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Middle Grade About Being Different

Explore middle grade books about being different for children.

544 books

Cover of Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2015

Year's Best Young Adult Speculative Fiction 2015

Julia Rios, Alisa Krasnostein

For the teen or young adult who loves to explore 'what if' through a kaleidoscope of diverse voices, award winning adven

Cover of The Chosen One

Carol Lynch Williams

Fourteen-year-old Kyra must choose between a forced marriage within her desert cult or leaving behind everything she lov

Cover of Under the Jolly Roger

Bloody Jack Adventures #3

Under the Jolly Roger

Jacky Faber escapes her strict girls' school only to end up on a whaling ship, beginning a high-seas search for her love

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Cover of The Realm of Possibility

The Realm of Possibility

David Levithan

High school hearts collide and break in these interconnected stories about the impossible, messy, and beautiful moments

Ages 14–18

Cover of Listen to the Moon

Listen to the Moon

Michael Morpurgo

Merry and her mother board the Lusitania for a dangerous Atlantic crossing, desperate to reach her injured father despit

Cover of The Gospel According to Larry

The Gospel According to Larry #1

The Gospel According to Larry

Josh is a quiet philosopher with a secret website that is suddenly exploding in popularity, threatening his carefully gu

Cover of Curse of the Blue Tattoo

Bloody Jack Adventures #2

Curse of the Blue Tattoo

Former ship’s boy Jacky Faber trades the high seas for a finishing school, but her tattoos and rough manners make for a

Cover of Whispers in the Graveyard

Whispers in the Graveyard

Theresa Breslin

Inside an ancient cemetery, a boy facing trouble at home must find the inner strength to confront a dark, rising evil fo

Cover of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

The Herdmans #1

The Best Christmas Pageant Ever

Barbara Robinson

For parents seeking to show children that the Christmas story belongs to everyone, especially the messy and misunderstoo

Cover of Half Moon Investigations

Half Moon Investigations

Fletcher Moon may be short, but he is a certified detective with a sharp nose for sniffing out mysteries in this fast-pa

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Hannah Saves the World #1

Hannah Saves the World

For the child who feels overwhelmed by the world, this story transforms sensory sensitivity from a struggle into a vital

Cover of Shadow on the Stones

The Sacred Stones #3

Shadow on the Stones

Moyra Caldecott

For the young reader discovering their own unique voice and inner strength while navigating a world that expects them to

Cover of The Search for WondLa

The Search for WondLa

Tony DiTerlizzi

Eva Nine has never met another human, but she is determined to find one as she ventures across a strange alien world wit

Cover of The Ogress and the Orphans

The Ogress and the Orphans

For children observing unfairness or 'fake news' in the world, this sophisticated fable shows how kindness and truth can

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Macdonald Hall #3

The War with Mr. Wizzle

Twelve-year-old Dexter is more at home with retirees than teenagers, but a truancy officer is about to trade his quiet l

Cover of Airhead

Tomboy Em Watts wakes up after a freak accident to find she is no longer herself—she is literally trapped in the body of

Cover of Catherine, Called Birdy

Catherine, Called Birdy

Thirteen-year-old Birdy records her daily rebellions against medieval expectations and her father's many attempts to mar

Cover of The Fluixers

MOBA Games Saga #1

For the child who feels like they have untapped potential or big energy they can't quite name, this story explores findi

Cover of Rieden Reece and the Broken Moon

Rieden Reece #1

Rieden Reece and the Broken Moon

For the child who feels like there is more to the world than meets the eye and is looking for their chance to be the her

Cover of Mine for Keeps

Returning home after time away, Sally worries if her siblings will treat her differently and how she will manage her cer

Cover of Allegiant

The truth about a fractured society finally comes to light, forcing impossible choices between love and loyalty in this

Cover of Joey Pigza Loses Control

Joey Pigza Loses Control

For children navigating neurodivergence or challenging family dynamics, this book explores self-acceptance and the compl

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The Books of Ember #3

The Prophet of Yonwood

A town is gripped by a woman’s dark visions of fire, leaving young Nickie to hunt for hope in a world on the brink of a

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Max Einstein #2

Rebels with a Cause

James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein

Twelve-year-old genius Max Einstein uses her brilliant mind and secret connection to Albert Einstein to outwit kidnapper

More Formats for Being Different

Chapter Books(7269)Young Adult(1345)Graphic Novels(580)Picture Books(396)Poetry(149)Early Readers(136)Board Books(7)

Being Different by Age Group

Books for Being Different for Ages 0–3(1996)Books for Being Different for Ages 12–18(10571)Books for Being Different for Ages 4–7(8360)Books for Being Different for Ages 8–11(12925)