Best middle fiction books of 2018

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Hardback

Tales from the Inner City

Shaun Tan

The visionary Shaun Tan returns to show us the soul-opening work he’s been doing for the past five years.

$35.00

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Paperback

Kat Wolfe Investigates

Lauren St John

Introducing pet-sitter and amateur detective, Kat Wolfe, in her first exciting adventure!

$14.99

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Paperback

Cloud and Wallfish

Anne Nesbet

Slip behind the Iron Curtain into a world of smoke, secrets, and lies in this stunning novel where someone is always listening and nothing is as it seems.

$16.99

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Paperback

Bob

Wendy Mass,Rebecca Stead

A charming middle-grade novel about friendship and the power of imagination, told in alternating chapters by Rebecca Stead, the Newbery Medal winning author of When You Reach Me, and Wendy…

$16.99

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Paperback

Be Prepared

Vera Brosgol

A gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir from the author of Anya’s Ghost.   

$24.99

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Paperback

Black Cockatoo

Carl Merrison,Hakea Hustler

Finalist for the Readings Children’s Book Prize 2019

Black Cockatoo is a vignette that follows Mia, a young Aboriginal girl as she explores the fragile connections of family and culture.

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$17.99

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Paperback

Everything I’ve Never Said

Samantha Wheeler

A powerful novel about a subject rarely tackled - young people with disabilities and the families who love and support them.   

$16.95

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Paperback

Front Desk

Kelly Yang

Recent immigrants from China, desperate for money, ten-year-old Mia Tang’s parents take a job managing a rundown Southern California motel for skinflint Mr. Yao, whose son is the only other…

$17.99

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Paperback

Lenny’s Book of Everything

Karen Foxlee

A big-hearted novel about loving and letting-go by an award-winning author.

$22.99

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