Realistic Fiction
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The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass
Al the librarian and Mortimer the cat long for the days before the Martinville Library burned down. One day, they come up with a solution: make a little free library with the books that were spared from the disaster. Mortimer… Continue reading
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Let’s Talk About Love by Claire Kann
Alice is ready to spend her summer watching her favorite TV shows, hanging out with her best friends Feenie and Ryan, and working at the local library. But her relaxing plans are put on hold when her girlfriend decides to… Continue reading
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We Still Belong by Christine Day
Wesley Wilder wakes up early on Indigenous People’s Day. She’s looking forward to the intertribal powwow later in the evening, but first she has to get through an important day at school. Her first publication–a poem about Indigenous People’s Day–is… Continue reading
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Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable and Ellen T. Crenshaw
Mads spends her time going to church, attending minor league baseball games with her dad, and hanging out with her wild best friend, Cat. But one day she overhears her dad–the parent she’s always felt understood her the most–talking on… Continue reading
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Hazel's Theory of Evolution by Lisa Jenn Bigelow
Hazel already has enough to worry about, starting at a new school in eighth grade. But when one of her moms announces that she’s pregnant, Hazel couldn’t feel worse about it. Hazel loves her family, and the idea of… Continue reading
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Candidly Cline by Kathryn Ormsbee
Here’s my second highlight post for a book that will be featured on my upcoming LGBTQIA+ Middle Grade Novels post! I can’t wait for you to meet one of my favorite middle grade book protagonists. It’s been said before, but… Continue reading
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Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby and A.J. Sass
When Kai (e/em/eir) and Abigail (she/her/hers) meet in the forest of Camp QUILTBAG, a summer camp for queer kids, neither of them is sure they should be there. Kai just wants to be at home, doing parkour with eir… Continue reading
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Finally Seen by Kelly Yang
For five years, Lina Gao’s life has felt like a long wait in an airport terminal. Ever since her parents and little sister immigrated to America, she’s been living with her grandmother and longing for the rest of her… Continue reading
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All You Knead is Love by Tanya Guerrero
Alba’s mom is sending her to Barcelona for the summer to spend time away while her mom figures things out with Alba’s abusive dad. Alba feels like she’s being thrown out, and doesn’t want to go stay with a Filipina-Spanish… Continue reading
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Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim by Patricia Park
Alejandra Kim feels stuck between two identities. As a Latinx Asian American, she finds that people make decisions about her based on her Spanish/Korean name before even hearing her speak. Her “woke” white classmates at her prestigious Quaker high… Continue reading
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