A boy dreams of going to space with his disabled brother in Farther Than the Moon, a middle-grade novel by Lindsay Lackey.
Browsing: ages 10 & up
A girl struggles to find her place in the world as her neighborhood burns down around her in Remember Us, by Jacqueline Woodson.
After his stepfather is arrested for domestic violence, a boy must figure out how best to use his hands in Hands, by Torrey Maldonado.
A girl with lots of questions — and opinions — gains the confidence to say what she feels in Opinions and Opossums, by Ann Braden.
Forced to hide her new-found magic, a girl digs up information on the corrupt government in Seagarden, Book 2 in Michelle A. Barry’s Plotting the Stars series.
Carole Boston Weatherford and her son, Jeffery Boston Weatherford, craft a portrait of a Black family tree in Kin: Rooted in Hope.
Learn about one of the first Black nurses in the Civil War in Susie King Taylor: Nurse Teacher & Freedom Fighter, by Erica Armstrong Dunbar and Candace Buford.
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. These books for middle readers are an excellent choice for celebrating Hispanic voices.
Author Pedro Martin shares the emotions and adventures behind moving his abuelito to the United Stated in his memoir, Mexikid.
A first-generation immigrant struggles to find her own voice amidst of her father’s demands in Tiger Daughter, by Rebecca Lim.