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When Justyce is sent to spend the night in jail after doing nothing wrong (only because he was a black kid helping a drunk white girl),...

Fifth graders Valentina, a Jew, and Oksana, her bully, are living nearby when the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant happens...

In typical Gratz fashion, he has taken an important topic and made it relatable for kids. It is a difficult book to follow with three...

Sarah is a star basketball player in 7th grade and when puberty hits, her body is doing some growing and new things that make playing...

Seventh grader Efren Nava's world is turned upside down when his undocumented mother is taken by ICE and deported to Mexico. Now Efren...

Cassidy Blake and her famous paranormal hunting parents are in the most haunted place in the USA- New Orleans! They’ve just come in from...

It's September 11, 2001. Nine-year-old Brandon has gotten into trouble at school and has to go to work with his dad at the Twin Towers...

Laz Weathers is a pitcher with a golden arm. He’s got some hard knocks though, including the fact that his high school won’t have a...

Big time bully falls off his roof and gets a concussion, which makes him have amnesia! He basically gets to restart his life and this...

Savannah moves around a lot. She's to the point where she doesn't try to make friends or get attached because she's sure they'll be...

Written in verse, this very quick read leads off with the important stuff - something inappropriate happened to Tori with her uncle in...

Although this is a picture book intended for younger readers, I think middle school students could really get something out of this one. ...

When Lucy was only 8 years old, she was struck by lightning. The surprising side effect is that now she's a math savant -- a genius! She...

What a wild ride on the Crazy River! Fast-paced adventure/survival story with five kids on a leadership trip in Montana when a dam breaks...

One hit on the football field causes Ash's life to change. After that one hit, Ash notices that there are blue stop signs instead of red...

Bird has run away from home because her stepfather has run away too. He disappeared and Bird is determined to bring him back. She hides...

High school student Xiomara Baptista has always secretly enjoyed writing. She has so many journals to pour her feelings into, but she...

Tracy is doing whatever she can to try to save her dad from the death penalty. She knows he didn't murder two people seven years ago, but...

Maleeka isn't comfortable in her own skin. She's got a very dark complexion and is bullied because of it. She also hangs out with girls...

This is a great sequel (definitely read the first one before this one) and really allows Pip to fall into a great rhythm as an...