19 Top middle grade books like The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5) by R.A. Spratt

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The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

By: R.A. Spratt

4.52

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

Friday Barnes is being attacked on all fronts!When Friday Barnes gets involved in her frenemy Ian W…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5) by R.A. Spratt , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Nine Days

By: Toni Jordan

3.73

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

One family. Nine momentous days. An unforgettable novel of love and folly and heartbreak. It is … read more

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  • contemporary
"People who work out are so gullible. They think they'll live longer. Well, good luck to them. It's a shame most of them aren't bright enough to realise that the extra time added to their life when th…"

-Toni Jordan, Nine Days

"And here is the most wonderful thing of all. I have had one night with the man of my heart and, just this once, I have had something that I wanted. Whatever happens, I will keep this night stored awa…"

-Toni Jordan, Nine Days

"You must know this. People disappear. They just go puff. Thin air. Every time you see someone, you never know if you're seeing them for the last time. Drink them in, Alec. Kiss them. It's very import…"

-Toni Jordan, Nine Days

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2. The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5)

By: Sophie Cleverly

4.46

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

There’s a new girl at Rookwood School, and new mystery for Scarlet and Ivy to solve. It’s a bran… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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3. Take Your Last Breath (Ruby Redfort #2)

By: Lauren Child

3.33

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Crack open Ruby Redfort's second adventure -- and you will literally be on the edge of your wits. E… read more

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  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. The Whispers in the Walls (Scarlet and Ivy, #2)

By: Sophie Cleverly

4.24

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Scarlet and Ivy return to Rookwood School - in their second spine-tingling mystery adventure! The t… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Whispers in the Walls (Scarlet and Ivy, #2) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Pick Your Poison (Ruby Redfort, #5) by Lauren Child

5. Pick Your Poison (Ruby Redfort, #5)

By: Lauren Child

2.84

Format: 306 pages,

Meet Ruby Redfort: supercool secret agent, code-cracker... and thirteen-year-old girl, created by a… read more

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  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #4)

By: Robin Stevens

4.12

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

The fantastic new mystery from the author of Murder Most Unladylike. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong hav… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #4) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
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7. Catch Your Death (Ruby Redfort, #3)

By: Lauren Child

3.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This time, tigers are roaming the streets of Twinford, and it looks like someone has deliberately r… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Child's Catch Your Death (Ruby Redfort, #3) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. The Dance in the Dark (Scarlet and Ivy #3)

By: Sophie Cleverly

3.67

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

Scarlet and Ivy return to creepy Rookwood School for a third mystery adventure! Perfect for fans of… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Dance in the Dark (Scarlet and Ivy #3) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • mystery thriller
  • middle grade
  • childrens

9. Feel the Fear (Ruby Redfort #4)

By: Lauren Child

4.23

Format: 166 pages,

How do you catch a thief who isn't there? Ruby Redfort has a lot of reasons to feel confident. Unde… read more

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10. Dragonfly Song

By: Wendy Orr

3.55

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

The little girl found under a bush has no name and cannot speak. Is she a miracle child who escaped… read more

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11. Mistletoe and Murder (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #5)

By: Robin Stevens

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas hols in snowy Cambridge. Hazel has high hopes… read more

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12. The Lights Under the Lake (Scarlet and Ivy #4)

By: Sophie Cleverly

3.80

Format: 212 pages,

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13. First Class Murder: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery

By: Robin Stevens

3.48

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are taking a holiday through Europe on the world-famous Orient Express. … read more

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14. Look Into My Eyes (Ruby Redfort, #1)

By: Lauren Child

4.45

Format: None pages,

Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen about the Ruby Redfort books. Now in h… read more

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15. The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, #11)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.46

Format: None pages, None

For centuries there have been rumors of another continent on the dragons' planet -- another land fa… read more

Similar categories in Tui T. Sutherland's The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, #11) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"How funny it feels to know you so well when there are so many of you I’m never going to meet. I see you all the time, especially when I’m just on the edge of falling asleep."

