16 Top middle grade books like The Summer We Found the Baby by Amy Hest

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The Summer We Found the Baby

By: Amy Hest

3.53

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Set during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one ext…

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1. Crenshaw

By: Katherine Applegate

3.81

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

2. Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters

By: Lesley M.M. Blume

3.54

Format: 317 pages, Hardcover

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3. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride (Mercy Watson #2)

By: Chris Van Dusen , Kate DiCamillo

3.22

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

Mr. and Mrs. Watson's porcine wonder, Mercy, loves nothing more than a ride in the car. It takes a … read more

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4. One for the Murphys

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, … read more

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5. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. 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 Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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7. Unplugged

By: Gordon Korman

3.96

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman comes a middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellne… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Unplugged book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Fertilizer, meet fan"

-Gordon Korman, Unplugged

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8. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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9. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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10. We Dream of Space

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It's January 1986. The launch of the Challenger is just weeks away, and Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelso… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's We Dream of Space book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
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11. Twelfth Grade Night

By: Molly Horton Booth

3.79

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The course of true love never did run smooth . . . and neither does high school in this new graphic… read more

Similar categories in Molly Horton Booth's Twelfth Grade Night book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • fiction
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12. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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13. The Secret Lake

By: Karen Inglis

4.13

Format: 124 pages, Kindle Edition

An alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here. A lost dog, a hidden time tunnel a… read more

Similar categories in Karen Inglis's The Secret Lake book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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14. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. The Summer We Found the Baby

By: Amy Hest

3.53

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Set during World War II, this poignant, briskly paced historical novel relays the events of one ext… read more

Similar categories in Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • new york
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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16. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)

By: McCall Hoyle

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Not Your All-American Girl

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang

4.20

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A multicultural story full of heart and hilarity about what it means to be all-American.Lauren and … read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wan-Long Shang's Not Your All-American Girl book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Coop Knows the Scoop

By: Taryn Souders

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground... Windy Bottom, Georgia is… read more

Similar categories in Taryn Souders's Coop Knows the Scoop book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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19. Gut Reaction

By: Kirby Larson

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores wha… read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Gut Reaction book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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20. Dog Star

By: Megan Shepherd

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Laika is a Cold Dog, a stray pup fighting for her life on the streets of Moscow. Then, one winter n… read more

Similar categories in Megan Shepherd's Dog Star book and Amy Hest's The Summer We Found the Baby

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • historical fiction

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Katherine Applegate

3.81

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Gordon Korman

4.24

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Linda Sue Park

4.29

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Gordon Korman

3.96

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The Secret Zoo (The Secret Zoo, #1)

Bryan Chick

4.10

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Doron Ben-Ami , Betsy Byars

3.02

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Katherine Applegate

3.81

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Katherine Applegate

4.28

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