Full Cicada Moon
by Marilyn Hilton
Middle grade · ages 9–12 · grades 4–7 · 780L · 400 pages · 2017
Why we'd hand it over
Quiet, introspective, and historically grounded—Hilton captures the specific loneliness of being "the only one" with unsentimental precision; a strong first read on identity and belonging for 9–11-year-olds.