7 Best adventure books like The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1) by Elaine Dimopoulos

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The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

By: Elaine Dimopoulos

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This timeless early middle-grade adventure about friendship and community will charm animal-loving …

If you liked the adventure plot in The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1) by Elaine Dimopoulos , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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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 Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"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. Saving Sunshine

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.06

Format: 224 pages, ebook

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Saving Sunshine book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
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4. Squire & Knight (Squire & Knight, #1)

By: Scott Chantler

4.02

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A young squire tackles mysteries, monsters and magic, but the inept knight he serves takes the cred… read more

Similar categories in Scott Chantler's Squire & Knight (Squire & Knight, #1) book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. 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 Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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7. Enemies in the Orchard

By: Dana VanderLugt

4.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of WWII, this achingly beautiful middle grade novel in verse based on Amer… read more

Similar categories in Dana VanderLugt's Enemies in the Orchard book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I may be blemished but I am not rotten to the core."

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

"If I didn’t think too hard or ask too many questions, it was easy. p. 63"

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

"Like the day I was captured, I want to raise my arms, show this woman and this girl my empty hands. p. 49"

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

"Avoiding the truth, avoiding the responsibility that comes with admitting the truth, can seem a lot easier than being brave."

-Dana VanderLugt, Enemies in the Orchard

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8. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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9. 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 Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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10. 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 Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) by Katherine Applegate

11. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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12. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

By: Elaine Dimopoulos

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This timeless early middle-grade adventure about friendship and community will charm animal-loving … read more

Similar categories in Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1) book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • animal fiction
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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14. Looking Up

By: Stephan Pastis

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Timmy Failure series comes a quirky and heartwarm… read more

Similar categories in Stephan Pastis's Looking Up book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. The Story of Gumluck the Wizard: Book One

By: Adam Rex

4.10

Format: 140 pages, Hardcover

Meet Gumluck the Wizard, the star of a new chapter book series by the inimitable Adam Rex! This is… read more

Similar categories in Adam Rex's The Story of Gumluck the Wizard: Book One book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Mr. Whiskers and the Shenanigan Sisters by Wendelin Van Draanen

16. Mr. Whiskers and the Shenanigan Sisters

By: Wendelin Van Draanen

3.92

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

Mr. Whiskers is a paw-some new dog detective from an Edgar Award winning author. He's on the trail … read more

Similar categories in Wendelin Van Draanen's Mr. Whiskers and the Shenanigan Sisters book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • juvenile
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17. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

Similar categories in Chrystal D. Giles's Not an Easy Win book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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18. Farther Than the Moon

By: Lindsay Lackey

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Lindsay Lackey comes Farther Than the Moon, a heartfelt story about a boy… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Lackey's Farther Than the Moon book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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19. The Girl from Earth's End

By: Tara Dairman

4.31

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Gifted gardener Henna embarks from her island home to search for the plant that might save her papa… read more

Similar categories in Tara Dairman's The Girl from Earth's End book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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20. The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite role-playing game, than face… read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
"Do librarians let you check out as many comics and graphic novels as you want and quit calling them dessert books?"

-Adrianna Cuevas, The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto

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21. The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing

By: Molly B. Burnham

3.93

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An enchanting middle grade about navigating the odd spaces between grieving and everyday living, an… read more

Similar categories in Molly B. Burnham's The Infinite Questions of Dottie Bing book and Elaine Dimopoulos's The Remarkable Rescue at Milkweed Meadow (Milkweed Meadow #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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3.82

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