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Middle Grade About Being Different
Explore middle grade books about being different for children.
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A Series of Unfortunate Events #10
The Slippery Slope
Lemony Snicket
The Baudelaire orphans face snow gnats, a freezing mountain climb, and a villain's dastardly plan as they search for a s
Ages 10–14
The Queen's Thief #3
The King of Attolia
Megan Whalen Turner
Eugenides is a king trapped in a court of lethal secrets. Watch a cynical young guard get pulled into the center of a da
Ages 11–16
The Sterkarm Trilogy #1
The Sterkarm Handshake
Susan Price
Caught in a time-travel tunnel between the modern era and a 16th-century border clan, Andrea must choose which world tru
Ages 14–18
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The Aerimander Chronicles #1
The Last Ember
Lily Berlin Dodd
A chemistry student and a delivery boy are thrown into a chase across the kingdom when they accidentally find the very l
Ages 8–12
The Bad Guys #13
Cut to the Chase
Aaron Blabey
For the child who feels like a bit of a misfit and loves a laugh, this high energy adventure celebrates finding your inn
Ages 7–10
The Moves Make the Man
Bruce Brooks
The friendship between two boys in North Carolina becomes a complex game of survival as they navigate the hard truths of
Ages 10–14
Pran of Albania
Elizabeth Cleveland Miller
High in the Albanian mountains, fourteen-year-old Pran takes a daring sacred vow to escape an arranged marriage and defi
Ages 11–15
W.I.T.C.H. Graphic Novels #1
The Power of Friendship
Elisabetta Gnone
Five girls discover they have extraordinary magical powers and must work together to guard the portals between worlds in
Ages 8–12
The Leadership Journey: How Four Kids Became President
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Travel from frontier cabins to elegant estates to see how four very different boys overcame their circumstances to lead
Ages 10–14
This Book Wants
This Book Wants a Pet
Elisa Anderson
For the child who is ready for the responsibility of a pet but doesn't know where to start, or the middle grader who lov
Ages 7–11
The Watcher in the Woods
Florence Engel Randall
An eerie presence haunts the edge of the woods, drawing two sisters into a supernatural mystery as soon as they move int
Ages 9–13
Girls on the Up
Linda Newbery
For the young reader starting to notice that the world isn't always fair and wanting to know how one person can make a d
Ages 9–12
Rieden Reece #3
Rieden Reece and the Scroll of Life
Matt Guzman
For the child who feels like an ordinary kid but dreams of discovering a hidden destiny or a secret world tucked away in
Ages 8–12
Jane of Lantern Hill
L. M. Montgomery
Jane dreams of a peaceful life where she and her parents can finally be a family away from her grandmother's controlling
Ages 9–14
The Rats of NIMH #3
R-T, Margaret, and the Rats of NIMH
Jane Leslie Conly
The secret community of Thorn Valley is in danger after two humans discover it, forcing Racso and his clever rat friends
Ages 8–12
Brief Garland: Ponytails, Basketball, and Nothing But Net
Harold Keith
A skeptical coach finds his perspective shifting as he works to lead a determined all-girl basketball team toward succes
Ages 10–14
Cade and the Sleeping Scouts
Jonathon Mast
For the child who feels like the smallest member of the group, this magical adventure shows how one person's courage can
Ages 8–12
Strange Objects
Gary Crew
A sixteen-year-old boy vanishes without a trace after stumbling upon ancient relics from a 17th-century shipwreck off th
Ages 13–18
Smart Girls Get What They Want
Sarah Strohmeyer
Three best friends rely on their sharp wits and academic strengths to navigate the social hurdles and find their own ver
Ages 13–17
Warriors: Changing Skies #1
The Elders' Quest
Erin Hunter
An encroaching construction project threatens the Moonpool, forcing the Clans to face a terrifying prophecy that could s
Ages 8–12
Magic Beans: A Handful of Fairytales from the Storybag
Adèle Geras, Anne Fine, Henrietta Branford, Jacqueline Wilson, Malorie Blackman, Philip Pullman, Tony Mitton, Alan Garner, Berlie Doherty, Gillian Cross, Kit Wright, Michael Morpurgo, Susan Gates, Linda Newbery
For the child who loves the magic of 'once upon a time' but wants to see themselves in the story. These fresh takes on o
Ages 8–12
Wishing Moon
Michael O. Tunnell
Possessing a magic lamp gives fourteen-year-old Aminah the power to escape orphanhood and build a new life of prosperity
Ages 10–14
Keeper
Kathi Appelt
Under the glow of a blue moon, ten-year-old Keeper rows a small boat into the Gulf of Mexico to find the mermaid mother
Ages 8–12
Caldecott Place
Noel Streatfeild
For the child discovering that being 'in charge' means more than just making rules: it means looking out for those who h
Ages 8–12
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Poetry
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Early Readers
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