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Crenshaw
by Katherine Applegate
Fearing his family will have to move into their minivan when they suffer another financial setback, Jackson finds support and comfort through his friendship with a giant imaginary cat. JF APPLEGATE
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The Terrible Two
by Mac Barnett and Jory John
Disgusted when he has to move from the oceanside community where he was infamous for his tricks to a sleepy, cow-filled town that already has a notable prankster, Miles plots mischief that culminates in a daring partnership. JF BARNETT
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Soar
by Joan Bauer
Moving to Hillcrest, Ohio, when his adoptive father accepts a temporary job, twelve-year-old Jeremiah, a heart transplant recipient, has sixty days to find a baseball team to coach. JF BAUER
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The Wild Robot
by Peter Brown
Initializing for the first time on a remote island where she is all alone, Roz the robot learns survival strategies from the island's hostile animals and finally gains acceptance when she cares for an orphaned gosling.
JF BROWN
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Book Scavenger
by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Delightedly moving to San Francisco, 12-year-old Emily longs to meet a favorite author who lives nearby. Unfortunately, he is savagely attacked just before the release of his latest online puzzle series.
JF BERTMAN
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Among the Hidden
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In a future where the Population Police enforce the law limiting a family to only two children, Luke has lived all his twelve years in isolation and fear, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong. JF HADDIX
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Dash
by Kirby Larson
Forced to move with her family to an internment camp after the attack on Pearl Harbor, Japanese-American Mitsi mourns her separation from her beloved dog and tries to keep up with the outside world with the help of a friendly neighbor back home. JF LARSON
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin
Hearing her father speak to the Old Man on the Moon in the quiet hours of the evening, Minli turns to him one day to ask for advice in order to improve the desperate situation of her impoverished family in this enchanting fantasy adventure for middle readers. JF LIN
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11 Birthdays
by Wendy Mass
After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again. JF MASS
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Fuzzy Mud
by Louis Sachar
Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world. JF SACHAR
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A Blind Guide to Stinkville
by Beth Vrabel
After moving to Stinkville from Seattle, where everyone knew her and she was comfortable, blind albino Alice finds herself floundering in her new environment, but she's determined to prove that she can be part of the community and by confronting her own blindness, everyone else in Stinkville seems to see her for the first time. JF VRABEL
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Stick Dog
by Tom Watson
When new middle-grade hero Stick Dog's quest for hamburgers turns out to be more difficult than he could have ever imagined, he challenges his friends to come up with a master plan that includes unconventional solutions, in a hilarious illustrated novel that is perfect for Big Nate and Wimpy Kid fans. JF WATSON
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Save Me a Seat
by Sarah Weeks and Gita Varadarajan
Two boys, one white, one Indian-American, gain strength from each other from afar as they struggle to navigate middle school, family relationships and friendships. JF WEEKS
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Roller Girl
by Victoria Jamieson
A graphic novel adventure about a girl who discovers roller derby right as she and her best friend are growing apart.
JF JAMIESON Graphic Novel
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Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth
by Judd Winick
When a mysterious boy from outer space crash lands on the Earth with no memory of his identity, D.J. and his friend Gina help the boy try to unlock the secrets of his past. JF WINICK Graphic Novel
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Who was Louis Braille?
by Margaret Frith
Examines the life and times of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who developed the system of raised dots by which blind people read and write. JB BRAILLE
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Separate is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family's Fight for Desegregation
by Duncan Tonatiuh
Shares the triumphant story of young Civil Rights activist Sylvia Mendez, an American citizen of Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage who, at the age of 8, worked with her parents and other community members to file a landmark lawsuit in federal district court to end segregated education in mid-20th-century California. J 379.2 TON
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The Most Amazing Creature in the Sea
by Brenda Z Guiberson
A lavishly illustrated introduction to the ocean's most superlative animals invites young readers to choose their favorites among sea creatures with the most venom, the greatest diving ability, the best rotating eyes and more. By an artist who has been awarded five gold medals from the Society of Illustrators and first prizes in both the Bologna and Barcelona International Book Fairs. J 591.77 GUI
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