12 Top middle grade books like Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka

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Jummy at the River School

By: Sabine Adeyinka

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jummy has won a place at the River School, the finest girls’ boarding school in Nigeria. Nothing…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka , here is a list of 12 books like this:

1. The L-Shaped Room (Jane Graham, #1)

By: Lynne Reid Banks

0.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

In this bestselling classic novel which became a famous film, Jane Graham, alone and pregnant, retr… read more

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2. The Snow Girl

By: Sophie Anderson

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning and critically acclaimed Sophie Anderson, comes a fairy-tale story of friendship… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Anderson's The Snow Girl book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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3. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

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4. Bad Influence

By: Tamsin Winter

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerfully real and funny new story from the rising queen of teen, about first kisses, learning t… read more

Similar categories in Tamsin Winter's Bad Influence book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
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5. The 1,000 Year Old Boy

By: Ross Welford

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Would you like to live forever? I’m afraid I cannot recommend it. I am used to it now, and I do understand how special it is. Only I want to stop now. I want to grow up like you."

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

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6. Jummy at the River School

By: Sabine Adeyinka

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

Jummy has won a place at the River School, the finest girls’ boarding school in Nigeria. Nothing… read more

Similar categories in Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • boarding school
  • school stories
  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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7. Allow Me to Introduce Myself

By: Onyi Nwabineli

3.81

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ever since she was a child, Anuri’s life was chronicled and monetized by her influencer stepmother.… read more

Similar categories in Onyi Nwabineli's Allow Me to Introduce Myself book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • audiobook
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8. We Were Girls Once

By: Aiwanose Odafen

3.82

Format: None pages, Audiobook

'We were three: complete, as we were meant to be…’ Ego, Zina and Eriife were always destined to … read more

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9. The Other Edie Trimmer

By: Jacqueline Wilson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new middle-grade novel from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson!"I seemed to be seeing do… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Wilson's The Other Edie Trimmer book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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10. Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1)

By: Alasdair Beckett-King

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A brilliantly funny young murder mystery from a rising stand-up comedian, podcaster and filmmaker –… read more

Similar categories in Alasdair Beckett-King's Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1) book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"But inspiration can strike in many different ways ... When the philosopher Archimedes stepped into his bath and sloshed water over the sides, the people downstairs were inspired to find a new flat."

-Alasdair Beckett-King, Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1)

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11. Once Upon a Crime (Murder Most Unladylike, #6.5, 8.5)

By: Robin Stevens

4.17

Format: 318 pages, Paperback

A thrilling new short story collection in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unl… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Once Upon a Crime (Murder Most Unladylike, #6.5, 8.5) book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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12. My Friend the Octopus

By: Lindsay Galvin

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

England, 1877, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Galvin's My Friend the Octopus book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Feather

By: M.G. Leonard

4.61

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable … read more

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14. An Unusual Grief

By: Yewande Omotoso

3.76

Format: 240 pages, None

How do you get to know your daughter when she is dead? This is the question which takes a mother… read more

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15. Broken. Not a halal love story

By: Fatima Bala

4.19

Format: 390 pages, Paperback

In this heartwrenching new novel from Award-winning author and poet, Fatima Bala, a connection send… read more

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"Broken into fragments, Heartbeats - counted, limited. Yet, I’d give all the beats I have left to hear my name escape your lips again. Ours is a togetherness that honors the beauty of our solitude."

-Fatima Bala, Broken. Not a halal love story

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16. The Island at the Edge of Night

By: Lucy Strange

4.40

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

  A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Strange's The Island at the Edge of Night book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • boarding school
  • middle grade
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17. D-Day Dog (Conkers)

By: Tom Palmer

4.09

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Jack can't wait for the school trip to the D-Day landing beaches. It's his chance to learn more abo… read more

Similar categories in Tom Palmer's D-Day Dog (Conkers) book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. Only Big Bumbum Matters Tomorrow

By: Damilare Kuku

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Humor and poignance mix in this powerful polyphonic novel about family secrets, judgmental aunties,… read more

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19. 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

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"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)

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20. Ajay and the Mumbai Sun

By: Varsha Shah

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A high-stakes adventure story full of heart from debut author Varsha Shah – winner of the Times/Chi… read more

Similar categories in Varsha Shah's Ajay and the Mumbai Sun book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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21. The Ice Children

By: M.G. Leonard

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

At the stroke of midnight on the dawn of December, five-year-old Finn Albedo is found frozen on a p… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's The Ice Children book and Sabine Adeyinka's Jummy at the River School

  • childrens

7 Top audiobook books like Jummy at the River School by Sabine Adeyinka

Transform Your Habits

The Snow Girl

Sophie Anderson

4.22

Transform Your Habits

Jummy at the River School

Sabine Adeyinka

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Allow Me to Introduce Myself

Onyi Nwabineli

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Other Edie Trimmer

Jacqueline Wilson

4.18

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Born on a Tuesday

Elnathan John

3.00

Transform Your Habits

Henry Henry

Allen Bratton

3.65

Transform Your Habits

Evenings and Weekends

Oisín McKenna

3.96

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Blessings

Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

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