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Archimancy: Shadow School, Book 1

age 9+

Heart, suspense abound in spooky middle school ghost story.

By J.A. White

(2019)

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Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home

age 9+

Wry story of foster kids looks at tough and tender truths.

By Bridget Farr

(2019)

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My Jasper June

age 9+

Moving, relatable story of loss, life-changing friendship.

By Laurel Snyder

(2019)

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The Crossover: The Graphic Novel

age 9+

Graphic adaptation captures basketball's power, poetry.

By Kwame Alexander

(2019)

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Guts

age 9+

Funny, sensitive account of dealing with bathroom anxiety.

By Raina Telgemeier

(2019)

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The World Ends in April

age 9+

Madcap tween drama focuses on impending doomsday.

By Stacy McAnulty

(2019)

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The Miraculous

age 9+

Mysterious story struggles to deal with death and religion.

By Jess Redman

(2019)

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Best Friends

age 9+

Lively graphic-novel memoir about finding the right friends.

By Shannon Hale

(2019)

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Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers

age 9+

Powerful coming-of-age tale promotes friendship, activism.

By Celia C. Pérez

(2019)

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Born Just Right

age 9+

Upbeat book tells what it's like being born without a limb.

By Jordan Reeves, Jen Lee Reeves

(2019)

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All the Greys on Greene Street

age 9+

Girl copes with mom's depression in colorful '80s mystery.

By Laura Tucker

(2019)

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Just Jaime: Emmie & Friends, Book 3

age 9+

Fast-paced, emotional tale of middle school friend drama.

By Terri Libenson

(2019)

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Pie in the Sky

age 9+

Moving graphic novel hybrid explores immigration and grief.

By Remy Lai

(2019)

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My Life Series

age 9+

Boy navigates friends, family, tech in fast-paced series.

By Janet Tashjian

(2011)

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Game of Stars: Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, Book 2

age 9+

Girl becomes demon slayer in fun fantasy game show spoof.

By Sayantani DasGupta

(2019)

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Eventown

age 9+

Imaginative fantasy deals with grief, memory, conformity.

By Corey Ann Haydu

(2019)

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Right as Rain

age 9+

Pitch-perfect story about loss and change inspires hope.

By Lindsey Stoddard

(2019)

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Good Enough

age 9+

Compelling, emotional look at tween's anorexia recovery.

By Jen Petro-Roy

(2019)

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Dactyl Hill Squad

age 9+

Civil War-era kids ride dinos in New York in curious mashup.

By Daniel Jose Older

(2018)

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The Crossroads

age 9+

Refugee kids find new life in nuanced, relatable sequel.

By Alexandra Diaz

(2018)

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