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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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City of the Plague God

age 11+

Action-packed tale of Middle East myths, magic, monsters.

By Sarwat Chadda

(2021)

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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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Everything Sad Is Untrue: (A True Story)

age 11+

Young refugee's story is told in memories, myths, fables.

By Daniel Nayeri

(2020)

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Fighting Words

age 11+

Powerful, moving story of 10-year-old recovering from abuse.

By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

(2020)

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The Canyon's Edge

age 11+

Poetry lends shape to dramatic, gripping desert adventure.

By Dusti Bowling

(2020)

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This Book Is Anti-Racist: 20 Lessons on How to Wake Up, Take Action, and Do the Work

age 11+

Empowering activist guide to defying and disrupting racism.

By Tiffany Jewell

(2020)

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We Are Power: How Nonviolent Activism Changes the World

age 11+

Inspirational must-read about the power of nonviolence.

By Todd Hasak-Lowy

(2020)

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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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Things You Can't Say

age 11+

Compelling story of tween grappling with his dad's suicide.

By Jenn Bishop

(2020)

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Prairie Lotus

age 11+

Stunning tale of Asian girl's struggle on 1880s frontier.

By Linda Sue Park

(2020)

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Parked

age 11+

Poverty, being unhoused explored in hopeful tale.

By Danielle Svetcov

(2020)

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A New Beginning: Ranger's Apprentice: The Royal Ranger, Book 1

age 11+

Promising spin-off series start with the first girl Ranger!

By John Flanagan

(2013)

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1919 The Year That Changed America

age 11+

Riveting tale of racial, labor protests, women's vote, more.

By Martin W. Sandler

(2019)

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Allies

age 11+

Gripping, must-read novel follows young soldiers on D-Day.

By Alan Gratz

(2019)

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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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A Place to Belong

age 11+

Emotional post-WWII story promotes compassion, perseverance.

By Cynthia Kadohata

(2019)

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The Time Paradox: Artemis Fowl, Book 6

age 11+

Artemis faces younger self in madcap, befuddling adventure.

By Eoin Colfer

(2008)

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It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood

age 11+

Comic's engaging memoir of growing up under Apartheid.

By Trevor Noah

(2019)

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Genesis Begins Again

age 11+

Teen learns to love herself in uplifting tale of misfits.

By Alicia D. Williams

(2019)

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