12 Best adventure books like The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

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The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

"For centuries, humans have consumed information through their eyes and our ears," said Dr. Backbri…

If you liked the adventure plot in The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1) by Chris Grabenstein , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus

4.57

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's A Place to Hang the Moon book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

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2. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

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3. Efrén Divided

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award! “We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel … read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Efrén Divided book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of City Spies (City Spies #1) by James Ponti

4. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

Cover of Spy School Goes North (Spy School, #11) by Stuart Gibbs

5. Spy School Goes North (Spy School, #11)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley goes on a resc… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Spy School Goes North (Spy School, #11) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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6. The Superteacher Project

By: Gordon Korman

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart and The Unteachables, comes a hilarious new s… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Superteacher Project book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • juvenile
"I understand," he announces finally. "It's because I'm‒different." Paul is amazed. "You learned that from the internet?" "Not directly Mr. Aidact explains. "But I accessed a database of books and mov…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

"Your jokes aren't even funny. What is this thing, anyway?' 'That's the beauty of it!' Oliver crows. 'It's nothing‒just some piece of junk from he supply closet. But you're freaking out because it cou…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

Cover of Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1) by Stuart Gibbs

7. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.33

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

From author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a new series about the world’s youngest and smart… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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8. The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

"For centuries, humans have consumed information through their eyes and our ears," said Dr. Backbri… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • science fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1) by Ally Carter

9. Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1)

By: Ally Carter

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

When 11-year-old April joins a group of kids living at Winterborne Home she doesn't expect to be th… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
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10. Twins

By: Varian Johnson

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a… read more

Similar categories in Varian Johnson's Twins book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • science fiction
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12. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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13. The Elephant in the Room

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's been almost a year since Sila's mother traveled halfway around the world to Turkey, hoping to … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's The Elephant in the Room book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

Similar categories in J. Dillard's J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Better with Butter

By: Victoria Piontek

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the for… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Piontek's Better with Butter book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island, #1)

By: Alex Aster

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On Emblem Island all are born knowing their fate. Their lifelines show the course of their life and… read more

Similar categories in Alex Aster's Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island, #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • science fiction
Cover of The Great Pet Heist (The Great Pet Heist #1) by Emily Ecton

18. The Great Pet Heist (The Great Pet Heist #1)

By: Emily Ecton

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ocean’s Eleven meets The Secret Life of Pets in this hilarious and delightfully illustrated novel f… read more

Similar categories in Emily Ecton's The Great Pet Heist (The Great Pet Heist #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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19. Notorious

By: Gordon Korman

4.12

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Keenan has lived all over the world but nowhere quite as strange as Centerlight Island, which is sp… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Notorious book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of Archimancy (Shadow School, #1) by J.A. White

20. Archimancy (Shadow School, #1)

By: J.A. White

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a middle grade series that introduces three friends and their quest to unravel th… read more

Similar categories in J.A. White's Archimancy (Shadow School, #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year by Nina Hamza

21. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

By: Nina Hamza

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more

Similar categories in Nina Hamza's Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) by Erin Soderberg Downing

22. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1)

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a family searching for a way to reconnect as a family after the loss of the kids' mot… read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel) by Tommy Greenwald

23. Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel)

By: Tommy Greenwald

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two student-athletes searching for stardom, a young reporter searching for the truth,… read more

Similar categories in Tommy Greenwald's Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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24. Quintessence

By: Jess Redman

4.17

Format: 361 pages, Hardcover

Three months ago, twelve-year-old Alma moved to the town of Four Points. Her panic attacks started … read more

Similar categories in Jess Redman's Quintessence book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini by Betsy Uhrig

25. Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini

By: Betsy Uhrig

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A young boy attempts to transform his aunt’s boring children’s book into an exciting one.Books aren… read more

Similar categories in Betsy Uhrig's Double the Danger and Zero Zucchini book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. Pixie Pushes On

By: Tamara Bundy

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A young girl learns bittersweet life lessons on the family farm after her sister gets polio, in thi… read more

Similar categories in Tamara Bundy's Pixie Pushes On book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • middle grade
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter (Treasure Hunter, #1) by Beth McMullen

27. Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter (Treasure Hunter, #1)

By: Beth McMullen

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Having a world-traversing archaeologist dad means twelve-year-old Lola Benko is used to moving arou… read more

Similar categories in Beth McMullen's Lola Benko, Treasure Hunter (Treasure Hunter, #1) book and Chris Grabenstein's The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery

27 Top fiction books like The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

Transform Your Habits

A Place to Hang the Moon

Kate Albus

4.57

Transform Your Habits

Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Efrén Divided

Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

Transform Your Habits

City Spies (City Spies #1)

James Ponti

4.31

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Midnight at the Barclay Hotel

Fleur T. Bradley

4.05

Transform Your Habits

The Smartest Kid in the Universe (The Smartest Kid in the Universe, #1)

Chris Grabenstein

4.14

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Wen das Schicksal betrügt (Dark Sigils, #3)

Anna Benning

4.29

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.20

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