27 must-read middle grade books like The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty

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The World Ends in April

By: Stacy McAnulty

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty , here is a list of 27 books like this:

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1. Well, That Was Awkward

By: Rachel Vail

3.95

Format: 768 pages, Hardcover

Gracie has never felt like this before. One day, she suddenly can't breathe, can't walk, can't anyt… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Vail's Well, That Was Awkward book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

2. Short

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

3.82

Format: 254 pages, Hardcover

Julia is very short for her age, but by the end of the summer run of The Wizard of Oz, she'll reali… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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3. You Go First

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Funny and poignant, acclaimed author Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go Firstis an engaging exploration of… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Liar & Spy

By: Rebecca Stead

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When seventh grader Georges (the Sis silent) moves into a Brooklyn apartment building, he meets Saf… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's Liar & Spy book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile

5. Goodbye Stranger

By: Rebecca Stead

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. Emily has new curves and an a… read more

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6. Slacker

By: Gordon Korman

4.67

Format: 107 pages, Hardcover

Cameron Boxer is very happy to spend his life avoiding homework, hanging out with his friends, and … read more

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7. Posted

By: John David Anderson

4.08

Format: 432 pages, ebook

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more

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8. One for the Murphys

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her fun-loving mother, … read more

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9. 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 Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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10. The Prettiest

By: Brigit Young

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young abo… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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11. 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
  • young adult
  • 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

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12. 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

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. 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 Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Witchlings (Witchlings, #1)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.15

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

A magical adventure for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, about three witchlings … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. 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

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

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  • childrens
  • school
  • 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

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17. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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18. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (Charlie Thorn, #4)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.44

Format: None pages, Audiobook

In the fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (Charlie Thorn, #4) book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Much Ado About Baseball

By: Rajani LaRocca

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this companion novel to Midsummer's Mayhem, math and baseball combine with savory snacks to caus… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. 12 Before 13

By: Lisa Greenwald

4.22

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Fans of Lauren Myracle and Wendy Mass will adore the second book in this hilarious series about two… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's 12 Before 13 book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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23. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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24. Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold)

By: Carolyn Mackler

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Willa likes certain things to be certain ways. Her socks have to be soft . . . and definitely can't… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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25. The Science of Breakable Things

By: Tae Keller

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifti… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"You can’t always protect breakable things. Hearts and eggs will break but you keep going anyway, because science is asking questions and living is not being afraid of the answer."

-Tae Keller, The Science of Breakable Things

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26. Notorious

By: Gordon Korman

4.12

Format: 307 pages, Hardcover

Keenan has lived all over the world but nowhere quite as strange as Centerlight Island, which is sp… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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27. Everything I Know About You

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Everything I Know About You book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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28. Grounded

By: Aisha Saeed

4.06

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Four kids meet at an airport for one unforgettable night in this middle-grade novel by four bestsel… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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29. The World Ends in April

By: Stacy McAnulty

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April book and Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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30. Coop Knows the Scoop

By: Taryn Souders

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground... Windy Bottom, Georgia is… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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31. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile

25 Best fiction books like The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty

Transform Your Habits

Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

Short

Holly Goldberg Sloan

3.82

Transform Your Habits

You Go First

Erin Entrada Kelly

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Liar & Spy

Rebecca Stead

4.00

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20 best-selling fiction books like Everything I Know About You by Barbara Dee

Transform Your Habits

Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Invisible Emmie

Terri Libenson

3.37

Transform Your Habits

The Prettiest

Brigit Young

4.15

Transform Your Habits

From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

Janae Marks

4.29

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