16 Best childrens books like The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy

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The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is …

If you liked the childrens plot in The Wrong Way Home by Kate O'Shaughnessy , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. 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 Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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3. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • nature
  • audiobook
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4. The Color of Sound

By: Emily Barth Isler

4.31

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Rosie is a musical prodigy whose synesthesia allows her to see music in colors. Her… read more

Similar categories in Emily Barth Isler's The Color of Sound book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"With the violin nestled below my chin, I feel more at home than I ever have in any house. With my fingers on the soundboard and my right hand holding the bow, I close my eyes briefly and breathe. It'…"

-Emily Barth Isler, The Color of Sound

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5. 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

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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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7. 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

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Across So Many Seas book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Deep Water

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Deep Water book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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11. 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 Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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12. 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

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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14. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Telephone of the Tree

By: Alison McGhee

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable story of grief and the support of community as a young girl, faced with aching los… read more

Similar categories in Alison McGhee's Telephone of the Tree book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Wrong Way Home by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

16. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • cults
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • nature
  • juvenile
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17. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. Jupiter Rising

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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20. Gut Reaction

By: Kirby Larson

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores wha… read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Gut Reaction book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

21. A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Ho… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall book and Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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4.39

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4.22

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Kate DiCamillo

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