Books You May Have Missed 2022: Middle Grade

281) wreck at adas reef

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282) Yes we will: Asian Americans who shaped this country

Author

Yang, Kelly

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"A lyrical nonfiction picture book featuring eighteen Asian American changemakers and two pivotal moments in Asian American history, illustrated by fifteen renowned Asian and Asian American artists"-- Provided by publisher.

283) Yonder

Author

Standish, Ali

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"Danny Timmons has looked up to Jack Bailey ever since Jack saved two small children from drowning during the Great Flood of 1940. Now, with his father away fighting in World War II and his mother about to have a new baby, Danny relies on Jack’s friendship and guidance more than ever. So when Jack goes missing without a trace from their small Appalachian town, Danny is determined to find him. He wonders if Jack’s abusive father could...

284) You are the loveliest

Author

Hagen, Hans

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"A translated book of poems for children that explore life, love, and feeling from a child's perspective, with accompanying illustrations"-- Provided by publisher. "Sometimes our feelings are so big, our dreams and our worries so wide, that we can't find the words to express them. How MUCH love we feel; what a new sibling will bring; exactly what it's like to take a hard tumble, or to want the sun to shine on a rainy day. These thoughts and questions...

285) You only live once, David Bravo

Author

Oshiro, Mark

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"After eleven-year-old David Bravo wishes for a do-over of a disastrous day of middle school, he and a shapeshifting spirit guide try to right a wrong in his past"-- Provided by publisher.

286) You ruined it

Author

Higginbotham, Anastasia

Series

Ordinary terrible things

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A young girl describes how her family is helping her heal from sexual abuse by an older cousin.

287) Your pal Fred

Author

Rex, Michael

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Accidentally activated in a future world where only the savage survive, a life-size toy named Fred is programmed to be a friend and spread kindness and good will wherever he goes, but in this world that is going to be difficult--so Fred decides that his first task is to get Lord Bonkers and Papa Mayhem, two warlords, to make peace and become friends.

288) Yuck, you suck!: poems about animals that sip, slurp, suck

Author

Yolen, Jane

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"This appealingly icky poetry collection presents animals that suck-quite literally! From the mosquito to the elephant to the lamprey, discover how and why these animals sip, slurp, and suck"-- Provided by publisher.