27 Best middle grade books like The Memory Thieves by Darren Simpson

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The Memory Thieves

By: Darren Simpson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

What you don't remember can't hurt you... Cyan has lived at the Elsewhere Sanctuary for as long …

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Memory Thieves by Darren Simpson , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1) by Jaclyn Moriarty

1. The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

By: Jaclyn Moriarty

4.29

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Bronte Mettlestone is ten years old when her parents are killed by pirates.This does not bother her… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"All books have magical properties."

-Jaclyn Moriarty, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

"I was still seeing pirates in my old way, as almost-imaginary, adventure-story people with parrots on their shoulders, rather than the kind who shoot cannons at parents."

-Jaclyn Moriarty, The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone (Kingdoms & Empires, #1)

Cover of The List by Patricia Forde

2. The List

By: Patricia Forde

3.67

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In the city of Ark, speech is constrained to five hundred sanctioned words. Speak outside the appro… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Forde's The List book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • science fiction
"There's always truth in dreams. Don't you know that? We have to learn what they mean, that's all."

-Patricia Forde, The List

"The here and now is only the smallest part of who we are, each of us is all that we have been, all our stories, all that we could be."

-Patricia Forde, The List

Cover of The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair by Lara Williamson

3. The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair

By: Lara Williamson

3.85

Format: None pages,

Becket has no idea why his dad takes him and his brother Billy to a new home in the middle of the n… read more

Similar categories in Lara Williamson's The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

4. A Library of Lemons

By: Jo Cotterill

5.00

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

A poignant story about dealing with grief through the magic of reading and friendship. Calypso's mu… read more

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5. A Place Called Perfect

By: Karl James Mountford , Helena Duggan

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glas… read more

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6. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
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7. The House with Chicken Legs

By: Sophie Anderson

4.10

Format: 337 pages, Paperback

All 12-year-old Marinka wants is a friend. A real friend. Not like her house with chicken legs. Sur… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"But it’s our duty as Yaga, living in this Yaga house, to talk to them and give them one last wonderful evening reliving their memories and celebrating their lives, before they pass through The Gate a…"

-Sophie Anderson, The House with Chicken Legs

Cover of From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) by Janae Marks

8. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

By: Janae Marks

4.29

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"

-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

Cover of This Book Kills by Ravena Guron

9. This Book Kills

By: Ravena Guron

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

I'll make it clear from the I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help…Well, not inte… read more

Similar categories in Ravena Guron's This Book Kills book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • young adult
"My story, my words, my voice – they are priceless."

-Ravena Guron, This Book Kills

Cover of The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) by Phil Hickes

10. The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1)

By: Phil Hickes

4.13

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when sh… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. When I See Blue

By: Lily Bailey

4.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben's head ... There are 4 things you should know abou… read more

Similar categories in Lily Bailey's When I See Blue book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Filippo, Me and the Cherry Tree by Paola Peretti

12. Filippo, Me and the Cherry Tree

By: Paola Peretti

4.06

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

A powerful, uplifting and moving story of a teenage girl's battle against losing her sight and keep… read more

Similar categories in Paola Peretti's Filippo, Me and the Cherry Tree book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
Cover of Twitch (The Twitchers, #1) by M.G. Leonard

13. Twitch (The Twitchers, #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict? Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallo… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Twitch (The Twitchers, #1) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) by A.F. Steadman

14. Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.55

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of The Midnight Hour (The Midnight Hour #1) by Benjamin Read

15. The Midnight Hour (The Midnight Hour #1)

By: Benjamin Read

3.77

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When strange late-night letters start arriving at home, Emily's parents set off to investigate. But… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Read's The Midnight Hour (The Midnight Hour #1) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
Cover of The Light in Everything by Katya Balen

16. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Last Word by Patricia Forde

17. The Last Word

By: Patricia Forde

3.89

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A world devastated by climate change. A society ruled by fear. And a girl brave enough to take a st… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Forde's The Last Word book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • science fiction
Cover of A Darkening of Dragons (Songs of Magic, #1) by S.A. Patrick

18. A Darkening of Dragons (Songs of Magic, #1)

By: S.A. Patrick

4.25

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Three accidental heroes encounter one legendary villain in an epic dragon-filled adventure just rig… read more

Similar categories in S.A. Patrick's A Darkening of Dragons (Songs of Magic, #1) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
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19. Oh Maya Gods!

