100 Great New Picks

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100 Great New Picks In Middle Grade Literature
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Mysteries
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The Night She Disappeared

• For readers who like
• Kidnapping mysteries
• Teenager drama
• Ensemble cast

YA
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Mean Ghouls

• For readers who like
• Candy Apple or Poison Apple Books
• The Clique
• Goosebumps books
• Goofy horror

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Partners in Crime

• For readers who like
• Preteen sleuths
• Friend drama
• Scholastic choices

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The Missing Heir

• For readers who like
• Series
• London
• Twin stories
• Sherlock Holmes

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Tokyo Heist

• For readers who like
• Manga/Anime
• Travel stories
• Crime syndicates

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On the Day I Died

• For readers who like
• Ghost stories
• Chicago setting
• Historical ghosts

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Liar Spy

• For readers who like
• When You Reach Me
• New York setting
• Bullying
• Breaking and entering

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Planet of the Lawn Gnomes

• For readers who like
• Goosebumps
• Horror
• Sci Fi
• Improbably stories

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The Ghost of Graylock

• For readers who like
• Creepy ghosts
• Mysteries
• Haunted buildings
• Problem novels

YA
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Floors 3 Below

• For readers who like
• Goofiness
• Ellen Raskin/Roald Dahl
• Evil buildings

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Historical
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Free-Fire Zome

• For readers who like
• Series
• Vietnam
• Ensemble casts
• War action

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Shadow on the Mountain

• For readers who like
• Snow Treasure
• Norwegian Resistance
• WWII
• Adventure

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For What Its Worth

• For readers who like
• 1960s California Rock Scene
• Humorous books
• Romance
• This author

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A Soldiers Secret

• For readers who like
• Civil War fiction
• Stories based on facts
• Womens issues
• Descriptions of war

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Battle Fatigue

• For readers who like
• Vietnam stories
• Conscientious objectors
• Complete historical pictures

YA
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Athenas Son

• For readers who like
• Ancient Greece
• Mysteries
• Egyptian gods

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Jump Into the Sky

• For readers who like
• WWII
• Different perspectives
• Military stories set in homefront
• Minority experience

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Violins of Autumn

• For readers who like
• French Resistance
• WWII
• Spies
• Adventure

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Heart of the Enemy

• For readers who like
• Hi/Lo fiction
• Nonfiction mixed in
• Short books
• WWII

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Invisible World

• For readers who like
• Salem Witch Trials
• Fantasy
• Historical fiction

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Sports
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Pinned

• For readers who like
• Wrestling
• Girls in sports
• Learning disabilities
• Inner City stories

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True Legend

• For readers who like
• Basketball
• This author
• Celebrity culture

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Super-Sized Slugger

• For readers who like
• Series
• London
• Twin stories

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The Sports Pages

• For readers who like
• Various authors
• Funny stories
• The Guys Read series

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13 Hangmen

• For readers who like
• Ted Williams
• Boston Red Sox
• Time Travel
• History

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Game Changers

• For readers who like
• Play-by-plays
• Controlling fathers
• Team work
• This author

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The Longest Fall

• For readers who like
• Cross Country Running
• Problem novels
• Sportsmanship

YA
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Home Court

• For readers who like
• Series
• Ronde and Tiki Barber books
• Scholastic picks

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King of the Mound

• For readers who like
• Children facing challenges
• Historical novels
• Prejudice

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Unstoppable

• For readers who like
• Foster care stories
• Students against the odds
• This author

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Gold Medal Summer

• For readers who like
• Gymanstics
• Growing up
• Social life
• Competition

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Fantasy
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Starters

• For readers who like
• Dystopia
• Something different
• Series
• Sci Fi

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The False Prince

• For readers who like
• Medieval Fantasy
• Kings and queens
• Intrigue
• Mistaken Identities

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Captain Underpants and the terrifying return of
Tippy Tinkletrousers

