Today, it’s all about the best books for 6th graders (and I can say this is the sweet spot). By age 11, these kids are often confident readers who are eager to explore a variety of genres. many of them can handle problem books and really enjoy realistic fiction. still, of course, they are still reading his graphic novels and short books, as well as interesting series. that’s why I’ve tried to include all of these in this list.
in this list of books for sixth grade you will find comics, problem books, funny stories, short books, long books, middle grade mysteries and even series. I’ve worked hard to make it a good mix of books with boys on the cover and girls too.
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Roller Girl
Published: March 10, 2015
for most of her twelve years, astrid has done everything with her best friend nicole. But after Astrid falls in love with roller derby and signs up for derby camp, she decides to go to dance camp. And so begins the most difficult summer of Astrid’s life as she struggles to keep up with the older girls at camp, hold on to the friend she feels slipping away, and cautiously embark on a new friendship. As the end of summer approaches and her first roller derby fight (and high school!), Astrid realizes she may be strong enough to handle the fight, a lost friendship, and high school. .in short, strong enough to be a girl with wheels.
In this graphic novel debut that earned a rookie honor and five-star reviews, real-life derby girl victoria jamieson has created an inspiring coming-of-age story about friendship, perseverance and feminine power.
coyote dawn’s extraordinary journey
Published: January 8, 2019
five years.
That’s how long Coyote and his father, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus, across the country.
It’s also how long ago Coyote lost his mother and two sisters in a car accident.
Coyote hasn’t been home all that time, but when she learns that her old neighborhood park is being torn down, the same park where she, her mother, and her sisters buried a prized box of memories, she makes up a concocted plan for his father to drive 3,600 miles back to washington state in four days… without him knowing.
Along the way, they will pick up a strange group of misfit travelers. Lester has a lady he would love to meet. Salvador and his mother are looking to start over. Val needs a safe place to be herself. and then there’s gladys…
Over the course of thousands of miles, the coyote will learn that getting home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all…but with friends by his side, he just might be able to turn his “once upon a time” into a “happily ever after”.
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be real, macy weaver
Published: July 12, 2022
Eleven-year-old Macy Weaver knows that relationships are complicated. fresh from her latest friendship breakup, she has spent most of her summer vacation alone. So when Macy’s mom decides to go back to college three states away, she seizes the opportunity to move, whatever it takes to start over. But Macy’s new home isn’t exactly what she expected. her mother is never close to her and her father is always working. Alone than ever, Macy sets her sights on finding a new best friend. When she meets Brynn, who is smart and kind and already seems to have her whole life figured out, right down to her future as a couture model, Macy knows she is. the only problem is that brynn already has a bff and as everyone knows you can only have one. Falling back on old habits, Macy’s turns a little lie into a whole new life, filled with fantastical fashion and couture, but it’s not long before it all falls apart. Ultimately, Ella Macy must determine how to do the right thing and stay true to herself, instead of chasing after the person she thinks she should be.
the birds of someday
Published: January 24, 2017
charlie’s perfectly ordinary life has been unraveling ever since his father, a war journalist, was wounded in afghanistan.
When his father leaves California for Virginia for medical treatment, Charlie reluctantly travels the country with his boy-crazy sister, his wayward brothers and a mysterious new family friend. he decides that if he can spot all the birds that he and his father hoped to see someday along the way, then everything might work out.
newcomer author sally j. pla has written a story that is equal parts wacky road trip, coming-of-age story of an autistic boy who feels like he doesn’t understand the world, and an uplifting portrait of a family overcoming a crisis.
ten thousand attempts
Published: July 13, 2021
Twelve-year-old Golden Maroni is determined to channel his hero, soccer superstar Lionel Messi, and become captain of his soccer team and teacher of his eighth-grade universe… especially since his home universe it’s going out of orbit. Off the field, Golden’s father, once a professional soccer player, is now battling ALS, a disease that attacks his muscles, leaving him less and less physically able to control his body on a daily basis. and while mom says there is no cure, golden is convinced that his dad can beat this, like any opponent, they just have to try.
golden knows that if you want to perfect a skill you have to make ten thousand attempts, so he is convinced that if he can work as hard on and off the field, he can keep everything from changing. But when his father continues to decline and his constant pressure begins to alienate his friends and team, Golden is forced to confront the idea that being the master of his universe may not mean having the control of everything. what if it means letting go of the things you can’t control so you can do the most good for the things you can?
finally seen
Published: February 28, 2023
My sister had to grow up with my parents. me? I grew up with postcards from my parents. when ten-year-old lina gao gets off the plane in los angeles, it’s her first time in the united states and the first time she’s seen her parents and little sister in five years! She has been looking forward to this moment every day while she was living with her grandmother in Beijing, being teased by children at school who called her a “waste girl”. Finally, her parents are ready for her to join her fabulous life in America! except it’s not exactly like on the postcards: 1. school is a lot harder than she thought. when she mispronounces some English words on the first day, she decides that she just won’t speak. never again.2. Her talkative little sister has no problem with English. and she seems to do everything better than her lina, including knowing exactly the way to her parents’ heart .3. They live in an apartment, not a house like in Mom’s letters, and they owe a lot of back rent due to the pandemic. and mom’s plan to return it sounds more like a hobby than a source of money. As she deals with her pain, Lina tries to control her feelings, both at home and at school. When Ella’s teacher begins to face challenges for her latest book selection, a book that resonates deeply with Lina, it will take all of Lina’s courage and resilience to overcome her fear and choose a future where she will finally love her. see.
run of clues
Published: November 27, 2018
ghost. patina. sunny. lú a fast-paced but fiery group of kids from different backgrounds, chosen to compete on an elite track team. they all have a lot to lose, but also a lot to prove, not only among themselves, but also with themselves. Discover each of their stories in this complete collection of Jason Reynolds’ explosive series of New York Times best-selling songs.
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crushed
Published: March 7, 2023
eleven-year-old avery lee loves living in hickory valley, maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school and the end of summer fair that she always goes to with her two best friends. But she is tired of feeling crushed by her six brothers! they are loud and chaotic and the younger kids love her too much. all ella avery wants is her own room, her own space to be alone and make art. so she’s furious when her grumpy older brother theo gets her own room at her place, and her wild little brother max moves into the room she already shares with sister little one of her, pearl. Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while she tries to get Max to sleep at night, navigates changes in her friendships and works on an art entry for the fair. And when Avery finds out her family might be moving across the country, things get even more complicated.
megan wagner lloyd and michelle mee nutter have teamed up once again to tell a funny, heartfelt and charming story about family, friendship and growing up.
new guy
Published: February 5, 2019
seventh grader jordan banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academic standing, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. p>
While making the daily commute from his Washington Heights apartment to the exclusive Riverdale Academy day school, Jordan soon finds himself torn between two worlds and doesn’t really fit into either. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?
