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The Green Bicycle
age 11+
Funny, poignant, cheer-worthy tale of spirited Saudi girl.
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Haifaa al Mansour
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2015
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Who Put This Song On?
age 17+
Eccentric teen girl fights depression in moving story.
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Morgan Parker
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2019
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Forget Me Not
age 11+
Compelling story of girl dealing with Tourette syndrome.
By
Ellie Terry
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2017
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Al Capone Shines My Shoes: A Tale from Alcatraz, Book 2
age 11+
Moose's ties to Al Capone deepen in engaging sequel.
By
Gennifer Choldenko
(
2009
)
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Al Capone Does My Homework: A Tale from Alcatraz, Book 3
age 11+
Moose tries to protect his dad in exciting third in series.
By
Gennifer Choldenko
(
2013
)
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Well, That Was Awkward
age 11+
Friendships tested in clever tween-texting romcom.
By
Rachel Vail
(
2017
)
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The Line Tender
age 11+
Story of loss explores life in and out of the ocean.
By
Kate Allen
(
2019
)
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Al Capone Does My Shirts: A Tale from Alcatraz, Book 1
age 11+
Boy stands up for sister with autism in compassionate tale.
By
Gennifer Choldenko
(
2005
)
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Better Off Friends
age 11+
Sweet, funny When Harry Met Sally romance for tweens.
By
Elizabeth Eulberg
(
2014
)
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Bad Best Friend
age 11+
Eighth grader withstands friend rejection in funny story.
By
Rachel Vail
(
2020
)
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Just Like That
age 11+
Warm boarding school grief tale has some gory violence.
By
Gary D. Schmidt
(
2021
)
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The Bully Book: A Novel
age 11+
Harsh realism makes novel about bullying painful to read.
By
Eric Kahn Gale
(
2012
)
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Revenge of the Girl With the Great Personality
age 11+
Exploration of beauty and pageants delivers mixed message.
By
Elizabeth Eulberg
(
2013
)
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The Swap
age 11+
Switching spell lets girl and boy see other's point of view.
By
Megan Shull
(
2014
)
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How to Be a Girl in the World
age 11+
Engaging coming-of-ager tackles sexual harassment of tween.
By
Caela Carter
(
2020
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