30 must-read middle grade books like The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker

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The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker

4.29

Format: 288 pages, None

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and h…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Chance to Fly by Ali Stroker , here is a list of 30 books like this:

1. Braced

By: Alyson Gerber

3.96

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The first contemporary novel about a disorder that bends the lives of ten percent of all teenagers:… read more

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2. Ana on the Edge

By: A.J. Sass

4.38

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of George and Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the a heartfelt coming of age story about … read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Ana on the Edge book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet

By: Jake Maia Arlow

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilariously honest book about surviving middle school while navigating a chronic illness from the… read more

Similar categories in Jake Maia Arlow's The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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4. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Peters's The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Saving Sunshine

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.06

Format: 224 pages, ebook

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Saving Sunshine book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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8. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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9. Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (Charlie Thorn, #4)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.44

Format: None pages, Audiobook

In the fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (Charlie Thorn, #4) book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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11. Different Kinds of Fruit

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.08

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Lukoff's Different Kinds of Fruit book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Just Shy of Ordinary

By: A.J. Sass

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A thirteen-year-old nonbinary kid discovers that life doesn't always go according to plan, especial… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Just Shy of Ordinary book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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13. 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

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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14. 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 Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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 Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

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

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

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16. The Witch of Woodland

By: Laurel Snyder

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Laurel Snyder, author of Orphan Island, returns with a story of one girl's quest to answer the seem… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Snyder's The Witch of Woodland book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

Similar categories in Jasminne Mendez's Aniana del Mar Jumps In book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • disability
  • juvenile
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18. Tune It Out

By: Jamie Sumner

4.31

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 BookExpo Book Buzz Pick From the author of the acclaimed Roll with It comes a moving nove… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Tune It Out book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • music
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • audiobook
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19. Focused

By: Alyson Gerber

4.17

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Clea can't control her thoughts. She knows she has to do her homework . . . but she gets distracted… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's Focused book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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20. Mabuhay!

By: Zachary Sterling

3.89

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From rising star Zachary Sterling comes a humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic novel that… read more

Similar categories in Zachary Sterling's Mabuhay! book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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22. Deadman's Castle

By: Iain Lawrence

3.83

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

For most of his life, Igor and his family have been on the run. Danger lurks around every corner--o… read more

Similar categories in Iain Lawrence's Deadman's Castle book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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23. The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker

4.29

Format: 288 pages, None

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and h… read more

Similar categories in Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • music
  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • juvenile
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24. Green

By: Alex Gino

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center s… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gino's Green book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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25. Roll with It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Roll with It book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • juvenile
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26. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

By: Nina Hamza

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more

Similar categories in Nina Hamza's Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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27. The School for Invisible Boys

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

4.08

Format: None pages, None

What would you do if no one could see you? In this surreal adventure, a boy who is used to being ov… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's The School for Invisible Boys book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Spin with Me

By: Ami Polonsky

3.75

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the critically acclaimed Gracefully Grayson comes a thoughtful and sensitive mid… read more

Similar categories in Ami Polonsky's Spin with Me book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Cuba in My Pocket by Adrianna Cuevas

29. Cuba in My Pocket

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.34

Format: None pages, None

A middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigr… read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's Cuba in My Pocket book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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30. Gut Reaction

By: Kirby Larson

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores wha… read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Gut Reaction book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • juvenile
Cover of Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) by Sharon M. Draper

31. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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Ana on the Edge

A.J. Sass

4.38

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The Year My Life Went Down the Toilet

Jake Maia Arlow

4.19

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

Shawn Peters

4.03

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The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead

4.14

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Mascot

Charles Waters

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