The Insiders (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780063008106)

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year * An ALA Rainbow Book List Top 10 Title for Young Readers

Three kids who don't belong. A room that shouldn't exist. A year that will change everything.

Perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Meg Medina, this debut middle grade novel from award-winning author Mark Oshiro is a hopeful and heartfelt coming-of-age story for anyone who's ever felt like they didn't fit in.

San Francisco and Orangevale may be in the same state, but for H馗tor Muz, they might as well be a million miles apart. Back home, being gay didn't mean feeling different. At H馗tor's new school, he couldn't feel more alone.

Most days, H馗tor just wishes he could disappear. And he does. Right into the janitor's closet. (Yes, he sees the irony.) But one day, when the door closes behind him, H馗tor discovers he's stumbled into a room that shouldn't be possible. A room that connects him with two new friends from different corners of the country--and opens the door to a life-changing year full of friendship, adventure, and just a little bit of magic.

"Sometimes hilarious, sometimes devastating, but always full of heart, The Insiders carves out a space for us all to be our true selves." --Kwame Mbalia, New York Times bestselling author of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky

Author: Mark Oshiro
ISBN-10: 0063008106
ISBN-13: 9780063008106
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
Published: 09/21/2021
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.99lbs
Size: 8.57h x 5.81w x 1.25d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 4.2
Point Value: 10
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 515522 / Insiders


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 07/19/2021
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2021
Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks 09/01/2021
School Library Journal 09/01/2021 pg. 92
Booklist 09/01/2021 pg. 75
Horn Book Magazine 11/01/2021 pg. 110
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2021 - Superior,Well Above Average