24 Top middle grade books like Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe

Cover of Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe

Ella on the Outside

By: Cath Howe

4.16

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Ella is the new girl at school. She doesn't know anyone and she doesn't have any friends. And she h…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of Queenie by Jacqueline Wilson, Nick Sharratt

1. Queenie

By: Jacqueline Wilson , Nick Sharratt

3.16

Format: 288 pages,

It's 1953, the year Elizabeth is to be crowned Queen of England. Elsie Kettle can't wait to go to L… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Wilson's Queenie book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Being Miss Nobody

By: Tamsin Winter

3.83

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

...I am Miss Nobody. Rosalind hates her new secondary school. She's the weird girl who doesn't talk… read more

Similar categories in Tamsin Winter's Being Miss Nobody book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #1) by Robin Stevens

4. Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #1)

By: Robin Stevens

4.21

Format: None pages, Paperback

Deepdean School for Girls, 1934. When Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong set up their very own deadly secre… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #1) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Marshmallow Skye (The Chocolate Box Girls, #2) by Cathy Cassidy

5. Marshmallow Skye (The Chocolate Box Girls, #2)

By: Cathy Cassidy

3.69

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

Skye and Summer Tanberry are identical twins, and Skye loves her sister Summer more than anyone els… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Cassidy's Marshmallow Skye (The Chocolate Box Girls, #2) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. The Goldfish Boy

By: Lisa Thompson

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition

Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks… read more

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7. Mistletoe and Murder (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #5)

By: Robin Stevens

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are spending the Christmas hols in snowy Cambridge. Hazel has high hopes… read more

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8. Arsenic for Tea (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #2)

By: Robin Stevens

3.97

Format: 649 pages, Paperback

Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays… read more

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9. First Class Murder: A Murder Most Unladylike Mystery

By: Robin Stevens

3.48

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are taking a holiday through Europe on the world-famous Orient Express. … read more

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10. The Guggenheim Mystery (London Eye Mystery #2)

By: Siobhan Dowd , Robin Stevens

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

My name is Ted Spark. I am 12 years and 281 days old. I have seven friends. Three months ago, I sol… read more

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11. The Boy at the Back of the Class

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Boy at the Back of the Class book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • novels
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."

-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class

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12. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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13. Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9)

By: Robin Stevens

4.55

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The final novel in the number-one bestselling, award-winning Murder Most Unladylike series. Dais… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Death Sets Sail (Murder Most Unladylike #9) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6) by Robin Stevens

14. A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6)

By: Robin Stevens

4.40

Format: 378 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth mystery from the bestselling, award-winning author of Murder Most Unladylike. When Haz… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's A Spoonful of Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #6) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8)

By: Robin Stevens

4.35

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Daisy and Hazel are finally back at Deepdean, and the school is preparing for a most exciting event… read more

Similar categories in Robin Stevens's Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. No Ballet Shoes in Syria

By: Catherine Bruton

4.42

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asyl… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Bruton's No Ballet Shoes in Syria book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • novels
Cover of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh (Billy Plimpton, #1) by Helen Rutter

17. The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh (Billy Plimpton, #1)

By: Helen Rutter

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous… read more

Similar categories in Helen Rutter's The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh (Billy Plimpton, #1) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #3) by Katie  Kirby

18. The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #3)

By: Katie Kirby

4.51

Format: 480 pages, Kindle Edition

De zomervakantie is aangebroken en Lottie heeft GROTE plannen, namelijk: in Frankrijk aan het zwemb… read more

Similar categories in Katie Kirby's The Mega-Complicated Crushes of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #3) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1) by Katie  Kirby

19. The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1)

By: Katie Kirby

4.40

Format: None pages, Paperback

The first book in the hilarious new series for children by the bestselling creator of Hurrah For Gi… read more

Similar categories in Katie Kirby's The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #1) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2) by Katie  Kirby

20. The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2)

By: Katie Kirby

4.52

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling cre… read more

Similar categories in Katie Kirby's The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • school
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21. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

Cover of The Night Bus Hero by Onjali Q. Raúf

22. The Night Bus Hero

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.15

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Night Bus Hero book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) by Hannah  Gold

23. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook

24. The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

By: Nizrana Farook

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Chaya, a nobleman’s rebellious, outspoken, no-nonsense daughter, just can’t resist the shiny tempta… read more

Similar categories in Nizrana Farook's The Girl Who Stole an Elephant book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Other Edie Trimmer by Jacqueline Wilson

25. The Other Edie Trimmer

By: Jacqueline Wilson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new middle-grade novel from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson!"I seemed to be seeing do… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Wilson's The Other Edie Trimmer book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Can You See Me?

By: Libby Scott

4.28

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself -- and teaching the world to recognize y… read more

Similar categories in Libby Scott's Can You See Me? book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Actually, the more I think about it, the more I figure that a lot of the cons of autism are not really caused by autism, but by how other people react to it."

-Libby Scott, Can You See Me?

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27. Last One to Die

By: Cynthia Murphy

3.36

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

A supernatural thriller that will keep you guessing until the very end. Packed with voice-driven wh… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Murphy's Last One to Die book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • fiction
Cover of Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe

28. Ella on the Outside

By: Cath Howe

4.16

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Ella is the new girl at school. She doesn't know anyone and she doesn't have any friends. And she h… read more

Similar categories in Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • novels
Cover of The Secret Sunshine Project by Benjamin  Dean

29. The Secret Sunshine Project

By: Benjamin Dean

4.28

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A heart-warming story of kindness, courage and love in all its forms. Perfect for 9+ readers and fa… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's The Secret Sunshine Project book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of A Drop of Golden Sun by Kate Saunders

30. A Drop of Golden Sun

By: Kate Saunders

4.45

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

It's 1973 and 10-year-old Jenny is in shock. She's just been cast as one of the lead roles in a fea… read more

Similar categories in Kate Saunders's A Drop of Golden Sun book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Becoming Jo by Sophie McKenzie

31. Becoming Jo

By: Sophie McKenzie

3.65

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Meg, Jo, Beth and four sisters whose stories are forever imprinted in our hearts. But what if thei… read more

Similar categories in Sophie McKenzie's Becoming Jo book and Cath Howe's Ella on the Outside

  • childrens

22 Best fiction books like Ella on the Outside by Cath Howe

Transform Your Habits

Queenie

Jacqueline Wilson , Nick Sharratt

3.16

Transform Your Habits

The Explorer

Katherine Rundell

4.83

Transform Your Habits

Being Miss Nobody

Tamsin Winter

3.83

Transform Your Habits

Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #1)

Robin Stevens

4.21

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20 best-selling fiction books like Top Marks for Murder (Murder Most Unladylike, #8) by Robin Stevens

Transform Your Habits

The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1)

Katherine Woodfine

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Mystery of the Painted Dragon (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #3)

Katherine Woodfine

4.28

Transform Your Habits

The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5)

Sophie Cleverly

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Take Your Last Breath (Ruby Redfort #2)

Lauren Child

3.33

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