29 Best middle grade books like Things You Can't Say by Jenn Bishop

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Things You Can't Say

By: Jenn Bishop

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of See You in the Cosmos and The Science of Breakable Things, author Jenn Bishop t…

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1. 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

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's You Go First book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

2. The Goldfish Boy

By: Lisa Thompson

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition

Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks… read more

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3. 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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4. 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 Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • 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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5. 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

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • 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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6. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • audiobook
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7. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. 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 Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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9. 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 Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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10. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • death
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • family
  • contemporary
  • 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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12. Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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14. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. Just Like That

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.37

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

Following the death of her closest friend in summer 1968, Meryl Lee Kowalski goes off to St. Elene'… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Just Like That book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"It’s hard to figure out how a friendship begins, she thought. Maybe sometimes it’s because someone you thought you knew - and that you didn’t really - turns out to be a whole lot more like a friend t…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That

"And Meryl Lee thought, I wonder how this happens. You live side by side for a while, and suddenly you realize you like living side by side, and you can’t imagine not living side by side because you’v…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, Just Like That

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16. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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17. Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard of, filled with illustra… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1) book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • audiobook
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18. No Matter the Distance

By: Cindy Baldwin

4.39

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An unexpected animal companion helps a girl with cystic fibrosis learn to write her own story in th… read more

Similar categories in Cindy Baldwin's No Matter the Distance book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • family
  • audiobook
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20. My Own Lightning (Wolf Hollow #2)

By: Lauren Wolk

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Lauren Wolk returns to the world of Wolf Hollow, in this sequel to her beloved, … read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wolk's My Own Lightning (Wolf Hollow #2) book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • audiobook
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21. 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 Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. 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 Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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23. Like Father, Like Son (Ali Cross, #2)

By: James Patterson

4.10

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The #1 kids' detective series of the decade! Ali Cross is back in the gripping sequel to James Patt… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Like Father, Like Son (Ali Cross, #2) book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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24. Ali Cross: The Secret Detective (Ali Cross, 3)

By: James Patterson

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The #1 bestselling kid detective is back! Mysteries, crime-solving, homeroom—all in a day's work fo… read more

Similar categories in James Patterson's Ali Cross: The Secret Detective (Ali Cross, 3) book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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25. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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26. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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27. The Kate in Between

By: Claire Swinarski

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old girl must face herself, and the truth, after her participation in a bullying inci… read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's The Kate in Between book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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28. 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

Similar categories in Tae Keller's The Science of Breakable Things book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • family
  • 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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29. A Perfect Mistake

By: Melanie Conklin

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A moving, voice-driven novel about friendship, responsibility, and fighting against unfair expectat… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Conklin's A Perfect Mistake book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • contemporary
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30. Things You Can't Say

By: Jenn Bishop

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of See You in the Cosmos and The Science of Breakable Things, author Jenn Bishop t… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • childrens
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • death
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • family
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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31. Listen to This

By: Jennifer Blecher

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and, on top of all that, a first dance—… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This book and Jenn Bishop's Things You Can't Say

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary

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Transform Your Habits

You Go First

Erin Entrada Kelly

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

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Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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Gordon Korman

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Blackbird Fly

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4.16

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Erin Entrada Kelly

3.78

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Brigit Young

4.15

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