17 best-selling middle grade books like New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi

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New Dragon City

By: Mari Mancusi

4.15

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we kne…

If you liked the middle grade plot in New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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4. New Dragon City

By: Mari Mancusi

4.15

Format: 343 pages, Hardcover

No one predicted the dragon apocalypse. The dragons came suddenly and decimated the world as we kne… read more

Similar categories in Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • post apocalyptic
  • childrens
  • dragons
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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5. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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7. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
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8. The Mystery of the Monarchs

By: Barb Rosenstock

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous picture book based on the true story of a scientist who solves the mysteries of monarch … read more

Similar categories in Barb Rosenstock's The Mystery of the Monarchs book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
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9. Hear Me

By: Kerry O'Malley Cerra

4.30

Format: None pages, None

This #ownvoices contemporary middle-grade novel follows twelve-year-old Rayne who, at odds with her… read more

Similar categories in Kerry O'Malley Cerra's Hear Me book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Do you ever wish you could hear?" "I can hear. I just listen differently than you." hardcover page 270"

-Kerry O'Malley Cerra, Hear Me

"Mr. Lazar says, "Hearing loss is just that, a loss. It can be just as traumatic as losing a loved one or a pet, and it takes time to move on. So I wonder, have you all really given yourselves, and es…"

-Kerry O'Malley Cerra, Hear Me

Cover of The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

10. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."

-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

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11. Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better

By: Glenda Armand

4.30

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Discover the inspiring story of Augustus Jackson, an African American entrepreneur who is known as … read more

Similar categories in Glenda Armand's Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
Cover of Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court by Kekla Magoon

12. Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court

By: Kekla Magoon

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From two Coretta Scott King Honor winners comes this uplifting picture book biography about Ketanji… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's Ketanji: Justice Jackson's Journey to the U.S. Supreme Court book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
Cover of The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders

13. The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle

By: Taryn Souders

4.11

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Grady and his dad learn that the town oddball, Eudora "Kooky" Klinch left something for them i… read more

Similar categories in Taryn Souders's The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. The Ruby Code

By: Jessica Khoury

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Jessica Khoury comes a high-action sci-fi adventure about a video game AI come to life. Warcro… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Khoury's The Ruby Code book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Every enemy can be beaten. All you need is the right team at your back."

-Jessica Khoury, The Ruby Code

"VR addictions take it to a new level. People are found dead everyday in their beds or couches, with their VR helmets still on, their games still running. They die of starvation, thirst, heart attacks…"

-Jessica Khoury, The Ruby Code

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15. The Cursed Moon

By: Angela Cervantes

3.91

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Celebrated author Angela Cervantes' brand new novel combines a chilling ghost story with her award-… read more

Similar categories in Angela Cervantes's The Cursed Moon book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson

16. Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor

By: Kirby Larson

3.42

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Will summer break be a drag or a blast for meticulous Shermy when rambunctious Shake moves in next … read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Daybreak on Raven Island

By: Fleur T. Bradley

3.75

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Midnight at the Barclay Hotel comes a thrilling new middle … read more

Similar categories in Fleur T. Bradley's Daybreak on Raven Island book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of How to Stay Invisible by Maggie C. Rudd

18. How to Stay Invisible

By: Maggie C. Rudd

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

My Side of the Mountain meets How to Steal a Dog in this high-stakes and heartfelt middle-grade sto… read more

Similar categories in Maggie C. Rudd's How to Stay Invisible book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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19. The Ghost of Spruce Point

By: Nancy Tandon

4.11

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

A young boy must unravel a curse to save his family’s beloved Maine motel in this spooky, “tightly … read more

Similar categories in Nancy Tandon's The Ghost of Spruce Point book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • middle grade
  • adventure
Cover of Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck by Heidi E. Y. Stemple

20. Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck

By: Heidi E. Y. Stemple

3.73

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

this book sucks! It bites, slurps, and sticks too. Dare to open these pages and you'll find ticks,… read more

Similar categories in Heidi E. Y. Stemple's Yuck, You Suck!: Poems about Animals That Sip, Slurp, Suck book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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21. Adrift

By: Tanya Guerrero

3.91

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the author of All You Knead Is Love and How to Make Friends with the Sea, an upper middle grad… read more

Similar categories in Tanya Guerrero's Adrift book and Mari Mancusi's New Dragon City

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook

15 best-selling fiction books like New Dragon City by Mari Mancusi

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

Transform Your Habits

You Are Here: Connecting Flights

Ellen Oh

4.26

Transform Your Habits

New Dragon City

Mari Mancusi

4.15

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13 Top fiction books like Shermy and Shake, the Not-So-Nice Neighbor by Kirby Larson

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Odder

Katherine Applegate

4.25

Transform Your Habits

A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

Transform Your Habits

And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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