29 Best middle grade books like Just Right Jillian by Nicole D. Collier

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Just Right Jillian

By: Nicole D. Collier

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this heartfelt middle grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth grader Jillian must…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Just Right Jillian by Nicole D. Collier , here is a list of 29 books like this:

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1. 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 Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Peters's The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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4. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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5. 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 Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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6. Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories

By: Elise Gravel

4.46

Format: 88 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious and timely tool to help kids learn how to tell what news is true and what isn't Can … read more

Similar categories in Elise Gravel's Killer Underwear Invasion!: How to Spot Fake News, Disinformation & Conspiracy Theories book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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7. Chester Keene Cracks the Code

By: Kekla Magoon

3.86

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Cracking the code isn't all it's cracked up to be in this scavenger hunt adventure from a Coretta S… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's Chester Keene Cracks the Code book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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8. Cookies & Milk

By: Shawn Amos

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

It’s a summer of family, friendship, and fun fiascos in this semi-autobiographical novel that’s as … read more

Similar categories in Shawn Amos's Cookies & Milk book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • audiobook
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9. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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11. Marshmallow & Jordan

By: Alina Chau

4.22

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

Jordan’s days as star player for her school’s basketball team ended when an accident left her paral… read more

Similar categories in Alina Chau's Marshmallow & Jordan book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. 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 Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

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

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13. Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer, #1)

By: Kiersten White

3.75

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

A middle-grade mystery series that's spooky, creepy, and filled with gothic twists! Meet the Sinist… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer, #1) book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Honestly Elliott

By: Gillian McDunn

4.33

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes finding yourself can be a little messy. Elliott has been struggling since starting mid… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's Honestly Elliott book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"The goal isn't perfection- the goal is making something new. (pg. 18)"

-Gillian McDunn, Honestly Elliott

Cover of Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) by Katherine Applegate

15. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

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

Similar categories in Carolyn Mackler's Not If I Can Help It (Scholastic Gold) book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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18. The Girl in the Lake

By: India Hill Brown

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Small Spaces, Doll Bones, and Mary Downing Hahn, a truly chilling (and historically ins… read more

Similar categories in India Hill Brown's The Girl in the Lake book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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20. Shine On, Luz Véliz!

By: Rebecca Balcárcel

4.28

Format: 276 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful coming-of-age story for fans of Front Desk and Merci Suárez Changes Gears , this book c… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Balcárcel's Shine On, Luz Véliz! book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"The self is not discovered, but created."

-Rebecca Balcárcel, Shine On, Luz Véliz!

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21. 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 Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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22. Air

By: Monica Roe

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more

Similar categories in Monica Roe's Air book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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23. King of the Ice (Miles Lewis #1)

By: Kelly Starling Lyons

3.77

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of the Jada Jones chapter books comes an illustrated spinoff series p… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Starling Lyons's King of the Ice (Miles Lewis #1) book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession by Kate Hannigan

24. Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession

By: Kate Hannigan

3.94

Format: 48 pages, Library Binding

An engaging picture book biography based on the incredible true story of a Jewish refugee who pione… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hannigan's Blips on a Screen: How Ralph Baer Invented TV Video Gaming and Launched a Worldwide Obsession book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
Cover of Just Right Jillian by Nicole D. Collier

25. Just Right Jillian

By: Nicole D. Collier

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this heartfelt middle grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth grader Jillian must… read more

Similar categories in Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • african american
  • juvenile
Cover of The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) by Aaron Reynolds

26. The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1)

By: Aaron Reynolds

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Rex Dexter is itching to have a dog. He was practically born to have one. His name is Rex, for cryi… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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27. Weird Kid

By: Greg Van Eekhout

3.73

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Jake Wind is trying to stay under the radar. Whose radar? Anyone who might be too interested in the… read more

Similar categories in Greg Van Eekhout's Weird Kid book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. The Natural Genius of Ants

By: Betty Culley

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A summer ant farm grows into a learning experience for the entire family in this lyrical coming-of-… read more

Similar categories in Betty Culley's The Natural Genius of Ants book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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29. Boardwalk Babies

By: Marissa Moss

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In the late 19th century, there wasn't much hope for premature babies―until Dr. Couney developed th… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Moss's Boardwalk Babies book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
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30. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist

4.33

Format: 208 pages, ebook

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's jou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respicio

31. How to Win a Slime War

By: Mae Respicio

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Two kids face off in an epic battle to see who can sell the most slime, while navigating sticky sit… read more

Similar categories in Mae Respicio's How to Win a Slime War book and Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile

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Odder

Katherine Applegate

4.25

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Shawn Peters

4.03

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Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

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Jasmine Warga

4.28

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3.57

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