The Wild Robot by Peter Brown

Can a robot survive in the wilderness?

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is. Her only hope for survival is to adapt to her surroundings and learn from the island's animals! READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU SEE THE MOVIE!!!

The Last Cuentista by Donna Barba Higuera

There lived a girl name Petra Peña who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abuelita. But Petra's world is ending. Earth has been destroyed by a comet, and only a few hundred scientists and their children – among them Petra and her family – have been chosen to journey to a new planet. They are the ones who must carry on the human race.

Newbery Medal Winner 2021

When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller

Newbery Medal winner 2020 When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives! The tiger tries to make a deal with Lily. With the help of her sister and her new friend, Lily must find her voice...and the courage to face the tiger. Deals with tigers are never what they seem.

We Dream of Space

 We Dream of Space by Erin Entrada Kelly

Cash, who loves basketball but has a newly broken arm, is in danger of failing 7th grade for the second time! Fitch, who spends every afternoon playing at the arcade, wrestles with an explosive temper that he doesn't understand. Bir, Fitch's twelve-year-old twin, who wants to be NASA's first female shuttle commander but feels like she is invisible. They live in the same house, but are in their own orbits, dreaming of hope, dreaming of belonging, dreaming of friendship, dreaming of family, dreaming of space.

Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya

 

Emilia Torres has a wandering mind. It's hard for her to follow along at school, and sometimes she forgets to do what her mom or abuela asks. But she remembers what matters:  a time when her family was whole and made sense. Emilia expects that her life will get back to normal when Dad returns from deployment, but instead it unravels. 

Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo

 Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo

Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times, but that was when she was just a kid. Now that she's fourteen years old, she figures it's not running away, it's just leaving. Determined to make it on her own, she finds a job and a place to live and tried to forget about her dog. If you love other books by Kate DiCamillo, this one will not disappoint you.

New Kid by Jerry Craft

 

Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents send him to a private school known for its academics, where Jordan turns out to be one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. Can Jordan learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?