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2019 Intermediate, 5-8
2019 Intermediate, 5-8
The Three Rules of Everyday Magic
The Three Rules of Everyday Magic Image

Kate’s grandmother believes in everyday magic and tells Kate it comes from Believe, Give, and Trust.  Now that Kate’s best friend Sofia is spending less time with Kate and Grammy is suffering from Alzheimer’s, Kate is willing to try the magic to get her life back in control.

Nowhere Boy
Nowhere Boy Image

During the 2016 European terrorist attacks, Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, finds an unlocked house in Brussels and hides in the cellar.  Max, an American, finds him and vows to help Ahmed safe, despite the heightened prejudice and paranoia surrounding the refugees and Muslims in general.

Hey, Kiddo: how I lost my mother, found my father, and dealt with family addiction
Hey, Kiddo: how I lost my mother, found my father, and dealt with family addiction Image

Memoir of the childhood of middle grade author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka.  Jarrett grew up with his grandparents due to his mother having a drug addiction and serving time in prison.

Takedown
Takedown Image

6th graders Mikayla and Lev become wrestling partners and friends.  However, at the state competition, only one can be a winner.

Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows
Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows Image

Charlie Hernadez grew up listening to the Hispanic mythology told by his grandmother.  When his parents disappear after a house fire, Charlie begins to realize that the myths are coming true. He’s a shapeshifter and with his friend, Violet, seeks out the League of Shadows, so that  La Cuca can be defeated.

Betty Before X
Betty Before X Image

Before she married Malcolm X, Betty grew up being raised by her aunt in Detroit.  She becomes involved with the Civil Rights Movement through church and as a volunteer for the Housewives’ League.

Right Hook of Devin Velma
Right Hook of Devin Velma Image

Devin wants to be a viral internet sensation and works out a plan wit his friend Addi to make that happen during an NBA game on Valentine’s Day.

Girls Think of Everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women
Girls Think of Everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women Image

Short biographies of 15 women who met the challenges of their daily life by inventing things like windshield wipers, kevlar, and scotchgard.

Ghost Boys
Ghost Boys Image

12-year old Gerome is shot and killed by a police officer while holding a toy gun.  He comes back as a ghost and is invisible to everyone except the other ghosts (including historical figure Emmett Till) and Sarah, the daughter of the police officer that killed him.

You Go First
You Go First Image

Online scrabble friends Ben and Charlotte help each other deal with their family issues and middle school drama, while realizing that even though they live in vastly different areas, they have more in common than originally expected.

Rebound
Rebound Image

Prequel to Crossover.  Throughout the summer he spends with his grandparents, Chuck plays basketball, listens to jazz music, and learns more about his family.

The Season of Styx Malone
The Season of Styx Malone Image

Brothers Caleb and Bobby Gene spend the summer exploring the woods.  Their 16-year old foster neighbor Styx recruits them to help pull off the Great Escalator Trade, continually trading one small thing for something a bit bigger.  Before long, the boys are in over their heads, breaking the law, and needing an emergency room.

We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Image

More than 50 children’s authors and illustrators, including Ellen Oh, Jason Reynolds, and Jacqueline Woodson share their thoughts on becoming an activist, even at a young age.

Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
Marcus Vega Doesn

Marcus Vega visits Puerto Rico with his Down Syndrome brother and mother.  Marcus takes this opportunity to explore the island, in hopes he will find the father that left his family 10 years prior.

Deep Water
Deep Water Image

12-year old Julie takes two of her father’s clients scuba diving.  After not listening to safety precautions, the group find themselves needing to survive the dangerous ocean waters (sharks, exposure, dehydration, and hypothermia).

Zap
Zap Image

Luis and Maura, two 6th graders, investigate the reason behind the long-term blackout, seeking the knowledge of the town’s homeless Computer Genius teen.

Everything I Know About You
Everything I Know About You Image

During their 7th grade field trip to Washington DC, Tally is forced to room with Ava, who may be suffering from a eating disorder.

Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair
Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair Image

Gwyn’s family has moved from NYC to the rural community of Crow, Iowa, to help her mother’s traumatic brain injury.  Gwyn works to prove their strange neighbor is behind the disappearance of her new friend.

