by Brandy Colbert
Ecstatic to hear that another African American family has moved into town, surfer Alberta attempts to make friends with homesick newcomer Edie, who helps her uncover painful local secrets in a box of old journals.
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The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter
by Aaron Reynolds
Receiving a pet chicken instead of the dog he has wished for all his life, Rex is cursed by the Grim Reaper in the wake of his chicken’s untimely demise and becomes haunted by a chatty, messy bunch of dead animal ghosts from the local zoo. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of Creepy Carrots.
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The Lion of Mars
by Jennifer L. Holm
Bell has spent his whole life - all eleven years of it - on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid - he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why they don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell to uncover the truth and save his family ... and possibly unite an entire planet.
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Red, White, and Whole
by Rajani LaRocca
Feeling disconnected from her heritage as the only Indian-American student in her community, young Reha commits herself to a future different from her dreams when her mother becomes dangerously ill.
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Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story)
by Daniel Nayeri
"At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. But Khosrou's stories are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with the secret police moments behind them, back to the refugee camps of Italy, and further back to Isfahan."
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Other Words for Home
by Jasmine Warga
Sent with her mother to the safety of a relative's home in Cincinnati when her Syrian community is overshadowed by violence, Jude worries for the beloved family members who were left behind and forges a new sense of identity shaped by friends and changing perspectives.
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Amina's Voice
by Hena Khan
A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simultaneously blending in at school in the wake of a community tragedy.
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This Is Your time
by Ruby Bridges
Civil rights activist Ruby Bridges—who, at the age of six, was the first African American to integrate an all-white elementary school in New Orleans—shares her story through text and historical photographs, offering a powerful call to action.
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All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team
by Christina Soontornvat
Combines firsthand interviews with scientific and cultural insights in a middle grade account of the 2018 Thai cave rescue of the Wild Boars soccer team and the critical, sophisticated engineering operation that saved the lives of 13 young people.
Award-winning Thai-American author Christina Soontornvat uses her gift for writing to give us the definitive account of the incredible rescue of these boys from a cave in Thailand. There are more and more interesting Own Voices non-fiction books, and the four honor stickers on the front of this book representing the Newbery Award, YALSA Non-Fiction Award, Sibert Award, and Orbis Award cement the fact that non-fiction books don't have to be uninteresting, but engaging, exciting, and all-around great reads.
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When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson
Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, have spent most of their lives in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya. Life is hard there: never enough food, achingly dull, and without access to the medical care Omar knows his nonverbal brother needs. So when Omar has the opportunity to go to school, he knows it might be a chance to change their future... but it would also mean leaving his brother, the only family member he has left, every day. Heartbreak, hope, and gentle humor exist together in this graphic novel about a childhood spent waiting, and a young man who is able to create a sense of family and home in the most difficult of settings.
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Big Ideas That Changed the World 3: A Shot in the Arm!
by Don Brown
A Shot in the Arm! explores the history of vaccinations and the struggle to protect people from infectious diseases, from smallpox--perhaps humankind's greatest affliction to date--to the COVID-19 pandemic. Highlighting deadly diseases such as measles, polio, rabies, cholera, and influenza, Brown tackles the science behind how our immune systems work, the discovery of bacteria, the anti-vaccination movement, and major achievements from Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, who popularized inoculation in England, and from scientists like Louis Pasteur, Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, and Edward Jenner, the "father of immunology."
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Tales of the Feathered Serpent : Rise of the Halfling King
by David Bowles
Sayam has always been different from other kids: he was born from an egg! His grandmother, a witch, teaches him the ancient magic she uses to help her people. So when a giant snake starts terrorizing a nearby city, Sayam steps into action. But the ruthless King Kinich Kak Ek sees Sayam as a threat to his throne. Prophecy declares that whoever succeeds at three impossible tests will be king. Monstrous snakes and impossible tests are a lot for a boy to handle, but Sayam is brave and has a loyal monkey, a wise grandmother, and magical knowledge on his side.
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The Deep & Dark Blue
by Niki Smith
When a political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee for their lives and assume new identities before joining an order of magical women before their quest for vengeance is compromised by Grayson’s longing to remain behind and finally live as a girl.
