30 must-read middle grade books like The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson

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The Breakaways

By: Cathy G. Johnson

3.34

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how she will fit in. To her surp…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson , here is a list of 30 books like this:

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1. All's Faire in Middle School

By: Victoria Jamieson

3.90

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

The author of Roller Girlis back with a graphic novel about starting middle school, surviving your … read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's All's Faire in Middle School book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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2. Flamer

By: Mike Curato

4.32

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author and artist Mike Curato draws on his own experiences in Flamer, his debut graph… read more

Similar categories in Mike Curato's Flamer book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • banned books
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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3. Be Prepared

By: Vera Brosgol

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping and hilarious middle-grade summer camp memoir from the author of Anya's Ghost. All Ve… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Be Prepared book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
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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 Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
"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. Clash (Click #4)

By: Kayla Miller

4.16

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Olive, meet Natasha.There’s a new kid in town! From the moment Natasha sets foot in class, it’s cle… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Clash (Click #4) book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. Sunny Rolls the Dice (Sunny #3)

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.16

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Too cool for school . . . or the least groovy girl in the grade?Sunny's just made it to middle scho… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Sunny Rolls the Dice (Sunny #3) book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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7. Go with the Flow

By: Lily Williams

4.36

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Good friends help you go with the flow. Best friends help you start a revolution. Sophomores Ab… read more

Similar categories in Lily Williams's Go with the Flow book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. 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 Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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9. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • sports
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10. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
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11. Stepping Stones

By: Lucy Knisley

4.03

Format: 224 pages, None

Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving to the country and getting new stepsi… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Stepping Stones book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Miss Quinces

By: Kat Fajardo

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Rising star Kat Fajardo's debut middle-grade graphic novel about a girl who would rather do anythin… read more

Similar categories in Kat Fajardo's Miss Quinces book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of School Trip (New Kid, #3) by Jerry Craft

13. 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 Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz

14. Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer

By: Gillian Goerz

4.08

Format: 222 pages, Paperback

Meet Jamila and Shirley, two unlikely friends who save each other's summers while solving their nei… read more

Similar categories in Gillian Goerz's Shirley & Jamila Save Their Summer book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Measuring Up book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

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16. Smaller Sister

By: Maggie Edkins Willis

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister is a debut middle grade graphic novel about body image, confi… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Edkins Willis's Smaller Sister book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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17. Buzzing

By: Samuel Sattin

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A moving middle grade graphic novel about friendship, belonging, and learning to love yourself desp… read more

Similar categories in Samuel Sattin's Buzzing book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Black Canary: Ignite

By: Meg Cabot

3.61

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Meg Cabot's first graphic novel! Thirteen-year-old Dinah Lance knows exactly what she wants, who… read more

Similar categories in Meg Cabot's Black Canary: Ignite book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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19. The Cardboard Kingdom

By: Chad Sell

4.18

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to a neighborhood of kids who transform ordinary boxes into colorful costumes, and their or… read more

Similar categories in Chad Sell's The Cardboard Kingdom book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
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20. Beetle & the Hollowbones

By: Aliza Layne

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

An enchanting, riotous, and playfully illustrated debut graphic novel following a young goblin tryi… read more

Similar categories in Aliza Layne's Beetle & the Hollowbones book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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21. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
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22. Manu

By: Kelly Fernandez

3.82

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Set at a magical school for girls, a funny and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel adventure ab… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Fernandez's Manu book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
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23. Mabuhay!

By: Zachary Sterling

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that… read more

Similar categories in Zachary Sterling's Mabuhay! book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson

24. The Breakaways

By: Cathy G. Johnson

3.34

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Quiet, sensitive Faith starts middle school already worrying about how she will fit in. To her surp… read more

Similar categories in Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • banned books
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of All Summer Long (Eagle Rock, #1) by Hope Larson

25. All Summer Long (Eagle Rock, #1)

By: Hope Larson

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel about summer and friendships, written and illustrated by… read more

Similar categories in Hope Larson's All Summer Long (Eagle Rock, #1) book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Scout Is Not a Band Kid by Jade Armstrong

26. 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 Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1) by Tegan Quin

27. Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1)

By: Tegan Quin

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

AN INDIE BESTSELLER From indie-pop twin-sister duo Tegan and Sara comes a contemporary middle grad… read more

Similar categories in Tegan Quin's Junior High (Tegan and Sara #1) book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
Cover of Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp

28. Ink Girls

By: Marieke Nijkamp

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more

Similar categories in Marieke Nijkamp's Ink Girls book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of All Together Now (Eagle Rock, #2) by Hope Larson

29. All Together Now (Eagle Rock, #2)

By: Hope Larson

3.72

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

All Together Now is New York Times bestselling author and illustrator Hope Larson's pitch-perfect g… read more

Similar categories in Hope Larson's All Together Now (Eagle Rock, #2) book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
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31. The Leak

By: Kate Reed Petty

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

In this middle-grade graphic novel, Ruth, a young journalist, is determined to uncover a secret tha… read more

Similar categories in Kate Reed Petty's The Leak book and Cathy G. Johnson's The Breakaways

  • graphic novels
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • contemporary

28 must-read fiction books like The Breakaways by Cathy G. Johnson

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All's Faire in Middle School

Victoria Jamieson

3.90

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Flamer

Mike Curato

4.32

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Clash (Click #4)

Kayla Miller

4.16

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Sunny Rolls the Dice (Sunny #3)

Jennifer L. Holm

4.16

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

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Allergic

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

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Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Squished: A Graphic Novel

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4.17

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