14 Top middle grade books like The King of Jam Sandwiches by Eric Walters

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The King of Jam Sandwiches

By: Eric Walters

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

★ “Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keepe…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The King of Jam Sandwiches by Eric Walters , here is a list of 14 books like this:

1. Shattered

By: Eric Walters

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

In order to pass social studies, fifteen-year-old Ian must complete community volunteer service. Ch… read more

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2. The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen

By: Susin Nielsen

3.76

Format: 205 pages, Hardcover

Darker than her previous novels, Susin peoples this novel about the ultimate cost of bullying with … read more

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3. 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 Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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4. No Fixed Address

By: Susin Nielsen

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade story about family, friendship, and growing up when you're one step away from homele… read more

Similar categories in Susin Nielsen's No Fixed Address book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • poverty
"I get why Winnie believes in God. I get why Dylan believes in Bernard. I get why I wanted to believe in Mel. It can give a person comfort, feeling that something mysterious and otherworldly is lookin…"

-Susin Nielsen, No Fixed Address

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5. Tremendous Things

By: Susin Nielsen

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Governor General's Literary Award--winning author Susin Nielsen comes a funny and heartfelt st… read more

Similar categories in Susin Nielsen's Tremendous Things book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brough… read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1) book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Stories always lead people somewhere, To a place, to a memory."

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

"Humans...The land provides everything that anybody would need. If you take only what you need, the land renews itself so that it can provide more. Medicines, water, plants, meat. In exchange, because…"

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

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7. Birdspell

By: Valerie Sherrard

3.79

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Corbin Hayes has felt alone for as long as he can remember. His mom's illness means lost jobs, cons… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Sherrard's Birdspell book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
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8. The King of Jam Sandwiches

By: Eric Walters

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

★ “Tug at the heartstrings and tickle the funny bone…This warm tale is definitely one for the keepe… read more

Similar categories in Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • poverty
  • juvenile
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9. Sisters of the Snake (Ria & Rani, #1)

By: Sarena Nanua

3.69

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

A lost princess. A dark puppet master. And a race against time—before all is lost. Princess Rani… read more

Similar categories in Sarena Nanua's Sisters of the Snake (Ria & Rani, #1) book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • fiction
  • young adult
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10. From the Roots Up (Surviving the City, #2)

By: Tasha Spillett

4.27

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

Dez and Miikwan’s stories continue in this sequel to Surviving the City.  Dez’s grandmother has … read more

Similar categories in Tasha Spillett's From the Roots Up (Surviving the City, #2) book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
  • contemporary
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11. Sara and the Search for Normal

By: Wesley King

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this prequel to OCDaniel, Sara quests for “normal” and finds something even better along the way… read more

Similar categories in Wesley King's Sara and the Search for Normal book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"If you want to be someone else at the end of this, then you will be disappointed."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"The point is this: I have issues. But that's my thing. I'm working on it. Nobody else gets to tell me what I am."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"Do me one last favor before you go. Go look in your eyes. Do you see the yellow rings around your pupils? I always think of a star emerging from the darkness. Maybe a supernova."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

"We are proud of you, Princess." "For what?" "For doing this group therapy. For making a friend." "I think making a friend is pretty commonplace." "For some. But we all get to set our own goalposts."

-Wesley King, Sara and the Search for Normal

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12. Walking in Two Worlds (The Floraverse)

By: Wab Kinew

3.51

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds, both real and virtual, in the YA fantasy debu… read more

Similar categories in Wab Kinew's Walking in Two Worlds (The Floraverse) book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
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13. Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more

Similar categories in Teresa Toten's Eight Days book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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14. Deadman's Castle

By: Iain Lawrence

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For most of his life, Igor and his family have been on the run. Danger lurks around every corner--o… read more

Similar categories in Iain Lawrence's Deadman's Castle book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Forever Birchwood

By: Danielle Daniel

3.97

Format: 304 pages, ebook

The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel Adventurous, tr… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Daniel's Forever Birchwood book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. Firefly

By: Philippa Dowding

4.01

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 2021 | Winner of the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Childre… read more

Similar categories in Philippa Dowding's Firefly book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Dragging Mason County

By: Curtis Campbell

3.53

Format: 220 pages, Hardcover

A laugh-out-loud YA debut that examines the realities of small-town queer life and celebrates the t… read more

Similar categories in Curtis Campbell's Dragging Mason County book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
  • contemporary
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18. The Bear House

By: Meaghan McIsaac

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In a gritty medieval world where the ruling houses are based on the constellations, betrayal, intri… read more

Similar categories in Meaghan McIsaac's The Bear House book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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19. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Faker book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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20. The Coming Storm

By: Regina M. Hansen

3.81

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

Music, myth, and horror blend in this fantasy debut about a teen girl who must fight a powerful evi… read more

Similar categories in Regina M. Hansen's The Coming Storm book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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21. On the Line

By: Paul Coccia

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker feels like his life is falling apart . All Jordie wa… read more

Similar categories in Paul Coccia's On the Line book and Eric Walters's The King of Jam Sandwiches

  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult

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