19 best-selling middle grade books like Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3) by Kwame Mbalia

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Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

By: Kwame Mbalia

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The finale of Kwame Mbalia's trilogy, in which Tristan Strong faces off with his archenemy, King Co…

"The old man smiled. "You fighting for freedom, right? For your friends? Just like my nephew. I've seen power before, son, and I'll tell you the same thing I told him. It ain't just your freedom you gotta fight for, it's everyone's freedom. If one of us ain't free, none of us free."

-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

If you liked the middle grade plot in Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3) by Kwame Mbalia , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2)

By: Graci Kim

4.31

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

For Riley Oh, life as the Godrealm’s last fallen star is not all it’s cracked up to be. Her new div… read more

Similar categories in Graci Kim's The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Hey, Realist Riley, you know we write our own realities, don't you? You have to put the things you want out into the world. If you don't demand the best for yourself, you're guaranteed not to receive…"

-Graci Kim, The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2)

"Watch out for Jungkook, though, won't you?" she says over her shoulder, pointing to the smallest imugi in the bunch. "He may be the youngest, but he's got the biggest bite." I pause. Namjoon? Jungkoo…"

-Graci Kim, The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2)

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2. Paola Santiago and the River of Tears (Paola Santiago, #1)

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia

4.04

Format: 350 pages, Hardcover

Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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3. Tiger Honor (Thousand Worlds, #2)

By: Yoon Ha Lee

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Sebin, a young tiger spirit from the Juhwang Clan, wants nothing more than to join the Thousand Wor… read more

Similar categories in Yoon Ha Lee's Tiger Honor (Thousand Worlds, #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
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4. Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.45

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

Aru Shah and her sisters--including one who also claims to be the Sleeper's daughter--must find the… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"I hereby declare you an official…Potato."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

"May your journey be bright but not blinding."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

"Sometimes the best way to win is to walk away."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

"If you seek revenge, you should dig two graves."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

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5. Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.50

Format: None pages, None

The Pandavas only have until the next full moon to stop the Sleeper from gaining access to the nect… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Vasuki’s great eyes closed. His head swung a little. Aru crouched, ready for the snake king to lunge…but he didn’t. Instead, he…bopped to the music? "Did not expect that one," said Brynne."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

"First things first," said Aru, lifting her hand. "I cannot speak to you in iambic pentameter. I'm in high school. And I'm in Otherworld training. So, I've got, like, three brain cells left, and it wo…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

" S. saw that you might need this. The helmets should block Aiden's hypnotic apsara stuff so no one does anything embarrassing... again >:) -N & S P.S. The tambourine? hahaha "Amazing," said Aru, cros…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

"Aru teetered backward, her arms pinwheeling as she scrambled for secure footing. Someone caught hold of her wrist. 'I've got you, Shah,' said Aiden fiercely. It was the last thing she heard before so…"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Nectar of Immortality (Pandava, #5)

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6. Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.39

Format: 349 pages, ebook

War between the devas and the demons is imminent, and the Otherworld is on high alert. When intelli… read more

Similar categories in Roshani Chokshi's Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Anger makes one blind to happiness."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

"Rein in the optimism Shah, It's too much."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

"GET OUT, YOU FLATTENED DISCOUNT ARTICHOKES!"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

"We’re trapped in the mountains with no camping supplies—"

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Tree of Wishes (Pandava, #3)

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7. Serwa Boateng's Guide to Vampire Hunting (Serwa Boateng #1)

By: Roseanne A. Brown

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents best-selling YA author Roseanne A. Brown's middle grade d… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
Cover of Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem (Serwa Boateng #2) by Roseanne A. Brown

8. Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem (Serwa Boateng #2)

By: Roseanne A. Brown

4.28

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the highly anticipated sequel to Rosanne A. Brown's explo… read more

Similar categories in Roseanne A. Brown's Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem (Serwa Boateng #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Sometimes, when our friends make painful choices, it usually has more to do with what they're going through than any desire to hurt us."

-Roseanne A. Brown, Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem (Serwa Boateng #2)

"Do you know what surprised me most when I came to this country? The way witches are glorified. People here dress up as us for Halloween. They fill their TV shows and social media profiles with our ae…"

-Roseanne A. Brown, Serwa Boateng's Guide to Witchcraft and Mayhem (Serwa Boateng #2)

Cover of Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2) by Carlos  Hernandez

9. Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

By: Carlos Hernandez

4.28

Format: 432 pages, Kindle Edition

A sci-fi romp with Cuban influence. Among many other challenges, Sal and Gabi have to try to make e… read more

Similar categories in Carlos Hernandez's Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Hope is the thing you lose before you lose everything else."

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

"Hey"--I shrugged--"If Aru Shah can have adventures in her pajamas, why can't I?"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

"I swear to pants, Coach Lynott must have been cursed by a bruja to always make the wrong choice in any given situation."

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

"Sal come quick I'm about to fix the universe That's the text message that woke me up at still-dark o'clock in the morning."

