10 best-selling adventure books like Violet and Jobie in the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins

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Violet and Jobie in the Wild

By: Lynne Rae Perkins

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medal winner Lynne Rae Perkins introduces Violet and Jobie, two house mice relocated to the…

If you liked the adventure plot in Violet and Jobie in the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A.J. Sass

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Ellen Outside the Lines book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."

-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines

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2. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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3. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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6. 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 Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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7. 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 Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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9. 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 Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • 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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10. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. Leeva at Last

By: Sara Pennypacker

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tale about a precocious girl who transforms her community in surprising ways. What are people … read more

Similar categories in Sara Pennypacker's Leeva at Last book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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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 Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"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. 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 Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Best of Iggy (Iggy, #1)

By: Annie Barrows

3.72

Format: None pages, ebook

FROM THE 'NEW YORK TIMES' BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF 'IVY + BEAN' COMES A HILARIOUS NEW MIDDLE GRADE SE… read more

Similar categories in Annie Barrows's The Best of Iggy (Iggy, #1) book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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18. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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19. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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20. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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21. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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22. The Windeby Puzzle

By: Lois Lowry

3.53

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Ag… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's The Windeby Puzzle book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. Stowaway (The Icarus Chronicles, #1)

By: John David Anderson

3.93

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a coming-of-age sci-fi duology about Leo, a kid trying to navigate the galaxy in … read more

Similar categories in John David Anderson's Stowaway (The Icarus Chronicles, #1) book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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24. 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 Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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25. Violet and Jobie in the Wild

By: Lynne Rae Perkins

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medal winner Lynne Rae Perkins introduces Violet and Jobie, two house mice relocated to the… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1) by Kalynn  Bayron

26. The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1)

By: Kalynn Bayron

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the world of the Vanquishers, vampires were history . . . until now.Malika “Boog” Wilson and her… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1) book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. Black Bird, Blue Road

By: Sofiya Pasternack

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this historical fantasy novel from Sydney Taylor Honor winner and National Jewish Book Award fin… read more

Similar categories in Sofiya Pasternack's Black Bird, Blue Road book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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28. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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29. Shark Summer

By: Ira Marcks

3.76

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha's Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film co… read more

Similar categories in Ira Marcks's Shark Summer book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1) by K.A. Holt

30. BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

By: K.A. Holt

4.26

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Rhyme Schemer , House Arrest , and Knockout ! The Kids Under the BenBee and … read more

Similar categories in K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1) book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"We all have a lot of feelings sometimes.... But those feelings should never be used to damage other people's feelings."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

"I've been moved back to the library. Administration seems to think they can keep a better eye on me there. I'm not sure they realize that librarians cause more trouble than ANYONE."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

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31. When Impossible Happens

By: Jane De Suza

3.67

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A poignant story of life in India during the pandemic that mixes loss, hope, and even a mystery sol… read more

Similar categories in Jane De Suza's When Impossible Happens book and Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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Ellen Outside the Lines

A.J. Sass

4.37

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The Puppets of Spelhorst

Kate DiCamillo

4.19

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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4.30

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Nicholas Day

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Katherine Marsh

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