For Every One
For Every One Image

Inspirational poem that encourages readers to dream and strive to do whatever it takes to make that dream come true.

You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P
You Don

Jilly turns to her deaf cyberfriend, Derek, to help her learn how to best help her deaf sister, Emma.

The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Image

Mason’s learning disabilities lead people to not believe him about the day his friend dies.  When his friend, Calvin, also disappears, Mason once again becomes the prime suspect.

Facing Frederick: The life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man
Facing Frederick: The life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man Image

Details the life of Frederick Douglass after escaping from slavery.  Includes some of Douglass’s photographs throughout his life as a speaker, Presidential advisor, and journalist.

Front Desk
Front Desk Image

Mia learns the value of friendship and improves on her English writing while her immigrant family runs a hotel for Mr. Yao.

Blended
Blended Image

Isabella prepares for her upcoming piano recital while dealing with changes with her parent dynamic (through divorce and remarriage), racial tensions at school, and police brutality.

Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting in
Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting in Image

Anthology of eleven short stories depicting the life of middle school students, in a wide range of writing styles.

Lions & Liars
Lions & Liars Image

5th grader Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp, where he attempts to be the toughest boy attending.  Thankfully, he forms a friendship with Ant Hill, Nosebleed, Specs, and the Professor because they all must work together to survive the impending hurricane.

Wonderland
Wonderland Image

Rose and Mavis are very different from each other, but those differences don’t keep them from becoming friends.  Mr. Duffy is having a tough time recovering from the recent loss of a beloved pet, until the two girls bring him Henry, a lost dog they found on their adventures together.

Property of the Rebel Librarian
Property of the Rebel Librarian Image

June loves to read!  Her parents find an “inappropriate” book in June’s school library and work to get the school library collection revamped (including the release of the school librarian and cancellation of an author visit).  June fights back by using a vacant locker as a Little Free Library.

Mascot
Mascot Image

Noah, partially paralyzed in an accident that killed his father, must learn to navigate middle school, friendship, baseball, and his feelings from a wheelchair.

Amal Unbound
Amal Unbound Image

In Pakistan, Amal holds on to her dreams of becoming a teacher even after she misses school in order to stay home to help take care of her younger siblings and being forced to become an indentured servant to help pay off her family’s debt to the corrupt Khan family.

Lifeboat 12
Lifeboat 12 Image

During World War II, 12-year old Ken Sparks is one of the lucky 90 youth chosen to leave Britain on the ship SS City of Benares headed to seek refuge in Canada. The same day the captain declares they are safe from German’s attacks, the ship is hit by a torpedo and Ben must survive on Lifeboat 12.

Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
Miscalculations of Lightning Girl Image

12-year old Lucy Callahan has been homeschooled since being struck by lightning (which causes her to be a genius at math). Before she is able to enter college, her grandma asks Lucy to finish one year of middle school, make one friend, join one organization, and read one book.

Whatshisface
Whatshisface Image

Cooper Vega befriends the ghost of a 16th-century boy, Roderick Northrop, through the use of his top-of-the-line smart phone, all while Cooper’s new 7th grade class prepares for a production of Romeo and Juliet.

Harbor Me
Harbor Me Image

Six middle school students spend an hour each week in the ARTT (a room to talk) room, without any adults to guide their conversations.

Calling All Minds: How To Think and Create Like an Inventor
Calling All Minds: How To Think and Create Like an Inventor Image

Memoir of author Temple Grandin, interspersed with 25 step-by-step STEM projects and historical information about scientists and inventors.

Parker Inheritance, The
Parker Inheritance, The Image

Candice and Brandon follow the puzzle clues left behind in a letter to Candice’s grandmother to learn more about Lambert, South Carolina’s history and find an inheritance meant to correct the past.

The Journey of Little Charlie
The Journey of Little Charlie Image

After Charlie’s sharecropping father suddenly dies leaving him with no family, Charlie is forced to travel north with the local plantation Cap’n to fulfill his father’s debt.

