31 must-read middle grade books like Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland

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Ophie's Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Ophie's Ghosts by Justina Ireland , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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2. The Shape of Thunder

By: Jasmine Warga

4.17

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Cora hasn’t spoken to her best friend, Quinn, in a year. Despite living next door to each other,… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's The Shape of Thunder book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I just want to be okay. I don't want to feel okay. I want to be okay."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"The more things you know, the less likely you are to be taken by surprise."

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

"Whenever I get a bad grade, I always try to explain to Mom that I did read the book. And just because I can't remember what color shirt the character was wearing in page six doesn't mean that I didn'…"

-Jasmine Warga, The Shape of Thunder

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3. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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4. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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5. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Peters's The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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7. 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 Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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9. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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10. Unsettled

By: Reem Faruqi

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Unsettled book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. A Wish in the Dark

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Newbery Medal Honor Title (2021) A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. All light i… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's A Wish in the Dark book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"You can't run away from darkness. It's everywhere. The only way to see through it is to shine a light."

-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark

"The world wasn't what I wanted it to be," Pong went on. "Not Chattana. Not even Tanaburi. I thought if I ran far enough, I could find that perfect place where life is fair and everything is good. But…"

-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark

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12. The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons, #1)

By: Jaimal Yogis

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Grace and her friends must protect a newly hatched dragon from mysterious evildoers. When Grace … read more

Similar categories in Jaimal Yogis's The Awakening Storm (City of Dragons, #1) book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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13. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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14. Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.34

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build--and S… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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15. Maya and the Robot

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more

Similar categories in Eve L. Ewing's Maya and the Robot book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Ophie's Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • ghosts
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • horror
  • paranormal
  • audiobook
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17. Turtle Boy

By: M. Evan Wolkenstein

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more

Similar categories in M. Evan Wolkenstein's Turtle Boy book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Boys in the Back Row

By: Mike Jung

3.88

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Best friends Matt and Eric are hatching a plan for one big final adventure together before Eric mov… read more

Similar categories in Mike Jung's The Boys in the Back Row book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Falling Short by Ernesto Cisneros

21. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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22. Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Yusuf Azeem has spent all his life in the small town of Frey, Texas—and nearly that long waiting fo… read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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23. A Game of Fox & Squirrels

By: Jenn Reese

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

After an incident shatters their family, eleven-year old Samantha and her older sister Caitlin are … read more

Similar categories in Jenn Reese's A Game of Fox & Squirrels book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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24. Barakah Beats

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Barakah Beats book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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25. My Life in the Fish Tank

By: Barbara Dee

4.21

Format: 318 pages, Kindle Edition

From the acclaimed author of Maybe He Just Likes You and Halfway Normal comes a “compassionate…touc… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's My Life in the Fish Tank book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera

26. Lupe Wong Won't Dance

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed cause… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Lupe Wong Won't Dance book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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27. Frankie & Bug

By: Gayle Forman

4.10

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the debut middle grade novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman comes a poig… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Frankie & Bug book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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28. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

By: Nina Hamza

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more

Similar categories in Nina Hamza's Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. Liars' Room

By: Dan Poblocki

3.60

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

This spooky stand-alone from MG horror expert Dan Poblocki is perfect for fans of Katherine Arden a… read more

Similar categories in Dan Poblocki's Liars' Room book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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30. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist

4.33

Format: 208 pages, ebook

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's jou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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31. Candidly Cline

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Candidly Cline book and Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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