16 best-selling juvenile books like 365 Days to Alaska by Cathy Carr

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365 Days to Alaska

By: Cathy Carr

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life  …

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1. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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2. Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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3. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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5. 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 Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. Wild River (The Wild, #2)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip, when he's awoken b… read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's Wild River (The Wild, #2) book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. What Lives in the Woods

By: Lindsay Currie

3.84

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Welcome to the decrepit Woodmoor Manor…where something in the woods is always watching. From the au… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's What Lives in the Woods book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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8. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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9. An Occasionally Happy Family

By: Cliff Burke

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a dis… read more

Similar categories in Cliff Burke's An Occasionally Happy Family book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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10. Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.34

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build--and S… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • middle grade
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11. Maya and the Robot

By: Eve L. Ewing

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated middle grade novel about a forgotten homemade robot who comes to life just when aspi… read more

Similar categories in Eve L. Ewing's Maya and the Robot book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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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 Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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13. Better with Butter

By: Victoria Piontek

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the for… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Piontek's Better with Butter book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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14. Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold)

By: Varian Johnson

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Literary powerhouse and Coretta Scott King Honor- and Boston Globe / Horn Book Honor-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Varian Johnson's Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Scholastic Gold) book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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15. 365 Days to Alaska

By: Cathy Carr

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life  … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • divorce
  • juvenile
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16. Once Upon a Camel

By: Kathi Appelt

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An old camel is out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert.Zada… read more

Similar categories in Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"...the worst thing you can do to a cat is embarrass it."

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

"By the time we grow very old, all our wishes have either been granted, or they haven't. Some stay with us so long that they simply become part of who we are; they grow old with us, and might even tur…"

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

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17. Long Road to the Circus

By: Betsy Bird

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles is tired of summers filled with chores on her family farm in Burr Oak, … read more

Similar categories in Betsy Bird's Long Road to the Circus book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
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18. Dear Student

By: Elly Swartz

4.00

Format: None pages, None

When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is fac… read more

Similar categories in Elly Swartz's Dear Student book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. Just Harriet

By: Elana K. Arnold

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the trad… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's Just Harriet book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. Worst-Case Collin

By: Rebecca Caprara

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This poignant middle grade novel in verse follows twelve-year-old Collin who manages his anxiety by… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Caprara's Worst-Case Collin book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"Gravity might always win, but I've got a choice: fall or dive. And I choose to dive."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Discovery is a messy process, Mom would say. Your father works best in a state of creative chaos."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"there is space inside the human heart for infinite love and infinite sadness and all the messiness in between."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Back then, our house felt full. Bursting, even. But never crowded, cluttered, claustrophobic. Because Love doesn't take up too much room."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

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21. Fast Pitch

By: Nic Stone

4.09

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From Nic Stone, the New York Times bestselling author of Clean Getaway, comes a challenging and he… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Fast Pitch book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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22. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

By: Nina Hamza

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more

Similar categories in Nina Hamza's Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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23. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1)

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a family searching for a way to reconnect as a family after the loss of the kids' mot… read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. Flight of the Puffin

By: Ann Braden

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

One small act of kindness ripples out to connect four kids in this stirring novel by the author of … read more

Similar categories in Ann Braden's Flight of the Puffin book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"I eye that lady's shiny car through the window -- there's no way she knows what we need better than we do."

-Ann Braden, Flight of the Puffin

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25. Playing Through the Turnaround

By: Mylisa Larsen

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a timely, insightful story told with sparkling wit and heart, young musicians protesting plans f… read more

Similar categories in Mylisa Larsen's Playing Through the Turnaround book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel)

By: Tommy Greenwald

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two student-athletes searching for stardom, a young reporter searching for the truth,… read more

Similar categories in Tommy Greenwald's Rivals (A Game Changer companion novel) book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Cuba in My Pocket

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.34

Format: None pages, None

A middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigr… read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's Cuba in My Pocket book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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28. When the World Turned Upside Down

By: K. Ibura

3.70

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when the world shuts down? A heartwarming story of friendship and overcoming adversi… read more

Similar categories in K. Ibura's When the World Turned Upside Down book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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29. Where We Used to Roam

By: Jenn Bishop

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

When Emma starts sixth grade, things finally begin to change. She may still be in the shadow of her… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bishop's Where We Used to Roam book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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30. Now You Say Yes

By: Bill Harley

4.23

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about two orphaned siblings on a cross-country journey in search of their plac… read more

Similar categories in Bill Harley's Now You Say Yes book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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31. Sunshine

By: Marion Dane Bauer

3.64

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Set in the northern Minnesota wilderness, a timeless novel about a boy and his imaginary dog explor… read more

Similar categories in Marion Dane Bauer's Sunshine book and Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile

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