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Go with the Flow
by Lily Williams
Sick of an administration that puts football before female health, four high school friends band together to get the school to provide menstrual products to the students.
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Cub
by Cynthia L Copeland
Author and artist Cindy Copeland comes of age, discovers new talents and finds her voice as a cub reporter at her local newspaper during the Watergate era.
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Katie the Catsitter
by Colleen A. F. Venable
Twelve-year-old Katie is dreading the boring summer ahead until she realizes the mysterious neighbor who hired her to catsit is one of the city's greatest supervillains.
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Witches of Brooklyn
by Sophie Escabasse
Moving to Brooklyn to live with two eccentric aunts she has never met after the tragic loss of her mother, Effie forges bonds with loyal new friends while making the amazing discovery that magic runs in her family.
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Superman Smashes the Klan
by Gene Luen Yang
When her family is targeted by the KKK after moving from Chinatown to 1946 Downtown Metropolis, misfit Roberta Lee uses her keen skills of observation to help Superman thwart a string of terrorist attacks.
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Nubia: Real One
by L. L. McKinney
Nubia has always stood out because of her Amazonian strength, but even though she uses her ability for good she is seen as a threat, so when her best friend Quisha is threatened by a boy who thinks he owns the town, Nubia risks everything to become the hero society tells her she is not.
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Athletes Who Made a Difference: Colin Kaepernick
by B. A. Hoena
"This graphic biography traces Colin Kaepernick's road from young sports standout to athlete and activist. As Kaepernick protested violence against African Americans, he lost his career in football but gained a voice heard worldwide."
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Animorphs: The Invasion
by Chris Grine
After Jake and his friends witness a strange light in the sky coming toward them and learn that the earth is under attack, a dying alien gives them the power to morph into any animal they touch, enabling them to fight against the invaders.
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Home Home
by Lisa Allen-Agostini
Relocated against her will from Trinidad to Canada when she is hospitalized for depression, a homesick teen struggles through cultural adjustments before discovering the healing potential of her family’s unconditional love, new friends and a hopeful future.
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Gloom Town
by Ronald L. Smith
Taking a job in a gloomy seaside manor to help his struggling family, 12-year-old Rory discovers that his new employer, who is not even human, is trying to steal the townspeople’s shadows on behalf of ancient otherworldly accomplices.
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Astronaut Academy: Splashdown
by Dave Roman
"It's summer vacation for the students of Astronaut Academy, and Maribelle Mellonbelly is throwing the best party ever on Beach Planet? Yes! But tensions heat up fast when Hakata Soy's arch rival, Rick Raven, arrives. And soon the whole planet is heatingup--with a giant volcano threatening to blow its top! Unless they can work together save the planet, the students of Astronaut Academy will be toast. But can they put aside their differences in time to turn the tides?"
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Clues to the Universe
by Christina Li
Told from their different points of view, aspiring rocket scientist Ro and introverted artist Benji become science class partners and unlikely friends, together setting out to build a rocket and search for Benji's long-lost father using clues in his favorite comic books series.
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The Million Dollar Race
by Matthew Ross Smith
"When Grant Falloon's dreams of winning the Babblemoney Games are hindered by his parents' alternative lifestyle, he creates his own internet country to get back into the competition."
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The Sea in Winter
by Christine Day
After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.
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Before the Ever After
by Jacqueline Woodson
The son of an idolized pro-football star begins noticing the contrast between his father’s angry, forgetful behavior and his superhero reputation before adjusting to a new reality involving difficult symptoms stemming from his father’s numerous head injuries. By the National Book Award-winning author of Brown Girl Dreaming.
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The List of Things That Will Not Change
by Rebecca Stead
Keeping a list in her notebook of the important things that remain the same after her parents’ divorce, Bea is thrilled when her father announces that he is remarrying and that she will have a new sister. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of When You Reach Me.
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Allergic
by Megan Wagner Lloyd
Hoping to adopt a pet to find a sense of belonging in her busy family, Maggie is disappointed to discover she is severely allergic to anything with fur and tries to find a pet to love anyway. By the author of Paper Mice.
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Flamer
by Mike Curato
In the summer between middle school and high school, Aiden Navarro navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and finds himself drawn to Elias, a boy he can't stop thinking about.
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