11 must-read middle grade books like The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart by Samera Kamaleddine

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The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart by Samera Kamaleddine , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family by Cameron Bloom, Bradley Trevor Greive

1. Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family

By: Cameron Bloom , Bradley Trevor Greive

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Penguin Bloom is an extraordinary true story full of hope and courage, featuring Cameron Bloom's ex… read more

Similar categories in Cameron Bloom's Penguin Bloom: The Odd Little Bird Who Saved a Family book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • family
Cover of If I Was a Horse by Sophie Blackall

2. If I Was a Horse

By: Sophie Blackall

3.79

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In her funniest book yet, two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall captures the astonishing spec… read more

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  • childrens
  • family
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3. Safe Haven

By: Shankari Chandran

4.18

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The new novel from the Miles Franklin award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. It was… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Safe Haven book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • contemporary
Cover of Bowerbird Blues by Aura Parker

4. Bowerbird Blues

By: Aura Parker

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

I am a collector. Always looking, finding ... and keeping! Bowerbird loves blue. Magnificent colbal… read more

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  • childrens
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5. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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6. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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7. Let’s Never Speak of This Again

By: Megan Williams

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Award Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Ella and I have been best … read more

Similar categories in Megan Williams's Let’s Never Speak of This Again book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • family
  • contemporary
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8. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • family
  • contemporary
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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9. Inkflower

By: Suzy Zail

4.32

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story. Lisa’s father has… read more

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10. Silver Linings

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Silver Linings book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"

-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings

Cover of A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1) by Lili Wilkinson

11. A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

By: Lili Wilkinson

3.51

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

Maude is the daughter of witches. She spent her childhood running wild with her best friend, Odette… read more

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"Except now there is a raven in the rowan tree."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"What good are stories when the monsters are real?"

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"A girl so full of wildness and passion and rage that maybe she couldn't contain the whole of herself."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

"If you stay home all the time, stories never happen. Sometimes you have to break something in order for the story to leak out through the cracks."

-Lili Wilkinson, A Hunger of Thorns (A Hunger of Thorns, #1)

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12. Two Can Play That Game

By: Leanne Yong

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Funny and romantic, an upbeat YA novel about gaming, goals and getting even from a fresh new voice … read more

Similar categories in Leanne Yong's Two Can Play That Game book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • contemporary
"You go on being wrong about everything, Jaybird. I’ll be there to say “I told you so"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Why can’t I simply be friends – or frenemies – with him? Is that so strange to both of you?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Because the only way you can change the world is by being a winner. Otherwise, the world at best ignores you, or at worst destroys you."

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"I only wish I could fix things for everyone that easily in real life. I mean, isn’t that why you play games, so you can pretend it’s possible?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

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13. The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win… read more

Similar categories in Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
Cover of The Quiet and the Loud by Helena  Fox

14. The Quiet and the Loud

By: Helena Fox

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about holding too tight to family secrets, healing from … read more

Similar categories in Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • family
  • contemporary
"And for a moment - here, now - we aren't the pregnant girl or the quiet girl. We aren't scared of death, or of memories oozing out of the dark. We are two girls, suspended. Timeless. Immense. Untouch…"

-Helena Fox, The Quiet and the Loud

Cover of Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World, #3) by Jackie French

15. Ming and Hilde Lead a Revolution (The Girls Who Changed the World, #3)

By: Jackie French

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

The third book in the best-selling Jackie French historical series that places girls centre stage. … read more

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16. Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth

By: Anna Fienberg

4.17

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweetly moving story about friendship and finding happiness, for readers who loved Wonder and Len… read more

Similar categories in Anna Fienberg's Picasso and the Greatest Show on Earth book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • contemporary
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17. Huda Was Here

By: H. Hayek

3.74

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Huda hatches a bold plan to help her dad get a job - which lands her and her brother in all kinds o… read more

Similar categories in H. Hayek's Huda Was Here book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
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18. The Concrete Garden

By: Bob Graham

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A timely, inspiring, and uplifting story about hope and the power of creative expression from one o… read more

Similar categories in Bob Graham's The Concrete Garden book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • childrens
  • family
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19. Scout and the Rescue Dogs

By: Dianne Wolfer

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A celebration of community, adventure, kindness and, above all, dogs! The summer holidays have fin… read more

Similar categories in Dianne Wolfer's Scout and the Rescue Dogs book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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20. That Bird Has Arms

By: Kate Temple

3.86

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Roy is an ordinary bird in every way. He is not the biggest, or the smallest. His squawk is not the… read more

Similar categories in Kate Temple's That Bird Has Arms book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • childrens
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21. Being Jimmy Baxter

By: Fiona Lloyd

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely fri… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lloyd's Being Jimmy Baxter book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Real Pigeons Flap Out (Real Pigeons #11) by Andrew McDonald

22. Real Pigeons Flap Out (Real Pigeons #11)

By: Andrew McDonald

3.18

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ever wonder why pigeons always act so weird? It’s because they’re out there chasing the bad guys an… read more

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23. Tweet

By: Morris Gleitzman

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The people of the world are puzzled. Birds everywhere are sitting on highways, on buildings, on BBQ… read more

Similar categories in Morris Gleitzman's Tweet book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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24. Every Night at Midnight

By: Peter Cheong

4.03

Format: 40 pages, ebook

A little lone werewolf prowls the nights on his own until he finds friendship in the most unexpecte… read more

Similar categories in Peter Cheong's Every Night at Midnight book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • childrens
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25. Paper-flower Girl

By: Margrete Lamond

3.36

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The Paper-flower Girl creates elaborate flowers out of paper, but she has few customers. When the G… read more

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  • childrens
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26. The Kindness Project

By: Deborah Abela

4.59

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

None read more

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  • middle grade
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27. Timeless

By: Kelly Canby

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emit (whose parents turned back time to name him) is surrounded by busyness. Dad is too busy to rea… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Canby's Timeless book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Sunshine on Vinegar Street by Karen Comer

28. Sunshine on Vinegar Street

By: Karen Comer

4.27

Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition

A sweet and emotional novel about friendship, family and accepting change from a fresh new voice.Fr… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Sunshine on Vinegar Street book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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29. Gymnastica Fantastica!

By: Briony Stewart

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Quick! Come and see! Something fabulous, it's . . . me!Gymnastica Fantastica! is a joyful and exube… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Bear and Duck are Friends by Sue deGennaro

30. Bear and Duck are Friends

By: Sue deGennaro

3.79

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Bear and Duck are best friends, but they are very different. Duck likes to try new things, and Bear… read more

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31. Goodbye, Old House

By: Margaret Wild

3.91

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A joyful story about moving house and embracing change from a much-loved, award-winning team. Ho… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Wild's Goodbye, Old House book and Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

  • childrens
  • family

11 Best contemporary books like The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart by Samera Kamaleddine

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Shankari Chandran

4.18

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Runt

Craig Silvey

4.46

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Tristan Bancks

4.04

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Let’s Never Speak of This Again

Megan Williams

3.80

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If I Was a Horse

Sophie Blackall

3.79

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Aura Parker

4.20

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Tristan Bancks

4.04

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