19 must-read middle grade books like Wild River (The Wild, #2) by Rodman Philbrick

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Wild River (The Wild, #2)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he's awoken b…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Wild River (The Wild, #2) by Rodman Philbrick , here is a list of 19 books like this:

1. The Skeleton Tree

By: Iain Lawrence

4.57

Format: 270 pages, Hardcover

Less than 48 hours after twelve-year-old Chris casts off on a trip to sail down the Alaskan coast w… read more

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2. Circus Mirandus

By: Cassie Beasley

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Big Fish, Peter Pan, and Roald Dahl will fall in love with Circus Mirandus, which celebrate… read more

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3. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Colin and Nevaeh, whose parents own rival junk-removal businesses, uncover mysteries hidden in atti… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Secret Letters (Mysteries of Trash and Treasure #1) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Wild River (The Wild, #2)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he's awoken b… read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • action
  • juvenile
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9. What Lives in the Woods

By: Lindsay Currie

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the au… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's What Lives in the Woods book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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10. A Whale of the Wild (Voice of the Wilderness #2)

By: Rosanne Parry

4.14

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

In the stand-alone companion to the New York Times–bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, a young orca w… read more

Similar categories in Rosanne Parry's A Whale of the Wild (Voice of the Wilderness #2) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. An Occasionally Happy Family

By: Cliff Burke

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a dis… read more

Similar categories in Cliff Burke's An Occasionally Happy Family book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1)

By: Renée Watson

3.97

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipes, and has a lot on her mind—… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold)

By: Varian Johnson

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Varian Johnson's Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin', #1) by Dwayne Reed

14. Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin', #1)

By: Dwayne Reed

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming bounce-to-the-beat underdog story about a young rapper whose rhymes hel… read more

Similar categories in Dwayne Reed's Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin', #1) book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. 365 Days to Alaska

By: Cathy Carr

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life  … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. Becoming Muhammad Ali

By: James Patterson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From two heavy-hitters in children's literature comes a critically acclaimed biographical novel of … read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Becoming Muhammad Ali book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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17. Orange for the Sunsets

By: Tina Athaide

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A soaring tale of empathy, hope, and resilience, Tina Athaide’s unforgettable middle grade debut fo… read more

Similar categories in Tina Athaide's Orange for the Sunsets book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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18. Worst-Case Collin

By: Rebecca Caprara

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This poignant middle grade novel in verse follows twelve-year-old Collin who manages his anxiety by… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Caprara's Worst-Case Collin book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Gravity might always win, but I've got a choice: fall or dive. And I choose to dive."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Discovery is a messy process, Mom would say. Your father works best in a state of creative chaos."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"there is space inside the human heart for infinite love and infinite sadness and all the messiness in between."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Back then, our house felt full. Bursting, even. But never crowded, cluttered, claustrophobic. Because Love doesn't take up too much room."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

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19. Cuba in My Pocket

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.34

Format: None pages, None

A middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigr… read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's Cuba in My Pocket book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist

4.33

Format: 208 pages, ebook

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's jou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. Now You Say Yes

By: Bill Harley

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about two orphaned siblings on a cross-country journey in search of their plac… read more

Similar categories in Bill Harley's Now You Say Yes book and Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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Gordon Korman

4.24

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Dusti Bowling

4.23

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Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

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Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

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Clean Getaway

Nic Stone

3.98

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Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

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Shawn Peters

4.03

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Jasmine Warga

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