This middle grade graphic novel is a great choice for pre-teen readers, even summer reading
true friends
Published: May 2, 2017
newbery honorary author shannon hale and new york times bestselling illustrator leuyen pham join forces in this graphic memoir about how hard it is to find your true friends and why they’re worth the trip.
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when best friends are not forever. . .
shannon and adrienne have been best friends since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts dating Jen, the most popular girl in class and leader of a circle of friends called the group. Everyone in the group wants to be Jen’s #1, and some girls will do anything to stay on top. . . even if it means bullying others.
every day is like a roller coaster for shannon now. will she and adrienne still be friends? Will she be able to defend herself? and is she in the group or not?
the puttermen are in the house
Published: January 17, 2023
sammy and matty are the putterman twins, the perfect team of two. but matty has a secret that she’s not ready to share with her family yet, and she suddenly quits baseball and stops talking to her sister. With his twin telepathy broken, Sammy doesn’t know what to do without his teammate.
Becky Putterman is sick of her family only cheering on her cousins Sammy and Matty. They all used to be friends, but as everything turned on the twins, Becky felt left out. With her bat mitzvah just around the corner, she hopes it will finally be her turn to be the center of attention.
but then hurricane harvey hits houston and the twins’ house is damaged by the flood. His family moves in with Becky’s, putting all nine puttermans under one roof indefinitely. Sammy, Matty and Becky need each other now more than ever, but as their grief, anger and uncertainty grows, can they find a way to bring their family together?
all the missing pieces
Published: May 26, 2020
maddy gaines sees danger wherever she looks: at the bus stop, around the skating rink, in the woods, and (especially) by the sea. When Maddy meets a mysterious boy booby-trapping the North Carolina woods, she suspects he is Billy Holcomb, the boy who disappeared in the fall. As Maddy tries to uncover the truth about Billy Holcomb, ghosts from her own past surface, her best friend begins to slip away, and Maddy’s world tilts once again. Will she be able to put the pieces of her life back together, even if some of them are lost forever?
invisible emmie
Published: May 2, 2017
This is the story of two totally different girls: quiet, shy, artistic emmiepopular, outgoing and athletic Katie, and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hands. . . .all the crushes, put-downs, boredom and drama of high school are compressed into one amazing day in this remarkable novel.
to catch a thief
Published: April 4, 2023
Five Macguffin kids, two new neighbors, a lost dog, and a thief to stop before it’s too late!
urchin beach is not the kind of place where bad things happen. the small seaside town is too lucky for that. but one day, a thief steals something precious: the city’s dragonfly staff, which is the source of all his good fortune and the most important part of the upcoming dragonfly day festival.
amelia macguffin is not a detective. she is eleven years old, she is quiet and, unlike her four younger siblings, she has no special talents. but she amelia loves her people. her family has lived there forever. Her parents run the Pacific General Store, and she and her best friends, Birdie and Delphine, are about to start high school. If Amelia doesn’t find the staff, the Dragonfly Day Festival will be cancelled.
The town needs money from tourists to survive. Unless she solves the case, Amelia’s family will lose everything, including the lovable stray dog they’ve fallen in love with. She only has seven days to solve the Urchin Beach crime of the century. It’s not a long time, but Amelia has the list of suspects on her. they could be the new boys next door. or the grumpy mystery writer who lives in the spookiest mansion in town. or maybe even someone closer to home.
Amelia wants to save the town. she wants to save the dog. she wants so, so much.
but first he has to catch a thief.
see you in the cosmos
Published: February 28, 2017
Alex Petroski, 11, loves space and rockets, his mother, his brother, and his dog Carl Sagan, named after his hero, the real-life astronomer. All he wants is to launch his golden iPod into space the same way Carl Sagan (the man, not the dog) launched his gold record on the Voyager spacecraft in 1977. From Colorado to New Mexico, from Las Vegas to L.A. , alex records a trip on his ipod to show other life forms what life is like on earth, his earth. but his fate keeps changing. and the funny, lost, and remarkable people he meets along the way can only partially prepare him for the secrets he will uncover, from the truth about his long-dead father to the fact that, for a boy with a troubled mother and a majority as a brother who is not around, he has much more family than he ever knew. Jack Cheng’s debut is full of joy, optimism, determination, and incredible heart. To read the first page is to fall in love with Alex and his view of our big, beautiful, complicated world. to read the last one is to know that he and his story will stay with you for a long, long time.
other words for home
Published: May 28, 2019
jude never thought she would leave her beloved older brother and father behind, across the ocean in syria. But when things in his hometown start to get volatile, Jude and his mom are sent to live in Cincinnati with relatives.
At first, everything in the US seems too fast and too noisy. The American movies Jude has always loved haven’t quite prepared her to start school in the United States, and her new “Middle Eastern” label, an identity she’s never known before.
But this life also brings unexpected surprises: there are new friends, a whole new family, and a school musical Jude could be in. maybe America is also a place where jude can be seen for who he really is.
ruby finley against the interstellar invasion
Published: September 27, 2022
Eleven-year-old ruby is a black girl who loves studying insects and would do almost anything to be an entomologist, much to her grandmother’s dismay. Ella Ruby Ella knows everything there is to know about bugs, so when she finds the strangest bug she’s ever seen in her front yard, she makes sure no one is looking and captures it for further study. background.
but then ruby realizes the creature isn’t just a normal bug. and she quickly burned a hole through her window and disappeared. Soon, random things in the neighborhood go missing, and no one hears from the old lady on the street for a week. Ruby and her friends will have to recover from the strange bug before the feds do.
Ruby is the science hero we’ve all been waiting for!
team goals
Published: April 6, 2021
magic olive poindexter has big shoes to fill. Her mother was a professional cheerleader, her father is a retired NBA legend, her older sister is the new face of the oh-so-glamorous Lakers girls, and her grandmother was the first black cheerleader on the Valentine High School Bee cheerleading squad. . magic wants nothing more than to follow in his footsteps. But first, he has to survive Planet Pom Poms, the summer cheerleading camp where he’ll audition for a spot on the Bee Squad. But with zero athletic ability and a bunch of mean girls who have his number, Tragic Magic is a long way from becoming the toe-tapping cheerleader heroine she dreams of being.
