21 Top middle grade books like Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz

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Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

By: Gillian Goerz

4.08

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Meet Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their nei…

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Cover of Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) by Jennifer L. Holm

1. Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling SUNNY series continues as Sunny finds herself in the spotlight in a … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Squished: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd

2. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

3. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

By: Gale Galligan

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friend… read more

Similar categories in Gale Galligan's Freestyle: A Graphic Novel book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. Mindy Makes Some Space (PAWS #2)

By: Nathan Fairbairn

4.30

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Best friends Mindy Kim, Gabby Jordan, and Priya Gupta are back in business! After a few ups and dow… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Fairbairn's Mindy Makes Some Space (PAWS #2) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • contemporary
Cover of Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) by Wendy Mass

5. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz

6. Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

By: Gillian Goerz

4.08

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Meet Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their nei… read more

Similar categories in Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • juvenile
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7. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Measuring Up book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

Cover of All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5) by Maria Scrivan

8. All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5)

By: Maria Scrivan

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A companion to the New York Times bestselling series that began with Nat Enough! Nat's class trip i… read more

Similar categories in Maria Scrivan's All is Nat Lost (Nat Enough #5) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) by Matthew Swanson

9. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles)

By: Matthew Swanson

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a f… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Swanson's Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) by J. Dillard

10. 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 Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) by Colleen A.F. Venable

11. Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1)

By: Colleen A.F. Venable

4.19

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A new middle-grade graphic novel series about growing up, friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cat… read more

Similar categories in Colleen A.F. Venable's Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
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12. Art Club

By: Rashad Doucet

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Drawn from the author’s own childhood like New Kid , this contemporary graphic novel paints a pictu… read more

Similar categories in Rashad Doucet's Art Club book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) by McCall Hoyle

13. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)

By: McCall Hoyle

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong

14. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

Similar categories in Jade Armstrong's Scout Is Not a Band Kid book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak

15. Leonard (My Life as a Cat)

By: Carlie Sorosiak

4.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his… read more

Similar categories in Carlie Sorosiak's Leonard (My Life as a Cat) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Julieta and the Diamond Enigma by Luisana Duarte Armendáriz

16. Julieta and the Diamond Enigma

By: Luisana Duarte Armendáriz

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Merci Suarez in this smart young middle-… read more

Similar categories in Luisana Duarte Armendáriz's Julieta and the Diamond Enigma book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of Absolutely Nat (Nat Enough #3) by Maria Scrivan

17. Absolutely Nat (Nat Enough #3)

By: Maria Scrivan

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Companion to the New York Times bestseller Nat Enough! You can stay stuck or go forward, but you… read more

Similar categories in Maria Scrivan's Absolutely Nat (Nat Enough #3) book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"You can stay stuck or go forward, but you can't go back. Don't let your fear of falling hold you back! You've got this!"

-Maria Scrivan, Absolutely Nat (Nat Enough #3)

Cover of Carry Me Home by Janet Fox

18. Carry Me Home

By: Janet Fox

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lulu and her younger sister, Serena, have a secret. As Daddy always says, “it’s bes… read more

Similar categories in Janet Fox's Carry Me Home book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith

19. The Million Dollar Race

By: Matthew Ross Smith

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Follow a speedy kid from an unconventional family who will do whatever it takes to win an internati… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Ross Smith's The Million Dollar Race book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Distress Signal by Mary E. Lambert

20. Distress Signal

By: Mary E. Lambert

4.00

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this survival story, four classmates are stranded in a desert wilderness after a flash flood sep… read more

Similar categories in Mary E. Lambert's Distress Signal book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Mystery on Magnolia Circle by Kate Klise

21. Mystery on Magnolia Circle

By: Kate Klise

3.89

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Rear Window meets Nancy Drew in this middle-grade novel by Kate Klise about a girl who believes she… read more

Similar categories in Kate Klise's Mystery on Magnolia Circle book and Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile

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Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

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4.17

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4.15

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Joan Bauer

4.21

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Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

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Alina Chau

4.22

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