20 must-read childrens books like The Friendship War by Andrew Clements

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The Friendship War

By: Andrew Clements

4.00

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A fabulous school story about fads and friendship from the bestselling author of Frindle. This is …

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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

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Rules

By: Cynthia Lord

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"rules"

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"No toys in the fish tank "

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"Just this once, let it be easy."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"...choosing words is harder than I thought."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

Cover of Fudge-a-Mania (Fudge, #4) by Judy Blume

3. Fudge-a-Mania (Fudge, #4)

By: Judy Blume

4.05

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Fudge is back--and driving his brother Peter crazy, as usual. This five-year-old human hurricane is… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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4. The Best School Year Ever (The Herdmans #2)

By: Barbara Robinson

4.19

Format: 294 pages, Paperback

The Worst Kids in the History of the World! When anything goes wrong at Woodrow Wilson Elementary S… read more

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  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. Ramona and Her Mother (Ramona, #5)

By: Beverly Cleary

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ramona Quimby is no longer seven, but not quite eight. She's "seven and a half right now," if you a… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile

6. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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7. Snow Treasure

By: Marie McSwigan , None

3.11

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

In the bleak winter of 1940, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter Lundstrom's tiny Norwegian village a… read more

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8. Wish

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. Sh… read more

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9. Double Fudge (Fudge, #5)

By: Judy Blume

3.93

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

From Judy Blume, bestselling author of Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing! Fans young and old will lau… read more

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10. Little Miss Stoneybrook... and Dawn (The Baby-Sitters Club, #15)

By: Ann M. Martin

3.60

Format: 137 pages, Hardcover

Dawn's a little jealous when there's a formal ceremony to welcome Jessi and Mallory into the Baby-s… read more

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11. Amina's Voice

By: Hena Khan

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simul… read more

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12. Ribsy (Henry, #6)

By: Beverly Cleary

3.46

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Separated from his owner, Henry Huggins, in a shopping center parking lot, an ordinary city dog beg… read more

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13. How to Steal a Dog

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.46

Format: None pages,

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14. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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15. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

Cover of The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) by Shawn  Peters

16. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. 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

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. 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

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. The Unteachables

By: Gordon Korman

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what hap… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"Kid, that was something!"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Everybody hates something,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Only ten months until June."

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"It’s not just for little kids,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

Cover of Trapped! (Framed, #3) by James Ponti

21. Trapped! (Framed, #3)

By: James Ponti

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“A top-shelf test of courage, friendship, and ingenuity.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Floria… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

22. Saving Winslow

By: Sharon Creech

3.86

Format: 176 pages, ebook

About a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health. Louie d… read more

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  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) by Alyson Gerber

23. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. Not Her Daughter

By: Rea Frey

3.80

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Gripping, emotional, and wire-taut, Not Her Daughter raises the question of what it means to be a m… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold) by Cynthia Lord

25. Because of the Rabbit (Scholastic Gold)

By: Cynthia Lord

4.02

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

On the last night of summer, Emma tags along with her game warden father on a routine call. They're… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1) by Stuart Gibbs

26. Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade series about a peasant boy who wants to be a knight.Tim is just a peasant, but he dr… read more

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  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Friendship War by Andrew Clements

27. The Friendship War

By: Andrew Clements

4.00

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

A fabulous school story about fads and friendship from the bestselling author of Frindle. This is … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Clements's The Friendship War book and Andrew Clements's The Friendship War

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • school stories
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) (Sort of Adaptations, #2) by Kathleen Gros

28. Jo: An Adaptation of Little Women (Sort Of) (Sort of Adaptations, #2)

By: Kathleen Gros

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A modern-day graphic novel adaptation of Little Women that explores identity, friendships, and new … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. The Sweetest Revenge

By: Lizzy Dent

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Bridesmaids meets Emily in Paris —in London—in this hilarious and heartfelt story of one handsome n… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner

30. Confessions of a Class Clown

By: Arianne Costner

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Jack's hilarious online videos might get thousands of views . . . but is fame worth the price of fr… read more

Similar categories in Arianne Costner's Confessions of a Class Clown book and Andrew Clements's The Friendship War

  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • chapter books
  • fiction
Cover of The Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew    Fox

31. The Sky Over Rebecca

By: Matthew Fox

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Bath Children's Novel Award Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist 2024 … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile

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James Ponti

4.49

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Rules

Cynthia Lord

3.97

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Fudge-a-Mania (Fudge, #4)

Judy Blume

4.05

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Barbara Robinson

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Kate DiCamillo

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Lisa Yee

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