7 must-read mystery books like The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1) by Alex London

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The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

By: Alex London

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Every fairy tale ends with its characters living happily ever after, right? A valiant prince quests…

"Princess! It is not safe here any longer!" he called. "Are you? Umm... finished with your... umm..." He didn't know how to ask his royal bride-to-be if she was done pooping."

-Alex London, The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

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1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Alex London's The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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2. Promchanted

By: Morgan Matson

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Two modern teens. One classic fairy tale. Absolutely no cell service. Stella Griffin doesn’t b… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Whenever I tried to wear a low ponytail, I inevitably looked like a Founding Father. And not the attractive ones, like Hamilton."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"Promise,' Nisha had agreed. She'd held out her pinky and we'd linked them to get and shaken, entering what every fourth-grader knows is a binding contract."

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"If you like someone, I realized in one incandescent flash, you liked them in a disgusting dungeon next to a literal pile of bones. You liked them everywhere. Because it wasn't about the setting-it wa…"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

"You can't stop people from things that hurt and are hard, Stella. You can't reroute to avoid pain at all costs. You can't plan your way around everything. Sometimes, you just have to go through with …"

-Morgan Matson, Promchanted

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3. 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

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  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • 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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4. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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6. Uprising

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lidia is outside her grandfather's house when planes fly overhead, bearing the Nazi… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

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  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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8. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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9. 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

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  • mystery
  • 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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11. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

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  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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12. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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13. Shark Teeth

By: Sherri Winston

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel abo… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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14. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)

By: Katherine Marsh

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. The Partition Project

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

By: Alex London

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Every fairy tale ends with its characters living happily ever after, right? A valiant prince quests… read more

Similar categories in Alex London's The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1) book and Alex London's The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

  • urban fantasy
  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • feminism
  • princesses
  • middle grade
  • fractured fairy tales
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Princess! It is not safe here any longer!" he called. "Are you? Umm... finished with your... umm..." He didn't know how to ask his royal bride-to-be if she was done pooping."

-Alex London, The Princess Protection Program (The Princess Protection Program #1)

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18. Forever Twelve (The Evers)

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.06

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What if you were twelve for all of eternity? From the award-winning author of The Miscalculations o… read more

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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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20. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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21. Averil Offline

By: Amy Noelle Parks

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A fun, fast-paced story about a girl determined to cut the cord with her helicopter parents. Twe… read more

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  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook

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