Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff

Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Philomel (Penguin)
2014

From Goodreads:
Albie has never been the smartest kid in his class. He has never been the tallest. Or the best at gym. Or the greatest artist. Or the most musical. In fact, Albie has a long list of the things he's not very good at. But then Albie gets a new babysitter, Calista, who helps him figure out all of the things he is good at and how he can take pride in himself.

Dogtag Summer by Elizabeth Partridge

Dogtag Summer by Elizabeth Partridge
Bloomsbury Books for Young Readers
2011
229p.

In the summer of 1980 before she starts junior high school in Santa Rosa, California, Tracy, who was adopted from Vietnam when she was six years old, finds an old ammo box with a dog tag and picture that bring up painful memories for both her Vietnam-veteran father and her.

Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon

Camo Girl by Kekla Magoon
Aladdin
2011
218p.

A poignant novel about a biracial girl living in the suburbs of Las Vegas examines the friendships that grow out of, and despite, her race.