25 must-read middle grade books like The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3) by Rob Buyea

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The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

By: Rob Buyea

4.50

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Return to Lake View Middle School in the third book of the PERFECT SCORE series from the beloved au…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3) by Rob Buyea , here is a list of 25 books like this:

1. 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

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's Short book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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2. Ungifted

By: Gordon Korman

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't t… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Ungifted book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade

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. Fish in a Tree

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more

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5. The Mother-Daughter Book Club

By: Heather Vogel Frederick

4.05

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

The book club is about to get a makeover.... Even if Megan would rather be at the mall, Cassidy i… read more

Similar categories in Heather Vogel Frederick's The Mother-Daughter Book Club book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"I love science, and the way it names and orders and classifies everything, from clouds to plants to stars. Even bones. Tibia, fibula, scapula, patella. Science makes everything so official-sounding, …"

-Heather Vogel Frederick, The Mother-Daughter Book Club

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

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slacker book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

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 Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • 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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11. 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

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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12. The Superteacher Project

By: Gordon Korman

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart and The Unteachables, comes a hilarious new s… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Superteacher Project book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"I understand," he announces finally. "It's because I'm‒different." Paul is amazed. "You learned that from the internet?" "Not directly Mr. Aidact explains. "But I accessed a database of books and mov…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

"Your jokes aren't even funny. What is this thing, anyway?' 'That's the beauty of it!' Oliver crows. 'It's nothing‒just some piece of junk from he supply closet. But you're freaking out because it cou…"

-Gordon Korman, The Superteacher Project

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13. Unplugged

By: Gordon Korman

3.96

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

From Gordon Korman comes a middle grade novel about a group of kids forced to “unplug” at a wellne… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Unplugged book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Fertilizer, meet fan"

-Gordon Korman, Unplugged

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14. 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 Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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15. Two Degrees

By: Alan Gratz

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Two Degrees book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."

-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees

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16. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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17. Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15)

By: Arley Nopra

4.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A brand-new Baby-sitters Club graphic novel adapted by newcomer Arley Nopra! Claudia isn't worried … read more

Similar categories in Arley Nopra's Claudia and the Bad Joke: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #15) book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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18. Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this sequel to Out of My Mind.Melody is a year olde… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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19. Key Player (Front Desk, #4)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang is going for the goal in the fourth Front Desk novel by New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Key Player (Front Desk, #4) book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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20. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of Supergifted (Ungifted, #2) by Gordon Korman

21. Supergifted (Ungifted, #2)

By: Gordon Korman

4.20

Format: 320 pages, ebook

The highly anticipated sequel to Ungifted from #1 New York Times bestselling author Gordon Korman. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Supergifted (Ungifted, #2) book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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22. 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 Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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23. 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

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
"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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24. Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Kelly Yang is back with another heartwarming and inspiring story … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Room to Dream (Front Desk, #3) book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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25. Operation Do-Over

By: Gordon Korman

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Unteachables, Gordon Korman, comes a hilarious ne… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Operation Do-Over book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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26. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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27. War Stories

By: Gordon Korman

4.01

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart, a story of telling truth from lies -- and… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's War Stories book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

28. 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 Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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29. The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

By: Rob Buyea

4.50

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Return to Lake View Middle School in the third book of the PERFECT SCORE series from the beloved au… read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3) book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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30. Fortune Tellers

By: Lisa Greenwald

3.64

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

What if your fortunes really came true? Once upon a time, Millie, Nora, and Bea were best friend… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's Fortune Tellers book and Rob Buyea's The Perfect Star (The Perfect Score, #3)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade

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Heather Vogel Frederick

4.05

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

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Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

Katherine Applegate

4.46

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How to Become a Planet

Nicole Melleby

4.25

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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Gordon Korman

4.31

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Alan Gratz

4.15

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