Really need book recommendations for my shy middle school students!!
Parents are looking to help their kids come out of their shells more; knowing their opinions are important and finding their voices! Learning to speak up for themselves and others. Finding themselves.
Middle school appropriate. With people of color would be amazing. (Not self help books)
by WanderingWonderBread
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For a start: Kelly Yang’s Front Desk series, the Zoe Washington series by Janae Marks, Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes, Not an Easy Win by Chrystal D. Giles, It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li by Nicole Chen, Nikki on the Line by Barbara Carroll Roberts, The Renegade Reporters by Elissa Brent Weiss
Many of these feature people of color middle schoolers gaining confidence through writing or sports.
The *Peasprout Chen* series by Henry Lien
The *Jasmine Toguchi* series by Debbi Michiko Florence
*Show Us Who You Are* by Elle McNicoll
*A Kind of Spark* by Elle McNicoll
The *Aru Shah* series by Roshani Chokski
The *Tristan Strong* trilogy by Kwame Mbalia
*Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor* by Xiran Jay Zhao
*Finally Seen* by Kelly Yang
*Camp QULITBAG* by Nicole Melleby and A. J. Sass*
The *Warhammer Adventures: Warped Galaxies* series by Cavan Scott
The *Warhammer Adventures: Realm Quest* series by Tom Huddleston
*Izzy at the End of the World* by K. A. Reynolds
*Last Gamer Standing* by Katie Zhao
*(This one could be a problem. For one, the book is set at a camp for LGBTQIA+ kids, with one of the two protagonists being a lesbian and the other non-binary. With current politics, this could put you in the crosshairs, depending on where you live. Also, Abrigil, the lesbian, develops a crush on the head of the camp. Nothing comes from this, with Abrigil never trying to get close to her crush, and in fact, constantly beats herself up over it, with the head of the camp handling the situation professionally after learning about it near the end. However, some parents/guardians may not feel such a plot point to be appropriate).
Lumberjanes graphic novels are pretty great. Hate U Give is worth it.
ALMOND BY SOHN WON PYUNG
even better because its a work of translated fiction!!!
i think all ages can benefit from this book
kingdom keepers ridley pearson set in disney world several different types of kids working together to save the day its really good im actually rereading it right now