13 Top middle grade books like Stone River Crossing by Tim Tingle

Cover of Stone River Crossing by Tim Tingle

Stone River Crossing

By: Tim Tingle

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Martha Tom knows better than to cross the Bok Chitto River to pick blackberries. The Bok Chitto is …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Stone River Crossing by Tim Tingle , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives

By: Kenneth C. Davis

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—wer… read more

Similar categories in Kenneth C. Davis's In the Shadow of Liberty: The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • historical
Cover of Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos by Robert Lawson

2. Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

By: Robert Lawson

3.82

Format: 125 pages, Paperback

Ever wonder where inventors get their ideas? As it turns out, the great inventor Benjamin Franklin … read more

Similar categories in Robert Lawson's Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer (Unusual Chickens #1)

By: Kelly Jones , Katie Kath

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extr… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Jones's Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer (Unusual Chickens #1) book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. The Winter People

By: Joseph Bruchac

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

"Full of history, danger, courage and raw survival, this compelling novel by acclaimed author Josep… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's The Winter People book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. Lyddie

By: Katherine Paterson

2.62

Format: 224 pages,

When ten-year-old Lyddie and her younger brother are hired out as servants to help pay off their fa… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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6. Elijah of Buxton

By: Christopher Paul Curtis

3.66

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medalist and CSK Award winner Christopher Paul Curtis's debut middle-grade/young-YA novel f… read more

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  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
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7. Tortilla Sun

By: Jennifer Cervantes

4.46

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Izzy discovers a beat-up baseball marked with the words "Becausemagic" while u… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Cervantes's Tortilla Sun book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • middle grade
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • fiction

8. Day of Tears

By: Julius Lester

3.40

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

On March 2 and 3, 1859, the largest auction of slaves in American history took place in Savannah, G… read more

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9. The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

By: Louise Erdrich

4.04

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

Nineteenth-century American pioneer life was introduced to thousands of young readers by Laura Inga… read more

Similar categories in Louise Erdrich's The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1) book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"The strong old woman was walking away, and in her step there was the sadness of parting with an old but dangerously foolish friend."

-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

"Although she lived in town, Old Tallow was so isolated by the force and strangeness of her personality that she could have been surrounded by a huge dark forest. She had never had any children, and e…"

-Louise Erdrich, The Birchbark House (Birchbark House, #1)

10. Stowaway

By: Karen Hesse

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

It is known that in the summer of 1768, Captain James Cook sailed from England on H.M.S Endeavour,b… read more

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11. American Tall Tales

By: Adrien Stoutenburg

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Eight exciting classic American Tall Tales! This collection includes the famed stories of Paul Buny… read more

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12. Riding Freedom

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan , Brian Selznick

3.91

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

A reissue of Pam Munoz Ryan's bestselling backlist with a distinctive new author treatment. In this… read more

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13. Shh! We're Writing the Constitution

By: Tomie dePaola , Jean Fritz

4.15

Format: None pages, Paperback

This factual gem that's written with Jean Fritz's humorous touch chronicles the hot summer of 1787 … read more

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14. Jefferson's Sons

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.25

Format: 131 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of Thomas Jefferson's slave children Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thom… read more

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15. Chains (Seeds of America, #1)

By: Laurie Halse Anderson

3.96

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirte… read more

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16. 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 Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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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17. Midsummer's Mayhem

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Can Mimi undo the mayhem caused by her baking in this contemporary-fantasy retelling of Shakespeare… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Midsummer's Mayhem book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • middle grade
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The sun-dried tomatoes were robust and sweet and played well with the salty Parmesan. The oregano added a floral note, and the fennel made it energizing and playful."

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

"If he were a baked treat, he'd be a seven-layer bar- the perfect combination of sweet and salty, exotic coconut and homey caramel, and supported by a good, strong, buttery shortbread crust."

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

"Kiera reached into the paper bag and held out one of Vik's cupcakes. Even in the dim and musty hangout, it practically glowed with beauty, and the roses smelled intoxicating. Roses, for love of all t…"

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

"A lime tart with pomegranate glaze." I put the tart on the counter. The crust was the perfect shade of golden brown, and as I cut into it, the bright red glaze contrasted beautifully with the pale gr…"

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

Cover of Roll Call (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #1) by Molly Knox Ostertag

18. Roll Call (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #1)

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xan… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's Roll Call (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #1) book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Stone River Crossing by Tim Tingle

19. Stone River Crossing

By: Tim Tingle

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Martha Tom knows better than to cross the Bok Chitto River to pick blackberries. The Bok Chitto is … read more

Similar categories in Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • chapter books
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story by Andrea L. Rogers

20. Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story

By: Andrea L. Rogers

4.04

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Mary and her Cherokee family are forced out of their home in Georgia by U.S. soldie… read more

Similar categories in Andrea L. Rogers's Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • native american
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Lies I Tell Myself by Beth Vrabel

21. Lies I Tell Myself

By: Beth Vrabel

4.13

Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition

In this “heartfelt, emotionally insightful” (Kirkus Reviews), and funny companion to the acclaimed … read more

Similar categories in Beth Vrabel's Lies I Tell Myself book and Tim Tingle's Stone River Crossing

  • middle grade

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Ben & Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

Robert Lawson

3.82

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Kelly Jones , Katie Kath

3.92

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Joseph Bruchac

3.95

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Katherine Paterson

2.62

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Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Kay O'Neill

4.08

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Fern Haught

3.62

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4.07

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