20 Top middle grade books like The Ghost Garden by Emma Carroll

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The Ghost Garden

By: Emma Carroll

3.71

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

SUMMER 1914. When Fran unearths a bone in the garden of Longbarrow House on the same afternoon that…

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1. Clare and her Captain

By: Michael Morpurgo , Catherine Rayner

3.79

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Summer means staying with Aunt Dora in the Devonshire countryside with Mum and Dad arguing all the … read more

Similar categories in Michael Morpurgo's Clare and her Captain book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. Hello Mum

By: Bernardine Evaristo

3.69

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

It's a hot summer afternoon. Tension is in the air. A gang of youths on bikes gathers outside a chi… read more

Similar categories in Bernardine Evaristo's Hello Mum book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
Cover of Kaspar: Prince of Cats by Michael Morpurgo, Michael Foreman

3. Kaspar: Prince of Cats

By: Michael Morpurgo , Michael Foreman

4.16

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A heart-warming, colour-illustrated novel about Kaspar the Savoy cat, from the award-winning author… read more

Similar categories in Michael Morpurgo's Kaspar: Prince of Cats book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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4. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror (Tales of Terror, #1)

By: David Roberts , Chris Priestley

3.26

Format: 212 pages,

Uncle Montague lives alone in a big house and his regular visits from his nephew give him the oppor… read more

Similar categories in David Roberts's Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror (Tales of Terror, #1) book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy

6. Grave Matter

By: Alex T. Smith , None , Juno Dawson

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

Since the crash, since Eliza died, Samuel can't find a way to go on. His need to see his love again… read more

Similar categories in Alex T. Smith's Grave Matter book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

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7. October, October

By: Katya Balen

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's October, October book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."

-Katya Balen, October, October

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8. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. The Polar Bear Explorers' Club

By: Alex Bell

4.15

Format: 336 pages, ebook

It sounded like a respectable and worthy enough death for an explorer - tumbling from an ice bridge… read more

Similar categories in Alex Bell's The Polar Bear Explorers' Club book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity

By: Robin Stevens

4.21

Format: None pages, ebook

Britain is at war and a secret arm of the British government called the Ministry of Unladylike Acti… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's The Ministry of Unladylike Activity book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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12. The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz

By: Robin Stevens

4.38

Format: 441 pages, Paperback

The second thrilling and unputdownable mystery starring a new generation of the Detective Society, … read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's The Ministry of Unladylike Activity 2: The Body in the Blitz book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
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13. Birdsong

By: Katya Balen

4.31

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's Birdsong book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. The Ghost Garden

By: Emma Carroll

3.71

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

SUMMER 1914. When Fran unearths a bone in the garden of Longbarrow House on the same afternoon that… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • world war i
  • childrens
  • historical
  • novella
  • middle grade
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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15. Little House

By: Katya Balen

4.25

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie … read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's Little House book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

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16. Nightjar

By: Katya Balen

3.86

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

When Noah’s dad visits from New York, he and Noah come across an injured nightjar during a walk in … read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's Nightjar book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
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17. Future Friend

By: David Baddiel

4.28

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

From million-copy best-selling author David Baddiel comes a laugh-out-loud and inspiring new advent… read more

Similar categories in David Baddiel's Future Friend book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • middle grade
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18. Code Name Kingfisher

By: Liz Kessler

4.58

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kessler's Code Name Kingfisher book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Please Write Soon: An Unforgettable Story of Two Cousins in World War II by Michael Rosen

19. Please Write Soon: An Unforgettable Story of Two Cousins in World War II

By: Michael Rosen

4.30

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

Inspired by a true family story, Michael Rosen presents an astonishing account of perseverance, lov… read more

Similar categories in Michael Rosen's Please Write Soon: An Unforgettable Story of Two Cousins in World War II book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
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20. Lark

By: Anthony McGowan

4.14

Format: 110 pages, None

Things are getting tense at home for Nicky and Kenny as they wait for a visit from their estranged … read more

