18 Best middle grade books like Whatshisface by Gordon Korman

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Whatshisface

By: Gordon Korman

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Gordon Korman's next stand-alone novel, a fun, funny ghost story about a nobody kid who becomes a s…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Whatshisface by Gordon Korman , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Vanished! (Framed, #2)

By: James Ponti

4.49

Format: 289 pages,

Florian Bates—the only kid on the FBI Director’s speed dial and several international criminals’ mo… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's Vanished! (Framed, #2) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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2. Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2)

By: Rob Buyea

3.85

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The kids and teacher of Because of Mr. Teruptare back in this warm-hearted sequel. Fifth-grade was … read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's Mr. Terupt Falls Again (Mr. Terupt, #2) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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3. Frindle

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

Format: 88 pages,

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Similar categories in Brian Selznick's Frindle book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
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4. The Perfect Score

By: Rob Buyea

3.97

Format: 172 pages, Hardcover

No one likes or wants to take the statewide assessment tests. Not the students in Mrs. Woods's sixt… read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's The Perfect Score book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
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5. Spy School (Spy School #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.06

Format: None pages,

Can a normal, average kid become a superstar secret agent? Maybe not, but it'll be fun to watch him… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Spy School (Spy School #1) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery

6. Twerp

By: Mark Goldblatt

4.43

Format: 63 pages, Hardcover

It's not like I meant for him to get hurt. . .. Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big … read more

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7. Loot (Loot #1)

By: Jude Watson

4.28

Format: 315 pages, Hardcover

On a foggy night in Amsterdam, a man falls from a rooftop to the wet pavement below. It's Alfie McQ… read more

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8. Posted

By: John David Anderson

4.08

Format: 432 pages, ebook

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more

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9. 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

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2)

By: Dusti Bowling

4.32

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

“High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Wh… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Waste of Space (Moon Base Alpha, #3)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.48

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling series Tensions are running high when multi-billionaire Lars Sjoburg is… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Waste of Space (Moon Base Alpha, #3) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
Cover of Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3) by Stuart Gibbs

14. Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this third 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 Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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15. Lion Down (FunJungle, #5)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Teddy Fitzroy returns as FunJungle's resident sleuth when a lion is falsely accused of killing a di… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Lion Down (FunJungle, #5) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • audiobook
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16. Traitor's Chase (The Last Musketeer, #2)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.40

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Greg Rich is beginning to get the hang of things in 1615 Paris. Having assumed the identity of a yo… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Traitor's Chase (The Last Musketeer, #2) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. The School for Whatnots

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adve… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The School for Whatnots book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

By: Jessie Janowitz

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Tristan isn't Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he's always been okay with that becau… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Janowitz's The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1) book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I’d never met a “why not?"

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

"Starting Your Own Business for Dummies was on top. “That doesn’t mean I think you’re stupid or anything, you know,"

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

"Everyone loves Zoe’s hair: teachers, waiters, bus drivers, strangers on the subway. And the ones who don’t know about the biting will even try to touch it."

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

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20. Everything I Know About You

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Everything I Know About You book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Whatshisface by Gordon Korman

21. Whatshisface

By: Gordon Korman

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Gordon Korman's next stand-alone novel, a fun, funny ghost story about a nobody kid who becomes a s… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Whatshisface book and Gordon Korman's Whatshisface

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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James Ponti

4.49

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3.85

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Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

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3.97

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Rachel Vail

3.95

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Terri Libenson

3.37

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Brigit Young

4.15

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Janae Marks

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