#ReadByColor — Black Book Covers (25 books)

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A resource for the Read a Rainbow challenge hosted at Great Middle Grade Reads.

GUIDELINES
+ Only add Middle Grade titles (target ages 8-12)

+ Books added to this list should primarily feature shades of black on the cover. (note: there is an additional list for white & gray covers!)

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1	Hide and Don't Seek: And Other Very Scary Stories by Anica Mrose Rissi (Goodreads Author) 3.42 avg rating — 1,832 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Anya's Ghost by Vera Brosgol (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 95,451 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Golem's Eye (Bartimaeus Trilogy, #2) by Jonathan Stroud (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 97,847 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker 4.07 avg rating — 4,902 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Giver (Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,901,108 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Gravedigger's Son by Patrick Moody (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 204 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 3.94 avg rating — 12,436 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Loot (Loot, #1) by Jude Watson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 7,349 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) by Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 179,686 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Body Under the Piano (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #1) by Marthe Jocelyn (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,141 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge 3.83 avg rating — 29,105 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire 3.65 avg rating — 7,156 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Woodsong by Gary Paulsen 3.93 avg rating — 4,175 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,049 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Sol Invictus (The Eye of Ra, #2) by Ben Gartner (Goodreads Author) 4.59 avg rating — 96 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane, #1) by Julia Nobel (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 8,221 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	The Tigers in the Tower by Julia Golding (Goodreads Author) 4.19 avg rating — 69 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Ghosts Come Rising by Adam Perry (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 154 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 3,800 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III 3.64 avg rating — 1,957 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 3,348 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	The Fergus by Tori Grant Welhouse (Goodreads Author) 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	The Strangers (Greystone Secrets, #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 3.83 avg rating — 13,040 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,856 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	The Sorceress: Witches of Orkney, Book 5 by Alane Adams (Goodreads Author) 3.50 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 82, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars