31 must-read middle grade books like Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

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Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

By: Jessica Kim

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. The Key to Extraordinary

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Everyone in Emma's family is special. Her ancestors include Revolutionary War spies, brilliant scie… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's The Key to Extraordinary book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. The League of Seven (The League of Seven, #1)

By: Brett Helquist , Alan Gratz

3.50

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The launch of a middle grade fantasy trilogy set in an alternate 1870s America, where electricity i… read more

Similar categories in Brett Helquist's The League of Seven (The League of Seven, #1) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. The Great Treehouse War

By: Lisa Graff , Ariana Delawari

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Kids vs. parents! An epic treehouse sleepover! An awesome group of friends! An exciting new book fr… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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4. The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.69

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A dramatic, witty Civil War tale from bestselling author Rodman Philbrick Master storyteller Rodma… read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Keep marching boys and girls. Keep marching"

-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

"As far as I'm concerned, taking a bath is sort of like drowning, with soap."

-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

"I think in some ways it's like that for all of us, living with the ghosts of things that used to be, or never were. We're all of us haunted by yesterday, and we got no choice but to keep marching int…"

-Rodman Philbrick, The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

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5. A Place at the Table

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl meet when they take a… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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6. Clean Getaway

By: Nic Stone

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle grade road-trip story through Ameri… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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7. Efrén Divided

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Pura Belpré Award! “We need books to break open our hearts, so that we might feel … read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Efrén Divided book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Front Desk (Front Desk, #1) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

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9. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

By: Janae Marks

4.29

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"

-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

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10. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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11. New from Here

By: Kelly Yang

4.30

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An Asian American boy fights to keep his family together and stand up to racism during the initial … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's New from Here book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"We're all connected to each other. We all breathe the same air into our lungs. None of us are immune to each other's problems, that's why we have to care about each other."

-Kelly Yang, New from Here

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12. Key Player (Front Desk, #4)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Key Player (Front Desk, #4) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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13. Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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14. Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Three Keys (Front Desk, #2) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"The pain broke my heart into a thousand pieces."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"the worry that if he didn’t take every single thing, a part of him would be lost forever."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

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15. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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16. Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

By: Carlos Hernandez

4.18

Format: 382 pages, ebook

How did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany's locker? When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the first … read more

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Woah,"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

"Your phone gets bars across universes?"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

"How did you know it’s my brother’s birthday?!"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

"Can a class-eight artificial intelligence lie?"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

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17. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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18. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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19. 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

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

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

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20. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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21. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer

By: Lamar Giles

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When two adventurous cousins accidentally extend the last day of summer by freezing time, they find… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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22. Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin', #1)

By: Dwayne Reed

4.01

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming bounce-to-the-beat underdog story about a young rapper whose rhymes hel… read more

Similar categories in Dwayne Reed's Simon B. Rhymin' (Simon B. Rhymin', #1) book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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23. Shine On, Luz Véliz!

By: Rebecca Balcárcel

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful coming-of-age story for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suárez Changes Gears , this book c… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"The self is not discovered, but created."

-Rebecca Balcárcel, Shine On, Luz Véliz!

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24. Barakah Beats

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Barakah Beats book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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25. Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

By: Jo Watson Hackl

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A Mississippi ghost town and an art mystery combine! How far would you go to find something that… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Sometimes it's time to start taking chances on yourself"

-Jo Watson Hackl, Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe

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26. Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

By: Jessica Kim

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One lie snowballs into a full-blown double life in this irresistible story about an aspiring stand-… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung! book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera

27. Lupe Wong Won't Dance

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed cause… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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28. A Soft Place to Land

By: Janae Marks

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Follow a young girl reshaping her meaning of home. Joy Taylor has always believed home is the ho… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) by Janae Marks

29. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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30. It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!

By: Nicole Chen

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This middle grade contemporary follows a big-hearted Taiwanese American girl as she aims to gain he… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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31. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist

4.33

Format: 208 pages, ebook

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's jou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero book and Jessica Kim's Stand Up, Yumi Chung!

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile

31 must-read fiction books like Stand Up, Yumi Chung! by Jessica Kim

Transform Your Habits

The Key to Extraordinary

Natalie Lloyd

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The League of Seven (The League of Seven, #1)

Brett Helquist , Alan Gratz

3.50

Transform Your Habits

The Great Treehouse War

Lisa Graff , Ariana Delawari

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg

Rodman Philbrick

3.69

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16 Top fiction books like From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) by Janae Marks

Transform Your Habits

Ban This Book

Alan Gratz

4.41

Transform Your Habits

Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

Kelly Yang

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

4.42

Transform Your Habits

From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

Janae Marks

4.29

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