31 Best middle grade books like The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold

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The Worlds We Leave Behind

By: A.F. Harrold

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author and illustrator pair A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfold comes another powerful and…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. 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 A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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2. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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3. 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 A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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4. 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

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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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5. The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

By: G.Z. Schmidt

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old… read more

Similar categories in G.Z. Schmidt's The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mystery
  • paranormal
"Knowledge, someone once said, was power—and the fewer children with power, the better."

-G.Z. Schmidt, The Curious Vanishing of Beatrice Willoughby

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6. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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7. 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

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Three Tasks for a Dragon

By: Eoin Colfer

4.08

Format: 113 pages, Hardcover

With wit and gorgeous art, New York Times best-selling author Eoin Colfer and multi-award-winning i… read more

Similar categories in Eoin Colfer's Three Tasks for a Dragon book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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9. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
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10. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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11. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • juvenile
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12. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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13. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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14. 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

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"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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15. Needle

By: Patrice Lawrence

3.69

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for… read more

Similar categories in Patrice Lawrence's Needle book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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16. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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17. Deep Water

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Deep Water book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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18. 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

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • juvenile
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19. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. 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 A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Eb & Flow book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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22. Dinged

By: Tommy Greenwald

3.97

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A star football player watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very sa… read more

Similar categories in Tommy Greenwald's Dinged book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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23. Gone Wolf

By: Amber McBride

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Gone Wolf book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • magical realism
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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24. The Little Match Girl Strikes Back

By: Emma Carroll

4.06

Format: None pages, Audiobook

It only takes one strike! A powerful feminist reworking of the Hans Christian Andersen classic, fro… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's The Little Match Girl Strikes Back book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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25. Dear Mothman

By: Robin Gow

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more

Similar categories in Robin Gow's Dear Mothman book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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26. Hands

By: Torrey Maldonado

4.06

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

The author of What Lane? and Tight delivers a fast-paced read that packs a punch about a boy figuri… read more

Similar categories in Torrey Maldonado's Hands book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Worlds We Leave Behind by A.F. Harrold

27. The Worlds We Leave Behind

By: A.F. Harrold

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author and illustrator pair A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfold comes another powerful and… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
  • juvenile
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28. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

Similar categories in Chrystal D. Giles's Not an Easy Win book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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29. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • juvenile
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30. The Girl from Earth's End

By: Tara Dairman

4.31

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Gifted gardener Henna embarks from her island home to search for the plant that might save her papa… read more

Similar categories in Tara Dairman's The Girl from Earth's End book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I Am the Walrus (The N.O.A.H. Files #1) by Neal Shusterman

31. I Am the Walrus (The N.O.A.H. Files #1)

By: Neal Shusterman

3.73

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Eoin Colfer meets Rick Riordan—with a little Margaret Peterson Haddix sprinkled on top—in this hila… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's I Am the Walrus (The N.O.A.H. Files #1) book and A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

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4.30

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