21 best-selling middle grade books like The Ice Cream Machine by Adam Rubin

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The Ice Cream Machine

By: Adam Rubin

3.75

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

"A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream"--

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Ice Cream Machine by Adam Rubin , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson

1. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

Similar categories in Amina Luqman-Dawson's Freewater book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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2. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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3. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Cover of Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) by Chris Grabenstein

5. Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Library Binding

Before Mr. Lemoncello became everyone's favorite game maker, he was a kid who liked to roll the dic… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Mr. Lemoncello's Very First Game (Mr. Lemoncello's Library) book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. 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

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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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9. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Midnight Children book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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11. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

Cover of The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) by Dhonielle Clayton

12. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magi… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. Omar Rising

By: Aisha Saeed

4.22

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Omar knows his scholarship to Ghalib Academy Boarding School is a game changer, providing him - the… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Omar Rising book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

By: Susan Hood

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • middle grade
Cover of Those Kids from Fawn Creek by Erin Entrada Kelly

16. Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Those Kids from Fawn Creek book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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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 Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Messengers (Greystone Secrets, #3) by Margaret Peterson Haddix

18. The Messengers (Greystone Secrets, #3)

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.87

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In the conclusion to the Greystone Secrets series, the Greystones and their doubles, the Gustanos, … read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The Messengers (Greystone Secrets, #3) book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. 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

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Once Upon a Tim (Once Upon a Tim, #1) book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor

20. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?

By: Leslie Connor

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Connor's Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Ice Cream Machine by Adam Rubin

21. The Ice Cream Machine

By: Adam Rubin

3.75

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

"A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream"-- read more

Similar categories in Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine book and Adam Rubin's The Ice Cream Machine

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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4.18

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