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Middle Grade About Being Different – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Middle Grade About Being Different

Explore middle grade books about being different for children.

544 books

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Patricia McCormick

Inside a treatment facility, Callie struggles to break her silence and find the words to explain the pain she has been k

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The Slave Dancer

For mature middle graders, this harrowing historical novel confronts the grim realities of the transatlantic slave trade

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Vampires and werewolves stalk the hidden streets of Darkside, a terrifying secret version of London where Jonathan must

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Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson

Twelve-year-old Homer and his sister flee through swampy terrain to find Freewater, a secret community where they must f

Ages 8–12

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The Sisters Grimm #7

The Everafter War

Michael Buckley

The Grimm parents have finally awoken from an enchanted sleep, but Sabrina and Daphne must now face a magical war and a

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Ten-year-old Lucinda glides through the streets of turn-of-the-century New York on her skates, finding liberation away f

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Amos Fortune, Free Man

Elizabeth Yates

Born an African prince and stolen into slavery, Amos Fortune spends decades working with quiet dignity to purchase his o

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The Austin Family Chronicles #4

A Ring of Endless Light

Madeleine L'Engle

Vicky Austin spends a summer of transition on a quiet island, finding solace among dolphins while facing her grandfather

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Doctor Dolittle #2

The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle

Dr. Dolittle sails for the tropical Spidermonkey Island with a crew of animal friends to find a missing colleague and ta

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The Master Puppeteer

Katherine Paterson

In the hungry streets of eighteenth-century Osaka, a thirteen-year-old boy searches for a way to survive within the trad

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A split-second mistake at an outlaw skatepark leaves a boy trapped in a web of silence, guilt, and the mounting pressure

Cover of Rabbit Hill

The animals of Rabbit Hill watch anxiously as new folks move into the Big House. Everyone wonders if the newcomers will

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Warriors: Super Edition #2

Bluestar's Prophecy

Bluekit is destined to lead ThunderClan like a blazing fire, but a dark prophecy warns that her greatest enemy might be

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The Crossing of Ingo

Siblings Sapphy and Conor face the most dangerous journey under the sea to protect the future of Ingo from a group of tr

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Robert Muchamore

For older readers grappling with feelings of unfairness, this gritty thriller follows a teen seeking justice after the l

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My Teacher Is an Alien #1

My Teacher Is an Alien

Susan Simmons knows her new substitute teacher is strange, but she never expected him to peel off his face and reveal an

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Matthew J. Kirby

Hidden in a mountain fortress while war rages outside, Princess Solveig must figure out which of the king’s loyal soldie

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The Bad Guys #17

Let the Games Begin!

The Bad Guys are back for their biggest challenge yet, facing off against the Dread Overlord Splaarghon in a mission tha

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The Bad Guys #18

Look Who's Talking

They might look like villains, but these wannabe heroes are determined to do good deeds even if the world isn't quite re

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Edgar & Ellen #7

Troublemaking twins Edgar and Ellen scramble to protect a two-hundred-year-old secret while sabotaging the local mayoral

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Wings of Fire #4

The Dark Secret

Tui T. Sutherland

Starflight is kidnapped by his own tribe and must decide whether to stay loyal to the secretive NightWings or risk every

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Anthony Horowitz

Fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is thrust into the world of international espionage, undergoing brutal training to investig

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Freak the Mighty #2

Rodman Philbrick

Max and a book-loving girl named Worm embark on a cross-country escape to find safety, riding the rails and dodging dang

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The Prophecy of the Stones

Three girls travel to the magical land of Fairytale to meet a creature named Oonagh and prepare for a massive battle bet

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Being Different by Age Group

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