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New & Coming Soon Books for Middle Schoolers March 2025 |
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Tear this down
by Barbara Dee
When twelve-year-old Freya discovers that her town's historical hero had problematic views towards women, she advocates to replace his statue with a lesser-known suffragette
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The Strongest Heart
by Saadia Faruqi
Mo got used to tuning out his father's rage, and after mama leaves, Mo and Abbu move to Texas to live with family, but as Mo starts to see a future, he knows the monster within his father can come anytime.
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Resist : a story of D-Day
by Alan Gratz
Samira Zidane lives in Nazi-occupied France during World War II where she and her mother crack codes to help sabotage the Nazis' plans, and when her mother is captured, Samira must embark on a daring rescue mission on D-Day.
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A study in secrets
by Debbi Michiko Florence
12-year-old Meg is pulled into a mysterious treasure hunt at her new boarding school and must learn to work with her new classmates, who all have secrets of their own.
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The Girl and the Robot
by Oz Rodriguez
Since Papi was deported, Mimi Perez hustles around her Brooklyn neighborhood fixing things to earn money and joins a robotics competition to win a $50,000 prize, and when a robot crashes to earth from space, Mimi brings it home to fix.
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Isle of ever
by Jen Calonita
Shortly after her 12th birthday, Everly “Benny” Benedict learns she's the heir to a fortune, but to collect it she must win a game following clues her ancestor left to locate a small island that vanished long ago.
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Is It Real? : The Loch Ness Monster
by Candace Fleming
Readers are invited to use their investigative tools and learn about how real-life detectives and scientists conduct investigations by using the Scientific Method and other tools, in a story exploring the mystery surrounding the existence of the Loch Ness Monster.
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Speechless : A Graphic Novel
by Aron Nels Steinke
Middle schooler Mira is struggling to speak in class and has found solace in making videos for her secret stop-motion animation channel, but she's horrified to learn Chloe, her former-best-friend-turned-enemy, will be staying with them.
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A song for you & I
by Kay O'Neill
Rowan knows what they want: to be a ranger, protecting their village alongside their flying horse Kes, but when Kes is injured, Rowan is paired with lackadaisical sheep herder Leone, whose own struggles and endless support brings new possibilities. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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History smashers : Earth Day and the environment
by Kate Messner
Discover the real story behind the first Earth Day celebration and some of the biggest U.S. climate catastrophes, in a book that busts history's biggest misconceptions and environmental fibs and offers solutions for protecting the environment.
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Extra Large
by Tyler Page
The author of Button Pusher offers a middle grade memoir about a boy dealing with weight gain, bullying, dieting and gender expectations, all while starting a new year.
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Botticelli's Apprentice
by Ursula Murray Husted
Mella has been secretly teaching herself to paint while tending to artist Sandro Botticelli's chickens, and when an apprentice discovers Mella's work and threatens to take credit for it, Mella must summon her courage and skills to prove her worth.
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