Things start to look up when her best friend Cappie joins her at camp, until Cappie catches the popularity bug. To make matters worse, the magic is crushing the Dallas Chase football star hard. Luckily, magic isn’t alone: With the help of a new team of fabulous fellow misfits and her grandma mae’s vintage pom-poms by her side, tragic magic just might survive, and even thrive, at cheer camp. /p>
Al Capone Makes My Shirts: A Tale of Alcatraz, Book 1
Published: March 30, 2004
Today I moved to Alcatraz, a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird poop and surrounded by water. I am not the only child who lives here. there are twenty-three other children who live on the island because their parents work as guards or cooks or doctors or electricians for the prison, like my dad. and then there are a bunch of murderers, rapists, hitmen, con men, muggers, con men, conspirators, thieves, kidnappers and maybe even an innocent man or two though I doubt it. the convicts we have are the kind that other prisons don’t want. I never knew prisons could be picky, but I guess they can. You arrive at Alcatraz being the worst of the worst. unless you’re me. I came here because my mom said she had to.
the cool code
Published: November 8, 2022
In an attempt to fit in, Zoey develops an app called Cool Code with a cute llama avatar that will tell her everything from what to say to what to wear, based on pop culture algorithms she’s uploaded.
but when the app gives you ridiculous advice, awkwardness and hilarity ensue. With a few updates and a bit of debugging from the coding club, the app really works – Zoey becomes very popular. . . and draws her in all sorts of directions, even away from her real friends.
the most complicated decisions in life. . . is there a code for that?
bad best friend
Published: March 24, 2020
niki ames is looking forward to starting eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. she and ella’s best friend ava de ella have shared so many plans for the coming year. But then the unthinkable happens: in gym class, Ava chooses someone else to be her date. niki is devastated. it is clear that ava wants to be part of the popular group, leaving niki behind. Niki has to decide who her real friends should be, where her real interests lie. Meanwhile, life at home is complicated. niki’s nine-year-old brother danny continues to act more and more publicly. his mother refuses to admit that danny is somewhere on the autism spectrum, but it is clear that he needs help. Niki doesn’t want to be like her brother, to be labeled different. she just wants to be popular! Is she a bad sister and a bad best friend?
parked
Published: February 4, 2020
Jeanne Ann is smart, opinionated, lives in an orange van, and is determined to find a permanent address before the start of seventh grade. Cal is clumsy, sensitive, lives in a huge house across the street, and is determined to save her. Jeanne Ann wants Cal’s help as much as she wants to live in a van.
As the two form a tentative friendship that deepens over alternate chapters, they’re buoyed up by a cast of complex and bizarre characters who let them down, pick them up, and leave you cheering. Debut novelist Danielle Svetcov sheds light on a big problem with no ready answer, pulling it off with the perfect balance of humor, angst, and hope.
frizzy
Published: October 18, 2022
marlene loves three things: books, her cool aunt ruby and hanging out with her best friend camila. but according to her mother, paola, the only thing she needs to focus on is school and “growing up”. that means straightening her hair every weekend so she can have “presentable”, “good hair”.
but marlene hates being in the salon and doesn’t understand why her curls aren’t considered pretty by those around her. With a few setbacks, a hint of embarrassment, and much-needed help from Camila and Tia Ruby, she slowly begins a journey to learn to appreciate and proudly wear her curly hair.
the best worst summer
Published: May 4, 2021
this is going to be the worst summer for peyton. her family just moved and she had to leave her best friend behind. she is alone she is bored until . . . she finds a box buried in her backyard, with a message: I’m so sorry. please forgive me. things are about to get interesting.
in 1989, it’s going to be the best summer ever for melissa and jessica. they have two whole months to mess around and explore, and they’re even going to bury a time capsule! But when a girl’s family secret begins to unravel, it’s clear things may not go exactly as planned.
In alternating chapters, from Peyton today to Melissa three decades earlier (a time without cell phones, social media, and camera film that took days to develop, but also a lot of freedom), beloved author Elizabeth Eulberg recounts the story of a mystery that two sets of memorable characters will never forget.
green glass house
Published: August 26, 2014
it’s winter in greenglass house. The Squeaky Smuggler’s Inn is always quiet during this season, and twelve-year-old Milo, the innkeepers’ adopted son, plans to spend his vacation relaxing. but on the first frosty night of vacation, out of the blue, the guest doorbell rings. then it rings again. and again. Soon, Milo’s house is full of strange and secretive guests, each with a strange story that is somehow related to the labyrinthine old house. As objects disappear and tempers flare, Milo and Meddy, the cook’s daughter, must decipher clues and unravel the web of deepening mysteries to uncover the truth about Greenglass House and themselves.
count by 7s
Published: August 29, 2013
Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing illnesses, who finds it comforting to count from 7 to 7. It has never been easy for her to connect with anyone other than her adoptive parents, but that has not prevented him from leading a calm and happy life. . . so far.
Suddenly, willow’s world changes tragically when her parents are killed in a car accident, leaving her alone in a bewildering world. the triumph of this book is that it is not a tragedy. this extraordinarily strange, yet extraordinarily endearing girl manages to get over her pain. Her journey to find a fascinatingly diverse and entirely believable foster family is a joy and an eye-opener to read.
a divided night
Published: August 25, 2015
with the rise of the berlin wall, gerta finds her family suddenly divided. Ella, Ella’s mother, and Ella’s brother Fritz Ella live on the Soviet-controlled East Side. her father and her middle brother, who had gone west in search of work, cannot return home. Gerta knows it’s dangerous to look at the wall, but she can’t help it. She sees East German soldiers with their guns pointed at their own citizens; she, her family, her neighbors and friends are in prison in her own city.
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but one day, on her way to school, gerta sees her father on an observation deck on the west side, pantomiming a peculiar dance. Gerta concludes that her father wants her and Fritz to tunnel under the wall, outside of East Berlin. however, if they are caught, the consequences will be deadly. she can’t trust anyone. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?
last door of the emperor
Published: May 4, 2021
From Kwame Mbalia and Prince Joel David Makonnen comes an Afro-Futuristic adventure about a mythical Ethiopian empire. sci-fi and fantasy collide in this epic journey to the stars.
yared heywat lives an isolated life in addis prime, a poor city with broken technology, many rules and little to do. His restless uncle Moti and the bionic lioness Besa are his only family…and his only friends.
Often in trouble for his thrill-seeking antics and clever mouth, those same qualities make Yared a star player in the underground augmented reality game, Kaleb’s Obelisk Quest. But when a game rule change prompts Yared to log in with his real name, a city-shaking attack is unleashed. In the chaos, Uncle Moti disappears.
Suddenly, all the stories yared’s uncle told him as a child come to life, about kingdoms in the sky and monsters rampaging through cities. and somehow yared is at the center of them.
