Marijka’s Tween Book Recommendations

Awards/Classic Books

• • Ban This Book, by Alan Gratz
  • Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
  • From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler! by E.L. Konigsburg
  • Front Desk, by Kelly Yang
  • Greetings from Witness Protection! by Jake Burt
  • The Outsiders, by S.E. Hinton
  • Peter Pan, by J.M. Barrie
  • Saving Winslow, by Sharon Creech
  • Song for a Whale, by Lynne Kelly
  • The Trumpet of the Swan, by E.B. White
  • The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum

Diverse Characters

• • Black Brother, Black Brother, by Jewell Parker Rohodes
  • The Brave, by James Bird
  • The Cardboard Kingdom, by Chad Sell
  • Charlie & Frog, by Karen Kane
  • Each Tiny Spark, by Pablo Cartaya
  • Fighting Words, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • The House that Lou Built, by Mae Respicio
  • I Can Make This Promise, by Chrisine Day
  • Jukebox, by Nidhi Chanani
  • The Red Pencil, by Andrea Davis Pinkey
  • Red, White, and Whole, by Rajani LaRocca
  • The Sky at Our Feet, by Nadia Hashimi
  • Troublemaker, by John Cho
  • We Could Be Heroes, by Margaret Finnegan
  • Yusuf Azeem is Not a Hero, by Saadia Faruqi

Graphic Novels/Books in Verse

• • The Aquanaut, by Dan Santat
  • Camp, by Kayla Miller
  • Camp Whatever, by Chris Grine
  • Chunky, by Yehudi Mercado
  • City of Dragons, the Awakening the Storm, by Jaimal Yogis
  • Everywhere Blue, by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
  • Fake Blood, by Witney Gardner
  • Garlic and the Vampire, by Bree Paulsen
  • Katie the Catsitter. Vol 2, by Colleen A.F. Venable
  • The Last 5th Grade at Emerson Elementary, by Laura Shovan
  • The Legend of Auntie Po, by Shing Yin Khor
  • The Legend of Brightblade, by Ethan M. Aldridge
  • Louie and Bear in the Land of Anything Goes, by Brady Smith
  • Mischief & Mayhem, by Ken Lamug
  • Moonwalking, by Zetta Elliott
  • Rabbit Chase, by Elizabeth LaPensée
  • Rez Dogs, by Joseph Bruchac
  • Samira Surfs, by Rukhsanna Guidroz
    
  • Science Comics: Birds of Prey: Terrifying Talons, by Joe Flood
  • Shirley and Jamila Save the Summer, by Gillian Goertz
  • Spy School: The Graphic Novel, by Stuart Gibbs
  • Starfish, by Lisa Fipps
  • The Stonekeeper (Amulet series), by Kazu Kibuishi
  • The Tea Dragon Society, by Kay O’Neill
  • The Wild Book, by Margarita Engle

Historical Fiction

• • Betty Before X, by Ilyasah Shabazz
  • Elsie Mae Has Something to Say, by Nancy J. Cavanaugh
  • Finding Langston, by Lesa Cline-Ransome
  • The Island at the End of Everything, by Kiran Millwood Hargrave
  • It All Comes Down to This, by Karen English
  • Jefferson’s Sons: A Founding Father’s Secret Children, by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • The Last Grand Adventure, by Rebecca Behrens
  • The Length of a String, by Elissa Brent Weissman
  • Looking for Me, by Betsy Rosenthal
  • The Magic in Changing Your Stars, by Leah Henderson
  • Our Castle by the Sea, by Lucy Strange
  • The Summer We Found the Baby, by Amy Hest

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