20 Top middle grade books like Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan

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Mañanaland

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

4.08

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

Maximiliano Córdoba loves stories, especially the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeepe…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. The Night Diary

By: Veera Hiranandani

4.22

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In the vein of Inside Out and Back Again and The War That Saved My Life comes a poignant, personal,… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's The Night Diary book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Flying Lessons & Other Stories by Matt de la Peña, Sherman Alexie, Soman Chainani, Walter Dean Myers, Grace Lin, Ellen Oh, Jacqueline Woodson, Kwame Alexander, Tim Federle, Tim Tingle, Meg Medina, Kelly J. Baptist

2. Flying Lessons & Other Stories

By: Matt de la Peña , Sherman Alexie , Soman Chainani , Walter Dean Myers , Grace Lin , Ellen Oh , Jacqueline Woodson , Kwame Alexander , Tim Federle , Tim Tingle , Meg Medina , Kelly J. Baptist

4.04

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

For the hardback, see ISBN13: 9781101934593. Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, fi… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Flying Lessons & Other Stories book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. Prairie Lotus

By: Linda Sue Park

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Prairie Lotus book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. When Stars Are Scattered

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.62

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Heartbreak and hope exist together in this remarkable graphic novel about growing up in a refugee c… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's When Stars Are Scattered book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • audiobook
"Pass or fail—I’ve done my best. It’s in God’s hands now."

-Victoria Jamieson, When Stars Are Scattered

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5. 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 Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"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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6. 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 Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel by Betty C. Tang

9. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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10. 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 Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Survivors of the Holocaust: (A Graphic Novel)

By: Kath Shackleton

4.31

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

"Perhaps there is no simple, easy way to educate children about the Holocaust. Yet [this] new extra… read more

Similar categories in Kath Shackleton's Survivors of the Holocaust: (A Graphic Novel) book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. Omar Rising

By: Aisha Saeed

4.22

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Omar knows his scholarship to Ghalib Academy Boarding School is a game changer, providing him - the… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Omar Rising book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Deaf author and librarian Ann Clare LeZotte weaves an Own Voices story inspired by the true history… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1) book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Does being deaf determine my worth?"

-Ann Clare LeZotte, Show Me a Sign (Show Me a Sign #1)

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16. 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 Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI by Madhumita Murgia

17. Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI

By: Madhumita Murgia

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A riveting story of what it means to be human in a world changed by artificial intelligence, reveal… read more

Similar categories in Madhumita Murgia's Code Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • audiobook
Cover of Mañanaland by Pam Muñoz Ryan

18. Mañanaland

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

4.08

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

Maximiliano Córdoba loves stories, especially the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeepe… read more

Similar categories in Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. Pawcasso

By: Remy Lai

4.08

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Every Saturday, Pawcasso trots into town with a basket, a shopping list, and cash in paw to buy gro… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Pawcasso book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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20. Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

By: Sarah Kapit

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this epistolary middle grade novel, Vivy Cohen won't let autism stop her from playing baseball--… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Kapit's Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I’ve always assumed that when someone acts mean to me it’s because I did something wrong. Maybe that’s not it at all, though. Sort of like how sometimes you throw your best pitch and the batter still…"

-Sarah Kapit, Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

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21. Sisters of the Neversea

By: Cynthia Leitich Smith

3.89

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

In this modern take of the popular classic Peter Pan, award-winning author Cynthia Leitich Smith (M… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Leitich Smith's Sisters of the Neversea book and Pam Muñoz Ryan's Mañanaland

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Then the stars turned their attention to the younger children of the family. The ones who hadn’t grown up yet. The stars knew what was coming, who was lurking. They always did. They’d seen it all bef…"

-Cynthia Leitich Smith, Sisters of the Neversea

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4.29

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4.25

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4.30

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4.15

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