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Seattle Picks: Teen - Middle School

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Great picks for middle school readers. (Updated Dec. 2022)

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Amari and the Night Brothers

Amari and the Night Brothers

by Alston, B. B.

Book - 2021

Amari has been struggling since her older brother went missing. When she receives an invitation to the summer camp he attended, she is shocked to discover...Show more Amari has been struggling since her older brother went missing. When she receives an invitation to the summer camp he attended, she is shocked to discover he actually worked at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and that she also possesses magical abilities. Show less

Amari has been struggling since her older brother went missing. When she receives an invitation to the summer camp he attended, she is shocked to discover...Show more Amari has been struggling since her older brother went missing. When she receives an invitation to the summer camp he attended, she is shocked to discover he actually worked at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and that she also possesses magical abilities. Show less

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Iveliz Explains It All

Iveliz Explains It All

by Arango, Andrea Beatriz

Book - 2022

Iveliz has enough going on dealing with the loss of her father and her beloved abuela’s worsening Alzheimer’s. She has to put her mental health first, even when family members don’t approve. Iveliz has enough going on dealing with the loss of her father and her beloved abuela’s worsening Alzheimer’s. She has to put her mental health first, even when family members don’t approve. Show less

Iveliz has enough going on dealing with the loss of her father and her beloved abuela’s worsening Alzheimer’s. She has to put her mental health first, even when family members don’t approve. Iveliz has enough going on dealing with the loss of her father and her beloved abuela’s worsening Alzheimer’s. She has to put her mental health first, even when family members don’t approve. Show less

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The Blackbird Girls

The Blackbird Girls

by Blankman, Anne

Book - 2020

Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies, since Oksana’s father told her not to associate with Valentina’s Jewish family. Then the nuclear reactor in...Show more Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies, since Oksana’s father told her not to associate with Valentina’s Jewish family. Then the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl where both fathers work explodes, and the girls are forced to rely on each other for survival. Show less

Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies, since Oksana’s father told her not to associate with Valentina’s Jewish family. Then the nuclear reactor in...Show more Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies, since Oksana’s father told her not to associate with Valentina’s Jewish family. Then the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl where both fathers work explodes, and the girls are forced to rely on each other for survival. Show less

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Miss Quinces

Miss Quinces

by Fajardo, Kat

Graphic Novel - 2022

Suyapa wants to spend her summer hanging with friends and reading manga, but a family trip home to Honduras throws a wrench in her plans. Her family wants her to have a traditional quinceañera, but Sue has ideas of her own. GN Suyapa wants to spend her summer hanging with friends and reading manga, but a family trip home to Honduras throws a wrench in her plans. Her family wants her to have a traditional quinceañera, but Sue has ideas of her own. GN Show less

Suyapa wants to spend her summer hanging with friends and reading manga, but a family trip home to Honduras throws a wrench in her plans. Her family wants her to have a traditional quinceañera, but Sue has ideas of her own. GN Suyapa wants to spend her summer hanging with friends and reading manga, but a family trip home to Honduras throws a wrench in her plans. Her family wants her to have a traditional quinceañera, but Sue has ideas of her own. GN Show less

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Starfish

Starfish

by Fipps, Lisa

Book - 2021

Ellie has always lived by her self-imposed "Fat Girl Rules," made necessary by the cruelty of her classmates, family, and the world around her. Can she learn to break free of these rules and feel joy in her body? Ellie has always lived by her self-imposed "Fat Girl Rules," made necessary by the cruelty of her classmates, family, and the world around her. Can she learn to break free of these rules and feel joy in her body? Show less

Ellie has always lived by her self-imposed "Fat Girl Rules," made necessary by the cruelty of her classmates, family, and the world around her. Can she learn to break free of these rules and feel joy in her body? Ellie has always lived by her self-imposed "Fat Girl Rules," made necessary by the cruelty of her classmates, family, and the world around her. Can she learn to break free of these rules and feel joy in her body? Show less

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Freestyle

Freestyle

by Galligan, Gale

Graphic Novel - 2022

Cory's faltering grades get him grounded from dance group practice, but his tutor Sunna proves to be just as good at yo-yoing as academics. GN Cory's faltering grades get him grounded from dance group practice, but his tutor Sunna proves to be just as good at yo-yoing as academics. GN Show less

Cory's faltering grades get him grounded from dance group practice, but his tutor Sunna proves to be just as good at yo-yoing as academics. GN Cory's faltering grades get him grounded from dance group practice, but his tutor Sunna proves to be just as good at yo-yoing as academics. GN Show less

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Invisible

Invisible

by Gonzalez, Christina Diaz

Graphic Novel - 2022

Five very different middle schoolers are assigned to complete their service hours in the school’s cafeteria by an administration who groups them together because they’re Latine. GN Five very different middle schoolers are assigned to complete their service hours in the school’s cafeteria by an administration who groups them together because they’re Latine. GN Show less

