23 Best middle grade books like Shake It Off (Wish, #8) by Suzanne Nelson

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Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

By: Suzanne Nelson

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Bria is used to city life in Chicago, but is headed to her aunt and uncle's Iowa creamery for the s…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Shake It Off (Wish, #8) by Suzanne Nelson , here is a list of 23 books like this:

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1. 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

By: Wendy Mass

4.23

Format: 341 pages, Hardcover

Wendy Mass turns to another magical 13! When Tara, a self-proclaimed shrinking violet, steals the… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3) book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"The sidelines may be safer but life is played on the field"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

"the sidelines may be safer, but life is played on the field"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

"I've learned that everyone can do their part to repair the world"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

"I've learned that the universe doesn't care what our motives are, only our actions. So we should do things that will bring about good, even if there is an element of selfishness involved. Like the ki…"

-Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts (Willow Falls, #3)

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2. Carols and Crushes

By: Natalie Blitt

4.11

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

Charlie's moment to shine has arrived: She's determined to land a solo in this year's holiday conce… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Blitt's Carols and Crushes book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • romance
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Jessica Darling's It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness & Perfection by Megan McCafferty

3. Jessica Darling's It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness & Perfection

By: Megan McCafferty

3.74

Format: 410 pages, Hardcover

Move over, Dork Diaries! Jessica Darling, star of Megan McCafferty's bestselling Jessica Darling se… read more

Similar categories in Megan McCafferty's Jessica Darling's It List: The (Totally Not) Guaranteed Guide to Popularity, Prettiness & Perfection book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.16

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

GROUNDHOG DAY meets FLIPPED in this tale of a girl stuck in her birthday.It's Amanda's 11th birthda… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1) book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Mom said it’s too violent for me. I would argue, but after being terrified by a SpongeBob balloon, I’m pretty sure she’s right."

-Wendy Mass, 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)

"Is that what we're doing?" I whisper as he slides in next to me. "Saving the world or saving ourselves?" "Maybe it's the same thing," he whispers back"

-Wendy Mass, 11 Birthdays (Willow Falls, #1)

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5. Finally (Willow Falls, #2)

By: Wendy Mass

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A humorous look at what it means to FINALLY turn twelve years old. You can pierce your ears when yo… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Finally (Willow Falls, #2) book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary

6. The Tail of Emily Windsnap (Emily Windsnap, #1)

By: Sarah Gibb , Liz Kessler

3.49

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

For as long as she can remember, twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap has lived on a boat. And, oddly eno… read more

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7. Greetings from Witness Protection!

By: Jake Burt

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Hardcover

A funny and poignant debut middle-grade novel about a foster-care girl who is placed with a family … read more

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8. The Mother-Daughter Book Club

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

4.05

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

The book club is about to get a makeover.... Even if Megan would rather be at the mall, Cassidy i… read more

Similar categories in Heather Vogel Frederick's The Mother-Daughter Book Club book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I love science, and the way it names and orders and classifies everything, from clouds to plants to stars. Even bones. Tibia, fibula, scapula, patella. Science makes everything so official-sounding, …"

-Heather Vogel Frederick, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

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9. Wish You Were Eyre

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

4.37

Format: 442 pages, Hardcover

The book club says bon voyage to Concord and bonjour to France! It’s a dream come true for Megan, … read more

Similar categories in Heather Vogel Frederick's Wish You Were Eyre book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary

10. Graceful (Willow Falls, #5)

By: Wendy Mass

4.43

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Angelina D'Angelo has left town to see the world. It's now Grace's turn to use her magic to protect… read more

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11. Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)

By: Shannon Hale

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simp… read more

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12. Playing Cupid

By: Jenny Meyerhoff

4.45

Format: 864 pages, Paperback

Clara Martinez knows what it takes to make a good match. So when her school assigns a project to cr… read more

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13. The Prettiest

By: Brigit Young

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young abo… read more

Similar categories in Brigit Young's The Prettiest book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15) by Arley Nopra

14. Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15)

By: Arley Nopra

4.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Arley Nopra! Claudia isn't worried … read more

Similar categories in Arley Nopra's Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15) book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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16. Sunny Side Up and Swing It, Sunny: The Box Set

