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The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook

age 8+

Realistic story of girl coping with sick cat, dad's death.

By Joanne Rocklin

(2012)

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Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace

age 8+

Fast-paced coming-of-age tale about finding yourself.

By Nan Marino

(2013)

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Watch Out, Hollywood!: More Confessions of a So-Called Middle Child

age 8+

Engaging sequel explores ambition, cyberbullying.

By Maria T. Lennon

(2014)

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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

age 8+

Memorable heroine, lush writing weave a captivating spell.

By Katherine Rundell

(2014)

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The Year of the Three Sisters

age 8+

Chinese girl visits U.S. in powerful friendship tale.

By Andrea Cheng

(2015)

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Gone Crazy in Alabama

age 8+

Harrowing tale of Gaither girls' summer in the South.

By Rita Williams-Garcia

(2015)

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Twintuition: Double Vision

age 8+

Magic happens when twins touch in fun tween romp.

By Tia Mowry, Tamera Mowry

(2015)

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Confessions of an Imaginary Friend: A Memoir by Jacques Papier

age 8+

Whimsical, breezy faux memoir told by an imaginary friend.

By Michelle Cuevas

(2015)

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Some Kind of Happiness

age 8+

Adventurous girl uncovers family secrets in engrossing read.

By Claire Legrand

(2016)

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Short

age 8+

Small girl grows inside in funny, inspiring theater tale.

By Holly Goldberg Sloan

(2017)

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Amina's Voice

age 8+

Beautiful tale of Pakistani American middle-schooler.

By Hena Khan

(2017)

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Me and Marvin Gardens

age 8+

Sensitive boy vs. subdivision, bullies in coming-of-age gem.

By Amy Sarig King

(2017)

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The Friendship Code: Girls Who Code, Book 1

age 8+

Girls learn coding, solve problems in fun, easy mystery.

By Stacia Deutsch

(2017)

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The Exact Location of Home

age 8+

Moving story of boy losing his home and finding resilience.

By Kate Messner

(2017)

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The First Rule of Punk

age 8+

Creative Latina finds her voice and pride in spirited tale.

By Celia C. Pérez

(2017)

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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

age 8+

Riveting, poignant drama explores kindness, friendship.

By Leslie Connor

(2018)

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How High the Moon

age 8+

Girl seeks family secrets in hopeful Jim Crow-era tale.

By Karyn Parsons

(2019)

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Caterpillar Summer

age 8+

Touching tale of girl's summer with brother, family secrets.

By Gillian McDunn

(2019)

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Extraordinary Birds

age 8+

Foster kid learns to trust in beautiful, heartfelt story.

By Sandy Stark-McGinnis

(2019)

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Silver Meadows Summer

age 8+

Poignant story of Puerto Rican girl adapting to life in U.S.

By Emma Otheguy

(2019)

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