19 Top middle grade books like Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai

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Under the Broken Sky

By: Mariko Nagai

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria duri…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Garvey's Choice

By: Nikki Grimes

4.11

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, sci… read more

Similar categories in Nikki Grimes's Garvey's Choice book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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2. Moo

By: Sharon Creech

3.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Catwill love her newest tw… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's Moo book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • fiction

3. Home of the Brave

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 364 pages,

Kek comes from Africa. In America he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He's never … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Home of the Brave book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

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4. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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6. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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7. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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8. Everywhere Blue

By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A brother's disappearance turns one family upside down, revealing painful secrets that threaten the… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's Everywhere Blue book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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9. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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10. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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11. Closer to Nowhere

By: Ellen Hopkins

4.25

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about coming to terms with indelible truths of family and belonging. For the mo… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Hopkins's Closer to Nowhere book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Every kid deserves a friend."

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

"Comprehension means more than word count."

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

"Still, what can it hurt to maybe have a little extra luck on your side?"

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

"That home in the distance, the one I could never reach? Today, I’m much closer to it than I am to nowhere."

-Ellen Hopkins, Closer to Nowhere

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12. White Rose

By: Kip Wilson

3.97

Format: 358 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college … read more

Similar categories in Kip Wilson's White Rose book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • historical
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I already know the idyll of my childhood is fading away, stomped flat by something that feels like doom."

-Kip Wilson, White Rose

"I close my eyes and pray that the world will somehow change. But I know it isn't going to change on its own, so I know I must pray for the courage to bring it about."

-Kip Wilson, White Rose

"We amble away from the city, away from all angst, into the heart of a fairy-tale forest that reminds me how very lucky we are to live and breathe on this great Earth flourishing with wonder."

-Kip Wilson, White Rose

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13. Unsettled

By: Reem Faruqi

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Unsettled book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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14. 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

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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15. 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 Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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16. Across So Many Seas

By: Ruth Behar

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Across So Many Seas book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. 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

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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18. Brother's Keeper

By: Julie Lee

4.34

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Julie Lee's Brother's Keeper book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • survival
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. In the Beautiful Country

By: Jane Kuo

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more

Similar categories in Jane Kuo's In the Beautiful Country book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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20. Under the Broken Sky

By: Mariko Nagai

4.07

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel-in-verse about a Japanese orphan’s experience in occupied rural Manchuria duri… read more

Similar categories in Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky book and Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • poetry
  • survival
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • world war ii
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
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21. 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 Mariko Nagai's Under the Broken Sky

  • middle grade
  • fiction

20 Top fiction books like Under the Broken Sky by Mariko Nagai

Transform Your Habits

Garvey's Choice

Nikki Grimes

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Moo

Sharon Creech

3.32

Transform Your Habits

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

Transform Your Habits

Everywhere Blue

Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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