17 must-read middle grade books like Into the Sideways World by Ross Welford

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Into the Sideways World

By: Ross Welford

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-olds Willa and Manny hear of a mysterious animal prowling their town, they are det…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Into the Sideways World by Ross Welford , here is a list of 17 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

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2. Beetle Boy (The Battle of the Beetles #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

3.52

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The glorious start to a middle-grade trilogy about a brilliant boy, his loyal friends, and some ama… read more

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3. The Danger Gang

By: Tom Fletcher

4.23

Format: 0 pages, Paperback

The electrifying new adventure from bestselling author of The Christmasaurus and The Creakers, Tom … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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4. The Boy at the Back of the Class

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."

-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class

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5. Neverlanders

By: Tom Taylor

3.95

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Neverland has become a war zone and it's up to a new group of lost teens to set things right in thi… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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6. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Key Player (Front Desk, #4)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Escape Room

By: Christopher Edge

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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12. Into the Sideways World

By: Ross Welford

4.19

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-olds Willa and Manny hear of a mysterious animal prowling their town, they are det… read more

Similar categories in Ross Welford's Into the Sideways World book and Ross Welford's Into the Sideways World

  • childrens
  • time travel
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
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13. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. The Good Thieves

By: Katherine Rundell

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"It is difficult to sleep when you are besieged by hope."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"He was not tall or broad, but when he grinned it was so vivid that he appeared to take up most of the street and at least half the sky."

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

"To throw the knife would be death...She wanted nothing to do with death--nothing to do with finality, with endings, with the dark of it. She hated the man more than she hated any living thing, but he…"

-Katherine Rundell, The Good Thieves

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15. The Star Outside My Window

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.32

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

My mum is up there somewhere. She's waiting -- I can feel it. I just have to find her in time, that… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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16. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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17. The Valley of Lost Secrets

By: Lesley Parr

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

September 1939. When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn't be more differe… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"It's wrong to tar everyone in a family with the same brush."

-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets

"It's a weak adult who gets their power from hitting a child."

-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets

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18. Birdsong

By: Katya Balen

4.31

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. I Am Rebel

By: Montgomery Ross

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

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  • childrens
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20. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

17 best-selling fiction books like Into the Sideways World by Ross Welford

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The Danger Gang

Tom Fletcher

4.23

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The Boy at the Back of the Class

Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

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Neverlanders

Tom Taylor

3.95

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Storm Boy

Colin Thiele , Robert Ingpen

4.33

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Neverlanders

Tom Taylor

3.95

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Kay O'Neill

4.08

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Jason Pamment

4.07

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