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Books for Being Left Out
Books for Being Left Out – Wonderlit | Wonderlit
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Goddesses of the Underworld #2
Styx: The River
Nikita Gill
Forgotten among her many siblings, the firstborn Titan Styx trains in secret magic and navigates a world of divine paran
Ages 14–18
Magical Kids
The Strongest Girl in the World and The Invisible Boy
Sally Gardner
For the child who feels overlooked or underestimated, these whimsical tales celebrate the hidden strengths and quiet won
Ages 6–9
Thirteen Reasons Why
Jay Asher
Clay finds a box of cassette tapes recorded by a classmate who is gone forever. Listening to her voice reveals the thirt
Ages 14–18
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Sky
Roderick Townley
In 1950s New York, a quiet piano prodigy named Sky finds his voice through jazz and the support of his two best friends.
Ages 12–16
You Killed Wesley Payne
Sean Beaudoin
A hard-boiled teen detective transfers to a new school to solve the mystery of a body found hanging from the football go
Ages 14–18
Something Invisible
Siobhan Parkinson
For the child feeling overlooked during family transitions, this story explores the quiet weight of new homes, new step-
Ages 8–12
Swim the Silver Sea, Joshie Otter
Nancy White Carlstrom
After wandering too far into the silver sea when no one would play, Joshie the sea otter hears his mother’s powerful son
Ages 3–7
Bunny and Emily #1
B, My Name is Bunny
Norma Fox Mazer
Bunny and Emily’s long friendship is tested by a new romance and a shifting home life that changes everything Bunny thou
Ages 11–14
How to Train Your Dragon #10
How to Seize a Dragon's Jewel
Cressida Cowell
Hiccup is an outcast in exile, but he must brave a harrowing quest to find the Dragon's Jewel before the Viking world is
Ages 8–12
The Book That No One Wanted to Read
Richard Ayoade
For the child who feels like an outsider or worries they aren't 'shiny' enough to be noticed. A grumpy, unread library b
Ages 8–12
Genie Wishes
Elisabeth Dahl
For the child navigating the bittersweet transition of fifth grade, from changing friend groups to the pressure of being
Ages 8–12
A Fate Totally Worse Than Death
Paul Fleischman
Three popular students start aging at a terrifying rate and fear they are being haunted by the ghost of a girl they wron
Ages 12–17
The Melendy Family #4
Spiderweb for Two: A Melendy Maze
Elizabeth Enright
Randy and Oliver are lonely with their siblings away at school, until a mysterious letter kicks off a winter-long scaven
Ages 8–12
Home from Home
Susan Price
For the child who feels overlooked or invisible at home: a poignant story about a boy seeking a sense of belonging with
Ages 8–12
Peach and Plum #2
Peach and Plum: Rule at School!
Tim McCanna
For the child who thrives on routine and feels unsettled when a favorite teacher is away or classroom rules suddenly cha
Ages 6–9
The Daring Game
Kit Pearson
For the child navigating the complex social waters of middle school, where the desire to fit in often clashes with the c
Ages 9–12
Door
Jihyeon Lee
Step through a mysterious threshold to find what is waiting on the other side in this visual journey where one brave cho
Ages 4–8
Journey to Joke-a-Lot
Frances Ann Ladd
For the child who feels like their friends don't 'get' their sense of humor or wonders if there is a better place to fit
Ages 4–7
Julia Gillian #3
Julia Gillian and the Quest for Joy
Alison McGhee
Julia Gillian struggles to find the joy her teacher promised when her best friend starts keeping secrets and her favorit
Ages 8–12
The New Dog
Barbara Shook Hazen
Tootsie may be a pampered little dog, but he has a big chance to prove his worth to the local dogwalking group when a th
Ages 6–9
EllRay Jakes #2
EllRay Jakes the Recess King!
Sally Warner
Determined to find new best friends, EllRay Jakes decides to transform himself into the King of Recess by inventing the
Ages 6–9
Dear Dumb Diary #4
Am I the Princess or the Frog?
Jim Benton
Middle school is a mess of awkward crushes, unwanted poems, and social rivalries in this honest and funny look at surviv
Ages 8–12
Willy the Chimp #4
Willy and Hugh
Anthony Browne
Willy the chimpanzee feels all alone in the world until a chance meeting with Hugh Jape in the park sparks a brand new b
Ages 3–7
Gossip Girl #6
You're the One That I Want
Cecily von Ziegesar
Manhattan is a personal playground for the elite teens of the Upper East Side, where gorgeous apartments come with high-
Ages 14–18
