18 Top fiction books like The Other Side of Perfect by Melanie Florence

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The Other Side of Perfect

By: Melanie Florence

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking…

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1. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • family
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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2. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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3. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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4. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • family
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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5. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

Similar categories in Celia Krampien's The Bellwoods Game book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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6. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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7. The Other Side of Perfect

By: Melanie Florence

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • abuse
  • family
  • native americans
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8. Le Nord et le Sud (Nish, #1)

By: Isabelle Picard

3.82

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Léon et Éloïse McKenzie, des jumeaux de 13 ans, vivent dans la communauté innue de Matimekosh, près… read more

Similar categories in Isabelle Picard's Le Nord et le Sud (Nish, #1) book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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9. The Islands of Elsewhere

By: Heather Fawcett

3.86

Format: None pages, Audiobook

With hints of magic and plenty of adventure, this seaside story of siblings on a hunt for treasure … read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's The Islands of Elsewhere book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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10. Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine

By: Nicole Melleby

4.13

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this powerful new novel by award-winning author Nicole Melleby, 12-year-old Winnie Nash is force… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's Winnie Nash is Not Your Sunshine book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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11. Into the Bright Open

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.79

Format: 288 pages, ebook

In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works thr… read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's Into the Bright Open book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • fiction
  • young adult
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12. A Bucket of Stars

By: Suri Rosen

3.70

Format: 236 pages, Kindle Edition

A story of two kids trying to save the world they know and heal the families they have. It’s the s… read more

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13. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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14. The Last Saxon King (A Jump in Time, #1)

By: Andrew Varga

4.03

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

One jump to save all time Life is progressing normally for sixteen-year-old Dan Renfrew when he … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Varga's The Last Saxon King (A Jump in Time, #1) book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • fiction
  • young adult
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15. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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16. The Secret of the Ravens

By: Joanna Cacao

3.85

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this charming middle grade graphic novel, orphan twins Elliot and Liza find themselves taking on… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Cacao's The Secret of the Ravens book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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17. The Big Sting

By: Rachelle Delaney

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A visit to Leo's grandfather's farm turns upside down when his grandmother's bee hives are stolen. … read more

Similar categories in Rachelle Delaney's The Big Sting book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
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18. The Cricket War

By: Tho Pham

4.39

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A gripping story of a boy’s escape from Communist Vietnam by boat, based on the author’s own experi… read more

Similar categories in Tho Pham's The Cricket War book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
Cover of Gnome Is Where Your Heart Is by Casey Lyall

19. Gnome Is Where Your Heart Is

By: Casey Lyall

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lemon Peabody is certain that aliens visited Grandpa Walt thirty years ago, but she's running out o… read more

Similar categories in Casey Lyall's Gnome Is Where Your Heart Is book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Out of the Dark by Julie Lawson

20. Out of the Dark

By: Julie Lawson

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A follow-up of the bestselling, Geoffrey Bilson Award — and Victoria Book Prize — nominated A Blind… read more

Similar categories in Julie Lawson's Out of the Dark book and Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect

  • middle grade
  • canada
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21. At the Speed of Gus

By: Richard Scrimger

3.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A smartly funny and sympathetic story about being different and finding your way. Meet the compelli… read more

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17 best-selling middle grade books like The Other Side of Perfect by Melanie Florence

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Katherine Applegate

4.46

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Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

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The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Allie Millington

4.10

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The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

Katherine Applegate

4.46

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The Probability of Everything

Sarah Everett

4.33

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Erin Bow

4.31

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Scott Chantler

4.02

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