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Middle Grade About Financial Hardship

Explore middle grade books about financial hardship for children.

66 books

Cover of Liar and Spy

Georges joins forces with a coffee-drinking loner to spy on a mysterious neighbor, but soon wonders how much his new fri

Cover of Refugee

Three children from different eras—1930s Germany, 1990s Cuba, and 2015 Syria—undertake harrowing journeys in a desperate

Cover of I Am Not Joey Pigza

I Am Not Joey Pigza

For middle readers grappling with family challenges, identity, and the meaning of forgiveness, this book offers a heartf

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Nightwalker

Marie Lu

Sentenced to community service at Arkham Asylum, young Bruce Wayne meets a mysterious girl with dangerous ties to a gang

Ages 12–18

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Ramona Quimby #6

Ramona Quimby, Age 8

Third grade brings big changes for Ramona Quimby as she balances a new school, pesky neighbors, and the pressure of bein

Cover of The Great Molasses Flood, 1919

The Great Molasses Flood, 1919

A massive tank of sticky molasses bursts in 1919 Boston, sending a deadly, fifteen-foot-tall wave through the streets of

Cover of Alexandra

Diving for sponges to help her grandfather, Alexandra uncovers a dangerous smuggling ring hidden beneath the waves of he

Cover of The Ickabog

For the child questioning why things aren't fair, this fairy tale explores how a kingdom can be misled by lies and how b

Cover of Look Both Ways

For the middle schooler navigating the complex, often hidden lives of their peers, this collection reveals the bravery f

Cover of Lincoln: A Photobiography

Lincoln: A Photobiography

Russell Freedman

Trace the life of the Civil War president through powerful photographs and stories that follow his path from a log cabin

Cover of The Road to Memphis

The Logan Family Saga #9

The Road to Memphis

Mildred D. Taylor

Explore challenges of racial injustice, complex friendships, and growing up in the Jim Crow South with Cassie Logan, who

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When You Reach Me

Four mysterious letters containing secrets about the future pull Miranda into a race to prevent a tragedy in her New Yor

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William H. Armstrong

After his father is jailed, a young boy finds solace in his dog, Sounder, and discovers a new sense of hope through the

Cover of Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

The Logan Family Saga #4

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Mildred D. Taylor

Cassie Logan learns that her family's connection to their land is the source of their pride and strength as they face ra

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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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American Regional #2

Strawberry Girl

Birdie Boyer works the soil of a backwoods Florida patch, dealing with difficult neighbors and the grit required to make

Cover of How I Live Now

A dreamy English summer of cousins, dogs, and first love is shattered when a sudden war lands right on the family's door

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Young Fu of the Upper Yangtze

Elizabeth Foreman Lewis

A young man leaves the countryside for the bustling city of Chungking in the 1920s, finding adventure and a new life as

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The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents

Terry Pratchett

A talking cat and a band of clever rats run a brilliant con as fake exterminators until they reach a town where a truly

Cover of Icefall

Matthew J. Kirby

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

Cover of Fighting Words

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Della has always relied on her older sister Suki for protection, but after a family crisis, she realizes it is finally t

Cover of The Carbon Diaries 2015

The Carbon Diaries #1

The Carbon Diaries 2015

Sixteen-year-old Laura records the chaotic first year of mandatory carbon rationing as her family struggles to adjust to

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The Whispering Road #1

The Whispering Road

Two siblings flee a life of servitude for a perilous journey to Manchester, where a desperate betrayal threatens their h

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Little House #4

On the Banks of Plum Creek

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Blizzards, floods, and grasshopper plagues test the resolve of the Ingalls family as they build a new life in a Minnesot

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