31 Best middle grade books like Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine

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Morning Sun in Wuhan

By: Ying Chang Compestine

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * A NCSS 2023 Notable Social Studies Trade Book Wha…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Ghost Book

By: Remy Lai

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Ghost Book book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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5. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • 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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6. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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7. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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8. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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9. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • historical fiction
  • 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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10. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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11. Global

By: Eoin Colfer

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Time is running out for Sami and Yuki. Sami and his grandfather live in a village along the Indian … read more

Similar categories in Eoin Colfer's Global book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. Shark Teeth

By: Sherri Winston

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel abo… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Winston's Shark Teeth book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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14. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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16. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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17. Sweet and Sour

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.01

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about ex-best friends, betrayals, and revenge that is best served so… read more

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's Sweet and Sour book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"Are you blaming my mood on my period?" Zach's face flushed a deeper red. "I'm just saying you don't have to feel bad about it." "I don't feel bad! And, also, I didn't have my period when I first got …"

-Debbi Michiko Florence, Sweet and Sour

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18. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Aniana del Mar Jumps In

By: Jasminne Mendez

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more

Similar categories in Jasminne Mendez's Aniana del Mar Jumps In book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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21. Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Eb & Flow book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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22. Ruby Lost and Found

By: Christina Li

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's Ruby Lost and Found book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • juvenile
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23. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. Soul Lanterns

By: Shaw Kuzki

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Library Binding

The story of a how a young Japanese girl's understanding of the historic and tragic bombing of Hiro… read more

Similar categories in Shaw Kuzki's Soul Lanterns book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • asian literature
"when you got to visit the dead, sometimes you don't want to meet the living."

-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns

"So many people's fates were changed by the flash. Many of those who survived physically were dead inside."

-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns

"They say to keep counting the years of children who are gone, but I can't forget the way they looked when they left the house that morning."

-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns

"She has a hard time communicating with people; she's too wounded emotionally. And since she doesn't have anyone to talk to, I think she forgets how to use her voice."

-Shaw Kuzki, Soul Lanterns

Cover of On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) by Janae Marks

25. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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26. It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li!

By: Nicole Chen

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This middle grade contemporary follows a big-hearted Taiwanese American girl as she aims to gain he… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Chen's It’s Boba Time for Pearl Li! book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • juvenile
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27. Morning Sun in Wuhan

By: Ying Chang Compestine

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * A NCSS 2023 Notable Social Studies Trade Book Wha… read more

Similar categories in Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • asian literature
  • historical fiction
  • china
  • juvenile
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28. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

Similar categories in Chrystal D. Giles's Not an Easy Win book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Black Bird, Blue Road by Sofiya Pasternack

29. 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 Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The House Swap by Yvette Clark

30. The House Swap

By: Yvette Clark

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Parent Trap meets The Holiday in this heartwarming and funny story of two girls, one American a… read more

Similar categories in Yvette Clark's The House Swap book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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31. Undercover Latina

By: Aya de León

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A Latina teen spy goes undercover as a white girl to stop a white supremacist terrorist plot in a f… read more

Similar categories in Aya de León's Undercover Latina book and Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile

31 Top fiction books like Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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Ghost Book

Remy Lai

4.09

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

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The Probability of Everything

Sarah Everett

4.33

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19 Top fiction books like Soul Lanterns by Shaw Kuzki

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The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes

Duncan Tonatiuh

4.31

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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Temple Alley Summer

Sachiko Kashiwaba

3.97

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Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

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