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

Format: 448 pages, Paperback

The delightful Sunny Side Up and Swing It, Sunny , now available as a box set! Box set of the succe… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Sunny Side Up and Swing It, Sunny: The Box Set book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Last Present (Willow Falls, #4) by Wendy Mass

17. The Last Present (Willow Falls, #4)

By: Wendy Mass

4.32

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

Amanda and Leo have a history with birthdays. Now their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen i… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's The Last Present (Willow Falls, #4) book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. Once Upon a Cruise

By: Anna Staniszewski

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Ainsley never wanted to spend her summer on a fairy tale cruise--especially since, instead of loung… read more

Similar categories in Anna Staniszewski's Once Upon a Cruise book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • romance
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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19. Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

By: Suzanne Nelson

4.31

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Bria is used to city life in Chicago, but is headed to her aunt and uncle's Iowa creamery for the s… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8) book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • food
  • contemporary
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20. The Love Pug: A Wish Novel: A Wish Novel

By: J.J. Howard

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

J.J. Howard, author of Pugs and Kisses and Pugs in a Blanket , delivers more puppy love and friends… read more

Similar categories in J.J. Howard's The Love Pug: A Wish Novel: A Wish Novel book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • romance
Cover of 12 to 22: POV You Wake Up in the Future! by Jen Calonita

21. 12 to 22: POV You Wake Up in the Future!

By: Jen Calonita

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A smart and funny modern day 13 Going on 30 from New York Times bestselling author Jen Calonita! A … read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's 12 to 22: POV You Wake Up in the Future! book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Keep It Together, Keiko Carter by Debbi Michiko Florence

22. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is supposed to be a game changer. And Keiko thinks she's got it covered, especially w… read more

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's Keep It Together, Keiko Carter book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"My friendship with my best friends was like the best high-quality chocolate— sweet and smooth."

-Debbi Michiko Florence, Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

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23. Pigture Perfect: A Wish Novel

By: Jenny Goebel

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

From Alpaca My Bags author Jenny Goebel comes another heartwarming tale of friendship, loyalty, and… read more

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24. Pugs in a Blanket: A Wish Novel

By: J.J. Howard

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Sam's parents run a catering company, which doesn't leave them much time for Sam. Though she has be… read more

Similar categories in J.J. Howard's Pugs in a Blanket: A Wish Novel book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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25. Pugs and Kisses

By: J.J. Howard

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Ana Ramos may not have a dog of her own, but she does get to walk her neighbor's adorable pug, Osit… read more

Similar categories in J.J. Howard's Pugs and Kisses book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • romance
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Clique Here: A Wish Novel by Anna Staniszewski

26. Clique Here: A Wish Novel

By: Anna Staniszewski

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From middle-grade darling Anna Staniszewski comes the story of a girl who might just have being pop… read more

Similar categories in Anna Staniszewski's Clique Here: A Wish Novel book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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27. Double Clique: A Wish Novel

By: Anna Staniszewski

4.08

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

From middle-grade darling Anna Staniszewski comes the story of a girl who might just have friendshi… read more

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28. Dear Friends

By: Lisa Greenwald

4.09

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From Lisa Greenwald, the beloved author of the TBH and Friendship List series, comes a novel about … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's Dear Friends book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of TBH, Too Much Drama (TBH, #3) by Lisa Greenwald

29. TBH, Too Much Drama (TBH, #3)

By: Lisa Greenwald

3.97

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Cece, Gabby, and Prianka can’t wait for Spirit Week, aka the last week of school before summer brea… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's TBH, Too Much Drama (TBH, #3) book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Girls Just Wanna Have Pugs by J.J. Howard

30. Girls Just Wanna Have Pugs

By: J.J. Howard

4.38

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Pugs and Kisses meets The Baby-sitters Club in this story of three friends, adorable pugs, and a do… read more

Similar categories in J.J. Howard's Girls Just Wanna Have Pugs book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • middle grade
Cover of Wish Upon a Stray by Yamile Saied Méndez

31. Wish Upon a Stray

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming and authentic immigration story about a stray dog, the power of music, and celebrati… read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Wish Upon a Stray book and Suzanne Nelson's Shake It Off (Wish, #8)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade

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