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Adventure Stories

Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie

Impossible Creatures

Katherine Rundell, Ashley Mackenzie

Ages 10+
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Dragons in a Bag by Zetta Elliott, Geneva B

Dragons in a Bag

Zetta Elliott, Geneva B

Ages 8–12
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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits) by Lisa Yee, Dan Santat

A Royal Conundrum
(The Misfits)

Lisa Yee, Dan Santat

Ages 8–12
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The Dragon's Apprentice by James Riley

The Dragon's Apprentice

James Riley

Ages 8–12

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library

Chris Grabenstein

Ages 8–12
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His Dark Materials: The Golden Compass (Book 1) by Philip Pullman

His Dark Materials:
The Golden Compass

Philip Pullman

Ages 10+
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Modern Classics

The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer

The Phantom Tollbooth

Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer

Ages 8–12

Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis

Bud, Not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 10+

The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis

The Watsons Go to Birmingham—1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

Ages 8–12

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead

Ages 8–12

The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers, Shawn Harris

Ages 8–12

Iveliz Explains It All by Andrea Beatriz Arango, Alyssa Bermudez

Iveliz Explains It All

Andrea Beatriz Arango

Ages 10–14

Holes by Louis Sachar

Holes

Louis Sachar

Ages 10+

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

When You Trap a Tiger

Tae Keller

Ages 8–12

Non-Fiction for Middle Schoolers

An Immense World (Young Readers Edition) by Ed Yong, Rebecca Mills

An Immense World (Young Readers Edition)

Ed Yong, Rebecca Mills

Ages 9–12

Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World by Yuval Noah Harari, Ricard Zaplana Ruiz

Unstoppable Us, Volume 1: How Humans Took Over the World

Yuval Noah Harari, Ricard Zaplana Ruiz

Ages 10+
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It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime

Trevor Noah

Ages 10+

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