31 must-read middle grade books like The Legend of Greyhallow by Summer Rachel Short

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The Legend of Greyhallow

By: Summer Rachel Short

3.81

Format: 256 pages, ebook

A middle grade adventure about two siblings who must close the portal to a magical realm that inspi…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Legend of Greyhallow by Summer Rachel Short , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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3. 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

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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4. The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

By: G.Z. Schmidt

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old… read more

Similar categories in G.Z. Schmidt's The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Knowledge, someone once said, was power—and the fewer children with power, the better."

-G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

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5. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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6. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

By: Lora Senf

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces , this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Lora Senf's The Clackity (Blight Harbor) book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Time made the missing different, but it didn't make it go away."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

"I'd gotten so close, so close to being the hero of my own story..."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

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8. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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9. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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11. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

Similar categories in Celia Krampien's The Bellwoods Game book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Alebrijes book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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13. The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry

By: Anna Rose Johnson

3.87

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Lucy, a spirited French-Ojibwe orphan, is sent to the stormy waters of Lake Superior to live with a… read more

Similar categories in Anna Rose Johnson's The Luminous Life of Lucy Landry book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. The Legend of Greyhallow

By: Summer Rachel Short

3.81

Format: 256 pages, ebook

A middle grade adventure about two siblings who must close the portal to a magical realm that inspi… read more

Similar categories in Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • urban fantasy
  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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18. Lei and the Fire Goddess

By: Malia Maunakea

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

12-year-old Lei is forced to spend summers in Hawaiʻi with her grandma who is determined to make su… read more

Similar categories in Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. 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

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Grounded book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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20. The Talent Thief

By: Mike Thayer

3.94

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A girl with the ability to borrow other people’s talents must use her powers to find her own spotli… read more

Similar categories in Mike Thayer's The Talent Thief book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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21. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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22. 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

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's 15 Secrets to Survival book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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23. 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 Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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24. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Brick Dust and Bones (Marius Grey, 1) by M.R. Fournet

25. Brick Dust and Bones (Marius Grey, 1)

By: M.R. Fournet

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old cemetery boy and monster hunter–along with his flesh-eating mermaid friend–has to… read more

Similar categories in M.R. Fournet's Brick Dust and Bones (Marius Grey, 1) book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • urban fantasy
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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26. World Made of Glass

By: Ami Polonsky

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A girl channels her grief and pain into love and activism in this heartbreaking, heart-mending nove… read more

Similar categories in Ami Polonsky's World Made of Glass book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I’m not strong,"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"We are dying because we are gay."

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"I said, ‘Mom, I’m a homosexual,’ and she put down the glass that she was washing and said, ‘Jason Randolph Holmes, the world is going to try very hard to convince you that there’s something wrong wit…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"Julian felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like he understood maybe the tiniest thing about what I was going through while, at the same time, still being a total stranger. I imagined a paperweight hea…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

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27. Bumps in the Night

By: Amalie Howard

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The middle grade horror debut from USA Today bestselling author Amalie Howard in which a girl stays… read more

Similar categories in Amalie Howard's Bumps in the Night book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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28. Finch House

By: Ciera Burch

3.79

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

Encanto meets Coraline in this spooky middle grade story that deals with family ties, fear of chang… read more

Similar categories in Ciera Burch's Finch House book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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29. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

Similar categories in Shifa Saltagi Safadi's Kareem Between book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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30. The Mossheart's Promise

By: Rebecca Mix

4.21

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling YA author Rebecca Mix comes the first book in a breathtaking middle… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Mix's The Mossheart's Promise book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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31. Breaking into Sunlight

By: John Cochran

4.30

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Reese is a seventh-grader in rural North Carolina who loves drawing, basketball, his hardworking mo… read more

Similar categories in John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight book and Summer Rachel Short's The Legend of Greyhallow

  • middle grade

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