20 must-read middle grade books like Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive) by Jessika Fleck

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Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Jessika Fleck

3.81

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Life in lower Manhattan is normal for Molly, her dads, and younger sister. But on September 11, 200…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive) by Jessika Fleck , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Trouble With Chickens (J.J. Tully Mystery #1)

By: Doreen Cronin , Kevin Cornell

3.82

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

J.J. Tully is a former search-and-rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of p… read more

Similar categories in Doreen Cronin's The Trouble With Chickens (J.J. Tully Mystery #1) book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The truth was somewhere between her brain and her beak. I wasn’t sure it would survive the trip."

-Doreen Cronin, The Trouble With Chickens (J.J. Tully Mystery #1)

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2. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Format: None pages,

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from some… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (Heroes in Training, #1)

By: Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams , Craig Phillips

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

After pulling a magical thunderbolt from a stone, ten-year-old Zeus goes on the adventure of a life… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure

4. A True Home (Heartwood Hotel, #1)

By: Kallie George , Stephanie Graegin

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a st… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

5. The Jumbies (The Jumbies #1)

By: Tracey Baptiste

4.00

Format: 592 pages, Hardcover

A spine-tingling tale rooted in Caribbean folklore that will have readers holding their breath as t… read more

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6. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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7. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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8. Allergic

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Your heart’s expanded enough, Mom! Let’s go!"

-Megan Wagner Lloyd, Allergic

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9. When You Trap a Tiger

By: Tae Keller

4.15

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medal Winner (2021) Some stories refuse to stay bottled up... When Lily and her famil… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I am a girl who sees invisible things, but I am not invisible."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"Does it get easier? Does the sadness go away? The sadness fades, yeah. Eventually. But the missing ... I don't know if that ever does."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"If you put things off for later, you'll never do them. They'll become harder and scarier, and one day you'll realize you've run out of time."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"It's hard to breathe. I know now: The moment when everything really falls apart--it's not during the big explosion. It's in the quiet after. And the feeling is not a shattering. Not quite"

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

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10. Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15)

By: Arley Nopra

4.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Arley Nopra! Claudia isn't worried … read more

Similar categories in Arley Nopra's Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15) book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. New from Here

By: Kelly Yang

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's New from Here book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."

-Kelly Yang, New from Here

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12. The List of Things That Will Not Change

By: Rebecca Stead

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"...life is like a trip. A very long one. And what matters most is the people you travel with."

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

"The thing about making butter is that it feels like it'll never be done, almost right up to the moment when it is done. If what you want is butter, you have to keep going, even if you only half belie…"

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

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13. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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14. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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15. Hoops: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Tavares

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more

Similar categories in Matt Tavares's Hoops: A Graphic Novel book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. 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

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Jessika Fleck

3.81

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Life in lower Manhattan is normal for Molly, her dads, and younger sister. But on September 11, 200… read more

Similar categories in Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive) book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • new york
  • survival
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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18. Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1)

By: Renée Watson

3.97

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipes, and has a lot on her mind—… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Flor and Miranda Steal the Show

By: Jennifer Torres

3.76

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Enjoy carnival rides and deep fried pickles in this warm, funny middle grade novel about family and… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) by Janae Marks

20. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Salima Alikhan

4.05

Format: 104 pages, Library Binding

Although Emmi has lived in Chicago for two years, she finds it hard to love her adopted city. As a … read more

Similar categories in Salima Alikhan's Emmi in the City: A Great Chicago Fire Survival Story (Girls Survive) book and Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

20 Best fiction books like Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive) by Jessika Fleck

Transform Your Habits

The Trouble With Chickens (J.J. Tully Mystery #1)

Doreen Cronin , Kevin Cornell

3.82

Transform Your Habits

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (Heroes in Training, #1)

Joan Holub , Suzanne Williams , Craig Phillips

2.00

A True Home (Heartwood Hotel, #1)

Kallie George , Stephanie Graegin

4.12

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19 must-read fiction books like Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15) by Arley Nopra

Transform Your Habits

Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15)

Arley Nopra

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Teacher's Pet (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels, #2)

Nicole Andelfinger

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

Transform Your Habits

Best Friends (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #1)

Nicole Andelfinger

3.93

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