Similar categories in Anthony McGowan's Lark book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • novella
  • middle grade
  • short stories
  • fiction
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21. The Mermaid in the Millpond

By: Lucy Strange

3.86

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

History and myth entwine in this atmospheric tale of freedom and friendship from bestselling author… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Strange's The Mermaid in the Millpond book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Finding Alfie: A D-Day Story by Michael Morpurgo

22. Finding Alfie: A D-Day Story

By: Michael Morpurgo

4.68

Format: 80 pages, Kindle Edition

On the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings, Michael Morpurgo tells a new story about this milest… read more

Similar categories in Michael Morpurgo's Finding Alfie: A D-Day Story book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

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23. War is Over

By: David Almond

3.78

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling, award-winning author of SKELLIG comes a vivid and moving story, beautifully i… read more

Similar categories in David Almond's War is Over book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • world war i
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
Cover of Gloves Off by Louisa  Reid

24. Gloves Off

By: Louisa Reid

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

A page-turning and immersive YA novel in verse, telling the story of Lily who is mercilessly bullie… read more

Similar categories in Louisa Reid's Gloves Off book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • fiction
Cover of Explorers on Black Ice Bridge (The Explorers' Club #3) by Alex Bell

25. Explorers on Black Ice Bridge (The Explorers' Club #3)

By: Alex Bell

4.39

Format: 360 pages, Paperback

In the third magical Stella Starflake adventure the explorers meet gargoyles, sea-gremlins, mermaid… read more

Similar categories in Alex Bell's Explorers on Black Ice Bridge (The Explorers' Club #3) book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"[...] sometimes it's stronger not to show strength, especially when facing someone weaker than ourselves. [...] If we must humiliate another person in order to make ourselves feel big, then we have b…"

-Alex Bell, Explorers on Black Ice Bridge (The Explorers' Club #3)

Cover of The Ocean Squid Explorers' Club (The Explorers' Club, #4) by Alex Bell

26. The Ocean Squid Explorers' Club (The Explorers' Club, #4)

By: Alex Bell

4.26

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

In this fourth explorers adventure we meet Ursula, a part mermaid girl who is determined to follow … read more

Similar categories in Alex Bell's The Ocean Squid Explorers' Club (The Explorers' Club, #4) book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns by Michael Morpurgo

27. Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns

By: Michael Morpurgo

3.76

Format: 65 pages, Paperback

Official World Book Day £1 book From Michael Morpurgo, co-founder of the charity Farms for City Chi… read more

Similar categories in Michael Morpurgo's Jemima The Pig & The 127 Acorns book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens
Cover of Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5) by Juno  Dawson

28. Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5)

By: Juno Dawson

3.76

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

The next enchanting instalment of the sensational #1 SUNDAY TIMES bestselling HER MAJESTY’S ROYAL C… read more

Similar categories in Juno Dawson's Queen B: The Story of Anne Boleyn, Witch Queen (Her Majesty's Royal Coven, #0.5) book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • historical
  • novella
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of I Am Wolf (I Am Wolf, #1) by Alastair Chisholm

29. I Am Wolf (I Am Wolf, #1)

By: Alastair Chisholm

4.55

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Coll is Wolf. He lives with his clan on a Construct, a huge technological “creature” driven by t… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Chisholm's I Am Wolf (I Am Wolf, #1) book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • middle grade
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

30. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

Cover of Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm) by Michael Morpurgo

31. Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm)

By: Michael Morpurgo

4.15

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Join the fun on the farm! A charming story from award-winning author Michael Morpurgo, hilarious… read more

Similar categories in Michael Morpurgo's Pigs Might Fly! (Mudpuddle Farm) book and Emma Carroll's The Ghost Garden

  • childrens

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Michael Morpurgo , Catherine Rayner

3.79

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Bernardine Evaristo

3.69

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Kaspar: Prince of Cats

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4.16

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4.01

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Katherine Woodfine

4.16

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Anna James

4.25

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