#ReadByColor — Black Book Covers (26 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 — 1,884 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 — 95,902 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 — 98,049 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
3	The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin 3.98 avg rating — 242,432 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
5	Here in the Real World by Sara Pennypacker 4.07 avg rating — 4,930 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
5	The Giver (Giver, #1) by Lois Lowry (Goodreads Author) 4.12 avg rating — 2,916,251 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
7	The Gravedigger's Son by Patrick Moody (Goodreads Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 205 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
7	The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff 3.94 avg rating — 12,546 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
9	Loot (Loot, #1) by Jude Watson (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 7,378 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
9	The Mysterious Benedict Society (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #1) by Trenton Lee Stewart (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 180,470 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
11	The Body Under the Piano (Aggie Morton, Mystery Queen, #1) by Marthe Jocelyn (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 2,160 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
11	The Lie Tree by Frances Hardinge 3.83 avg rating — 29,237 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
13	Egg & Spoon by Gregory Maguire 3.65 avg rating — 7,168 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
14	Woodsong by Gary Paulsen 3.93 avg rating — 4,192 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
15	The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,064 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
16	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
17	The Mystery of Black Hollow Lane (Black Hollow Lane, #1) by Julia Nobel (Goodreads Author) 3.97 avg rating — 8,281 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
18	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
19	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
20	Iron Hearted Violet by Kelly Barnhill (Goodreads Author) 3.89 avg rating — 3,813 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
21	In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse by Joseph M. Marshall III 3.64 avg rating — 1,968 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
22	The Kneebone Boy by Ellen Potter (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 3,355 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
23	The Fergus by Tori Grant Welhouse (Goodreads Author) 4.45 avg rating — 11 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
24	The Strangers (Greystone Secrets, #1) by Margaret Peterson Haddix 3.83 avg rating — 13,123 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
25	Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera (Goodreads Author) 3.92 avg rating — 1,911 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
26	The Sorceress: The Witches of Orkney, Book Five by Alane Adams (Goodreads Author) 3.44 avg rating — 9 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