20 Best middle grade books like Peter Lee's Notes From the Field by Angela Ahn

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Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

By: Angela Ahn

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Peter Lee has one goal in life: to become a paleontologist. But in one summer, that…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Peter Lee's Notes From the Field by Angela Ahn , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. First Light

By: Rebecca Stead

5.00

Format: 398 pages,

Peter is thrilled to leave New York City to accompany his parents on an expedition to Greenland to … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's First Light book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile

2. Upside-Down Magic (Upside-Down Magic, #1)

By: Emily Jenkins , Sarah Mlynowski , Lauren Myracle

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From New York Timesbestselling authors Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins comes the… read more

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3. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

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4. Prairie Lotus

By: Linda Sue Park

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Prairie Lotus book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

Similar categories in Amina Luqman-Dawson's Freewater book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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6. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. 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 Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. Astrid the Unstoppable

By: Maria Parr

4.45

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A modern classic in the making, this hilarious and heartwarming story explores the true meaning of … read more

Similar categories in Maria Parr's Astrid the Unstoppable book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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10. Borders

By: Thomas King

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A stunning graphic-novel adaptation based on the work of one of Canada’s most revered and bestselli… read more

Similar categories in Thomas King's Borders book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
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11. The Undercover Book List

By: Colleen Nelson

4.29

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

He's known as the class troublemaker. She's known as the bookworm. But when every note they send is… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Nelson's The Undercover Book List book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • canada
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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12. Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer

By: Leslie Gentile

4.22

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

It’s the summer of 1978 and most people think Elvis Presley has been dead for a year. But not eleve… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Gentile's Elvis, Me, and the Lemonade Stand Summer book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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13. Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard of, filled with illustra… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1) book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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14. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

Similar categories in J. Dillard's J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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16. Honestly Elliott

By: Gillian McDunn

4.33

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes finding yourself can be a little messy. Elliott has been struggling since starting mid… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's Honestly Elliott book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"The goal isn't perfection- the goal is making something new. (pg. 18)"

-Gillian McDunn, Honestly Elliott

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17. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

By: Susan Hood

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • middle grade
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18. Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

By: Angela Ahn

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Peter Lee has one goal in life: to become a paleontologist. But in one summer, that… read more

Similar categories in Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • canada
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold)

By: Cynthia Lord

4.02

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father on a routine call. They're… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Lord's Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold) book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster by Rachelle Delaney

20. Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster

By: Rachelle Delaney

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When Alice agreed to appear in a reality cooking show with her father, she had no idea she'd find h… read more

Similar categories in Rachelle Delaney's Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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21. Neverforgotten

By: Alejandra Algorta

3.66

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Fabio flies through the streets of Bogotá on his bicycle, the children of his neighborhood trailing… read more

Similar categories in Alejandra Algorta's Neverforgotten book and Angela Ahn's Peter Lee's Notes From the Field

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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4.18

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Amina Luqman-Dawson

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