21 must-read middle grade books like The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni

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The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynast…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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3. 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

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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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4. 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 Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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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5. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
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6. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Shannon in the Spotlight

By: Kalena Miller

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

After Shannon accidentally lands a lead role in the summer musical, she realizes she has bigger thi… read more

Similar categories in Kalena Miller's Shannon in the Spotlight book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

Similar categories in Celia Krampien's The Bellwoods Game book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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11. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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12. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. The International House of Dereliction

By: Jacqueline Davies

4.04

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War ser… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The International House of Dereliction book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
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14. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) by Janet Sumner Johnson

15. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more

Similar categories in Janet Sumner Johnson's Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • mystery
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16. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni

18. The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynast… read more

Similar categories in Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
Cover of Bea and the New Deal Horse by L.M. Elliott

19. Bea and the New Deal Horse

By: L.M. Elliott

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction This lyrical middle grade historical novel… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Elliott's Bea and the New Deal Horse book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Don't Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton

20. Don't Want to Be Your Monster

By: Deke Moulton

4.12

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders. Adam and Vic… read more

Similar categories in Deke Moulton's Don't Want to Be Your Monster book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • horror
  • supernatural
  • paranormal
Cover of Forever Twelve (The Evers) by Stacy McAnulty

21. Forever Twelve (The Evers)

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What if you were twelve for all of eternity? From the award-winning author of The Miscalculations o… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Forever Twelve (The Evers) book and Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy

18 must-read fiction books like The Carrefour Curse by Dianne K. Salerni

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

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17 Best fiction books like Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) by Janet Sumner Johnson

Transform Your Habits

Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Transform Your Habits

The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

G.Z. Schmidt

3.95

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