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Favorite new middle school reads right now?

Favorite new middle school reads right now…and go!

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Jamie

Wishtree, The Secret Sheriff of Sixth Grade, Beyond the Bright Sea, Well That Was Awkward, A Boy Called Bat

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Jimmy

Insignificant events in life of cactus

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Angie

The Mighty, Taking Sides, Wonder, A Long Walk to Water, Seedfolks, Facing the Lion, Promises to Keep, Daniel’s Story….not new, just favorites

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Kelly

Akata Witch and Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor.

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Laurie

Scythe, Thunderhead, Strange the Dreamer, Unearthed and I have been loving everything by Rose Ahdieh and I am re-reading the Shatter Me series in anticipation of a new book release:-)

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Kelly

Is Shatter Me middle grade? I thought it was more YA.

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Laurie

@Kelly It is not for middle grade, but the post said middle school….

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Kelly

@Laurie , ahh, thanks.

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Laurie

@Kelly and I probably would make sure I knew my reader before recommending them:-)

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Kelly

Of course–I was actually clarifying because I thought maybe the series would be more appropriate for my voracious reader 12 year old daughter than I previously thought.

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Jennifer

Refugee, Solo,

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Cassie

The Stars Beneath Your Feet, Long Way Down

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Pernille

The 57 Bus, One of Us is Lying, Love, Hate and Other Filters

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Sharon

I loved Love, Hate, and Other Filters way more than I expected to!

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Curtis

One of Us is Lying ??

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Lindsay
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AlysiaQuestion author

Love all his books!

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Melissa

I loved that one!

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Michelle

Restart

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William

Peculiar Incident on Shady Street

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AlysiaQuestion author

Thanks everyone!! Someone wants to donate books to our library and my mind went blank on newer books. I might have to buy a few for myself too!

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Christine

Refugee

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Lindsay

Yes! Using this for lit circles right now! The kids love it!

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Jill

Beyond the Bright Sea , The Ethan I Was Before, Posted, Smart Cookie, Bubbles

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Bernadette

Restart, Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus, Greetings from Witness Protection

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Catherine

The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Some Kind of Happiness, Monster Calls

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Amanda

Slated

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Denise

Fabulous!!

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Denise

Fabulous!!

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Treva

The War That Saved My Life, House Arrest, Some Kind of Courage, Refugee

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Tima

Just finished Refugee. ❤️❤️
Took my 6th graders to library and got Crossover into the hands of one student with others commenting. (Happy dance)

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AlysiaQuestion author

There is another basketball book from Kwame coming out this spring!

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Tima

@Alysia I know!! Terribly excited.

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Marion

Introduce them to all of Alan Gratz’s books!

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Ann-Marie

Following

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HJ

Refugee, The League and the Lantern, Escape from Aleppo, In the Shadow of the Sun, Three Times Lucky, The Case of the Missing Marquess

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Jill

Good dog!!

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AlysiaQuestion author

This is currently being passed around my room!

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Kathleen

Have kids begging for “anything like Refugee”

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Marion

Alan Gratz wrote several others. Code of Honor, Prisoner B-3087 and Projekt 1065 are all being passed around my room.

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Kathleen

I can’t keep his books on my shelf…and I love it!

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AlysiaQuestion author

My after school book club voted for Projekt 1065 and today they are talking about Prisoner B-3087 for the next read. Love it!

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Tima

I definitely need to read more of his books.

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Heather

Posted or The Thing About Jellyfish

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HJ

???The Thing About Jellyfish!!

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