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The Simple Art of Flying

age 9+

Odd, battered characters find one another in quirky tale.

By Cory Leonardo

(2019)

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The Dog Who Lost His Bark

age 9+

Abused puppy learns to trust in perfect boy-and-dog tale.

By Eoin Colfer

(2019)

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Who Put This Song On?

age 17+

Eccentric teen girl fights depression in moving story.

By Morgan Parker

(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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You Go First

age 9+

Sweet, hopeful tale of friendship, family, and perseverance.

By Erin Entrada Kelly

(2018)

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The Crossover

age 9+

Soaring, poignant, novel in verse hits all the right spots.

By Kwame Alexander

(2014)

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War Stories

age 9+

Lively, nuanced D-Day story of tween and war hero.

By Gordon Korman

(2020)

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Rick

age 9+

Sixth-grader faces bullying bestie in sweet, queer story.

By Alex Gino

(2020)

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P.S. Be Eleven

age 9+

Tween coming-of-age set amid shifting family, '60s dynamics.

By Rita Williams-Garcia

(2013)

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The Center of Everything

age 9+

Sweet, funny story of girl recovering from grandma's death.

By Linda Urban

(2013)

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Middle School: Just My Rotten Luck

age 9+

Rafe goes back to Hills Middle School in fun seventh book.

By James Patterson, Chris Tebbetts

(2015)

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The Best Man

age 9+

Witty, sweet story of boy figuring out school, family, love.

By Richard Peck

(2016)

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Finding Perfect

age 9+

Hopeful story of likeable tween's struggle with OCD.

By Elly Swartz

(2016)

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The Warden's Daughter

age 9+

Heartbreaking story of motherless girl's grief, healing.

By Jerry Spinelli

(2017)

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Merci Suarez Changes Gears

age 9+

Upbeat coming-of-age story explores culture, class, aging.

By Meg Medina

(2018)

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Mascot

age 9+

Tween's humor lifts story about grief, physical injury.

By Antony John

(2018)

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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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The World Ends in April

age 9+

Madcap tween drama focuses on impending doomsday.

By Stacy McAnulty

(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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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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