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Children's Recommendations - Junior High

Junior High - Fiction

Cover of Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech depicting a girl with extremely long hair looking out over a river with some mountains in the background.
ISBN: 9780060233372
Title: Walk Two Moons
Author: Creech, Sharon
Cover of The Crossover by Kwame Alexander depicting the silhouette of a boy spinning a basketball on his finger.
ISBN: 9780544107717
Title: The Crossover
Author: Alexander, Kwame
Cover of Two Degrees by Alan Gratz depicting a girl standing in front of a forest fire.
ISBN: 9781338735673
Title: Two Degrees
Author: Gratz, Alan
Cover of Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen depicting a girl and a soldier trudging through the snow.
ISBN: 9781338620931
Title: Lines of Courage
Author: Nielsen, Jennifer A
Cover of It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas. Background is bright yellow with the title written in blue in the center. Around the perimeter is an apple pie, a hamster, and a large, blue 1970s sedan.
ISBN: 9780544612310
Title: It Ain't So Awful, Falafel
Author: Dumas, Firoozeh
Cover of Alebrijes by Donna Barba Higuera depicting an owl looking into a hole in a tree.
ISBN: 9781646142637
Title: Alebrijes
Author: Higuera, Donna Barba
Cover of Attack of the Black Rectangles by A. S. King depicting a page with words blacked out and a boy with a black bar over his mouth.
ISBN: 9781338680522
Title: Attack of the Black Rectangles
Author: King, A. S.
Cover of Everything Sad Is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri depicting a house with a multicolored tornado behind it.
ISBN: 9781646140008
Title: Everything Sad Is Untrue
Author: Nayeri, Daniel
Cover of Legend by Marie Lu
ISBN: 9780399256752
Title: Legend
Author: Lu, Marie
Cover of Tear This Down by Barbara Dee depicting a girl standing in front of a poster of an old timey man. The poster is graffitied with the title.
ISBN: 9781665917674
Title: Tear This Down
Author: Dee, Barbara
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko depicting a boy falling
ISBN: 9781524718923
Title: The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman
Author: Choldenko, Gennifer
Cover of Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt depicting a silhouette of a boy in profile. In the silhouette is a girl walking a horse in front of a barn.
ISBN: 9780358659648
Title: Jupiter Rising
Author: Schmidt, Gary D
Cover of Same Page by Elly Swartz depicting two girls standing back to back with a small dog in between them. The girl on the left has blonde hair and is wearing a green shirt and olive pants. The girl on the right is wearing a tie dye top, jeans, and a beret.
ISBN: 9780593705605
Title: Same Page
Author: Swartz, Elly
Cover of The Secret Dead Club by Karen Strong depicting three girls standing in front of a large, Victorian style house.
ISBN: 9781665904506
Title: The Secret Dead Club
Author: Strong, Karen
Cover of The House on Yeet Street by Preston Norton depicting four kids on bicycles standing in front of a large, spooky house.
ISBN: 9781454950400
Title: The House on Yeet Street
Author: Norton, Preston
Cover of Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim depicting an Asian girl wearing a blue shirt, a tiger striped headband, and a primary color backpack. Her eyes are closed and she is standing in profile.
ISBN: 9780593648971
Title: Tiger Daughter
Author: Lim, Rebecca
Cover of Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte.
ISBN: 9781338255812
Title: Show Me a Sign
Author: LeZotte, Ann Clare

