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Written in a dyslexia-friendly font with plenty of white space, this novel in verse features a talented gymnast learning to advocate for herself in pursuit of a dyslexia diagnosis and the supports that come with it. (Children's Fiction Grades 3-5)

A novel in verse about a nineteenth century Asante boy who is sold into slavery and escapes, with similar themes to the 1976 classic Roots by Alex Haley. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A novel in verse told from the perspective of an otter from the author of the beloved Newbery Award winner The One and Only Ivan. (Children's Fiction Grade 3-5)

A middle schooler with cystic fibrosis finds her voice by helping a dolphin stranded in the creek behind her house. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A sensitive exploration of mental health from a Latine perspective in this recent Newbery Honor book. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A fast-paced sports story for basketball fans! Check out companion novels Crossed and Booked, as well as the graphic novel adaptation and streaming series. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A Muslim boy copes with grief and self-blame after his little brother drowns on a family vacation. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A tween struggles with the impulse to steal small objects after her father is wrongfully detained and imprisoned on a trip home from Pakistan. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A girl on the autism spectrum tries to figure out what it takes to be "Normal" and ends up learning to appreciate what makes her unique. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A middle school girl learns to stand up to friends and family who bully her about her weight in this novel in verse inspired by the author's childhood. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

The summer before seventh grade starts, a middle school girl manages her ambivalence about moving into her teen years against the backdrop of her small Kentucky town. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A misunderstanding leads to a fight that gets two kids suspended and tells both sides of the story as they reflect and grow during the time out of school. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A trans boy mourns the death of his best friend with the help of journal entries addressed to a fictional cryptid--who begins to write back. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A Syrian girl adjusts to life in Ohio after her mother sends her to live with relatives during the early years of the Syrian war. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

A middle school boy chronicles his NFL-playing father's progressive CTE in this heartbreaking novel in verse from a master of the form. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 3-5)

A follow up to Lai's award-winning novel in verse Inside Out and Back Again, inspired by her experiences as a Vietnam War refugee whose family moved to Alabama in the 1970s. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

After an attempt to get her parents help lands her parents in rehab and sends Laura to live with a relative she barely knows, she copes by training a stray puppy to be a therapy dog. (Young Teen Graphic Novel Grades 5-7)

Twin sisters find their lives diverging for the first time as they take different paths in middle school. Be sure to also take a look at Red, White, and Whole, LaRocca's Newbery Honor novel in verse about a girl who loses her mother to leukemia in the 1980s. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)

Six students from different backgrounds explore the variety of perspectives around Indigenous school mascots in this novel in verse from a pair of award-winning writers. (Young Teen Fiction Grades 5-7)