3.84 avg rating — 4,886 ratings

"Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he doesn’t complete his summer reading list."

4.21 avg rating — 156,584 ratings

"Catrina and her family have loved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts."

4.08 avg rating — 15,854 ratings

"A hero’s quest of a story about two boys' incredible adventure on the Appalachian Trail; they must deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters. "

4.02 avg rating — 37,647 ratings

"This is the heartbreaking, funny tale of three girls who travel to California in 1968 in search of the mother who abandoned them."

4.18 avg rating — 29,524 ratings

"Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran."

4.17 avg rating — 19,851 ratings

"Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with
problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. "

4.27 avg rating — 9,055 ratings

"Three boys are dismayed when their teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year,
a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day. "

3.60 avg rating — 1,315 ratings

"While practicing for their next baseball game, thirteen-year-old friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe
discover that the activities of the local meatpacking plant have caused cows to turn into zombies. "

4.11 avg rating — 115,261 ratings

"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her.
"

4.22 avg rating — 9,364 ratings

"When Sugar and her mother lose their home in Missouri, they head to Chicago for a fresh start, only to discover that fresh starts aren't so easy to come by. "

4.10 avg rating — 44,960 ratings

"Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death. "

4.49 avg rating — 115,588 ratings

"A young disabled girl and her brother are evacuated from London to the English countryside during World War II, where they find life to be much sweeter away from their abusive
mother. "

4.31 avg rating — 7,290 ratings

"Perry was born and raised by his mom who’s held in prison. So far the warden has allowed them to be together. That is, until a new attorney discovers the truth--and Perry is forced into a foster home."

3.95 avg rating — 22,639 ratings

"Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices her baton deeds as she is drawn into an unlikely friendship with a drama queen and a saboteur. "

4.34 avg rating — 188,715 ratings

"Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time."

4.24 avg rating — 4,538 ratings

"Zomorod, now called Cindy and originally from Iran, tells her story of growing up in Southern California during the late 1970s."

4.19 avg rating — 6,968 ratings

"At first, Carol is not happy to be spending the summer helping her parents move her grandfather, but as the summer wears on, she finds herself drawn to him, fascinated by his amazing stories. "

3.61 avg rating — 2,559 ratings

"In the midst of WWII, Katherine, Robbie and Amelie Bateson are sent north to a private school in Scotland. When some of their
classmates disappear the siblings need to solve the mystery."

4.09 avg rating — 47,777 ratings

"When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks
she'll have to keep this a secret forever.
"

4.02 avg rating — 4,880 ratings

"Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies,
and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. "

4.09 avg rating — 19,025 ratings

"When Zita discovers a device that opens a portal to another place, and her best friend is abducted, she is compelled to set out on a strange journey from star to star in order to get back home.
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4.07 avg rating — 12,272 ratings

"Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their castles, 4 different Prince Charmings stumble upon an evil plot that could endanger each of their kingdoms."

4.30 avg rating — 6,203 ratings

"In 1969 Mimi and her family move to an all-white town in Vermont, where Mimi's mixed
-race background and interest in "boyish" topics like astronomy make her feel like an outsider. "

4.12 avg rating — 42,612 ratings

"Family troubles temporarily strand 10-year-old Sunny in a Florida retirement community. Imagine the recreational possibilities…"

3.68 avg rating — 5,359 ratings

"Just when Summer thinks nothing else can possibly go wrong, an emergency takes her parents to Japan, leaving Summer to care for her little brother while helping her grandmother cook and do laundry for harvest workers. "

4.15 avg rating — 2,920 ratings

"Bullied at school, eighth-grader Apple, a Filipino American who loves the music of the Beatles,
decides to change her life by learning how to play the guitar. "

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 35,860 ratings

"In Central Texas in 1899, Callie Tate is instructed to be a lady by her mother and studies the natural world with her grandfather, which leads to an important discovery."

3.95 avg rating — 1,602 ratings

"Cort's father is a local expert on hunting and swamp lore who has been teaching his son everything
he knows. When a deadly hurricane arrives, Cort must put his all skills to the test."

3.98 avg rating — 6,197 ratings

"When Cameron creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a prank, but now the boy who never cared about anything is the center of it all."

4.36 avg rating — 6,666 ratings

"Pinmei, a storyteller's granddaughter, must find the Luminous Stone that Lights the Night to rescue her grandmother, who has been kidnapped by the Tiger Emperor."

3.89 avg rating — 16,233 ratings

"Alice Queensmeadow travels through the dangerous, magical land of Furthermore in order
to rescue her missing father and prove her own magical abilities."

4.11 avg rating — 46,165 ratings

"Identical twins Aaron and Alex are separated, one to attend University while the other, supposedly Eliminated, finds himself in a wondrous place where youths hone their abilities
and learn magic."

3.85 avg rating — 4,121 ratings

"When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, Anne, José, and Henry pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at an airport during a snowstorm."

4.36 avg rating — 1,195,929 ratings

"Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities, goes from being homeschooled
to entering fifth grade at a private
school, where he endures bullying as he struggles to be seen as just another student."

3.86 avg rating — 1,303 ratings

"When Raffa makes a cure from a rare crimson vine he finds deep in the forbidden forest, the bat he saves transforms into something much more. "

3.94 avg rating — 4,786 ratings

"Archer has four important role models in his life including his uncle and his favorite teacher,
Mr. MacLeod. When the two get married, Archer's sixth-grade year becomes one he'll never forget."

3.81 avg rating — 7,766 ratings

"It's 1928 in New York City in this Steampunk adaptation of Snow White. Set during the time that the prosperity of the 1920's gave way to the Great Depression, Phelan captures the essence of Film Noir in this cinematic graphic novel."

4.18 avg rating — 52,215 ratings

"Aspiring to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle school's track team, gifted runner Ghost finds his goal challenged by a tragic
past."

3.78 avg rating — 947 ratings

"As Tink Aaron-Martin writes an encyclopedia of her life, she also tells the story of the summer leading into her eighth-grade year."

3.84 avg rating — 6,270 ratings

"When a failed wheat crop nearly bankrupts their family, Pa pulls May from school and hires her out to a couple new to the frontier.
A blizzard strikes: will she survive?"

3.93 avg rating — 1,168 ratings

"When Nick runs away from his uncle's in the middle of a blizzard, he stumbles onto a very opinionated bookstore. He also meets its guardian who calls Nick his apprentice and won't let him leave, but won't teach him magic, either."

3.74 avg rating — 3,111 ratings

"Ever since a tragedy struck, Louise has locked her feelings inside; through her friends and notes from a secret admirer she
begins to find herself."