By: Maz Evans

4.21

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet the brand-new Gods Squad led by Vesper, the bossy, football-mad adopted daughter of Elliot Hoo… read more

Similar categories in Maz Evans's Oh Maya Gods! book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of House on Hoarder Hill (The House on Hoarder Hill, #1) by Kelly Ngai

20. House on Hoarder Hill (The House on Hoarder Hill, #1)

By: Kelly Ngai

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Magical, spooky and mysterious: welcome to the House on Hoarder Hill... When Hedy and Spencer st… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Ngai's House on Hoarder Hill (The House on Hoarder Hill, #1) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
Cover of The Trouble with Perfect by Helena Duggan

21. The Trouble with Perfect

By: Helena Duggan

4.12

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Having uncovered the secrets that lay behind the spookily pristine town of Perfect, Violet and the … read more

Similar categories in Helena Duggan's The Trouble with Perfect book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • science fiction
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22. The Battle for Perfect

By: Helena Duggan

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Who is the evil genius plotting revenge in the town that used to be Perfect?Things are quiet in the… read more

Similar categories in Helena Duggan's The Battle for Perfect book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • dystopia
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of The Memory Thieves by Darren  Simpson

23. The Memory Thieves

By: Darren Simpson

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

What you don't remember can't hurt you... Cyan has lived at the Elsewhere Sanctuary for as long … read more

Similar categories in Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • science fiction
Cover of A Thunder of Monsters (Songs of Magic, #3) by S.A. Patrick

24. A Thunder of Monsters (Songs of Magic, #3)

By: S.A. Patrick

4.45

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Return to a world of dragons, song-spells, pipers and battles... Patch Brightwater and his frien… read more

Similar categories in S.A. Patrick's A Thunder of Monsters (Songs of Magic, #3) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
Cover of A Vanishing of Griffins (Songs of Magic #2) by S.A. Patrick

25. A Vanishing of Griffins (Songs of Magic #2)

By: S.A. Patrick

4.32

Format: 381 pages, Paperback

Join the brave friends Patch, Wren and Barver for another adventure of magic and music! Thrill as t… read more

Similar categories in S.A. Patrick's A Vanishing of Griffins (Songs of Magic #2) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • adventure
Cover of Taikurin kartta by Mikki Lish

26. Taikurin kartta

By: Mikki Lish

3.84

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Sisarukset Hedy ja Spencer ovat jälleen vierailulla isoisänsä taikuutta pursuavassa talossa. He pää… read more

Similar categories in Mikki Lish's Taikurin kartta book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of The House of One Hundred Clocks by A.M. Howell

27. The House of One Hundred Clocks

By: A.M. Howell

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

JUNE, 1905. Helena and her parrot, Orbit, are swept off to Cambridge when her father is appointe… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Howell's The House of One Hundred Clocks book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Boy with the Butterfly Mind by Victoria  Williamson

28. The Boy with the Butterfly Mind

By: Victoria Williamson

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Jamie Lee just wants to be normal but his ADHD isn't making it easy. If only he could control his b… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Williamson's The Boy with the Butterfly Mind book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Boy in a White Room by Karl Olsberg

29. Boy in a White Room

By: Karl Olsberg

3.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping YA sci-fi thriller by German and Spiegel-bestselling author, Karl Olsberg. The Boy in a … read more

Similar categories in Karl Olsberg's Boy in a White Room book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Midnight Howl (The Midnight Hour, #2) by Benjamin Read

30. The Midnight Howl (The Midnight Hour, #2)

By: Benjamin Read

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Emily must battle the greatest evil that has threatened The Midnight Hour. Can she keep its magic f… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Read's The Midnight Howl (The Midnight Hour, #2) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Midnight Hunt (The Midnight Hour #3) by Benjamin Read

31. The Midnight Hunt (The Midnight Hour #3)

By: Benjamin Read

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Emily and Tarkus are back again in one last adventure to save the Midnight Hour. Their old adversar… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Read's The Midnight Hunt (The Midnight Hour #3) book and Darren Simpson's The Memory Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

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