Fiction
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The Factory
Readers will devour this middle grade cli-fi adventure with excellent characters and a fascinating concept.
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Planet Perfect
If Suzanne Collins’s Hunger Games took place in space and was written for elementary school readers, this would be it. An additional purchase.
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Away
Intended readers are more likely to suspend disbelief and gloss over credibility issues as they tear through the text to see what happens to Maddie and her community.
A realistic fiction story about persisting through fear and the power of friendship that is marred by weak characterization and a troublesome portrayal of mental health support.
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The Song of Orphan’s Garden
A carefully crafted fantasy adventure set in poetry, its steeper lead-in makes it less approachable than Megan Freeman’s Alone. Purchase for larger fantasy collections.
A riveting and welcome addition to the middle grade historical fiction market; recommended for all elementary and middle school library collections.
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The Girl Who Couldn’t Lie
With the humor and pain that accompanies forced truth-telling, this book explores deeper familial, friendship, self-care, and cultural issues in a fun page-turner.
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Mountain Upside Down
A realistic novel that despite some narrative wandering presents a sweet tale of teen angst, intergenerational support, and young queer love.
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