The Night Diary
The Night Diary Image

Nisha keeps a journal filled with letters to her deceased mom to help her process the feelings and events of being a refugee fleeing their home in Pakistan after the end of World War II.

Grenade
Grenade Image

WWII tale told in alternating perspectives between Ray, an American soldier, and Hideki, a citizen of the Okinawa island drafted by the Japanese army.  When both men come face to face during a battle, only one will survive, taking the other’s spirit (Mabui) with them.

Be Prepared
Be Prepared Image

Memoir of author Vera Brosgol’s first trip to a Russian summer camp, which she wrongly assumes will be just like the other summer camps her non-Russian school friends attend.

Checked
Checked Image

Conor is an 11-year old AAA hockey star whose life is absorbed by stick time, and private and team skating lessons.  When Sinbad, Conor’s pet Doberman, is diagnosed with cancer, Conor must make difficult choices in order to come up with the money necessary for Sinbad’s treatments.

History's Worst: Bonnie and Clyde
History

Biography of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow from birth to their lives of crime that led to their violent deaths.

Finding Langston
Finding Langston Image

Langston’s mom has died resulting in his dad moving them from the Alabama country to Chicago.  To avoid school bullies, Langston takes a new route home and discovers a public library.

Serpent's Secret: Kiramala and the Kingdom Beyond
Serpent

Kiranmala is surprised to find out on her 12th birthday that she is a Princess and must travel to the Kingdom Beyond Seven Oceans and Thirteen Rivers to find her parents.  Based on Indian folklore.

Science of Breakable Things, The
Science of Breakable Things, The Image

Middle schoolers Natalie, Twig, and Dari team up to enter an egg drop competition, in hopes that the prize money will help Natalie’s depressed mom.

Countdown: 2979 days to the moon
Countdown: 2979 days to the moon Image

Details in verse the accomplishments of NASA and the Apollo missions during the 2979 days after President Kennedy’s speech that challenged America to have a man on the moon within 10 years.