Joined by Besa and the Ibis, an in-game rival turned reluctant ally, Yared must search for his uncle…and answer for his place in a forgotten war that spans the galaxy.
where do you have to be
Published: September 13, 2022
nolie’s sister, linden, may be only fourteen months older than her, but suddenly she feels longer than ever. linden is growing. She interrupts her cousins’ week at Grandma’s beach shack to focus on excelling at their ballet auditions, and throws away the seashell necklace Grandma gave each of them, though Nolie keeps it. in secret. Even Nolie’s best friend Jessa is suddenly trying to act like she’s older and cooler, and she wants Nolie to be someone different too.
with everything and everyone changing around her, nolie begins to feel adrift. should she change too? who wants to be her? one impulsive decision leads to another and another. . . until nolie has a secret collection of things that she doesn’t own. Now, Nolie must face the fact that she may have ended up on the wrong path so she can start finding her way back.
sunny side up
Published: August 25, 2015
sunny lewin has been sent to florida to live with her grandfather for the summer. At first, she thought Florida might be fun. After all, it is the home of Disney World. but the place where grandpa lives is not an amusement park. it’s full of. . . the elderly. very old people.
Luckily, Sunny isn’t the only girl out there. She meets Buzz, a boy who is completely obsessed with comics, and they soon have adventures of their own: dealing with golf ball-eating alligators, runaway cats, and neighbors who mysteriously disappear. But the question remains: why is it sunny in Florida in the first place? The answer lies in a family secret that won’t remain a secret from Sunny for much longer.
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a drop of hope
Published: February 26, 2019
a well. a desire. and a small drop of hope.
Times are tough. jobs are few and miracles are rare. but something strange is happening in if only, ohio. an old well has suddenly, impossibly, begun to grant wishes. And three sixth graders are the only ones who know why.
ernest wilmette believes that a good deed makes magic happen. Ryan Hardy thinks they should mind their own business. Lizzy Maccomber believes in facts, not fairy tales. Of course, you don’t have to believe in wishes to make one.
as more wishes are made, the true secret of the well becomes more and more difficult to maintain. Ernest, Ryan and Lizzy know they can’t fix the world. but in their little corner, they can give everyone a little hope…one wish at a time.
the real deal
Published: October 25, 2022
Not all friendships can be the real deal, but for Gabe and Oliver, that’s never been a question.
until now. things still feel the same on the surface, they’re even doing a comic about their friendship, but lately oliver acts like she might be hiding something.
and then there’s reuben, the new guy who just moved into town. he doesn’t speak, ever. the other kids say mean things and call him names behind his back. Gabe knows it’s not okay, but he and Oliver stay quiet or worse, laugh with the others just to avoid drawing attention.
Through the character he and oliver create in their comic adventure, the experience they have babysitting twin boys, and with the help of a troublesome seventh grader who is sent to his sixth grade class, gabe begins to find his voice and becomes the most real version of himself. but if he does that, can he hold on to his best friend too?
the fog diver
Published: May 26, 2015
joel ross debuts an exciting adventure series where living in the sky is the new reality and a few determined slum kids just might become heroes. A fantasy filled with audacity and hope and a wonderfully imaginative world, this Texas Bluebonnet selection is perfect for fans of Rick Riordan and Brandon Mull.
Once the mist began to lift, the land was blanketed in a deadly white mist until there was nothing left but the tops of the mountains. now humanity clings to its highest peaks, called the rooftop, where the five wealthy families rule over the lower slopes and floating junkyards.
Thirteen-year-old Chess and her friends Hazel, Bea, and Swedish navigate their rickety rubber raft through the deadly fog, searching the ruins for anything they can sell to survive. but now survival is not enough. They must risk everything to reach the miraculous city of Puerto Oro, the only place where his beloved Mrs. we can cure ourselves of dizziness. However, the ruthless Lord Kodoc is on their trail, as chess holds a precious secret, one that Kodoc is desperate to use against him. Now Chess will face any danger to protect his friends, even if it means facing what he fears most.
big apple diaries
Published: August 17, 2021
in the big apple diaries, a poignant diary-style graphic memoir by alyssa bermudez, a young new yorker doodles on her way to high school, until the september 11, 2001, terrorist attack on her leaves you wondering if you can ever be a girl again.
It’s the year 2000 in New York City. For 12-year-old Alyssa, this means splitting time between her Puerto Rican father’s apartment in Manhattan and her white mother’s new place in Queens, navigating the trials and tribulations of high school, and an epic crush on a new roommate. of class. the only way to make sense of it all is to capture the ups and downs in doodles and hilarious comics in a journal.
Then life changes abruptly on September 11, 2001. After the fall of the twin towers and so many lives lost, worries about gossip and boys feel distant and insignificant. Alyssa must find a new sense of self and purpose in the midst of all the chaos, and find the strength to carry on with hope.
a duet for home
Published: April 5, 2022
It’s the first day of June at the Huey House, and as if losing your home wasn’t bad enough, you can’t take your prized viola inside either. Before last year’s accident, her dad saved tips for a year to buy her viola, and she’s not about to give that up now.
tyrell has been at huey house for three years and gives june a taste of the good things about living there: friendship, hot meals and a classical musician next door.
Can he and June work together to oppose the government, or will the families be forced to leave Huey House before they’re ready?
sanity & tallulah
Published: October 16, 2018
best friends. mad science.it can be pretty boring living in a small, secluded station like wilnick ss. Best friends Sanity Jones and Tallulah Vega do their best to ease the monotony of everyday space life by finding adventure, solving mysteries, and taking turns getting in and out of trouble. But when the latest scientific sanity project, an extremely illegal but incredibly cute three-headed kitten, escapes from the lab and starts wreaking havoc, the girls will have to circle the station to find her, before the damage is irreversible. . !
the mysterious Benedictine society
Published: May 2, 2017
“Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?” Dozens of children respond to this peculiar newspaper ad and then undergo a series of mind-boggling tests, which the readers carry with them. only four children, two boys and two girls, are successful. his challenge: to undertake a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. To achieve this, they will have to go undercover at the Highly Enlightened Learning Institute, where the only rule is that there are no rules. But what they’ll find in the school’s hidden underground tunnels is more than your average school supplies. so if you’re talented, creative, or know morse code, they could probably use your help.
duo
Published: May 10, 2022
Welcome to the world of Mirabelle, a young goldfinch who loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musical star. She lives with her family in a piano teacher’s backyard, and quickly becomes intrigued by Mr. starek’s new student Michael Jin is an eleven-year-old keyboard sensation, but lesson after lesson, he refuses to play. With the prestigious Chopin Festival nearing the end of the summer, how will he be ready in time? Mirabelle is responsible for Michael’s breakthrough: to her own astonishment, she sings the Chopin piece he is beginning to play on the piano. It’s her first duet. Thus begins a secret adventure that will take Mirabelle and Michael further than they ever imagined: in music, in friendship, and in solving the mystery of a missing piano that could be worth millions. a house full of treasures contains the clues. There, Mirabelle, Michael, and her friend Emily will make an important discovery linking the great composer Frederic Chopin, pioneering author George Sand, and French Romantic painter Eugene Delacroix.
from zoe washington’s desk
Published: January 14, 2020
zoe washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl tell her father that she never knew, that she didn’t know about until her letter arrived on her twelfth birthday, and that she has been in prison for a terrible crime?
a crime he says he never committed.
could marcus really be innocent? Zoe is determined to uncover the truth. even if it means hiding her letters and her research from the rest of her family. Everyone else thinks Zoe is worried about doing a good job on her bakery internship and proving to her parents that she’s worthy of auditioning for the Food Network Kids Baking Challenge.
