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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.

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A Girl, a Raccoon, and the Midnight Moon

Karen Romano Young

Pearl must team up with a tap-dancing girl and a pack of literate raccoons to solve a heist and stop her beloved New Yor

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Criminal Destiny

Four clones escape their perfect town only to find themselves breaking laws to survive, wondering if they are becoming t

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The Giver Quartet #2

For readers exploring themes of resilience and self-discovery in a challenging world, this story follows a gifted weaver

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The School for Good and Evil

Soman Chainani

Kidnapped and whisked away to a fabled school, best friends Sophie and Agatha are shocked to find themselves assigned to

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24 Hours in Nowhere

Thirteen-year-old Gus dreams of escaping the town of Nowhere, Arizona, but first he has to survive the local bully and a

Cover of Wilderness Days

Wilderness Days

Jennifer L. Holm

Sixteen-year-old Jane traded Philadelphia etiquette for the rough Washington frontier. Surviving shipwrecks and smallpox

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The One and Only Ivan #1

The One and Only Ivan

Katherine Applegate

Ivan the gorilla is content with his mall enclosure and his art until a baby elephant arrives, sparking a powerful need

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The Night Diary #2

Amil and the After

Veera Hiranandani

Amil uses sketches to process his grief and confusion as his family attempts to build a new life in 1948 India following

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The Amulet of Samarkand

Jonathan Stroud

Young Nathaniel seeks revenge by summoning a powerful djinni to steal a magical treasure, only to fall into a dangerous

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The One and Only Ivan #3

The One and Only Ruby

Katherine Applegate

Baby elephant Ruby shares the moving story of her life in the African savannah, reflecting on memories of home while sur

Cover of Stuart Little

For children embracing their unique selves, this timeless tale follows a determined mouse-boy on a grand adventure to fi

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Dust: Before and After

After a comet strikes Earth, Dust wakes up to a ruined world and new, dangerous powers that a rising creature is despera

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A Series of Unfortunate Events #6

The Ersatz Elevator

Dark staircases and parsley soda await the Baudelaire orphans as they try to outsmart a liar and escape a new cycle of m

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Katt vs. Dogg #1

James Patterson, Chris Grabenstein

A Dogg Scout and a clever Katt are sworn enemies, but being lost in the woods forces them to choose between their prejud

Cover of Dogsong

Russel Susskit leaves behind the noise of snow machines to take a team of dogs on an epic journey across the ice in sear

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Wings of Fire: Legends #1

Tui T. Sutherland

Hatched under three moons, a dragon of divided heritage must be stopped by a seer and a prince before his immense power

Cover of Big Tree

For children processing the enormity of environmental change, this epic journey offers a sense of connection to the long

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Mihi Ever After #3

Home Sweet Home

Trapped in the magical Rainbow Realm with portals home vanishing, Mihi, Reese, and Savannah discover their librarian and

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Artemis Fowl #4

The Opal Deception

Artemis Fowl has forgotten the fairy world, but his enemies haven't forgotten him. He must recover his memories before a

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The Westing Game

A Newbery Medal winner, this inventive mystery gathers sixteen diverse individuals to play a dangerous game for a millio

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Origami Yoda #1

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Tom Angleberger

A finger puppet gives surprisingly wise advice to middle schoolers, leading Tommy to investigate whether the paper Yoda

Cover of Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key

For children who feel different or struggle to fit in, this story explores a boy's chaotic world as he tries to understa

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Miles Morales #1

Suspended from school and questioning his identity, Miles Morales must save his neighborhood when he uncovers a plot tha

Cover of Wide Awake

For the teen processing big questions about democracy and identity. Two boyfriends join a nationwide protest after a con

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Chapter Books(7531)Young Adult(1380)Graphic Novels(597)Picture Books(399)Poetry(155)Early Readers(139)Board Books(7)

Being Different by Age Group

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