|
|
|
Click
by Kayla Miller
When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she wonders why all of her friends have already formed their own groups without her. For fans of Smile and Real Friends comes a debut graphic novel about friendship and finding where you "click" in middle school.
|
|
|
The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman
Told in alternating voices, the teacher and students in room 117 find their lives changed over the course of a school year. A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what happens when the worst class of kids in school is paired with the worst teacher—perfect for fans of Ms. Bixby’s Last Day.
|
|
|
Lumberjanes: The Good Egg
by Mariko Tamaki
When animal-loving Ripley discovers an abandoned egg, her resolve to care for it until its parents return is challenged by nefarious egg poachers. By the Caldecott Honor-winning author of This One Summer.
|
|
|
I'm Ok
by Patti Kim
Starring: Ok Lee, a sixth-grade loner who tries to help his struggling family through get-rich-quick schemes.
What happens: After his hair-braiding business causes a stir, Ok decides to roller-skate his way to the school talent contest's cash prize. Meanwhile, he worries that a deacon from their church is getting too close to his widowed mom.
About the author: Korean American author Patti Kim brings honesty, humor, and real-life experience to Ok's story.
|
|
|
My Father's Words
by Patricia MacLachlan
Two children find comfort working at a rescue shelter for dogs as they search for ways to cope after their father's sudden death. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of Sarah, Plain and Tall.
|
|
|
Team Players
by Mike Lupica
A girl with Asperger's joins Cassie's softball team but not everyone on the team welcomes her, creating a rift between Cassie and her teammates.
|
|
|
Dragon Pearl
by Yoon Ha Lee
Longing for adventure in the Thousand Worlds, away from the strict rules that force her to hide her descendancy from fox spirits, 13-year-old Min embarks on a quest to find her brother, who has been accused of abandoning his post to search for a mystical object of power.
|
|
|
More Than a Princess
by E. D Baker
A princess from a magical mixed heritage draws on her inner strength and the support of loyal friends when she is rendered a pawn between warring kingdoms and objectified by conventionally beautiful human princesses. By the author of The Frog Princess.
|
|
| Mighty Jack by Ben HatkeIntroducing: Jack, who shoulders a lot of responsibility while his busy mom works, and who might be in over his head after his sister Maddy, who has autism and rarely talks, insists on trading their mom's car for seeds that produce magical, monstrous plants.
Series alert: This eye-catching fairy tale remix is the 1st in a graphic novel series, followed by Mighty Jack and the Goblin King, with an exciting crossover, Mighty Jack and Zita the Spacegirl, on the way. |
|
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
|
|
|
|
|
|