But with bakery treats on one part of her mind and Marcus’s conviction weighing heavily on the other, this is one recipe Zoe doesn’t know how to balance. the only thing he knows is true: everyone lies.
a child’s trash
Published: August 31, 2021
Hugo doesn’t like being dragged across half the state of Colorado just because his dad had a mid-life crisis and decided to become a ski instructor. It would be different if Hugo wasn’t so little, if girls didn’t think he was cute as a puppy in a bag and guys didn’t call him “elf” and rub his head for luck. but here he is, the little new kid on his first day of high school.
When his fellow students discover his remarkable talent for trash, the science of studying trash to tell you everything you want to know about a person, Hugo becomes the cool kid for the first time in his life. but what happens when it all goes to his head?
dear friends
Published: May 10, 2022
eleni is the kind of person who has always had a best friend, an automatic and guaranteed person by her side, at home, at school and at camp. And since before she was born, her best friend has been Sylvie Bank.
But when Sylvie’s end-of-summer birthday party spells the end of their friendship, Eleni can’t imagine starting high school without her best friend by her side. she can’t imagine anything without her best friend, especially school that’s coming up at night. With whom will she share a room?
So, before the big night, Eleni embarks on a mission: find out where their friendship went wrong, what’s wrong with her, and what makes a good friend. But if she’s being totally honest, there’s only one real goal: to get Sylvie Bank back!
mixed
Published: October 30, 2018
eleven-year-old isabella’s parents are divorced, so she has to change her life every week: one week, isabella lives with her dad, her girlfriend anastasia, and their son darren in a fancy house where they are one of the only black families in the neighborhood. next week she’s izzy with her mom and her boyfriend john-mark in a small, not-so-fancy house that she loves.
That’s why Isabella has always felt trapped between two worlds. and now that her parents are divorced, it seems that her fights are even worse and it’s always about her. Isabella feels completely caught in the middle, torn and torn between them more than ever. And she’s beginning to realize that being torn between mom and dad is about more than moving houses, changing nicknames, changing backpacks: it’s also about changing identities. her father is black, her mother is white, and strangers always comment, “you’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” but what are you really? she knows what they are really saying: “you don’t look like your parents”. “you are different.” “what race are you really?” And when her parents, who got engaged at the same time, fight more than ever, Isabella not only feels torn, she feels torn in two. What does it mean to be half white or half black? belong to half mom and half dad? And if you’re only seen as half of this and half of that, how can you feel whole?
It seems that nothing can bring Isabella’s family back together, until the worst happens. Isabella and Darren are arrested by the police. a cell phone is mistaken for a weapon. and shots are fired.
wink
Published: March 31, 2020
ross maloy just wants to be a normal seventh grader. she doesn’t want to lose her hair, or wear a weird hat, or deal with friends who disappear and don’t know what to say to the “cancer kid”. But with his recent diagnosis of a rare eye cancer, he cannot go unnoticed.
Based on the real-life experience of Rob Harrell and packed with comic vignettes and publicity art, this incredibly personal and moving novel is an unforgettable, harrowing, hilarious and uplifting story of survival and the pursuit of music, magic and laughter in life. rarity.
out of range
Published: June 7, 2022
sisters abby, emma, and ollie have gone from forever best friends to deadly enemies.
Thanks to their months-long feud, they’re sent to an unplugged camp, an all-girls camp deep in the heart of the idaho mountains, where they’ll “go back to nature,” meaning no cell phones, no internet and no communication with the outside world. for two whole weeks. during that time, they had better learn to get along again, their parents tell them. or.
The sisters see no way to forgive each other for what they’ve done, no matter how many campfire hikes and songs they’re forced to partake in. but then disaster strikes and they find themselves lost. and alone in the desert. They will have to escape from a raging forest fire, cross a turbulent river, escape from bears, cougars and ticks. they don’t have enough training, food, or supplies. all they have is each other.
and maybe, just maybe, it’ll be enough to survive.
wild whale
Published: September 1, 2020
For Vega and her family, salmon is life. and vega is learning to be a salmon digger, preparing for the day when she will be the matriarch of her family. But then she and Ella’s brother Deneb Ella are separated from Ella’s pack when a devastating earthquake and tsunami render the seascape unrecognizable. Vega must use all of her abilities to bring her brother back to her family. The young orcas face shark attack, starvation, ocean depths and polluted waters on their journey. Will Vega become the leader she is destined to be?
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quick launch
Published: August 31, 2021
shenice lockwood, captain of the fulton firebirds, is hyper-focused as she approaches home plate. nothing can stop her from leading her team to the regional U-12 fastpitch softball championship. but her life has put obstacles in her way. Strike One: As the only all-brown-faced team, Shenice and the Firebirds have to work twice as hard to prove that black girls belong at bat. Strike Two: Shenice’s focus is affected when Ella’s great-uncle Jack Ella reveals that a crime that ended her career and ruined the family name may have been staged. . strike three: broken focus means mistakes on the field. and shenice’s teammates begin to wonder if she’s qualified as a captain. It’s up to Shenice to find out the truth about her family’s past, and fast, before the secrets put the Firebirds out of the game for good.
jack decomposition
Published: October 11, 2022
High school is always hard, but when you’re known as the run over kid, well, it’s even harder. jack’s mom collects roadkill, it’s her job and she’s very good at it. Ever since Jack’s mom and dad got divorced, Jack has taken on the role of mom’s co-scientist.
One day, while tending the garden from roadkill, Jack thinks he sees a mountain lion in the desert beyond his backyard. a cougar in tennessee? they are supposed to be extinct. So when Jack has to choose an animal to research for his earth science class, he chooses a cougar.