2019 Intermediate, 5-8
The Three Rules of Everyday Magic Image
The Three Rules of Everyday Magic
Kate’s grandmother believes in everyday magic and tells Kate it comes from Believe, Give, and Trust.  Now that Kate’s best friend Sofia is spending less time with Kate and Grammy is suffering from Alzheimer’s, Kate is willing to try the magic to get her life back in control.
Nowhere Boy Image
Nowhere Boy
During the 2016 European terrorist attacks, Ahmed, a Syrian refugee, finds an unlocked house in Brussels and hides in the cellar.  Max, an American, finds him and vows to help Ahmed safe, despite the heightened prejudice and paranoia surrounding the refugees and Muslims in general.
Hey, Kiddo: how I lost my mother, found my father, and dealt with family addiction Image
Hey, Kiddo: how I lost my mother, found my father, and dealt with family addiction
Memoir of the childhood of middle grade author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka.  Jarrett grew up with his grandparents due to his mother having a drug addiction and serving time in prison.
Takedown Image
Takedown
6th graders Mikayla and Lev become wrestling partners and friends.  However, at the state competition, only one can be a winner.
Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows Image
Charlie Hernandez and the League of Shadows
Charlie Hernadez grew up listening to the Hispanic mythology told by his grandmother.  When his parents disappear after a house fire, Charlie begins to realize that the myths are coming true. He’s a shapeshifter and with his friend, Violet, seeks out the League of Shadows, so that  La Cuca can be defeated.
Betty Before X Image
Betty Before X
Before she married Malcolm X, Betty grew up being raised by her aunt in Detroit.  She becomes involved with the Civil Rights Movement through church and as a volunteer for the Housewives’ League.
Right Hook of Devin Velma Image
Right Hook of Devin Velma
Devin wants to be a viral internet sensation and works out a plan wit his friend Addi to make that happen during an NBA game on Valentine’s Day.
Girls Think of Everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women Image
Girls Think of Everything: stories of ingenious inventions by women
Short biographies of 15 women who met the challenges of their daily life by inventing things like windshield wipers, kevlar, and scotchgard.
Ghost Boys Image
Ghost Boys
12-year old Gerome is shot and killed by a police officer while holding a toy gun.  He comes back as a ghost and is invisible to everyone except the other ghosts (including historical figure Emmett Till) and Sarah, the daughter of the police officer that killed him.
You Go First Image
You Go First
Online scrabble friends Ben and Charlotte help each other deal with their family issues and middle school drama, while realizing that even though they live in vastly different areas, they have more in common than originally expected.
Rebound Image
Rebound
Prequel to Crossover.  Throughout the summer he spends with his grandparents, Chuck plays basketball, listens to jazz music, and learns more about his family.
The Season of Styx Malone Image
The Season of Styx Malone
Brothers Caleb and Bobby Gene spend the summer exploring the woods.  Their 16-year old foster neighbor Styx recruits them to help pull off the Great Escalator Trade, continually trading one small thing for something a bit bigger.  Before long, the boys are in over their heads, breaking the law, and needing an emergency room.
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices Image
We Rise, We Resist, We Raise Our Voices
More than 50 children’s authors and illustrators, including Ellen Oh, Jason Reynolds, and Jacqueline Woodson share their thoughts on becoming an activist, even at a young age.
Marcus Vega Doesn
Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish
Marcus Vega visits Puerto Rico with his Down Syndrome brother and mother.  Marcus takes this opportunity to explore the island, in hopes he will find the father that left his family 10 years prior.
Deep Water Image
Deep Water
12-year old Julie takes two of her father’s clients scuba diving.  After not listening to safety precautions, the group find themselves needing to survive the dangerous ocean waters (sharks, exposure, dehydration, and hypothermia).
Zap Image
Zap
Luis and Maura, two 6th graders, investigate the reason behind the long-term blackout, seeking the knowledge of the town’s homeless Computer Genius teen.
Everything I Know About You Image
Everything I Know About You
During their 7th grade field trip to Washington DC, Tally is forced to room with Ava, who may be suffering from a eating disorder.
Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair Image
Unforgettable Guinevere St. Clair
Gwyn’s family has moved from NYC to the rural community of Crow, Iowa, to help her mother’s traumatic brain injury.  Gwyn works to prove their strange neighbor is behind the disappearance of her new friend.
For Every One Image
For Every One
Inspirational poem that encourages readers to dream and strive to do whatever it takes to make that dream come true.
You Don
You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P
Jilly turns to her deaf cyberfriend, Derek, to help her learn how to best help her deaf sister, Emma.
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle Image
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Mason’s learning disabilities lead people to not believe him about the day his friend dies.  When his friend, Calvin, also disappears, Mason once again becomes the prime suspect.
Facing Frederick: The life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man Image
Facing Frederick: The life of Frederick Douglass, a monumental American man
Details the life of Frederick Douglass after escaping from slavery.  Includes some of Douglass’s photographs throughout his life as a speaker, Presidential advisor, and journalist.
Front Desk Image
Front Desk