Five very different middle schoolers are assigned to complete their service hours in the school’s cafeteria by an administration who groups them together because they’re Latine. GN Five very different middle schoolers are assigned to complete their service hours in the school’s cafeteria by an administration who groups them together because they’re Latine. GN Show less

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The Last Cuentista

The Last Cuentista

by Higuera, Donna Barba

Book - 2021

Earth is about to be destroyed by a comet, and Petra and her family are among the few who are sent to another planet to restart civilization. After decade...Show more Earth is about to be destroyed by a comet, and Petra and her family are among the few who are sent to another planet to restart civilization. After decades of induced sleep, Petra discovers that everyone’s memories have been erased and she is the only one who remembers the past. Show less

Earth is about to be destroyed by a comet, and Petra and her family are among the few who are sent to another planet to restart civilization. After decade...Show more Earth is about to be destroyed by a comet, and Petra and her family are among the few who are sent to another planet to restart civilization. After decades of induced sleep, Petra discovers that everyone’s memories have been erased and she is the only one who remembers the past. Show less

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Linked

Linked

by Korman, Gordon

Book - 2021

Link, Michael, and Dana attend a school that seems perfectly ordinary until someone draws a swastika on a locker and everyone bonds to combat the unexplained anti-Semitism. Link, Michael, and Dana attend a school that seems perfectly ordinary until someone draws a swastika on a locker and everyone bonds to combat the unexplained anti-Semitism. Show less

Link, Michael, and Dana attend a school that seems perfectly ordinary until someone draws a swastika on a locker and everyone bonds to combat the unexplained anti-Semitism. Link, Michael, and Dana attend a school that seems perfectly ordinary until someone draws a swastika on a locker and everyone bonds to combat the unexplained anti-Semitism. Show less

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African Town

African Town

Inspired by the True Story of the Last American Slave Slip

by Latham, Irene

Book - 2022

Alternating perspectives of enslaved people and enslavers chronicle the voyage of the Clotilda and the African people illegally brought to the United States in this powerful novel-in-verse, as they endure horrors and build community. Alternating perspectives of enslaved people and enslavers chronicle the voyage of the Clotilda and the African people illegally brought to the United States in this powerful novel-in-verse, as they endure horrors and build community. Show less

Alternating perspectives of enslaved people and enslavers chronicle the voyage of the Clotilda and the African people illegally brought to the United States in this powerful novel-in-verse, as they endure horrors and build community. Alternating perspectives of enslaved people and enslavers chronicle the voyage of the Clotilda and the African people illegally brought to the United States in this powerful novel-in-verse, as they endure horrors and build community. Show less

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Six Crimson Cranes

Six Crimson Cranes

by Lim, Elizabeth

Book - 2021

When Shiori’s stepmother discovers her use of forbidden magic, Shiori’s brothers are turned into cranes, and she is banished far from home, cursed never to speak their names, or they will die. When Shiori’s stepmother discovers her use of forbidden magic, Shiori’s brothers are turned into cranes, and she is banished far from home, cursed never to speak their names, or they will die. Show less

When Shiori’s stepmother discovers her use of forbidden magic, Shiori’s brothers are turned into cranes, and she is banished far from home, cursed never to speak their names, or they will die. When Shiori’s stepmother discovers her use of forbidden magic, Shiori’s brothers are turned into cranes, and she is banished far from home, cursed never to speak their names, or they will die. Show less

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A Snake Falls to Earth

A Snake Falls to Earth

by Little Badger, Darcie

Book - 2021

Nina and Oli are both fifteen, but the similarities end there. She's a Lipan Apache girl from Texas and he's a cottonmouth snake from the Reflecting World. What happens when their paths cross and they must work together to save their families? Nina and Oli are both fifteen, but the similarities end there. She's a Lipan Apache girl from Texas and he's a cottonmouth snake from the Reflecting World. What happens when their paths cross and they must work together to save their families? Show less

Nina and Oli are both fifteen, but the similarities end there. She's a Lipan Apache girl from Texas and he's a cottonmouth snake from the Reflecting World. What happens when their paths cross and they must work together to save their families? Nina and Oli are both fifteen, but the similarities end there. She's a Lipan Apache girl from Texas and he's a cottonmouth snake from the Reflecting World. What happens when their paths cross and they must work together to save their families? Show less

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Millionaires for the Month

Millionaires for the Month

by McAnulty, Stacy

Book - 2020

After Felix and Benji “borrow” $20 from a billionaire’s lost wallet, she challenges them to spend five million dollars in one month in order to win ten million dollars - but there is a catch. After Felix and Benji “borrow” $20 from a billionaire’s lost wallet, she challenges them to spend five million dollars in one month in order to win ten million dollars - but there is a catch. Show less