• For readers who like
• Series
• Time Travel
• Sheer goofiness

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Small Medium at Large

• For readers who like
• Family stories
• Realistic fantasy
• Humorous stories

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Son

• For readers who like
• Series
• London
• Twin stories

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Vindico

• For readers who like
• Evil super villians
• Children with special powers
• Action and adventure
• Series

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A Mutiny in Time

• For readers who like
• Series
• 39 Clues
• Time Travel
• History
• Multicultural casts

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Legend

• For readers who like
• Divergent
• Assassins
• Romance
• Fighting

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False Memory

• For readers who like
• Science related mysteries
• Action/Adventure
• Romance
• Amnesia

YA
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Eye of the Storm

• For readers who like
• Dystopia
• Science
• This author
• Adventure
• Evil scientists

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Game Changer

• For readers who like
• This author
• Twists
• Sports
• Social drama

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Action/Suspense
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Seconds Away

• For readers who like
• Kidnapping mysteries
• Teenager drama
• This author

This far
YA
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Dogs of the Drowned City

• For readers who like
• Warriors
• Dogs
• Hurricance Katrina stories

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The Rising

• For readers who like
• Vampires
• Espionage
• English thrillers

YA
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Spy School

• For readers who like
• Slightly Goofy
• Belly Up
• School stories
• Action

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Fight for Freedom

• For readers who like
• Ancient Rome
• Gory action
• Intense books

YA
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Chomp

• For readers who like
• Quirky stories
• Goofy plot twists
• This author
• Florida

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Phoenix

• For readers who like
• X-treme Sports
• Travel
• China
• This series

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A Girl Named Digit

• For readers who like
• Gallagher Girls
• Adventure
• Romance
• Math

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Zombie Tag

• For readers who like
• Zombies
• Problem novels
• Bibliotherapy for death

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Zom-B

• For readers who like
• This author
• Zombie blood and gore
• Racial relations stories
• Twists

YA
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The Dogs of Winter

• For readers who like
• Survival stories
• Dogs
• Russia
• Feral children

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Boy Books
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Stealing Air

• For readers who like
• Model Airplanes
• Kids saving the day
• Experimental air craft

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One Dog and His Boy

• For readers who like
• Dogs
• Adventure
• Lemony Snicket vibe
• Kids saving the day

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Capture the Flag

• For readers who like
• National Treasure
• Kids saving the day
• Airports
• Evil villains

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Fake Mustache

• For readers who like
• Origami Yoda
• Complete goofiness
• World domination plots

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The Adventures of Beanboy

• For readers who like
• Comic books
• Superheroes
• Problem Novels
• The Loser List

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Ungifted

• For readers who like
• Robotics
• Pranks
• Different points of view
• This author

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The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr., AKA
Houdini

• For readers who like
• Entrepreneurs
• Bullies
• Irar war related topics
• Funny books

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Charlie Joe Jacksons Guide to Extra Credit

• For readers who like
• The first book
• Notebook novels
• Middle school life and romance
• Well-meaning but ill-advised antics

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Colin Fischer

• For readers who like
• Mysteries
• Student detectives
• Bullying
• Stories about students with Aspergers Syndrome

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The Third Wheel

• For readers who like
• Sigh
• What, you havent preordered it already?

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Girl Books
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Lights, Camera, Cassidy!

• For readers who like
• Kidnapping mysteries
• Teenager drama
• Series
• Reality shows

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Hello, Gorgeous

• For readers who like
• Series
• Personal grooming
• Teen drama
• Strong support network

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Just Your Average Princess

• For readers who like
• Romances
• Farm stories
• Rivalries
• Pumpkins!