As pressure mounts on Jack to complete his project and be Mom’s business partner, the mystery of the cougar seems too big to solve. Jack knows what the decomposition of an animal and a family looks like, so can he figure out how to bring them back to life?
out of my mind
Published: March 9, 2010
eleven year old melody is not like most people. she can’t walk she can’t talk she can’t write everything because she has cerebral palsy. but she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has experienced. she is the smartest girl in her whole school, but no one knows it. most people (her teachers, her doctors, her classmates) write her off as mentally ill because she can’t tell them otherwise. but melody refuses to be defined by her disability. And she’s determined to let everyone know…somehow.
escape from mr. the lemoncello library
Published: June 25, 2013
When kyle learns that the world’s most famous game maker, luigi lemoncello, has designed the town’s new library and has closed invitation-only hours on opening night, he’s determined to be there! but the hard part isn’t getting into the library, it’s getting out. because when the morning comes, the doors are closed. Kyle and the other kids must solve all the clues and solve all the secret puzzles to find the hidden escape route!
in the beautiful country
Published: June 28, 2022
anna is eager to move to the beautiful country – the chinese name for america. Although she has only known her life in Taiwan, she can’t help but brag about the move to her family and friends.
but the beautiful country looks nothing like anna’s photo. her family can only afford a small apartment, she is bullied at school and has trouble understanding a new language. On top of that, the restaurant her parents invested her savings in is barely keeping afloat. The version of America that Anna is experiencing is nothing like what she imagined. How will she be able to make this beautiful country her home?
This lyrical and moving story, inspired by the author’s own experiences, is about resilience, courage and the fight to make one’s place in the world.
get a grip, vivy cohen
Published: February 25, 2020
vivy cohen is determined. she has had enough of playing ball in the park. she’s ready to pitch for a real baseball team.
but vivy’s mom is worried that vivy is the only girl on the team and the only autistic boy. she wants vivy to forget to shoot, but vivy won’t give up. When Ella’s social skills teacher asks her to write someone a letter, Vivy knows exactly who to choose: her hero, major league pitcher VJ Capello. Then two amazing things happen: A coach sees Vivy’s amazing knuckleball and invites her to join her team. and vj starts responding!
vivy is now a fully fledged pitcher, with a catcher as a new best friend and a constant stream of vj advice. But when a big accident puts her back on the bench, Vivy has to fight to stay on the team.
play the cards you are dealt
Published: October 5, 2021
secrets are always a gamble
ten-year-old anthony joplin has hit double digits! Which means he’s finally old enough to play in the tournament of spades that every joplin man before him seems to have won. So while Ant’s friends are stressed about fifth grade homework and girls, Ant has only one thing on his mind: how he’ll live up to his dad’s expectations of him at the card table.
then the ant’s best friend is punished and he is forced to find another spade partner. And Shirley, the new girl in his class, isn’t exactly what he has in mind. she talks a lot of trash, much more than her old partner. besides, he is not sure that his father wants him to play with a girl. but she’s smart, tough, and pretty, and she knows every card trick in the book. So Ant decides to join forces with Shirley and keep her plans a secret.
only it turns out secrets are another joplin man tradition. and his father hides one so big that it could destroy his family…
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Published: March 15, 2022
Emmie, a twelve-year-old girl, is working to raise money for a modified wheelchair to take wcmx seriously, when a mishap on a poorly designed ramp at school ruins her plans. Instead of replacing the ramp, her school provides her with a kind but unwelcome helper and, seeing a golden opportunity in the media, she launches a public fundraiser for her new wheels. emmie loves her tight-knit rural town, but she can’t shake the feeling that her goals and her choices are suddenly no longer hers. With the help of her best friends, Emmie makes a plan to get her dreams off the ground and show her community what she wants, what she has to give, and how ready she is to do it on her own. terms.
I can make this promise
Published: October 1, 2019
Edie has known all her life that her mother was adopted by a white couple. So, no matter how curious she may be about her Native American heritage, Edie is sure her family doesn’t have any answers.
Until the day she and her friends discover a hidden box in the attic, a box filled with letters signed “I love you, Edith” and photos of a woman who looks just like her.
suddenly, edie has a new set of questions about this woman who shares her name. Could she belong to the native family that edie never knew about? But if her mom and dad have kept this secret from her all her life, how can she trust her to tell him the truth now?
lightning girl miscalculations
Published: May 1, 2018
lucy callahan was struck by lightning. she doesn’t remember him, but she changed her life forever. The Zap gave her genius-level math skills, and ever since then, Lucy has been homeschooled. now, at 12, she is technically ready for college. She only has to pass 1 more exam: high school!
Lucy’s grandmother insists: go to high school for 1 year. make 1 friend join 1 activity. and read 1 book (that’s not a math textbook!). Lucy isn’t sure what a girl who does calculus homework for fun can learn in seventh grade. she has everything she needs at home, where no one can make fun of her rigid routines or her overpowered brain. Lucy’s life equation has already been solved. unless there was a calculation error?
A celebration of friendship, Stacy McAnulty’s smart and thoughtful debut in the middle grade reminds us all to step out of our comfort zones and embrace what makes us different.
fall
Published: August 16, 2022
Twelve-year-old Adela “Addie” Ramírez has a big decision to make when her stepfather proposes adoption. Addie loves Alex, the only father figure she’s ever known, but with a new half-brother due in a few months and a big school play on her mind, she suddenly feels like everything is going too fast. he has a million questions, and the first is about the young man in the photo that he found hidden among his mother’s things. Addie’s investigation takes her to a ranch in New Mexico, and her world expands to include the legendary bravos: Rosie and Pancho, her paternal grandparents and former professional wrestlers; Eva and Maggie, her older identical twin cousins who she loves to train in and out of the ring; uncle mateo, whose couture fight and advice are second to none; and manny, her biological father, who is in the midst of a career comeback of her own. as fighters, the legacy of the braves is strong. But being part of a family is much harder: it’s about showing up, taking off your mask, and overcoming challenges together.
one last shot
Published: May 5, 2020
for as long as he can remember, malcolm has never felt good enough. Not for his parents, who have always seemed to be at odds with each other, with Malcolm caught in the middle. And especially not for his father, whose competitive drive and love of sports Malcolm has never shared.
That is, until Malcolm discovers miniature golf, the only sport he truly enjoys. maybe it’s the way each hole is a puzzle to be solved. or the caprice of the windmills and the waterfalls that decorate the countryside. or maybe it’s the slushies at the snack bar. But whatever the reason, something about miniature golf just clicks for Malcolm. And best of all, it’s a sport his dad can’t obsess over.
or so malcolm thinks.
Soon he signs up for lessons and enters tournaments. And yet, even as he becomes a better golfer and finds unexpected friends on the local course, he wonders if he won’t always be a disappointment. But as the final game of the year approaches, the tension between Malcolm’s parents reaches a breaking point, and it’s up to him to put the puzzle of his family back together.
clues of the universe
Published: January 12, 2021
the only thing rosalind ling geraghty likes more than watching nasa launches with her dad is building rockets with him. When she unexpectedly dies, all she is left with is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together.
Benjamin Burns doesn’t like science, but he never tires of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. when he finds a sketch that suggests his father created the comics, he gets excited. It’s a pity that his father left years ago and Benji has no way of contacting him.
