Children's Middle Grade Books / Coming Of Age Best Sellers

Jordan Banks, an artistically inclined seventh grader from Washington Heights, has a tough time navigating an upscale private school where diversity is low and maintaining his neighborhood friendships.

The novel follows the story of Charlie, a young girl living in a trailer park, as she befriends a stray dog named Wishbone. Through their friendship, Charlie discovers the importance of empathy, understanding, and the possibility of positive change.

A new Sisterhood introduces Polly, Jo and Ama, three girls experiencing major change during their last summer before high school starts.

A New York Times bestseller Up all night. Nights have always been Auden’s time, her chance to escape everything that’s going on around her. Then she meets Eli, a fellow insomniac, and he becomes her nocturnal tour guide. Now, with an endless supply of summer nights between them, almost anything can happen. . . . “As with all Dessen’s books, [this] is a must-have” —VOYA, starred review Also by Sarah Dessen: Dreamland Just Listen Keeping the Moon Lock and Key The Moon and More Someone Like You That Summer This Lullaby The Truth About Forever What Happened to Goodbye

A boy leaves his reservation for an all-white school.