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Once Upon a Toad

• For readers who like
• Fairy tales
• Magical Realism
• Blended Families

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Almost Home

• For readers who like
• Dogs
• Problem novels
• Supportive teachers

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The Second Life of Abigail Walker

• For readers who like
• Problem novels
• Overweight characters
• Bullying
• Iraq war related topics

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Seeing Cinderella

• For readers who like
• Magical realism
• Wish fulfillment
• Family problems
• Middle school drama

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One for the Murphys

• For readers who like
• Foster care
• Ensemble casts
• Understanding adults

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Dork Diaries

• For readers who like
• Series
• Notebook novels
• Teen drama
• Activity books

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A Whole Lot of Lucky

• For readers who like
• Friend drama
• Wish fulfillment
• Family problems

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Multicultural
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Forever Four

• For readers who like
• Series
• New York
• Fashion industry
• magazines

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Pizza, Love, and Other Stuff That Made Me Famous

• For readers who like
• Cooking
• Reality shows
• Multicultural characters
• LGMT characters

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Red Thread Sisters

• For readers who like
• Adoption stories
• China
• Problem novels
• Friends

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Fire in the Streets

• For readers who like
• Civil Rights Movement
• Black Panthers
• Student involvement

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My Name is Parvana

• For readers who like
• The Breadwinner
• Empowering girls
• Different sides of the story

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No Ordinary Day

• For readers who like
• India
• Problem novels
• Children on their own
• Leprosy

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Buddy

• For readers who like
• Hurricane Katrina stories
• Dogs
• Strong Community
• New Orleans

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The No-dogs-allowed Rule

• For readers who like
• Dogs
• Indian families
• Well-meaning but ill-advised antics

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Dear Blue Sky

• For readers who like
• Iraq war related books
• Pen pals
• Family problems

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Dumpling Days

• For readers who like
• Asian American experiences
• Strong family stories
• Art

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Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer

• For readers who like
• Cooking
• LGBT issues
• Small towns

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Tua and the Elephant

• For readers who like
• Animals
• Exotic setting (Thailand)
• Adventure

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Graphic
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When Fairies Go Bad

• For readers who like
• Snarky humor
• Well-meaning but inept characters
• This series (7)

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Revenge of the Loser

• For readers who like
• Middle school settings
• Friend drama
• Social hierarchy
• Funny books

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The Wrath of Zozimos

• For readers who like
• The Odyssey
• Goofy books
• Ancient Greece
• The first book

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Teen Boat

• For readers who like
• Sailing
• Transformers
• Totally goofy stuff

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Middle School Get Me Out Of Here!

• For readers who like
• Embarrassing moments
• Art
• My Brother is a Big Fat Liar (by Lisa
  Papademetriou) March 2013

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Power of the Parasite

• For readers who like
• Series (Book 3)
• Babymouse
• Characters with more problems than you have
• Friends

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Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller

• For readers who like
• Biographies
• Triumph against adversity
• Center for Cartoon Studies

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Potterwookiee The Creature from My Closet

• For readers who like
• Series (Book 2)
• Friends
• Harry Potter/Star Wars

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Drama

• For readers who like
• Smile
• Theater
• Romance
• Middle School stories

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A Wrinkle in Time

• For readers who like
• This book
• Hope Larson (Mercury)
• Adaptations of fiction

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NonFiction
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Here Come the Girl Scouts

• For readers who like
• Biographies
• Girl Scouts
• Picture Books

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Invicible Microbe

• For readers who like
• This author
• Science topics
• Diseases

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Growing Up Muslim

• For readers who like
• Multicultural topics
• Memoirs
• Details about what it is like to struggle with
  cultural differences

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The Giant

• For readers who like
• Hoaxes
• This Author
• American History
• Cardiff Giant

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His Name Was Raoul Wallenberg

• For readers who like
• Biographies
• Holocaust
• Well-illustrated books
• Short descriptions

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Inside the Olympic

• For readers who like
• Sports
• Updated books on the Olympics
• History

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Dont Sit on the Baby

• For readers who like
• Tips
• Practical advice
• Age appropriate activities

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The World in Your Lunchbox

• For readers who like
• Weird histories
• Fun facts
• Food information

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Discovering Wes Moore

• For readers who like
• Inner City Stories
• Biographies
• People in trouble
• Triumph over adversity

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Zombie Makers

• For readers who like
• Gross Stuff
• Science facts
• Animals

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