Although Ro and Benji were only supposed to be science classmates, the pair become unlikely friends, with Ro even discovering a way to reunite Benji and his father. but benji hesitates, which angers ro. Doesn’t she realize how much I wish I could be in her place?
As the two deal with bullying, pain, and their own differences, Benji and Ro try to piece together clues to some of the biggest questions in the universe.
invisible
Published: August 2, 2022
can five overlooked kids make a big difference?
there’s george: the brains
sara: the lonely one
dayara: the tough girl
nico: the rich boy
and miguel: the athlete
and they are united when they are forced to complete their school’s community service hours. Although they are sure that they have nothing in common, some people see them as equals. . . only five Spanish-speaking children.
then they meet someone who really needs their help and must decide if they are willing to expose their own secrets to help. . . or if staying invisible is the only way to survive high school.
coo
Published: March 3, 2020
Ten years ago, the impossible happened: a flock of pigeons picked up a human baby girl who had been abandoned on a vacant lot and carried her, wrapped in blankets, up to their roof. coo has lived her whole life on the roof with the pigeons that saved her. she’s the only home she’s ever known. But then a hungry hawk nearly kills Burr, the pigeon she loves the most, leaving him seriously injured.
Coo must make a perilous journey to the ground for the first time to find Tully, a retired postman who occasionally feeds Coo’s flock and can heal injured birds. Tully repairs Burr’s broken wing and brings Coo out of life isolated from him. living with tully, coo experiences warmth, security, and human relationships for the first time. But just as Coo begins to blossom, he discovers that the human world is infinitely more complex and cruel than he could have imagined.
This remarkable debut novel will captivate readers from the very first line. coo examines the ties that make us family, the possibilities of love and the importance of being true to oneself. fans of katherine applegate, kate dicamillo, and barbara o’connor will devour this extraordinary story.
the road home from louisiana
Published: October 2, 2018
When louisiana elephant’s grandmother wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that doomsday has come and they must leave home immediately, louisiana doesn’t worry too much. after all, grandma has a lot of late-night ideas. but this time, things are different. this time, Grandma intends for them to never return. Separated from her best friends, Raymie and Beverly, Louisiana struggles to withstand the winds of fate (and Granny) and find her way home. But as life in Louisiana intertwines with the lives of the people of a small town in Georgia, including a surly motel owner, a walrus-like minister, and a mysterious boy with a raven on his shoulder, she begins to worry that your destination is only for farewells. (Which could be due to the curse on louisiana and grandma’s heads, but that’s a story for another time.)
bees and friends
Published: June 4, 2019
It’s the summer before 8th grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family’s mattress store while her best friend goes to band camp (probably to make new friends). she gets even worse when she is asked to compete in the local honeymoon contest. This means that Flor has to spend the summer practicing her talent (recorder) and volunteering (helping an inmate beekeeper) with Candice, her old friend who is still bitter about losing the pageant crown to Flor when they were in second grade. and she can’t say no. then there is the possibility that flor and her family will go to live with her mother’s family in new jersey. And with how much her mom and her dad have been fighting lately, is it possible that her dad won’t join them? flower cannot allow that to happen. she has a lot of work to do.
two naomis
Published: September 13, 2016
Apart from their given names, Naomi Marie and Naomi Edith are sure they have nothing in common, and wouldn’t mind keeping it that way.
naomi marie starts library clubs and loves being a big sister. naomi edith loves lazy saturdays and hanging out with her best friend in the backyard. And while Naomi Marie’s father lives just a few blocks away, Naomi Edith wonders how she’s supposed to get through an entire country every day apart from her mother.
When naomi marie’s mom and naomi edith’s dad get serious about dating, each girl tries to hold on to the life she knows and loves. then her parents pressure them to attend a class together, where they may have to find a way to work together, and maybe even join forces to find new ways to define family.
barakah beats
Published: October 19, 2021
Twelve-year-old Nimra Sharif has spent her entire life in an Islamic school, but now it’s time to go to the “real school.”
nimra is nervous, but as long as she has her best friend jenna who is already in public school, she thinks she can handle just about anything.
Unfortunately, high school is hard. The teachers are mean, the schedule is confusing, and Jenna begins to cold-heartedly treat Nimra, who wears a hijab, with the other children.
Desperate to fit in and win back Jenna’s favor, Nimra accepts an unlikely invitation to join the school’s popular eighth-grade boy band, Barakah Beats. the only problem is that nimra was taught that music is not allowed in islam and she knows that her parents would be disappointed if they found out about her. so she devises a simple plan: join the gang, get jenna back, and then quietly abandon her before her parents find out about her.
but leaving the band is more difficult than expected. her plan is not just to get jenna back to work, but nimra really likes hanging out with the band – they value her contributions and respect how important her faith is to her. Then, Barakah Beats signs up for a talent show benefiting refugees, and Nimra’s lies begin to unravel. With the show just weeks away and Jenna’s friendship hanging in the balance, Nimra has to decide whether to betray her bandmates or herself.
Miss Quinces
Published: May 3, 2022
The debut graphic novel from rising star kat fajardo about a girl who would rather do anything but celebrate her quinceañera! a funny and moving story about overcoming the expectations of family and cultural tradition.
Sue just wants to spend the summer reading and making comics at summer camp with her friends, but instead she gets stuck going to Honduras to visit relatives with her parents and two sisters. they live in the country which means no texting, no cable and no internet! The trip takes a turn for the worse when Sue’s mom announces that they’re having a surprise quinceañera for Sue, which is the last thing she wants. She can’t imagine wearing a big, voluminous, colorful dress! what is sue going to do? And how will she survive all this “quality” time with her boisterous family?
just like jackie
Published: January 2, 2018
for as long as robinson hart can remember, it’s only been her and her grandfather. he taught her about cars, baseball, and everything else worth knowing. But her grandfather’s memory has gone bad, so bad that sometimes she can’t even remember robbie’s name.
She’s sure she’s making things worse by getting in trouble at school, but she can’t resist using her fists when bullies like Alex Carter make fun of her for not having a mother.
now she’s stuck in group orientation and to make matters worse, alex carter is there too. there’s no way robbie is going to talk about her life to some therapy group, especially not with alex in the room. besides, if she were to tell anyone how forgetful grandpa’s been lately, they’d take her away. he’s the only family she has from her, and it’s up to her to keep them together, no matter what.
amine’s voice
Published: March 14, 2017
A Muslim Pakistani-American girl struggles to stay true to her family’s vibrant culture while integrating into school after tragedy strikes her community in this “timely and compassionate novel” (book list, featured review ) from the award-winning author of It’s Ramadan, Curious George and Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns.
amina has never felt comfortable being the center of attention. she is happy just hanging out with her best friend, soojin. except now that she’s in high school everything feels different. Soojin suddenly dates Emily, one of the “cool” girls in class, and even talks about changing her name to something more “American.” does amine need to start changing too? or hide who she is to fit in? As Amina grapples with these questions, she is devastated when her local mosque is vandalized.
