Stefanie Loh
Who Is Megan Rapinoe?
A punchy, accessible intro to how an athlete can be a public figure without losing their identity on the field.
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by Jessica Yoon
Middle grade · ages 9–12 · 720L
A genuinely fun adventure that centers K-pop fandom and Korean-American identity without preaching — the kind of book kids reach for because the premise alone hooks them, and they stay for the character work.
Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz
by L. Frank Baum
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 720L · 2018
The fourth Oz book is looser and more digressive than The Wonderful Wizard, with a genuine earthquake as inciting incident and stranger magical lands; kids who love worldbuilding over tight plotting will devour it.
A Wish in the Dark
by Christina Soontornvat
Middle grade · ages 8–12 · 720L · 2021
A genuinely inventive fantasy with a magic system tied to emotion, friendship that bends without breaking under pressure, and a heroine who solves problems by understanding them—not just by being special.