26 best-selling middle grade books like Parked by Danielle Svetcov

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Parked

By: Danielle Svetcov

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Rebecca Stead and Joan Bauer comes a scrappy, poignant, uplifting debut about family, f…

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1. Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The compelling story of a girl’s fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indent… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Amal Unbound book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"The thing is- those books made my days bearable."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"If everyone decided nothing would change, nothing ever would."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"You always have a choice. Making choices even when they scare you because you know it's the right thing to do - that's bravery."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

2. The Initiation (Lock and Key #1)

By: Ridley Pearson , None

3.75

Format: 273 pages, Audio

Bestselling author of Peter and the Starcatchers and the Kingdom Keepers series, Ridley Pearson rei… read more

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3. 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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4. 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

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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5. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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6. There Was a Party for Langston

By: Jason Reynolds

4.48

Format: 56 pages, ebook

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's There Was a Party for Langston book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
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7. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. 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 Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Fertilizer, meet fan"

-Gordon Korman, Unplugged

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9. Two Degrees

By: Alan Gratz

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Two Degrees book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."

-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees

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10. 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 Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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12. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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14. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"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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16. Key Player (Front Desk, #4)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Key Player (Front Desk, #4) book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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20. The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish (The Vanderbeekers, #5)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.45

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Witness the power of family history and family love in this funny, poignant addition to a series th… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish (The Vanderbeekers, #5) book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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21. Love & Other Great Expectations

By: Becky Dean

3.79

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An American girl embarks on a competitive scavenger hunt in England—and along the way, meets up wit… read more

Similar categories in Becky Dean's Love & Other Great Expectations book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Want to be a knight, Al?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Would you rather eat poison ivy or a handful of bumblebees?"

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Maybe I just wanted to spend time with a pretty, crazy American."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

"Books are like adventures. They take you to new places and let you be new people. The best ones teach you about life or inspire you."

-Becky Dean, Love & Other Great Expectations

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22. Omar Rising

By: Aisha Saeed

4.22

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Omar knows his scholarship to Ghalib Academy Boarding School is a game changer, providing him - the… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Omar Rising book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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23. Every Time You Go Away

By: Abigail Johnson

3.86

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Jennifer Niven, Abigail Johnson draws a searing and lyrical portrait of grief, … read more

Similar categories in Abigail Johnson's Every Time You Go Away book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. Iveliz Explains It All

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Library Binding

How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Iveliz Explains It All book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

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25. Friends Forever (Friends, 3)

By: Shannon Hale

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Following up their mega-bestselling Real Friends and Best Friends graphic memoirs, Shannon Hale and… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's Friends Forever (Friends, 3) book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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26. The Firefly Summer

By: Morgan Matson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwicks meets The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street in a story about a young girl who gets to k… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Firefly Summer book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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27. Parked

By: Danielle Svetcov

4.02

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Rebecca Stead and Joan Bauer comes a scrappy, poignant, uplifting debut about family, f… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Svetcov's Parked book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • poverty
  • audiobook
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28. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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29. 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 Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Last Gamer Standing by Katie Zhao

30. Last Gamer Standing

By: Katie Zhao

3.96

Format: None pages, None

Twelve-year-old Reyna Cheng is the up-and-coming junior amateur Dayhold gamer, competing in a VR ba… read more

Similar categories in Katie Zhao's Last Gamer Standing book and Danielle Svetcov's Parked

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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31. The Disaster Days

By: Rebecca Behrens

4.09

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

Hannah Steele loves living on Pelling, a tiny island near Seattle. It's a little disconnected from … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

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Amal Unbound

Aisha Saeed

4.18

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

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City Spies (City Spies #1)

James Ponti

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Unplugged

Gordon Korman

3.96

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

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