20 must-read fiction books like The Storyteller by Brandon Hobson

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The Storyteller

By: Brandon Hobson

3.33

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson, a kaleidoscopic middle-grade adventure that mixes…

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1. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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2. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
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3. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • middle grade
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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4. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"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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5. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"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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6. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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7. Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Alebrijes book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • indigenous
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12. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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13. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poigna… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wan-Long Shang's The Secret Battle of Evan Pao book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • magical realism
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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17. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • magical realism
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. The Storyteller

By: Brandon Hobson

3.33

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Brandon Hobson, a kaleidoscopic middle-grade adventure that mixes… read more

Similar categories in Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • audiobook
  • magical realism
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • indigenous
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • native americans
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19. Just Keep Walking

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Two years after her parents’ surprising and painful split, twelve-year-old Jo and her mom find them… read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's Just Keep Walking book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • adventure
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20. 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 Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Brandon Hobson's The Storyteller

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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Dave Eggers

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