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To Dance
Siena Cherson Siegel

To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel

Age Level:
Middle Grade

To Dance is a graphical memoir of Siena Cherson Siegel, a young girl growing up in Puerto Rico who eventually came to New York to study with the School of American Ballet. It captures the passion of the artist, as well as the discipline needed to succeed. To Dance won a 2007 Robert F. Sibert Book Award honor as one of the best informational books for young people.

Dangerous Girls
R.L. Stine

Dangerous Girls

Genre:
Fiction, Thriller / Horror
Age Level:
YA

In the shadow of their mother’s suicide, twin sisters Destiny and Livvy have grown and healed in their summer as camp counselors. But a bewildering encounter with a fellow counselor on the eve of her departure leaves Destiny reeling, and when she returns home, she learns he was keeping a terrible secret. He’s a vampire. And he won’t stop until he’s made her one, too.

Daniel Half Human: And the Good Nazi
David Chotjewitz

Daniel Half Human: And the Good Nazi

Genre:
Fiction, Historical Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

From Hitler Youth to hunted “mischling,” Daniel’s world unravels when he discovers his mother’s hidden history “taints” him with Jewish blood and marks him for extermination.

Two young men looking out over a city
Adib Khorram

Darius the Great Is Not Okay

Genre:
Fiction
Age Level:
Middle Grade

Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He’s a Fractional Persian — half, his mom’s side — and his first-ever trip to Iran is about to change his life. Adib Khorram’s brilliant debut is for anyone who’s ever felt not good enough — then met a friend who makes them feel so much better than okay. Winner of the 2019 William C. Morris Award and Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature.