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…
Want to Read $ 8.99"...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 turn gray, like our hair or our whiskers."-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel
If you liked the middle grade plot in Once Upon a Camel by Kathi Appelt , here is a list of 21 books like this:
1. Linked
By: Gordon Korman
4.18
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."-Gordon Korman, Linked
2. Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe
By: Alyson Noel
3.57
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Stranger Things meets Sideways Stories from Wayside School in this quirky supernatural middle grade… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
3. Pony
By: R.J. Palacio
4.25
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A story about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion, and a myst… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- historical fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
"Even if we can’t see it, the sun never stops shining."-R.J. Palacio, Pony
4. 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
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- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
5. Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story)
By: Kevin Henkes
3.75
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
The stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes’s award-winning, acclaimed,… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
6. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)
By: J. Dillard
3.86
Format: 128 pages, Hardcover
Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
7. Shelter
By: Christie Matheson
4.31
Format: 192 pages, Library Binding
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut that considers homelessness from one girl's perspective and ex… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- juvenile
8. Hummingbird
By: Natalie Lloyd
4.37
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- audiobook
9. One Kid's Trash
By: Jamie Sumner
3.89
Format: 226 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to … read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
10. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)
By: McCall Hoyle
4.34
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more
Want to Read $ 6.64Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) book and Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel
- audiobook
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- juvenile
11. 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
Want to Read $ 8.99Similar categories in Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel book and Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel
- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- historical fiction
- birds
- fantasy
- 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
12. Tangled Up in Luck
By: Merrill Wyatt
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“A sweet, heart-squeezing story!” — Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The Mark … read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
13. No Place for Monsters
By: Kory Merritt
3.84
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
In this spellbinding, lavishly illustrated story that Diary of a Wimpy Kid author Jeff Kinney calls… read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
14. Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1)
By: Tom Phillips
4.01
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Accused of stealing a rare ruby, a down-on-his luck twelve-year-old is swept into the orbit of the … read more
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- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- audiobook
15. 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
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
"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
16. Six Feet Below Zero
By: Ena Jones
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad n… read more
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- middle grade
- childrens
- fiction
- audiobook
17. Nightingale
By: Deva Fagan
3.87
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A plucky orphan girl stumbles into a conflict centuries in the making in this middle grade fantasy … read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
18. The Night Ride
By: J. Anderson Coats
3.59
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Black Stallion meets Tamora Pierce in this adventure-filled middle grade novel about a young st… read more
Want to Read $ 7.09Similar categories in J. Anderson Coats's The Night Ride book and Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
19. The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor
By: Amanda Panitch
3.90
Format: 314 pages, Hardcover
Amanda Panitch's middle-grade novel The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor is an exploration of mixed … read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- middle grade
- fantasy
- audiobook
20. The Daredevils
By: Rob Buyea
3.90
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Readers on the cusp of adolescence will find much to love in this middle grade novel from the autho… read more
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- childrens
- juvenile
- adventure
- middle grade
- audiobook
21. The Hidden Knife
By: Melissa Marr
3.47
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Melissa Marr invites readers into a magical world where stone gargoyles live among humans, ferociou… read more
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- audiobook
- childrens
- adventure
- middle grade
- fiction
- fantasy
- juvenile
