29 best-selling childrens books like The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel by Leila Sales

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The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

By: Leila Sales

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Leila Sales’s The Museum of Lost and Found is a warm, relatable middle-grade s…

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1. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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2. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • 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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. 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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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10. Leeva at Last

By: Sara Pennypacker

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tale about a precocious girl who transforms her community in surprising ways. What are people … read more

Similar categories in Sara Pennypacker's Leeva at Last book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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11. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

Cover of Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

13. 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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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14. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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15. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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17. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. The Firefly Summer

By: Morgan Matson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwicks meets The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street in a story about a young girl who gets to k… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Firefly Summer book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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21. 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

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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22. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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23. The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

By: Leila Sales

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Leila Sales’s The Museum of Lost and Found is a warm, relatable middle-grade s… read more

Similar categories in Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • jewish
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming

24. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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25. Project F

By: Jeanne DuPrau

2.92

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The City of Ember comes a post-apocalyptic story set hundreds of yea… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne DuPrau's Project F book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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27. Hidden Truths

By: Elly Swartz

4.17

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

How far would you go to keep a promise? Told from alternating points of view, Hidden Truths is a st… read more

Similar categories in Elly Swartz's Hidden Truths book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. When Sea Becomes Sky

By: Gillian McDunn

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this heartfelt summer story, acclaimed author Gillian McDunn paints a stunning portrait of the b… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's When Sea Becomes Sky book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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29. 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 Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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30. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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31. How to Stay Invisible

By: Maggie C. Rudd

4.39

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

My Side of the Mountain meets How to Steal a Dog in this high-stakes and heartfelt middle-grade sto… read more

Similar categories in Maggie C. Rudd's How to Stay Invisible book and Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile

28 best-selling fiction books like The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel by Leila Sales

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Nothing Else But Miracles

Kate Albus

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

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21 must-read fiction books like Dust by Dusti Bowling

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Remember Us

Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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