NYT - Middle Grade Paperback

1) The one and only Ivan

Author

Applegate, Katherine

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#1 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.

2) The wild robot

Author

Brown, Peter

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#2 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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Roz the robot discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island with no memory of where she is from or why she is there, and her only hope of survival is to try to learn about her new environment from the island's hostile inhabitants.

3) When you trap a tiger

Author

Keller, Tae

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#3 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.

4) A long walk to water: a novel

Author

Park, Linda Sue

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#4 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

5) Wish

Author

O'Connor, Barbara

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#5 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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"A story about a girl who, with the help of the dog of her dreams, discovers that family doesn't always have to be related--they are simply people who love you for who you are"--

6) A wolf called Wander

Author

Parry, Rosanne

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#6 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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"A young wolf cub, separated from his pack, journeys 1000 miles across the Pacific Northwest, dealing with forest fires, hunters, highways, and hunger before finding a new home. Based on the true story of a wolf called OR-7"--

7) Amari and the night brothers

Author

Alston, B. B

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#7 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician.

8) The one and only Bob

Author

Applegate, Katherine

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#8 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.

9) Restart

Author

Korman, Gordon

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#9 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?

10) Pax

Author

Pennypacker, Sara

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#10 on the Middle Grade Paperback list for 2023-03-12.

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"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--