22 must-read middle grade books like Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2) by Sofiya Pasternack

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Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2)

By: Sofiya Pasternack

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The adventure continues in this exciting sequel to Anya and the Dragon in which a dangerous monster…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2) by Sofiya Pasternack , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1) by Brandon Mull

1. A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1)

By: Brandon Mull

4.13

Format: 457 pages, Hardcover

Jason Walker has often wished his life could be a bit less predictable--until a routine day at the … read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Who won the 2004 World Series?"

-Brandon Mull, A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1)

"A lie twice believed is self decieved"

-Brandon Mull, A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1)

"I am custodian of the knowledge hoarded here."

-Brandon Mull, A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1)

"Did you design the door?’ ‘No.’ ‘Who did? The Unknown Designer?"

-Brandon Mull, A World Without Heroes (Beyonders, #1)

Cover of Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2) by Brandon Mull

2. Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

By: Brandon Mull

4.29

Format: 483 pages, Hardcover

The second epic installment of Brandon Mull’s #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy series! Aft… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Sometimes the best offense was avoiding self-destruction."

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

"Everyone should get to clobber a princess at least once," Jason said."

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

"Not that I lack confidence in the outcome," Ferrin said, "but would you consider entrusting the piece of my neck to somebody who is not about to confront one of the most deadly beings in the world?"

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

"You look tired," Rachel told Jason. "I wish I could jog and sleep at the same time." "Can't you?" Ferrin asked, joining them at the little cascade. "I always imagined that you could sleep rolling dow…"

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

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3. Story Thieves (Story Thieves, #1)

By: James Riley

3.95

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. Owen k… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Embrace the impossible! Find the magic within! BE MORE FICTIONAL."

-James Riley, Story Thieves (Story Thieves, #1)

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4. Return to the Isle of the Lost (Descendants, #2)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.98

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

There's no place like home. Especially if home is the infamous Isle of the Lost. Mal, Evie, Carlos,… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
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5. Walk on Earth a Stranger (The Gold Seer Trilogy, #1)

By: Rae Carson

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Gold is in my blood, in my breath, even in the flecks in my eyes. Lee Westfall has a strong, loving… read more

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  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

6. Rise of the Isle of the Lost (Descendants #3)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

2.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ride with the tide! Deep beneath the waves, King Triton's powerful trident has passed through the … read more

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7. Chasing the Prophecy (Beyonders, #3)

By: Brandon Mull

3.29

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Jason and Rachel were not born in Lyrian. They did not grow up in Lyrian. But after all of the batt… read more

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8. The Unicorn Quest (The Unicorn Quest #1)

By: Kamilla Benko

4.58

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Claire Martinson still worries about her older sister Sophie, who battled a mysterious illness last… read more

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9. Briar Rose

By: Jane Yolen

4.41

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

A powerful retelling of Sleeping Beautythat is "heartbreaking and heartwarming." An American Librar… read more

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10. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

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11. The Winterhouse Mysteries (Winterhouse, 3)

By: Ben Guterson

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Danger, intrigue, and the power of family combine in The Winterhouse Mysteries , the fast-paced con… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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12. 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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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • 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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13. 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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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • 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)

Cover of Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2) by B.B. Alston

14. Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2)

By: B.B. Alston

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestsel… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Camp Jupiter Classified: A Probatio's Journal

By: Rick Riordan

3.86

Format: 146 pages, Hardcover

Time to discover what's been going on at Camp Jupiter . . . It's the February after Gaea's defea… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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16. When She's Shy (Risdaverse, #11.5)

By: Ruby Dixon

3.84

Format: 52 pages, Kindle Edition

I am a bashful, dorky human woman -- your average refugee on Risda III. Haina is tall, blue, and… read more

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  • fantasy
  • lgbt
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17. 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

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  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2) by Roshani Chokshi

18. Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

By: Roshani Chokshi

4.32

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Aru is only just getting the hang of this whole Pandava thing when the Otherworld goes into full pa… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"But I am more than my moment of anger."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

"Answering a wrong with a wrong doesn't make it right."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

"What is fair and what is just do not always look the same."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

"Don't forget that misguided intentions are often the most dangerous."

-Roshani Chokshi, Aru Shah and the Song of Death (Pandava, #2)

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19. 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

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • 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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20. The Pomegranate Gate (The Mirror Realm Cycle, #1)

By: Ariel Kaplan

3.99

Format: 545 pages, Hardcover

Ariel Kaplan’s The Pomegranate Gate is the lyrical first installment of the Mirror Realm Cycle, a v… read more

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  • jewish
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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21. Escape from the Isle of the Lost (Descendants #4)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

3.97

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Mal, Evie, Jay, and Carlos may have once been the baddest of the bad, but their wicked ways are (mo… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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22. Across So Many Seas

By: Ruth Behar

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more

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  • jewish
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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23. The Brightwood Code

By: Monica Hesse

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seven months ago Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” femal… read more

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  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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24. The Witch of Woodland

By: Laurel Snyder

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Laurel Snyder, author of Orphan Island, returns with a story of one girl's quest to answer the seem… read more

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  • jewish
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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25. 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

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  • jewish
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Beyond the Isle of the Lost (Descendants #5) by Melissa de la Cruz

26. Beyond the Isle of the Lost (Descendants #5)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A new entry in the New York Times bestselling Descendants series by Melissa de la Cruz—and a preque… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2) by Sofiya Pasternack

27. Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2)

By: Sofiya Pasternack

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The adventure continues in this exciting sequel to Anya and the Dragon in which a dangerous monster… read more

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  • dragons
  • jewish
  • lgbt
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Secret in the Stone (The Unicorn Quest, #2) by Kamilla Benko

28. Secret in the Stone (The Unicorn Quest, #2)

By: Kamilla Benko

4.37

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Claire Martinson and her sister Sophie have decided to stay in Arden--the magical land they discove… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3) by Kamilla Benko

29. Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

By: Kamilla Benko

4.48

Format: None pages, None

After a lifetime of being the younger sister--of letting Sophie fight her battles, of following her… read more

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  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Daughters of the Lamp (Daughters of the Lamp #1) by Nedda Lewers

30. Daughters of the Lamp (Daughters of the Lamp #1)

By: Nedda Lewers

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Percy Jackson meets Arabian fairy tales in this stunning middle grade fantasy debut about a girl wh… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The truth, even the most unbelievable, rings at a frequency all its own. One the whole of nature, from the sparrow to the lion immediately recognizes."

-Nedda Lewers, Daughters of the Lamp (Daughters of the Lamp #1)

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31. Saliman and the Memory Stone

By: Erica Lyons

4.75

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When young Saliman's family left Yemen in 1881 to move to Jerusalem there were so many things they … read more

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