After Felix and Benji “borrow” $20 from a billionaire’s lost wallet, she challenges them to spend five million dollars in one month in order to win ten million dollars - but there is a catch. After Felix and Benji “borrow” $20 from a billionaire’s lost wallet, she challenges them to spend five million dollars in one month in order to win ten million dollars - but there is a catch. Show less

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Everything Sad Is Untrue

Everything Sad Is Untrue

(a True Story)

by Nayeri, Daniel

Book - 2020

Khousrou, also known as Daniel, struggles to tell his middle school classmates about his life: his childhood in Iran, his time in a refugee camp in Italy, and the idiosyncrasies of adjusting to life in Oklahoma. Khousrou, also known as Daniel, struggles to tell his middle school classmates about his life: his childhood in Iran, his time in a refugee camp in Italy, and the idiosyncrasies of adjusting to life in Oklahoma. Show less

Khousrou, also known as Daniel, struggles to tell his middle school classmates about his life: his childhood in Iran, his time in a refugee camp in Italy, and the idiosyncrasies of adjusting to life in Oklahoma. Khousrou, also known as Daniel, struggles to tell his middle school classmates about his life: his childhood in Iran, his time in a refugee camp in Italy, and the idiosyncrasies of adjusting to life in Oklahoma. Show less

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Like Home

Like Home

by Onomé, Louisa

Book - 2021

Ginger East has always been home for Nelo, despite its unsafe reputation. When her best friend’s family business is vandalized and gentrifying stores start moving in, Nelo must decide how to stand up for her neighborhood. Ginger East has always been home for Nelo, despite its unsafe reputation. When her best friend’s family business is vandalized and gentrifying stores start moving in, Nelo must decide how to stand up for her neighborhood. Show less

Ginger East has always been home for Nelo, despite its unsafe reputation. When her best friend’s family business is vandalized and gentrifying stores start moving in, Nelo must decide how to stand up for her neighborhood. Ginger East has always been home for Nelo, despite its unsafe reputation. When her best friend’s family business is vandalized and gentrifying stores start moving in, Nelo must decide how to stand up for her neighborhood. Show less

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Button Pusher

by Page, Tyler

Graphic Novel - 2022

Tyler can’t answer the question all the grownups ask him: Why do you do that? His brain makes him do things like hang out of a window and disrupt class. When he gets diagnosed and treated for ADHD, things finally start making more sense. GN Tyler can’t answer the question all the grownups ask him: Why do you do that? His brain makes him do things like hang out of a window and disrupt class. When he gets diagnosed and treated for ADHD, things finally start making more sense. GN Show less

Tyler can’t answer the question all the grownups ask him: Why do you do that? His brain makes him do things like hang out of a window and disrupt class. When he gets diagnosed and treated for ADHD, things finally start making more sense. GN Tyler can’t answer the question all the grownups ask him: Why do you do that? His brain makes him do things like hang out of a window and disrupt class. When he gets diagnosed and treated for ADHD, things finally start making more sense. GN Show less

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The Ivory Key

The Ivory Key

by Raman, Akshaya

Book - 2022

In the Ashokan empire, magic is mined to maintain power and protect against enemies. When the quarries stop producing, four royal siblings with very different goals must come together for all of their sakes. In the Ashokan empire, magic is mined to maintain power and protect against enemies. When the quarries stop producing, four royal siblings with very different goals must come together for all of their sakes. Show less

In the Ashokan empire, magic is mined to maintain power and protect against enemies. When the quarries stop producing, four royal siblings with very different goals must come together for all of their sakes. In the Ashokan empire, magic is mined to maintain power and protect against enemies. When the quarries stop producing, four royal siblings with very different goals must come together for all of their sakes. Show less

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Ain't Burned All the Bright

Ain't Burned All the Bright

by Reynolds, Jason

Book - 2022

A Black family faces the COVID-19 pandemic, racial violence, and the nightly news in this illustrated book for teens. A Black family faces the COVID-19 pandemic, racial violence, and the nightly news in this illustrated book for teens. Show less

A Black family faces the COVID-19 pandemic, racial violence, and the nightly news in this illustrated book for teens. A Black family faces the COVID-19 pandemic, racial violence, and the nightly news in this illustrated book for teens. Show less

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The Golden Hour

The Golden Hour

by Smith, Niki

Graphic Novel - 2021

In the aftermath of an armed shooter at his school, Manuel learns to cope with PTSD and panic attacks through photography and friends. GN In the aftermath of an armed shooter at his school, Manuel learns to cope with PTSD and panic attacks through photography and friends. GN Show less

In the aftermath of an armed shooter at his school, Manuel learns to cope with PTSD and panic attacks through photography and friends. GN In the aftermath of an armed shooter at his school, Manuel learns to cope with PTSD and panic attacks through photography and friends. GN Show less

