11 Top middle grade books like Needle by Patrice Lawrence

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Needle

By: Patrice Lawrence

3.69

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Needle by Patrice Lawrence , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow

1. 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

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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2. Crossing the Line

By: Tia Fisher

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. … read more

Similar categories in Tia Fisher's Crossing the Line book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Choose Love

By: Nicola Davies

4.13

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Choose Love is a cycle of poems that highlights the experience of those forced to become refugees. … read more

Similar categories in Nicola Davies's Choose Love book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

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4. Steady For This

By: Nathanael Lessore

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. … read more

Similar categories in Nathanael Lessore's Steady For This book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • young adult
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5. The Boy Lost in the Maze

By: Joseph Coelho

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In … read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's The Boy Lost in the Maze book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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6. 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

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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7. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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9. When Shadows Fall

By: Sita Brahmachari

3.70

Format: None pages, Audio CD

A heart-breaking and poignant novel from award-winning author Sita Brahmachari. Kai, Orla and Zak g… read more

Similar categories in Sita Brahmachari's When Shadows Fall book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • young adult contemporary
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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10. The Eternal Return of Clara Hart

By: Louise Finch

3.86

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Spence and Anthony have been friends for years, but it’s only when he witnesses a classmate die in … read more

Similar categories in Louise Finch's The Eternal Return of Clara Hart book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. Medusa

By: Jessie Burton

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Min… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Burton's Medusa book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • young adult
"I'd never known a change that wasn't monstrous."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I was lonely and I was angry, and rage and loneliness can end up tasting the same."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I'm a half-finished map and I'm always trying to plot my points, and I won't have anyone do it for me."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"Sometimes, not even folding yourself into the smallest, littlest shape is enough. So you might as well stay the size you're supposed to be"

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

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12. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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13. While the Storm Rages

By: Phil Earle

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

'A truly brilliant story of courage and resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime ‘Incredibl… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's While the Storm Rages book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"How could he get so very, very close, only to see it snatched away?"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"When something is this good, Noah told himself, it shouldn’t be hidden away. It should be shared with others."

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"But, Noah, it’s coming. Everyone knows it. It’s like a storm. And while the storm rages, it won’t be safe for any of us.’ ‘So we make that decision when it happens, Mum. When it’s overhead and we can…"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"Because I made a promise to Dad, didn’t I? Swore blind I’d keep Winn with me, and that she’d be safe. We made a deal. And if I don’t keep my part, then how do I know that Dad will keep his? How do I …"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

Cover of Needle by Patrice Lawrence

14. Needle

By: Patrice Lawrence

3.69

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for… read more

Similar categories in Patrice Lawrence's Needle book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • young adult contemporary
  • childrens
  • novella
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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15. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

16. The Blue Book of Nebo

By: Manon Steffan Ros

4.16

Format: 156 pages, ebook

Prize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo p… read more

Similar categories in Manon Steffan Ros's The Blue Book of Nebo book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Diuen que els vincles de sang no es tornen mai aigua, però els veu que l'aigua es pot tornar sang."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

"La humanitat és una cosa espectacular, tan preparada per estimar sense conviccions, sense complexos."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

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17. When Our Worlds Collided

By: Danielle Jawando

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

When fourteen-year-old Shaq is stabbed outside of a busy shopping centre in Manchester, three teena… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Jawando's When Our Worlds Collided book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • young adult contemporary
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Cats We Meet Along the Way by Nadia Mikail

18. The Cats We Meet Along the Way

By: Nadia Mikail

3.49

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

A stunning debut young adult novel set in Malaysia, charting Aisha and her family on a roadtrip thr… read more

Similar categories in Nadia Mikail's The Cats We Meet Along the Way book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"What happened when someone who made a home a home for you was not there to make it one any more?"

-Nadia Mikail, The Cats We Meet Along the Way

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19. Ravencave

By: Marcus Sedgwick

3.76

Format: None pages, None

A grim discovery brings disturbing revelations in this chilling ghost story from the late Marcus Se… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Sedgwick's Ravencave book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. The Climbers

By: Keith Gray

3.58

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

In this compelling story of teenage rivalry and friendship, award-winning author Keith Gray capture… read more

Similar categories in Keith Gray's The Climbers book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • young adult
  • family
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21. Wrath

By: Marcus Sedgwick

3.75

Format: 116 pages, Kindle Edition

From the multi-award-winning author of Midwinterblood and The Ghosts of Heaven comes a suspenseful,… read more

Similar categories in Marcus Sedgwick's Wrath book and Patrice Lawrence's Needle

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary

17 must-read fiction books like Needle by Patrice Lawrence

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Steady For This

Nathanael Lessore

3.90

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Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Away With Words

Sophie Cameron

3.89

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16 Top fiction books like Steady For This by Nathanael Lessore

Transform Your Habits

The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Transform Your Habits

Steady For This

Nathanael Lessore

3.90

Transform Your Habits

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Away With Words

Sophie Cameron

3.89

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