10 Top middle grade books like His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda

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His Name Was Walter

By: Emily Rodda

4.32

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE STORYTELLER COMES A STORY, WITHIN A STORY, THAT SHOWS US THE EXTRAORDINA…

If you liked the middle grade plot in His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda , here is a list of 10 books like this:

1. Newt's Emerald

By: Garth Nix

3.88

Format: 373 pages, Hardcover

On her eighteenth birthday, Lady Truthful, nicknamed "Newt," will inherit her family's treasure: th… read more

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2. Murder In Secret: Australian Outback Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 6)

By: Jason Summers

4.42

Format: 328 pages, Kindle Edition

When Kiwi backpacker, Cody Short, goes missing on one of the biggest cattle stations in Australia, … read more

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3. Sick Bay

By: Nova Weetman

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Meg uses Sick Bay to hide from other kids. She’s struggling with changes at home, wears slippers to… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's Sick Bay book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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4. Completely Normal (and other lies)

By: Biffy James

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all. Stella Wilde is secre… read more

Similar categories in Biffy James's Completely Normal (and other lies) book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • family
  • fiction
"This isn't all on you. But god forbid we blame the dude. Fucking patriarchy."

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"I considered letting my own meltdown come to the surface, but I had no way of knowing how long it would last once I let it, so I didn't. I put it in the black well instead, backing away so I wouldn't…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"Maybe it was better to accept that when someone died there were some things that were never going to happen, and this was just another one of them. Because death left things unfinished. Unsaid. Unsew…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

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5. We Are Wolves

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes it's good to be wild. Sometimes you have to be wild. When the Russian Army marches … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's We Are Wolves book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"Books are treasure."

-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves

"How do you thank someone for saving your sister?"

-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves

"I don't want to stop because when the songs and rhymes and stories and all the German words are gone, I will be gone. Liesl Anna Wolf will be no more."

-Katrina Nannestad, We Are Wolves

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6. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
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7. The Revenge Club

By: Kathy Lette

3.39

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

When the odds are against you, it's time to get even.Matilda, Jo, Penny and Cressy are all women at… read more

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  • fiction
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8. Come to Harm (DCS Fran Harman #1)

By: Judith Cutler

4.22

Format: 315 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note, this book was previously published as Life Sentence. Months from retirement, Detect… read more

Similar categories in Judith Cutler's Come to Harm (DCS Fran Harman #1) book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • mystery
  • fiction
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9. His Name Was Walter

By: Emily Rodda

4.32

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

FROM AUSTRALIA'S FAVOURITE STORYTELLER COMES A STORY, WITHIN A STORY, THAT SHOWS US THE EXTRAORDINA… read more

Similar categories in Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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10. Wolf Girl: Into the Wild (Wolf Girl, #1)

By: Anh Do

4.26

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

A wildly exciting new adventure series from bestselling author Anh Do. I crawled onto the bank a… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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11. Exit Through the Gift Shop

By: Maryam Master

4.10

Format: None pages, ebook

Anahita Rosalind Ghorban-Galaszczuk (yes, that really is her name but you can call her Ana) is disc… read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's Exit Through the Gift Shop book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. A Glasshouse of Stars

By: Shirley Marr

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Meixing Lim and her family have arrived at the New House in the New Land, inherited from First Uncl… read more

Similar categories in Shirley Marr's A Glasshouse of Stars book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"It is then you understand that Kevin isn't angry at the world; he's angry at himself."

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

"The promise touches your face softly and wraps itself gently around you, planting a seed of hope in your heart."

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

"Are you scared of the darkness?" Kevin asks you. "No," you say. With your answer, the black sky is at once filled with a million galaxies. It is the most beautiful thing you have ever seen. "No," you…"

-Shirley Marr, A Glasshouse of Stars

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13. Dragon Skin

By: Karen Foxlee

4.24

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

How to save a dragon: 1) Assemble equipment. Water, Weet-Bix, sugar, syringe, sticky tape, scissor… read more

Similar categories in Karen Foxlee's Dragon Skin book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"He was dangerous. Dangerous like water. He could seem calm and glassy on top but underneath he was all dark silt and weed."

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

"[Pip] was wondering if the dragon was still alive in the little hoodie nest. It had been after the world’s fastest shower. She’d peeked into the wardrobe and seen its little belly rising and falling,…"

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

"Mika belIeved in Magic. One hundred per cent without a doubt. She learned that fast when he arrived. He knew the Dewey decimal 130s like the back of his hand and they went to the town library often t…"

-Karen Foxlee, Dragon Skin

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14. Thirty Thousand Bottles of Wine and a Pig Called Helga: A not-so-perfect tree change

By: Todd Alexander

3.98

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Once I was the poster boy for corporate success, but now I’m crashing through the bush in a storm i… read more

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15. The Way of Dog

By: Zana Fraillon

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A fiercely original verse novel from the ABIA and CBCA award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow. … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Way of Dog book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
" Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. "

-Zana Fraillon, The Way of Dog

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16. The Detective’s Guide to Ocean Travel

By: Nicki Greenberg

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

For as long as she can remember, Pepper Stark has wanted one thing: to join her father, the Captain… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • mystery
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17. Dead On Arrival (DCI James Craig Book 3)

By: John Carson

4.46

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

The Burntisland carnival pulses with life as people of all ages revel in the festivities, unaware o… read more

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18. The Last Throw: A Black Beacons Murder Mystery (DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller Book 13)

By: Rhys Dylan

4.66

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

This time, it's more than personal. Within the tranquil confines of a west Wales village, peace gi… read more

Similar categories in Rhys Dylan's The Last Throw: A Black Beacons Murder Mystery (DCI Evan Warlow Crime Thriller Book 13) book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • mystery
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19. Road to Harm (DCS Fran Harman #6)

By: Judith Cutler

4.17

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

Please note, this book was previously published as Green and Pleasant Land Retirement doesn’t su… read more

Similar categories in Judith Cutler's Road to Harm (DCS Fran Harman #6) book and Emily Rodda's His Name Was Walter

  • mystery
Cover of The Thief: Australian Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 7) by Jason Summers

20. The Thief: Australian Crime Mystery (A Nick Vada Thriller Book 7)

By: Jason Summers

4.35

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

In Melbourne for a passing visit for a friend's birthday, Detective Sergeant Nick Vada meets the be… read more

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21. Happy Camp: Discipline, Godliness, Fun: A DCI Finnegan Yorkshire Crime Thriller - Book 7

By: Ely North

4.59

Format: 469 pages, Kindle Edition

Discipline, Godliness, Fun!Welcome to Happy Camp…When a picturesque market town is shaken by a grue… read more

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10 Top fiction books like His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda

Transform Your Habits

Sick Bay

Nova Weetman

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Completely Normal (and other lies)

Biffy James

4.14

Transform Your Habits

We Are Wolves

Katrina Nannestad

4.34

Transform Your Habits

Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

Katrina Nannestad

4.51

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14 Best fiction books like Completely Normal (and other lies) by Biffy James

Transform Your Habits

Neverlanders

Tom Taylor

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

Amy Doak

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Completely Normal (and other lies)

Biffy James

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Royals

Tegan Bennett Daylight

3.35

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