Hearts and Trades: Team Goals
Published: March 1, 2022
for example, conquering the seventh grade with projects. there’s the mom project (find her a boyfriend, even if she says she’s not interested), the friend project (get back the best friends who dumped her and make a new friend), and the band project (what if). she never planned a fundraiser, how hard can it be?).
but finding romance in real life is much more complicated than your mother’s favorite movies seem. And friends from last year still won’t tell Mackenzie what she did wrong. and fundraising? It’s got to be more than impressive, since mackenzie accidentally promised a live band so amazing she’ll “make everyone shit their pants.”
The harder Mackenzie works to design the perfect school year, the more she feels like she’s failing. she can do it all, right? Or do her big goals require something more, like a little help from her friends?
summer of silver meadows
Published: April 30, 2019
Eleven-year-old Carolina’s summer and life as she knows it are turned upside down when papi loses his job, and she and her family must move from Puerto Rico to her aunt Cuca’s house and his uncle porter in upstate new york. Now, Carolina must attend camp at Silver Meadows, where her bossy older cousin, Gabriela, rules the social scene.
Just when Carolina is worried about having to spend the entire summer in Gabriela’s shadow, she befriends Jennifer, a fellow artist. Carolina gets another pleasant surprise when she stumbles upon a long-abandoned farmhouse in the woods near camp and immediately sees its potential as a creative haven for making art. There, with Jennifer, Carolina begins to recapture the parts of life she loved in Puerto Rico and forgets how she has changed her relationship with Mommy and how distant Daddy has become.
But when the future of Silver Meadows and the Country House is in jeopardy, Carolina and, to everyone’s surprise, Gabriela devise a plan to save them. will it work?
myosotis flowers never forget
Published: October 26, 2021
myosotis flores is excited about three things: raising rescue dogs, silly horror movies, and her sister amaryllis’s upcoming wedding. but her daddy wants her to care about school more than anything else, so they strike a deal: if miosotis improves her grades in two classes, she can adopt a dog of her own this summer. p>
myosotis immerses herself in her schoolwork and raising a scaredy little pup named Freckles. Could he become her dog forever? at the same time, he notices that amaryllis behaves strangely: she wears thick clothes in spring, ditches her friends in favor of her fiancé, and even avoids miosotis and the rest of her family. p>
When miosotis finally discovers her sister’s secret, she is faced with difficult decisions. What do you do if someone is in danger, but doesn’t want your help? when should you ask for support and when should you try to handle things on your own?
what is the most important thing in the end, what does miosotis want or what is best for his loved ones?
the supervillain’s guide to being a fat kid
Published: January 25, 2022
max’s first year of high school hasn’t been easy. Eighth grade hotshot Johnny Pro torments Max constantly, for no reason other than Max is fat and an easy target. max wishes he could fight back, but he doesn’t want to hurt johnny. . . just make it feel how it feels max.
Desperate, Max writes to the only person he thinks will understand: the imprisoned supervillain’s master plan, a “gentleman of size.” to his surprise, the master plan wants to help! He suggests a way for Max to get back at Johnny Pro and change the way the other kids at school see them both.
and it works! When the Master Plan’s help pays off for Max in ways he couldn’t have imagined, he begins to gain confidence, enough to finally talk to Marina, the girl he likes in class who shares his passion for baking. With the master plan in her corner, anything seems possible. . . but is there a price to pay for the supervillain’s help?
the boy at the back of the class
Published: August 6, 2019
there used to be an empty chair in the back of mrs. khan, but on the third Tuesday of the school year it is filled by a new kid: nine-year-old ahmet, a Syrian refugee.
The whole class is curious about this new kid: he doesn’t seem to smile and doesn’t talk much. But after learning that Ahmet fled a very real war and got separated from his family along the way, a determined group of his classmates come together to come up with the biggest idea in the world: a grand plan to reunite Ahmet with your loved ones.
This accessible, kid-friendly story of the refugee crisis highlights the transformative potential of community as an ally and reminds readers that everyone deserves a place to call home.
bhai for now
Published: October 4, 2022
ashar is busy with the ice hockey team, studying to get into the best school, and hanging out with his friends.
shaheer and her father are always on the move, following her father’s jobs. shaheer has given up hope of finding a place where she can put down roots, a place where she feels at home.
The two boys have nothing in common.
but when they meet on shaheer’s first day at her new school, it’s like looking in a mirror.
They quickly realize they are twins, separated as babies. and they’re determined to do whatever it takes, including secretly changing their identity, to meet the father they’ve been separated from.
gaby lost and found
Published: July 30, 2013
Looking for: An amazing forever home for an amazing sixth grader.” My name is Gaby and I’m looking for a home where I can have my best friend over and have a hot breakfast a couple of times a week. having the newest cell phone or fancy clothes is not important, but I would like to have a cat that I can talk to when I am home alone.”
gaby ramirez howard loves volunteering at the local animal shelter. she plays with the kittens, helps train the dogs in obedience, and writes adoption ads so the strays who live there can find their forever homes: places where they will be loved and cared for, no matter what. Gaby has been feeling a little off lately. her mother has recently been deported to honduras and gaby is stuck living with her inattentive father. she’s sure her mom will be home soon so they can adopt gaby’s favorite shelter cat together. However, when the cat’s original owners show up at the shelter, Gaby worries that her plans for the perfect family are about to fall apart.
join the club maggie diaz
Published: May 17, 2022
“maybe I’m good at something I don’t even know yet.”
everyone in maggie diaz’s life seems to be finding their true passion. the only thing that defines them as a person. Ella’s best friends, Zoey and Julian, are too busy to hang out after school thanks to the band and comic book club. mom is finishing her last semester in college. and maggie’s perfect older sister, caro, is perfectly perfect at sports and tutoring.
So Maggie comes up with a plan to join as many clubs as she can! But trying to fit in with future A-type leaders, gardening geniuses, and intrepid wood shop kids is intimidating, exhausting, and very confusing. And juggling homework, friends, and all your extracurricular activities is a lot harder than it sounds.
Seventh grade is all about discovering who you are. Good thing Maggie Diaz has the perfect plan!
there they are: 75 of the best books for sixth graders! I hope you find one that your children love. And as usual, book recommendations by age and grade are entirely subjective. some third graders are reading books on this list, as are some eighth graders. reading is reading.
Which of these books for sixth graders have you read and enjoyed? And which others would you recommend?
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