7 must-read juvenile books like Eight Days by Teresa Toten

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Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-…

If you liked the juvenile plot in Eight Days by Teresa Toten , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. 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 Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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3. 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 Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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4. The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

By: David Alexander Robertson

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Morgan and Eli, two Indigenous children forced away from their families and communities, are brough… read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1) book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Stories always lead people somewhere, To a place, to a memory."

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

"Humans...The land provides everything that anybody would need. If you take only what you need, the land renews itself so that it can provide more. Medicines, water, plants, meat. In exchange, because…"

-David Alexander Robertson, The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

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5. Children of the Fox (Thieves of Shadow, #1)

By: Kevin Sands

4.25

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Five kids with unusual talents are brought together to commit an impossible crime. A magic-infus… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Sands's Children of the Fox (Thieves of Shadow, #1) book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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6. Echoes and Empires (Echoes and Empires, #1)

By: Morgan Rhodes

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A snarky seventeen-year-old must team up with an enigmatic criminal to cure herself of dangerous fo… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Rhodes's Echoes and Empires (Echoes and Empires, #1) book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • fiction
  • young adult
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7. The Other Side of Perfect

By: Melanie Florence

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Florence's The Other Side of Perfect book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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8. Walking in Two Worlds (The Floraverse)

By: Wab Kinew

3.51

Format: 296 pages, Hardcover

An Indigenous teen girl is caught between two worlds, both real and virtual, in the YA fantasy debu… read more

Similar categories in Wab Kinew's Walking in Two Worlds (The Floraverse) book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • canada
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9. Winterkill

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, this incredibly gripping and timely story set during… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Winterkill book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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10. Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more

Similar categories in Teresa Toten's Eight Days book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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11. 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 Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Let the Monster Out: A Novel

By: Chad Lucas

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facing––and accepting––your … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lucas's Let the Monster Out: A Novel book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
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13. Batter Royale: A Graphic Novel

By: Leisl Adams

3.62

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In Leisl Adams’s fun debut graphic novel, Batter Royale , a talented young chef is selected to part… read more

Similar categories in Leisl Adams's Batter Royale: A Graphic Novel book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. Fly

By: Alison Hughes

3.84

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A novel in free verse about a middle schooler who discovers he’s not the only one grappling with th… read more

Similar categories in Alison Hughes's Fly book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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15. Sorry For Your Loss

By: Joanne Levy

4.11

Format: 245 pages, Paperback

Evie Walman is not obsessed with death. She does think about it a lot, though, but only because her… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Levy's Sorry For Your Loss book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Someone else’s grief is not for you to solve."

-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss

"But even though I didn’t think he liked me very much, at least he hadn’t called me any names or told me I smelled like death. So that was an improvement."

-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss

"I took some comfort in thinking about how when I grew up and became a funeral director like my parents, I wouldn’t have to worry about my clients being mean to me. Because they’d already be dead."

-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss

"Part of being a good funeral director— and even a good friend—is knowing that someone may not want to be consoled. They may not welcome your words of support, and you need to respect that. Someone el…"

-Joanne Levy, Sorry For Your Loss

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16. The Ribbon Leaf

By: Lori Weber

4.01

Format: 496 pages, Paperback

Would you risk your life to help a friend? In Nazi Germany, friendship between an Aryan German girl… read more

Similar categories in Lori Weber's The Ribbon Leaf book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • young adult
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17. Legends and Liars (Echoes and Empires, #2)

By: Morgan Rhodes

3.60

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This riveting sequel to Echoes and Empires sees Joss and Jericho team up with some of their greates… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Rhodes's Legends and Liars (Echoes and Empires, #2) book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • fiction
  • young adult
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18. Ghostlight

By: Kenneth Oppel

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth Oppel's Ghostlight book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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19. Forever Birchwood

By: Danielle Daniel

3.97

Format: 304 pages, ebook

The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel Adventurous, tr… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Daniel's Forever Birchwood book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. Hidden on the High Wire

By: Kathy Kacer

4.10

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

In the summer of 1941, Irene Lorch must perform the most perilous balancing act of her life… Ire… read more

Similar categories in Kathy Kacer's Hidden on the High Wire book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • middle grade
  • canada
Cover of Under the Iron Bridge (The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers 2021, 19) by Kathy Kacer

21. Under the Iron Bridge (The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers 2021, 19)

By: Kathy Kacer

3.87

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

It's 1938 in Dusseldorf, Germany, and Paul is feeling pressured to join the Hitler Youth. The last … read more

Similar categories in Kathy Kacer's Under the Iron Bridge (The Holocaust Remembrance Series for Young Readers 2021, 19) book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • young adult
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22. Apartment 713

By: Kevin Sylvester

4.26

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Sylvester's Apartment 713 book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Stone Child (The Misewa Saga, #3) by David Alexander Robertson

23. The Stone Child (The Misewa Saga, #3)

By: David Alexander Robertson

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

It's a race against time to save Eli, in this third book in the award-winning, Narnia-inspired Indi… read more

Similar categories in David Alexander Robertson's The Stone Child (The Misewa Saga, #3) book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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24. Firefly

By: Philippa Dowding

4.01

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 2021 | Winner of the Ruth & Sylvia Schwartz Childre… read more

Similar categories in Philippa Dowding's Firefly book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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25. The Bear House

By: Meaghan McIsaac

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In a gritty medieval world where the ruling houses are based on the constellations, betrayal, intri… read more

Similar categories in Meaghan McIsaac's The Bear House book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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26. Berani

By: Michelle Kadarusman

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An honest and stirring novel about the choices made by young environmental activists, and the balan… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Kadarusman's Berani book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • childrens
  • canada
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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27. The Big Sting

By: Rachelle Delaney

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A visit to Leo's grandfather's farm turns upside down when his grandmother's bee hives are stolen. … read more

Similar categories in Rachelle Delaney's The Big Sting book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • canada
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. How to Be a Goldfish

By: Jane Baird Warren

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When her class is assigned a family tree project, Lizzie knows hers will become fodder for Scotch G… read more

Similar categories in Jane Baird Warren's How to Be a Goldfish book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • middle grade
  • canada
Cover of Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton by Anita Daher

29. Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton

By: Anita Daher

3.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Nominated for a 2023/24 Red Cedar Award Nominated for the 2024 MYRCA Sundogs! When twelve-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Anita Daher's Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • middle grade
  • canada
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30. On the Line

By: Paul Coccia

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old basketball star Jordan Ryker feels like his life is falling apart . All Jordie wa… read more

Similar categories in Paul Coccia's On the Line book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • middle grade
  • canada
  • young adult
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31. She Holds Up the Stars

By: Sandra Laronde

3.65

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The last thing that twelve-year-old Misko wants to do is to move away from the city to spend time o… read more

Similar categories in Sandra Laronde's She Holds Up the Stars book and Teresa Toten's Eight Days

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada

22 must-read fiction books like Eight Days by Teresa Toten

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The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Probability of Everything

Sarah Everett

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

Transform Your Habits

The Barren Grounds (The Misewa Saga, #1)

David Alexander Robertson

3.90

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16 must-read fiction books like Winterkill by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

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Rescue

Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

Transform Your Habits

The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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Two Degrees

Alan Gratz

4.15

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