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Fix the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #2)

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10. Fury of the Dragon Goddess (Adventures of Sik Aziz, #2)

By: Sarwat Chadda

4.20

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents a second earth-shattering adventure based on Mesopotamian… read more

Similar categories in Sarwat Chadda's Fury of the Dragon Goddess (Adventures of Sik Aziz, #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Ronald McDonald is not a god, Rabisu,"

-Sarwat Chadda, Fury of the Dragon Goddess (Adventures of Sik Aziz, #2)

"You'll go the extra mile for others even if you won't do it for yourself."

-Sarwat Chadda, Fury of the Dragon Goddess (Adventures of Sik Aziz, #2)

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11. The Fire Keeper (The Storm Runner, #2)

By: J.C. Cervantes

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Zane Obispo's new life on a beautiful secluded tropical island, complete with his family and closes… read more

Similar categories in J.C. Cervantes's The Fire Keeper (The Storm Runner, #2) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"Yes. I'm ready to die."

-J.C. Cervantes, The Fire Keeper (The Storm Runner, #2)

Cover of The Last Fallen Realm (Gifted Clans, #3) by Graci Kim

12. The Last Fallen Realm (Gifted Clans, #3)

By: Graci Kim

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents the thrilling conclusion to Graci Kim's best-selling Gift… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
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13. The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes

By: Rick Riordan

3.87

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten new stories--including one of his own--about beloved … read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"Don't belittle your accomplishments, tiny one - the world will try to do that for you every chance it gets. Stand up strong and do what you know is best, even if no one else is standing beside you."

-Rick Riordan, The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes

Cover of The Shadow Crosser (The Storm Runner, #3) by J.C. Cervantes

14. The Shadow Crosser (The Storm Runner, #3)

By: J.C. Cervantes

4.40

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents J.C. Cervantes' epic finale to the Storm Runner trilogy, … read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"The turtles came to a halt, and before any of us could say another word, they swiftly joined themselves together, the sides of their shells connecting like Legos with a loud click. “What are they doi…"

-J.C. Cervantes, The Shadow Crosser (The Storm Runner, #3)

Cover of The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1) by J.C. Cervantes

15. The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1)

By: J.C. Cervantes

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

J. C. Cervantes's new spin-off from the STORM RUNNER trilogy.Fourteen-year-old Renata Santiago is t… read more

Similar categories in J.C. Cervantes's The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1) book and Kwame Mbalia's Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3) by Kwame Mbalia

16. Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

By: Kwame Mbalia

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The finale of Kwame Mbalia's trilogy, in which Tristan Strong faces off with his archenemy, King Co… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
"The old man smiled. "You fighting for freedom, right? For your friends? Just like my nephew. I've seen power before, son, and I'll tell you the same thing I told him. It ain't just your freedom you g…"

-Kwame Mbalia, Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3)

Cover of Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1) by Lori M. Lee

17. Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)

By: Lori M. Lee

4.27

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Lori M. Lee's middle grade debut about a lonely Hmong gir… read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
"Maybe it was true that some folks were terrible through and through, but it was better to believe that they had redeemable qualities."

-Lori M. Lee, Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)

"My point, little shaman, is that the world will not mold itself to suit your needs and morals, quaint as they are. Life is unfair. [...] If you want help, you’d better be ready to pay for it"

-Lori M. Lee, Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)

"I know I’m only eleven, but I also know what it’s like when things aren’t what you want them to be. I pretend to be other people all the time. But...I don’t run away. That’s what cowards do. And whil…"

-Lori M. Lee, Pahua and the Soul Stealer (Pahua #1)

Cover of Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows (Paola Santiago, #3) by Tehlor Kay Mejia

18. Paola Santiago and the Sanctuary of Shadows (Paola Santiago, #3)

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia

4.05

Format: None pages, None

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Tehlor Kay Mejia's third chilling story based on Mexican … read more

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  • urban fantasy
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook
Cover of Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares (Paola Santiago, #2) by Tehlor Kay Mejia

19. Paola Santiago and the Forest of Nightmares (Paola Santiago, #2)

By: Tehlor Kay Mejia

4.14

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

Six months after Paola Santiago confronted the legendary La Llorona, life is nothing like she'd exp… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • mythology
  • audiobook

19 must-read fiction books like Tristan Strong Keeps Punching (Tristan Strong, #3) by Kwame Mbalia

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The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2)

Graci Kim

4.31

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Tehlor Kay Mejia

4.04

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Tiger Honor (Thousand Worlds, #2)

Yoon Ha Lee

3.92

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Aru Shah and the City of Gold (Pandava, #4)

Roshani Chokshi

4.45

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19 must-read fiction books like The Lords of Night (Shadow Bruja, #1) by J.C. Cervantes

Transform Your Habits

The Last Fallen Moon (Gifted Clans, #2)

Graci Kim

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Tehlor Kay Mejia

4.04

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Tiger Honor (Thousand Worlds, #2)

Yoon Ha Lee

3.92

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Roshani Chokshi

4.50

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