Junior High - Fantasy, Mystery, & Sci-Fi

Cover of Isle of Ever by Jen Calonita
ISBN: 9781728277035
Title: Isle of Ever
Author: Calonita, Jen
Cover of The Ruby Code by Jessica Khoury
ISBN: 9781338859287
Title: The Ruby code
Author: Khoury, Jessica
Cover of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys depicting the silhouette of a person riding a motorcycle.
ISBN: 9780593527542
Title: The Bletchley Riddle
Author: Sepetys, Ruta
Cover of Dreamslinger by Graci Kim depicting a girl riding a fiery dragon-like creature.
ISBN: 9781368104777
Title: Dreamslinger
Author: Kim, Graci
Cover of River of Spirits by Shana Targosz depicting a girl in a boat.
ISBN: 9781665957632
Title: River of Spirits
Author: Targosz, Shana
Cover of Cleo Porter and the Body Electric by Jake Burt depicting a girl battling a giant spider.
ISBN: 9781250236555
Title: Cleo Porter and the Body Electric
Author: Burt, Jake
Cover of The Threads of Magic by Alison Croggins depicting two kids hiding from a cloaked figure.
ISBN: 9781536207194
Title: The Threads of Magic
Author: Croggon, Alison
Cover of Six Feet Below Zero by Eno Jones
ISBN: 9780823446223
Title: Six Feet Below Zero
Author: Jones, Ena
Cover of Strangeworlds Travel Agency by L.D. Lapinsky
ISBN: 9781534483514
Title: Strangeworlds Travel Agency
Author: Lapinski, L. D.
Cover of In the Red by Christopher Swiedler depicting two kids wearing space helmets running through a red desert.
ISBN: 9780062894410
Title: In the Red
Author: Swiedler, Christopher
Cover of The Fight for the Hidden Realm by Siobhan McDermott depicting a close up of a girl's face. She has pale skin and dark hair and eyes.
ISBN: 9780593706114
Title: The Fight for the Hidden Realm
Author: McDermott, Siobhan
Cover of The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne by Jonathan Stroud depicting a boy and a girl jumping from an airplane while money falls all around them
ISBN: 9780593430361
Title: The Outlaws Scarlett and Browne
Author: Stroud, Jonathan

Junior High - Graphic Novels

Cover of Ain't Burned All the Bright by Jason Reynolds depicting an illustration of a hand holding a small fire.
ISBN: 9781534439467
Title: Ain't Burned All the Bright
Author: Reynolds, Jason
Cover of When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson depicting two dark skinned boys walking barefoot. Behind them are tents.
ISBN: 9780525553915
Title: When Stars Are Scattered
Author: Jamieson, Victoria
Cover of Turning Twelve by Kathryn Ormsbee depicting an illustration of two girls on a lavender background. The girl on the right has short red hair and a white shirt with green sleeves. The girl on the left has long, dark hair, a purple striped shirt, and is holding a sunflower.
ISBN: 9780593650066
Title: Turning Twelve
Author: Ormsbee, Kathryn
Cover of Junior High by Tegan and Sara Quin depicting an illustration of twin girls lying on their sides, facing each other.
ISBN: 9780374313012
Title: Junior High
Author: Quin, Tegan
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brogsol depicting an illustration of a girl up to her waist in water while a mermaid and a seal come up behind her.
ISBN: 9781250314864
Title: Plain Jane and the Mermaid
Author: Brosgol, Vera
Cover of Wires Crossed by Beth Fantaskey depicting a girl with short. dark hair wearing dark yellow glasses and shirt. Text message bubbles float around her head.
ISBN: 9780358395447
Title: Wires Crossed
Author: Fantaskey, Beth
Cover of Next Stop by Debbie Fong depicting an illustration of school aged children standing in front of a bus in the desert.
ISBN: 9780593425206
Title: Next Stop
Author: Fong, Debbie
Cover of Catherine's War by Julia Billet depicting an illustration of a girl with short, black hair wearing a blue striped dress and holding a box camera.
ISBN: 9780062915603
Title: Catherine's War
Author: Billet, Julia
Cover of Fish Girl by Donna Jo Napoli depicting an illustration of a girl underwater, behind some kelp. There are fish swimming around her.
ISBN: 9780544815124
Title: Fish Girl
Author: Napoli, Donna Jo
Cover of Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas depicting an illustration of a Black boy wearing a red vest covered in camp patches.
ISBN: 9780063056824
Title: Gamerville
Author: Christmas, Johnnie
Cover of Halfway to Somewhere by Jose Pimienta depicting an illustration of a brown skinned girl with her hair in pigtail braids, wearing gray short and a green shirt with a sunflower on it.
ISBN: 9780593569450
Title: Halfway to Somewhere
Author: Pimienta, Jose
Cover of The Blood of Kings by Matt Myklusch depicting an illustration of a boy holding two swords.
ISBN: 9781665928182
Title: The Blood of Kings
Author: Myklusch, Matt