Social Themes - Adolescence & Coming of Age

  • Rhiannon

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    “I want to recommend this book to everyone.”
    –Jen Wang, author of Ash’s Cabin

    Poignant and empathic, Rhiannon is a coming-of-age graphic novel in the vein of This One Summer.

    Ever since she was littl

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    • Author: Brinkman, Kiara
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Publish Date: October 28 2025
    • ISBN10: 1626727228
    • Language: English
  • Finding Your Place

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    • Author: Irwin, Janice
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: August 19 2025
    • ISBN10: 196634354X
    • Language: English
  • Yoli’s Favorite Things

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    “Do you know when the war will be over?”
    “You’re asking because you have older brothers, don’t you?”

    Twelve-year-old Yolanda Sahag?n, an aspiring nun raised by strict Mexican immigrant parents, likes t

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    • Author: Santana, Patricia
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: September 30 2025
    • ISBN10: 0823459489
    • Language: English
  • Invisible: The (Sort Of) True Story of Me and My Hidden Disease

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    From the director of the Captain Underpants movie and Turbo comes a heavily illustrated middle grade novel full of humor and heart that captures the rollercoaster ride of growing up with an invisible [more below]

    • Author: Soren, David
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 256
    • Publish Date: October 14 2025
    • ISBN10: 0593886623
    • Language: English
  • The Witch Who Stormed the Palace

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    In this captivating sequel to The Girl Who Kept the Castle, Faye must face down the trial of three other Wizards and defeat the Shadow Queen once and for all to become the first Witch of the West. A m

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    • Author: Graudin, Ryan
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: September 23 2025
    • ISBN10: 0063229463
    • Language: English
  • Truth Is: A Novel in Verse

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    From the critically acclaimed author of All the Fighting Parts comes an empowering and defiant novel in verse in which a teen poet grapples with an unplanned pregnancy and determines what happens to h[more below]

    • Author: Sawyerr, Hannah V.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 480
    • Publish Date: September 23 2025
    • ISBN10: 1419776835
    • Language: English
  • Famous Anonymous

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    The first book in a new series about neighborhood friends who find sudden fame with a series of viral videos… only no one knows who they really are. Hannah Montana for the TikTok generation.

    Four ki

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    • Author: Baden, Morgan
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 240
    • Publish Date: September 09 2025
    • ISBN10: 164595269X
    • Language: English
  • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks (National Book Award Finalist)

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    The hilarious and razor-sharp story of how one girl went from geek to patriarchy-smashing criminal mastermind in two short years, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Gen[more below]

    • Author: Lockhart, E.
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 352
    • Publish Date: August 01 2009
    • ISBN10: 0786838191
    • Language: English
  • The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks

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    Bestselling author Katie Kirby captures the humorous and heart-felt antics of Lottie Brooks, an 11-year-old who is in for one long–and embarrassing–year if she can’t learn to laugh at life’s little [more below]

    • Series: Lottie Brooks
    • Author: Kirby, Katie
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 432
    • Publish Date: July 01 2025
    • ISBN10: 9798217116638
    • Language: English
  • Scarlet Morning, Book 1: Scarlet Morning

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    From the powerhouse creator of Nimona comes a breathtaking illustrated novel, the start of a duology, following two orphans who leave the only home they’ve ever known to sail with an eccentric crew of

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    • Series: Scarlet Morning #1
    • Author: Stevenson, ND
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 432
    • Publish Date: September 23 2025
    • ISBN10: 0063210347
    • Language: English
  • Johnny, the Sea, and Me

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    A 2025 Batchelder Honor Book! ★ A heartwarming middle-grade novel from Colombia about a ten-year-old boy and the larger-than-life figure who changes him forever.

    Pedro is dealing with a lot for

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    • Author: Escobar, Melba
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 124
    • Publish Date: July 16 2024
    • ISBN10: 1592704093
    • Language: English
  • Anatomy of Lost Things

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    A laugh-through-your-tears middle grade novel about what it’s like to lose something precious. For fans of the Three Rancheros series by Kate DiCamillo.

    A necklace. A bugle. A lion statue. What do the

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    • Author: Stout, Shawn K.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 272
    • Publish Date: June 18 2024
    • ISBN10: 1682635872
    • Language: English
  • The Girl Who Kept the Castle

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    Nevermoor meets Howl’s Moving Castle in this engaging fantasy–the first in a duology–from acclaimed author Ryan Graudin. Perfect for fans of wizards, dragons, magical castles, spectacular spells, an

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    • Author: Graudin, Ryan
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: June 18 2024
    • ISBN10: 0063229412
    • Language: English
  • Something Maybe Magnificent

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    There’s a new man in her mom’s life, and Victoria is determined to get rid of him–no matter what. Both a standalone novel and a follow up to The First Magnificent Summer, this pitch-perfect middle gr[more below]

    • Author: Toalson, R. L.
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 416
    • Publish Date: May 28 2024
    • ISBN10: 1665925523
    • Language: English
  • Dinner at the Brake Fast

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    Dinner at the Brake Fast is a hilarious and heartfelt story about road-trip mishaps, a murderous rooster, facing down anxieties, and unexpected friendship that is a must-pick for readers who loved The

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    • Author: Lute, Renee Beauregard
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 208
    • Publish Date: June 25 2024
    • ISBN10: 0063324903
    • Language: English
  • Shine On, Luz V?liz!

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    A beautiful coming-of-age story for fans of Front Desk and Merci Su?rez Changes Gears, this award-winning book celebrates identity, language, heritage, family, and the determination to follow one’s ow[more below]

    • Author: Balcarcel, Rebecca
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 288
    • Publish Date: March 26 2024
    • ISBN10: 1797227750
    • Language: English
  • Greta Ever After

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    There are no fairy tale endings in middle school.

    Greta Starr has one dream: to be a famous reporter. Unfortunately she’s been assigned to write for the paper’s most boring beat, and she feels stuck.

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    • Author: Dassori, Melissa
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 304
    • Publish Date: August 19 2025
    • ISBN10: 031656883X
    • Language: English
  • Anastasia Again!

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    Twelve-year-old Anastasia is horrified at her family’s decision to move from their city apartment to a house in the suburbs.

    • Series: Anastasia Krupnik Story
    • Author: Lowry, Lois
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 192
    • Publish Date: January 06 2015
    • ISBN10: 0544336674
    • Language: English
  • Zed Moonstein Makes a Friend

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    Acclaimed author Lance Rubin makes his middle grade debut with a hilariously terrifying, terrifyingly hilarious story of a boy who gets more than he bargained for when he creates an A.I. best friend.

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    • Author: Rubin, Lance
    • Binding: Hardcover
    • Page Count: 336
    • Publish Date: August 26 2025
    • ISBN10: 0063396653
    • Language: English
  • Sticker by Number Too Cute!

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    Create the cutest sticker scenes ever with this kawaii-inspired sticker-by-number book. Follow the numbers and place stickers to complete the images. These activities are just challenging enough to pu

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    • Series: Sticker by Number
    • Author: Cottage Door Press
    • Binding: Paperback
    • Page Count: 0
    • Publish Date: October 18 2023
    • ISBN10: 1646388984
    • Language: English
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