20 Top middle grade books like The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3) by Tom Sullivan

Cover of The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3) by Tom  Sullivan

The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

By: Tom Sullivan

3.85

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

The third book in this graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases details the Isabella Stewart …

If you liked the middle grade plot in The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3) by Tom Sullivan , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. 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

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas  Day

2. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • true crime
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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3. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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4. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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5. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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6. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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8. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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9. 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 Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"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

Cover of Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel by Jennifer L. Holm

10. Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel

By: Jennifer L. Holm

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Life isn't like the movies. But then again, 11-year-old Turtle is no Shirley Temple. She's smart… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Turtle in Paradise: The Graphic Novel book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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11. School Trip (New Kid, #3)

By: Jerry Craft

4.20

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's School Trip (New Kid, #3) book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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12. 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 Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
Cover of Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1) by Jason Reynolds

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 Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. 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 Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3) by Tom  Sullivan

15. The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

By: Tom Sullivan

3.85

Format: 104 pages, Hardcover

The third book in this graphic nonfiction series about real FBI cases details the Isabella Stewart … read more

Similar categories in Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3) book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • true crime
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • mystery
  • crime
  • juvenile
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16. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) by McCall Hoyle

17. 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 Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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18. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

Similar categories in Jade Armstrong's Scout Is Not a Band Kid book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

19. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • nonfiction
  • history
  • childrens
Cover of Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

20. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb ―the fascinating and… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
  • history
  • middle grade
Cover of How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respicio

21. How to Win a Slime War

By: Mae Respicio

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Two kids face off in an epic battle to see who can sell the most slime, while navigating sticky sit… read more

Similar categories in Mae Respicio's How to Win a Slime War book and Tom Sullivan's The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile

18 Top childrens books like The 500 Million Dollar Heist: Isabella Stewart Gardner and Thirteen Missing Masterpieces (Unsolved Case Files #3) by Tom Sullivan

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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The Probability of Everything

Sarah Everett

4.33

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Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

Pedro Martín

4.27

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16 must-read fiction books like Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Squished: A Graphic Novel

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

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