Mia learns the value of friendship and improves on her English writing while her immigrant family runs a hotel for Mr. Yao.
Blended Image
Blended
Isabella prepares for her upcoming piano recital while dealing with changes with her parent dynamic (through divorce and remarriage), racial tensions at school, and police brutality.
Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting in Image
Totally Middle School: Tales of Friends, Family, and Fitting in
Anthology of eleven short stories depicting the life of middle school students, in a wide range of writing styles.
Lions & Liars Image
Lions & Liars
5th grader Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp, where he attempts to be the toughest boy attending.  Thankfully, he forms a friendship with Ant Hill, Nosebleed, Specs, and the Professor because they all must work together to survive the impending hurricane.
Wonderland Image
Wonderland
Rose and Mavis are very different from each other, but those differences don’t keep them from becoming friends.  Mr. Duffy is having a tough time recovering from the recent loss of a beloved pet, until the two girls bring him Henry, a lost dog they found on their adventures together.
Property of the Rebel Librarian Image
Property of the Rebel Librarian
June loves to read!  Her parents find an “inappropriate” book in June’s school library and work to get the school library collection revamped (including the release of the school librarian and cancellation of an author visit).  June fights back by using a vacant locker as a Little Free Library.
Mascot Image
Mascot
Noah, partially paralyzed in an accident that killed his father, must learn to navigate middle school, friendship, baseball, and his feelings from a wheelchair.
Amal Unbound Image
Amal Unbound
In Pakistan, Amal holds on to her dreams of becoming a teacher even after she misses school in order to stay home to help take care of her younger siblings and being forced to become an indentured servant to help pay off her family’s debt to the corrupt Khan family.
Lifeboat 12 Image
Lifeboat 12
During World War II, 12-year old Ken Sparks is one of the lucky 90 youth chosen to leave Britain on the ship SS City of Benares headed to seek refuge in Canada. The same day the captain declares they are safe from German’s attacks, the ship is hit by a torpedo and Ben must survive on Lifeboat 12.
Miscalculations of Lightning Girl Image
Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
12-year old Lucy Callahan has been homeschooled since being struck by lightning (which causes her to be a genius at math). Before she is able to enter college, her grandma asks Lucy to finish one year of middle school, make one friend, join one organization, and read one book.
Whatshisface Image
Whatshisface
Cooper Vega befriends the ghost of a 16th-century boy, Roderick Northrop, through the use of his top-of-the-line smart phone, all while Cooper’s new 7th grade class prepares for a production of Romeo and Juliet.
Harbor Me Image
Harbor Me
Six middle school students spend an hour each week in the ARTT (a room to talk) room, without any adults to guide their conversations.
Calling All Minds: How To Think and Create Like an Inventor Image
Calling All Minds: How To Think and Create Like an Inventor
Memoir of author Temple Grandin, interspersed with 25 step-by-step STEM projects and historical information about scientists and inventors.
Parker Inheritance, The Image
Parker Inheritance, The
Candice and Brandon follow the puzzle clues left behind in a letter to Candice’s grandmother to learn more about Lambert, South Carolina’s history and find an inheritance meant to correct the past.
The Journey of Little Charlie Image
The Journey of Little Charlie
After Charlie’s sharecropping father suddenly dies leaving him with no family, Charlie is forced to travel north with the local plantation Cap’n to fulfill his father’s debt.
The Night Diary Image
The Night Diary
Nisha keeps a journal filled with letters to her deceased mom to help her process the feelings and events of being a refugee fleeing their home in Pakistan after the end of World War II.
Grenade Image
Grenade
WWII tale told in alternating perspectives between Ray, an American soldier, and Hideki, a citizen of the Okinawa island drafted by the Japanese army.  When both men come face to face during a battle, only one will survive, taking the other’s spirit (Mabui) with them.
Be Prepared Image
Be Prepared
Memoir of author Vera Brosgol’s first trip to a Russian summer camp, which she wrongly assumes will be just like the other summer camps her non-Russian school friends attend.
Checked Image
Checked
Conor is an 11-year old AAA hockey star whose life is absorbed by stick time, and private and team skating lessons.  When Sinbad, Conor’s pet Doberman, is diagnosed with cancer, Conor must make difficult choices in order to come up with the money necessary for Sinbad’s treatments.
History
History's Worst: Bonnie and Clyde
Biography of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow from birth to their lives of crime that led to their violent deaths.
Finding Langston Image
Finding Langston
Langston’s mom has died resulting in his dad moving them from the Alabama country to Chicago.  To avoid school bullies, Langston takes a new route home and discovers a public library.
Serpent
Serpent's Secret: Kiramala and the Kingdom Beyond
Kiranmala is surprised to find out on her 12th birthday that she is a Princess and must travel to the Kingdom Beyond Seven Oceans and Thirteen Rivers to find her parents.  Based on Indian folklore.
Science of Breakable Things, The Image
Science of Breakable Things, The
Middle schoolers Natalie, Twig, and Dari team up to enter an egg drop competition, in hopes that the prize money will help Natalie’s depressed mom.
Countdown: 2979 days to the moon Image
Countdown: 2979 days to the moon
Details in verse the accomplishments of NASA and the Apollo missions during the 2979 days after President Kennedy’s speech that challenged America to have a man on the moon within 10 years.