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It Came From the Sky

It Came From the Sky

A Novel

by Sedoti, Chelsea

Book - 2020

When a science experiment goes wrong, brothers Gideon and Ishmael cover it up with a simple lie that soon becomes a hoax they cannot control: did aliens crash into their cornfield? When a science experiment goes wrong, brothers Gideon and Ishmael cover it up with a simple lie that soon becomes a hoax they cannot control: did aliens crash into their cornfield? Show less

When a science experiment goes wrong, brothers Gideon and Ishmael cover it up with a simple lie that soon becomes a hoax they cannot control: did aliens crash into their cornfield? When a science experiment goes wrong, brothers Gideon and Ishmael cover it up with a simple lie that soon becomes a hoax they cannot control: did aliens crash into their cornfield? Show less

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Small Town Pride

Small Town Pride

by Stamper, Phil

Book - 2022

Jake is the first out gay kid in his Ohio town, and while he doesn’t want to hide it, he didn’t necessarily expect his dad to hang a massive Pride flag ou...Show more Jake is the first out gay kid in his Ohio town, and while he doesn’t want to hide it, he didn’t necessarily expect his dad to hang a massive Pride flag outside their house. After some nasty reactions from neighbors, Jake decides his town needs their first Pride parade. Show less

Jake is the first out gay kid in his Ohio town, and while he doesn’t want to hide it, he didn’t necessarily expect his dad to hang a massive Pride flag ou...Show more Jake is the first out gay kid in his Ohio town, and while he doesn’t want to hide it, he didn’t necessarily expect his dad to hang a massive Pride flag outside their house. After some nasty reactions from neighbors, Jake decides his town needs their first Pride parade. Show less

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The Chance to Fly

The Chance to Fly

by Stroker, Ali

Book - 2021

Nat thought moving across the country, away from her best friend and wheelchair racing team, would be devastating. To her surprise, she finds camaraderie, acceptance, and possibility among a group of teens putting on Wicked. Nat thought moving across the country, away from her best friend and wheelchair racing team, would be devastating. To her surprise, she finds camaraderie, acceptance, and possibility among a group of teens putting on Wicked. Show less

Nat thought moving across the country, away from her best friend and wheelchair racing team, would be devastating. To her surprise, she finds camaraderie, acceptance, and possibility among a group of teens putting on Wicked. Nat thought moving across the country, away from her best friend and wheelchair racing team, would be devastating. To her surprise, she finds camaraderie, acceptance, and possibility among a group of teens putting on Wicked. Show less

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The Sunbearer Trials

The Sunbearer Trials

by Thomas, Aiden

Book - 2022

Each decade, the power of Sol must be recharged through human sacrifice, and the quest to be the Sunbearer is a fight for your life. How will Teo survive against much more powerful teens? Each decade, the power of Sol must be recharged through human sacrifice, and the quest to be the Sunbearer is a fight for your life. How will Teo survive against much more powerful teens? Show less

Each decade, the power of Sol must be recharged through human sacrifice, and the quest to be the Sunbearer is a fight for your life. How will Teo survive against much more powerful teens? Each decade, the power of Sol must be recharged through human sacrifice, and the quest to be the Sunbearer is a fight for your life. How will Teo survive against much more powerful teens? Show less

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The Shape of Thunder

The Shape of Thunder

by Warga, Jasmine

Book - 2021

Cora has grieved for her older sister for a year since she was killed in a school shooting by her best friend Quinn’s older brother. When Quinn proposes ...Show more Cora has grieved for her older sister for a year since she was killed in a school shooting by her best friend Quinn’s older brother. When Quinn proposes they find a time portal to go back and change things, Cora isn’t sure it will work, but she has to try, right? Show less

Cora has grieved for her older sister for a year since she was killed in a school shooting by her best friend Quinn’s older brother. When Quinn proposes ...Show more Cora has grieved for her older sister for a year since she was killed in a school shooting by her best friend Quinn’s older brother. When Quinn proposes they find a time portal to go back and change things, Cora isn’t sure it will work, but she has to try, right? Show less

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Healer and Witch

Healer and Witch

by Werlin, Nancy

Book - 2022

In 15th Century France, Sylvie accidentally misuses her power to heal and instead harms her mother, so she sets off to find a woman who can help her set things right. In 15th Century France, Sylvie accidentally misuses her power to heal and instead harms her mother, so she sets off to find a woman who can help her set things right. Show less

In 15th Century France, Sylvie accidentally misuses her power to heal and instead harms her mother, so she sets off to find a woman who can help her set things right. In 15th Century France, Sylvie accidentally misuses her power to heal and instead harms her mother, so she sets off to find a woman who can help her set things right. Show less

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