-Tui T. Sutherland, The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, #11)

"Your futures are full of joy. What a miracle it is to be a dragon, alive right now and part of this wonderful world. Do you ever stop to think about that? About what an odd and lucky thing it is to b…"

-Tui T. Sutherland, The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, #11)

"She thought about that for a moment. He liked the way she stopped and thought carefully about the things he said. Most dragons already had their ideas settled in their heads; if they paused to think …"

-Tui T. Sutherland, The Lost Continent (Wings of Fire, #11)

Cover of Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3) by Ally Carter

16. Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

By: Ally Carter

4.20

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

When Cammie "The Chameleon" Morgan visits her roommate Macey in Boston, she thinks she's in for an … read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • contemporary
"There are 6 reasons that a person does anything: Love, faith, greed, boredom, fear... revenge."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

"She thought she was only seeing him because she wanted to see him... It's a by-product of very dramatic kissing."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

"the only way Bex would miss this would be if she were unconscious. And tied up. And in a concrete bunker. In Siberia."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

"I thought about how there are two types of secrets: the kind you want to keep in, and the kind you don't dare to let out."

-Ally Carter, Don't Judge a Girl by Her Cover (Gallagher Girls, #3)

17. The Lost Twin (Scarlet and Ivy #1)

By: Sophie Cleverly , None

3.50

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

Ivy, I pray that it's you reading this. And if you are, well, I suppose you're the new me... When s… read more

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18. Blink and You Die (Ruby Redfort #6)

By: Lauren Child

3.88

Format: None pages,

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19. Death in the Spotlight (Murder Most Unladylike, #7)

By: Robin Stevens

4.48

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

'The whole theatre seemed on edge. There was a feverish atmosphere seeping into every corner of the… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Death in the Spotlight (Murder Most Unladylike, #7) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"My good sir,' he said, 'do you know to whom you are speaking? I am the Prince of Bengal and these are my friends, the Princess of Kowloon and the Duke of Massachusettes. We are waiting for my father,…"

-Robin Stevens, Death in the Spotlight (Murder Most Unladylike, #7)

Cover of Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9) by Robin Stevens

20. Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9)

By: Robin Stevens

4.55

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The final novel in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Dais… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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21. The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire, #13)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Some secrets are deadly. It's no secret that Sundew wants to destroy the HiveWings. It's her lif… read more

Similar categories in Tui T. Sutherland's The Poison Jungle (Wings of Fire, #13) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6) by Robin Stevens

22. A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6)

By: Robin Stevens

4.40

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth mystery from the bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. When Haz… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8) by Robin Stevens

23. Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8)

By: Robin Stevens

4.35

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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24. The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, #14)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.47

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues! Snowfall didn't expect to be queen of the Ic… read more

Similar categories in Tui T. Sutherland's The Dangerous Gift (Wings of Fire, #14) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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25. Silver Linings

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Silver Linings book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"

-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings

Cover of The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5) by R.A. Spratt

26. The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

By: R.A. Spratt

4.52

Format: 151 pages, Kindle Edition

Friday Barnes is being attacked on all fronts!When Friday Barnes gets involved in her frenemy Ian W… read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery thriller
  • detective
  • school stories
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • kids
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of Wolf Girl: Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1) by Anh Do

27. Wolf Girl: Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1)

By: Anh Do

4.26

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

A wildly exciting new adventure series from bestselling author Anh Do. I crawled onto the bank a… read more

Similar categories in Anh Do's Wolf Girl: Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends, #2) by Tui T. Sutherland

28. Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends, #2)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.52

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

This special edition of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series soars back in time t… read more

Similar categories in Tui T. Sutherland's Dragonslayer (Wings of Fire: Legends, #2) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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29. Musical Mystery (Ella at Eden #3)

By: Laura Sieveking

4.37

Format: 115 pages, Kindle Edition

Eden College is putting on 'Enchantment the Musical!' Ella and her friends are very excited and thr… read more

Similar categories in Laura Sieveking's Musical Mystery (Ella at Eden #3) book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • middle grade
Cover of Friday Barnes 1-4 (Friday Barnes #1-4) by R.A.Spratt

30. Friday Barnes 1-4 (Friday Barnes #1-4)

By: R.A.Spratt

4.56

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

None read more

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31. Alice-Miranda Shines Bright

By: Jacqueline Harvey

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Mysteries abound and Alice-Miranda is on the case. Eight-year-old Alice-Miranda and her friend M… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Harvey's Alice-Miranda Shines Bright book and R.A. Spratt's The Plot Thickens (Friday Barnes, #5)

  • mystery
  • childrens
  • kids
  • contemporary

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