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Middle School Multicultural Bundle

Big Fish

by Annie Liu

Bru seems set on making Sui's life miserable in their small, mountaintop village. But when Bru has an accident, Sui has a choice to make. Will he get involved, or watch from the sidelines?

Reading Level: 3.9
Interest Level: Middle School

Conch Tales

by Shanea Strachan

The mystery of disappearing conchs leads 12-year-old Corine on an undersea adventure.

Reading Level: 4.8
Interest Level: Middle School

Diary of a Not Normal Child

by YuBin Park

Twelve-year-old Itanya works in a Kenyan factory with her mother in order to scrape by. Her dream is to eat and learn and live like a "normal child," but that dream feels so far from reach.

Reading Level: 3.3
Interest Level: Middle School

Discos or Dumplings

by Emily Sun

Emma is already under pressure from her family to plan the perfect Chinese New Year party. What will they think when she wants to have a Chinese-American version of the holiday?

Reading Level: 4.2
Interest Level: Middle School

Divided in Land but Together in Heart: A Tale of Cyprus

by Kugu Soykan

Living on opposite sides of a divided Cyprus, two teen girls—one of Turkish descent, one of Greek descent—become friends with a shared goal: to bring together old friends and new.

Reading Level: 3.7
Interest Level: Middle School

Instructions for My 5th-Grade Self

by Lisa Zhang

Yijia's fifth-grade self has a knack for attracting attention from Mrs. Lou... but not the good kind of attention. One moment stands out in particular, one that she just can't ever forget.

Reading Level: 4.4
Interest Level: Middle School

I Want to Be a Writer

by Anya Ivan

It's an ambitious wish to become a writer at twelve years old while still learning English, but Alex's English teacher helps him learn to improve his writing and use it to cope with family issues.

Reading Level: 3.1
Interest Level: Middle School

Lesson Plans

by Joanna Szeto

Dylan hates doing homework. So when his mother makes a deal with him that she'll do his homework for a day if he does her job, he takes it. How hard can it be to teach the fourth grade?

Reading Level: 3.1
Interest Level: Middle School

Poppies for Amelia

by Julie Harris

When Nash drives a car through Mr. Leiberman's fence, he has to spend the summer helping the old man repair it. Mr. Leiberman teaches Nash how to rebuild the fence... and how to fix relationships.

Reading Level: 3.6
Interest Level: High School

Shadow of Faith

by Sara Hashem

Samar struggles to fit in at a new school. One classmate bullies her for being Muslim, and her friend Mina hates Christians. Can she help friends of different faiths find common ground?

Reading Level: 3.4
Interest Level: High School

The Crossroads

by Grama Jayaram

Two beetle leaves, three beetle nuts, an unbroken coconut, and a five-paise coin. Will the forest goddess, Maramma, accept these offerings and heal the boy who delivers them to her?

Reading Level: 3.9
Interest Level: Middle School

The Lights of Diwali

by Cat Jenkins

Chandra is an exchange student missing her home in India as Diwali, the Festival of Lights, approaches. But a friend shows her how Diwali's lights are tied to something much bigger.

Reading Level: 4.8
Interest Level: High School