18 Best middle grade books like The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen

Cover of The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen

The Happy Shop

By: Brittany Long Olsen

4.05

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old Darcy thinks she’s found the answer to her problems when she discovers a store sell…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen , here is a list of 18 books like this:

Cover of The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

1. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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2. Timid

By: Jonathan Todd

3.57

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

A semiautobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voi… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Todd's Timid book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Duel by Jessixa Bagley

3. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of I Feel Awful, Thanks by Lara Pickle

4. I Feel Awful, Thanks

By: Lara Pickle

4.04

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

A lushly illustrated debut graphic novel that explores the hardfought journey of self-acceptance in… read more

Similar categories in Lara Pickle's I Feel Awful, Thanks book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • magic
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

5. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Out of Left Field by Jonah Newman

6. Out of Left Field

By: Jonah Newman

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A nerdy gay teenager jumps headfirst into the bro-y world of high school baseball in this semi-auto… read more

Similar categories in Jonah Newman's Out of Left Field book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
"I'm gay"

-Jonah Newman, Out of Left Field

Cover of Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid by Ngozi Ukazu

7. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

By: Ngozi Ukazu

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more

Similar categories in Ngozi Ukazu's Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • fiction
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8. 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 Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • 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!

Cover of The Happy Shop by Brittany Long Olsen

9. The Happy Shop

By: Brittany Long Olsen

4.05

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old Darcy thinks she’s found the answer to her problems when she discovers a store sell… read more

Similar categories in Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Wires Crossed by Beth Fantaskey

10. Wires Crossed

By: Beth Fantaskey

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A smart and funny slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller about n… read more

Similar categories in Beth Fantaskey's Wires Crossed book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival by Estelle Nadel

11. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

By: Estelle Nadel

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Nadel's The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

12. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

Similar categories in Mai K. Nguyen's Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) by Sarah Sax

13. Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2)

By: Sarah Sax

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make t… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Nothing Special, Vol. 1: Through the Elder Woods by Katie Cook

14. Nothing Special, Vol. 1: Through the Elder Woods

By: Katie Cook

4.29

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Two not-so-human teenagers and a friendly ghost radish face the fantasy adventure of a lifetime in … read more

Similar categories in Katie Cook's Nothing Special, Vol. 1: Through the Elder Woods book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • comics
  • fantasy
Cover of Day of the Living Liv (Spirited, #1) by Liv Livingston

15. Day of the Living Liv (Spirited, #1)

By: Liv Livingston

3.68

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

The only living girl in a ghost town struggles to find her place in the first book in the Spirited … read more

Similar categories in Liv Livingston's Day of the Living Liv (Spirited, #1) book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod

16. Continental Drifter

By: Kathy MacLeod

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A graphic memoir from debut author Kathy Macleod. With a Thai mother and an American father, Kat… read more

Similar categories in Kathy MacLeod's Continental Drifter book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Next Stop by Debbie Fong

17. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The New Girl (The New Girl #1) by Cassandra Calin

18. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim

19. Summer Vamp

By: Violet Chan Karim

4.21

Format: 235 pages, None

What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more

Similar categories in Violet Chan Karim's Summer Vamp book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

20. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Call Me Iggy by Jorge Aguirre

21. Call Me Iggy

By: Jorge Aguirre

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping i… read more

Similar categories in Jorge Aguirre's Call Me Iggy book and Brittany Long Olsen's The Happy Shop

  • magical realism
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction

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