18 Top middle grade books like Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes

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Property of the Rebel Librarian

By: Allison Varnes

4.11

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old June Harper's parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, t…

"So much has changed that I wonder if it will feel different when I read it again. If you're one person when you read a book, and then you change, does the book become different? Do the words stretch to fit the new version of who you are?"

-Allison Varnes, Property of the Rebel Librarian

If you liked the middle grade plot in Property of the Rebel Librarian by Allison Varnes , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet

By: Erin Dionne

3.91

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Hamlet Kennedy just wants to be your average, happy, vanilla eighth grader. But with Shakespearean … read more

Similar categories in Erin Dionne's The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"It's how you felt. And feelings don't always make sense. That's why they're feelings - not thnkings, " I said, hoping she'd smile."

-Erin Dionne, The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet

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2. The Losers Club

By: Andrew Clements

4.16

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and th… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Clements's The Losers Club book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • books about books
  • juvenile

3. Pi in the Sky

By: Wendy Mass

3.22

Format: 402 pages, Hardcover

Joss is the seventh son of the Supreme Overlord of the Universe. His older brothers help his dad ru… read more

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4. Ban This Book

By: Alan Gratz

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Ban This Book book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • books about books
  • juvenile
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

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5. 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

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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6. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • books about books
  • juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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7. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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8. 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

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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9. Camp QUILTBAG

By: Nicole Melleby

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's Camp QUILTBAG book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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10. 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 Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • 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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11. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

Cover of School Trip (New Kid, #3) by Jerry Craft

12. School Trip (New Kid, #3)

By: Jerry Craft

4.20

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's School Trip (New Kid, #3) book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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13. The Collectors

By: A.S. King

3.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more

Similar categories in A.S. King's The Collectors book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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14. Suggested Reading

By: Dave Connis

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

In this standalone, a bookworm finds a way to fight back when her school bans dozens of classic and… read more

Similar categories in Dave Connis's Suggested Reading book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • books about books
  • audiobook
"Friends who hurt deeply but connected in the same way I had."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"What we do, before and after we read, is our choice. And that choice is freedom."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"You stand up because you believe, not because you want to win. I don't want you add more hate to this world. We have enough."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

"If you don't realize the importance and responsibility of the freedoms we've been given, then you won't realize what freedom actually is."

-Dave Connis, Suggested Reading

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15. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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16. 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

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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17. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Priya Puts Herself First (PAWS #3)

By: Nathan Fairbairn

4.33

Format: 176 pages, Kindle Edition

The best dog-walkers in town are back in the third book of this heartwarming graphic novel series t… read more

Similar categories in Nathan Fairbairn's Priya Puts Herself First (PAWS #3) book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
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20. Property of the Rebel Librarian

By: Allison Varnes

4.11

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old June Harper's parents discover what they deem an inappropriate library book, t… read more

Similar categories in Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • books about books
  • juvenile
"So much has changed that I wonder if it will feel different when I read it again. If you're one person when you read a book, and then you change, does the book become different? Do the words stretch …"

-Allison Varnes, Property of the Rebel Librarian

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21. Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel

By: Rex Ogle

4.12

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

From Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, the creators of Four Eyes, comes the second book in this humorous an… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel book and Allison Varnes's Property of the Rebel Librarian

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

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3.91

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4.16

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4.41

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