18 Top middle grade books like The Anti-Book by Raphael Simon

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The Anti-Book

By: Raphael Simon

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With nods to The Phantom Tollbooth and Coraline, this darkly funny fantasy is a classic-in-the-maki…

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1. Bad Magic (Bad, #1)

By: Pseudonymous Bosch

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A magical new series from Pseudonymous Bosh, the bestselling author of the Secret Series Magic i… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"The llama was wearing a bridle with a rope attached where you might expect to find reins. A greeting card was hanging from his neck: 'Hola Como se llama? Yo me llamo C. Llama.' During his preschool y…"

-Pseudonymous Bosch, Bad Magic (Bad, #1)

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2. Under Wildwood (Wildwood Chronicles, #2)

By: Colin Meloy , Carson Ellis

3.98

Format: 559 pages, Hardcover

For fans of the Chronicles of Narnia comes the second book in the Wildwood Chronicles, the New York… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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3. You Have to Stop This (Secret, #5)

By: Pseudonymous Bosch

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The finale to the New York Times bestselling Secret Series! I always feared this day would come. A … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I detest mediocrity. - Benjamin Blake"

-Pseudonymous Bosch, You Have to Stop This (Secret, #5)

"Sometimes when we are at our lowest points, we make the greatest discoveries."

-Pseudonymous Bosch, You Have to Stop This (Secret, #5)

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4. If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (Secret, #2)

By: Pseudonymous Bosch , Gilbert Ford

4.22

Format: 385 pages, Hardcover

Beware!Dangerous secrets lie between the pages of this book.OK, I warned you. But if you think I'll… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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5. Wildwood Imperium (Wildwood Chronicles, #3)

By: Colin Meloy , Carson Ellis

4.05

Format: 580 pages, Hardcover

From Colin Meloy, lead singer of the Decemberists, and Carson Ellis, acclaimed illustrator of The M… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"But, there's like a hole world out there! Filled with mystery and awe and sorrow and happiness."

-Colin Meloy, Wildwood Imperium (Wildwood Chronicles, #3)

"First, the explosion of life. Then came the celebration. Such as it had been for generations and generations, as long as the eldest of the eldest could remember; as long as the record books had kept …"

-Colin Meloy, Wildwood Imperium (Wildwood Chronicles, #3)

"And at that very moment, when the kiss was laid on the boy's head, and the mother's arm were firmly wrapped around her child as they'd been when she'd first held him, when she'd first cradled him as …"

-Colin Meloy, Wildwood Imperium (Wildwood Chronicles, #3)

"And at that very moment, when the kiss was laid on the boy's head, and the mother's arms were firmly wrapped around her child as they'd been when she'd first held him, when she'd first cradled him as…"

-Colin Meloy, Wildwood Imperium (Wildwood Chronicles, #3)

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6. This Book Is Not Good for You (Secret, #3)

By: Pseudonymous Bosch , Gilbert Ford

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Between the pages of this book lies the secret to the best-tasting chocolate in all the world. I pr… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy

7. This Isn't What It Looks Like (Secret, #4)

By: Pseudonymous Bosch , Gilbert Ford

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

The Secret Series continues in this dangerous and daring fourth adventure. Cass finds herself alone… read more

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8. Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy (The Children of the Red King, #3)

By: Jenny Nimmo

3.44

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The third book in the Children of the Red King series, CHARLIE BONE AND THE INVISIBLE BOY offers mo… read more

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9. Bad News (Bad, #3)

By: Pseudonymous Bosch

4.18

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The final installment of Pseudonymous Bosch's Bad Books trilogy!At Earth Ranch, Clay encountered a … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Sometimes trying to get to the Other Side would get you nowhere; sometimes you had to bet on the sid you were already on."

-Pseudonymous Bosch, Bad News (Bad, #3)

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10. Bad Luck (Bad, #2)

By: Pseudonymous Bosch

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The plot thickens in this New York Times-bestselling sequel to Bad Magic!Some people have all the l… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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11. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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12. Too Bright to See

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.13

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

A haunting ghost story about navigating grief, growing up, and growing into a new gender identity … read more

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  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"I've only known what that truth is for a morning, but can't imagine waiting another second to start the rest of my life as myself."

-Kyle Lukoff, Too Bright to See

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13. 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

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  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. 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

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Both Can Be True

By: Jules Machias

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Two kids join forces to save a dog . . . but wind up saving each other. Ash is no stranger to fe… read more

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Gender nonbinary sounds so restrictive. Like your gender can either be binary or not binary. Which...is a binary"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I finish tweaking my lyrics, then title the song 'Half-way Through the Crossfade.' I record myself playing it on the keyboard and singing it. It feels good. It feels right .I'm saying my truth, and I…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

"I want to be as laid-back about gender as they are. But I'm not laid-back at all, thanks to Dad. I'm Ashley or I'm Asher and that's that. While I'm switching, for that week or so, everything feels gr…"

-Jules Machias, Both Can Be True

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16. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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17. Cold

By: Mariko Tamaki

3.46

Format: 230 pages, Hardcover

A boy, a murder, a girl, a secret. A YA novel about a shocking crime, told by a boy who died—and a … read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother) by David Levithan

18. The Mysterious Disappearance of Aidan S. (as told to his brother)

By: David Levithan

3.58

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author David Levithan takes young readers on a twisting journey through … read more

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  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Anti-Book by Raphael Simon

19. The Anti-Book

By: Raphael Simon

3.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

With nods to The Phantom Tollbooth and Coraline, this darkly funny fantasy is a classic-in-the-maki… read more

Similar categories in Raphael Simon's The Anti-Book book and Raphael Simon's The Anti-Book

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • lgbt
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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20. The Frindle Files

By: Andrew Clements

4.55

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One last gift to teachers and readers from Andrew Clements: A sequel to his most beloved, landmark … read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Unbelievable Oliver and the Four Jokers

By: Pseudonymous Bosch

3.58

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the bestselling Secret Series comes this funny chapter-book mystery about a thir… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

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Pseudonymous Bosch

4.09

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Colin Meloy , Carson Ellis

3.98

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You Have to Stop This (Secret, #5)

Pseudonymous Bosch

4.32

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If You're Reading This, It's Too Late (Secret, #2)

Pseudonymous Bosch , Gilbert Ford

4.22

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A.J. Sass

4.37

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

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The Last Mapmaker

Christina Soontornvat

4.15

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Dave Eggers

4.25

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