15 Best middle grade books like When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

Cover of When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

When the Sky Falls

By: Phil Earle

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff wom…

If you liked the middle grade plot in When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle , here is a list of 15 books like this:

1. Letters from the Lighthouse

By: Emma Carroll

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, no… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

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2. October, October

By: Katya Balen

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's October, October book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."

-Katya Balen, October, October

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3. The Last Firefox (The Last Firefox #1)

By: Lee Newbery

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about family, friendship and finding your inner fire.Between bullies at school… read more

Similar categories in Lee Newbery's The Last Firefox (The Last Firefox #1) book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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5. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. Guard Your Heart

By: Sue Divin

3.97

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Derry. Summer 2016. Aidan and Iona, now eighteen, were both born on the day of the Northern Ireland… read more

Similar categories in Sue Divin's Guard Your Heart book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
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8. Tsunami Girl

By: Julian Sedgwick

4.02

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Tsunami Girl is a powerful coming-of-age story of 15-year-old Yuki Hara Jones who gets caught up in… read more

Similar categories in Julian Sedgwick's Tsunami Girl book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
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9. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

10. When the Sky Falls

By: Phil Earle

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff wom… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Lion Above the Door by Onjali Q. Raúf

12. The Lion Above the Door

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Lion Above the Door book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Twitch (The Twitchers, #1) by M.G. Leonard

13. Twitch (The Twitchers, #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict? Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallo… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Twitch (The Twitchers, #1) book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

14. Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town

By: Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

3.68

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical and heartfelt collection by an award-winning writer that connects the lives of young peop… read more

Similar categories in Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
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15. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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16. Cane Warriors

By: Alex Wheatle

3.90

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Nobody free till everybody free. Moa is fourteen. The only life he has ever known is toiling on the… read more

Similar categories in Alex Wheatle's Cane Warriors book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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17. The Little Match Girl Strikes Back

By: Emma Carroll

4.06

Format: None pages, Audiobook

It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, fro… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's The Little Match Girl Strikes Back book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Code Name Kingfisher

By: Liz Kessler

4.58

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kessler's Code Name Kingfisher book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • historical
  • war
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Crossing

By: Manjeet Mann

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

The trailblazing new novel from the Carnegie Medal shortlisted author of Run, Rebel. Praise for Run… read more

Similar categories in Manjeet Mann's The Crossing book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Secrets of a Sun King by Emma Carroll

20. Secrets of a Sun King

By: Emma Carroll

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

THE BOOKSELLER'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR AUGUST WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH AUGUST 201… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's Secrets of a Sun King book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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21. Windrush Child

By: Benjamin Zephaniah

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Zephaniah's Windrush Child book and Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction

18 Best fiction books like When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

Transform Your Habits

October, October

Katya Balen

4.38

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Tyger

S.F. Said

4.17

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The Exact Opposite of Okay (Izzy O'Neill, #1)

Laura Steven

4.01

Transform Your Habits

October, October

Katya Balen

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Steady For This

Nathanael Lessore

3.90

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