15 must-read juvenile books like Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler

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Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

By: Martin W. Sandler

3.91

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

A 2024 Sibert Honor BookA 2024 ALSC Notable Book"(A) deeper dive into marine archaeology...enlivene…

If you liked the juvenile plot in Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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2. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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3. 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 Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"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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4. 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 Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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5. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • 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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7. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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8. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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9. Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods

By: Grace Lin

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times bestseller! Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • audiobook
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
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10. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.49

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • history
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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11. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan

12. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • nonfiction
  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • science
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13. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • juvenile
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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14. 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 Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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15. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • audiobook
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16. 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 Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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17. Mirror to Mirror

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In Rajani LaRocca’s breathtaking follow-up to the Newbery Honor– and Walter Award–winning Red, Whit… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Mirror to Mirror book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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20. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • middle grade
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21. 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 Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
Cover of Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II by Adam Gidwitz

22. 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

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
Cover of Aniana del Mar Jumps In by Jasminne Mendez

23. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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24. Mabuhay!

By: Zachary Sterling

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that… read more

Similar categories in Zachary Sterling's Mabuhay! book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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25. Jovita Wore Pants

By: Aida Salazar

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Scholastic/Levine has acquired Aida Salazar's debut picture book, Jovita Wore Pants, the story of J… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Jovita Wore Pants book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • nonfiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor by Martin W. Sandler

26. Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

By: Martin W. Sandler

3.91

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

A 2024 Sibert Honor BookA 2024 ALSC Notable Book"(A) deeper dive into marine archaeology...enlivene… read more

Similar categories in Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • audiobook
  • science
  • history
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • archaeology
  • juvenile
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27. Gone Wolf

By: Amber McBride

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Gone Wolf book and Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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28. Grounded

By: Aisha Saeed

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestsel… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of The Story of Gumluck the Wizard: Book One by Adam Rex

29. 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

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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30. No Place Like Home

By: James Bird

4.20

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

A middle-grade novel by James Bird about homelessness and hope.When home is a car, life is unpredic… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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31. 15 Secrets to Survival

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.86

Format: 384 pages, Library Binding

From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers comes a thriller about a group o… read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • audiobook

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Dave Eggers

4.25

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

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

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4.15

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