23 Best middle grade books like Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway

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Summer of a Thousand Pies

By: Margaret Dilloway

4.07

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Cady Bennett is sent to live with the aunt she didn’t even know she had in the…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway , here is a list of 23 books like this:

Cover of The Forget-Me-Not Summer (Silver Sisters, #1) by Leila Howland

1. The Forget-Me-Not Summer (Silver Sisters, #1)

By: Leila Howland

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A delightful story for fans of The Penderwicksand One Crazy Summer, The Forget-Me-Not Summeris burs… read more

Similar categories in Leila Howland's The Forget-Me-Not Summer (Silver Sisters, #1) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin

2. The Thing About Jellyfish

By: Ali Benjamin

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captu… read more

Similar categories in Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary

3. The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie

By: Wendy McClure

3.50

Format: None pages,

Wendy McClure is on a quest to find the world of beloved Little House on the Prairie author Laura I… read more

Similar categories in Wendy McClure's The Wilder Life: My Adventures in the Lost World of Little House on the Prairie book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

4. Close to Famous

By: Joan Bauer

4.01

Format: 275 pages,

Foster McFee dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef Sonny Kroll. Macon… read more

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5. One Came Home

By: Amy Timberlake

3.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book An ALA-ALSC Notable Children's Book Winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Be… read more

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6. Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.38

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Front Desk (Front Desk, #1) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"It's going to be okay. I'll make friends, and if I don't, I'll borrow books from the library."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"It was hard not to stare at Jjason's mom, specifically the humongous diamond on her hand. I thought I might go blind."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

"At this point, my mom started crying. She let out a sob so thunderous, I wondered if my cousins in China could hear her."

-Kelly Yang, Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

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7. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"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

Cover of Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) by Dan Gemeinhart

8. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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9. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of A Call for Kelp (Seaside Café Mystery, #4) by Bree Baker

10. A Call for Kelp (Seaside Café Mystery, #4)

By: Bree Baker

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

It's sink or swim for Everly with her most bizarre case yet!Everly Swan is busy as a bee running he… read more

Similar categories in Bree Baker's A Call for Kelp (Seaside Café Mystery, #4) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Tide and Punishment (Seaside Café Mystery, #3) by Bree Baker

11. Tide and Punishment (Seaside Café Mystery, #3)

By: Bree Baker

4.10

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

No one dreams of a killer Christmas...It's Christmastime in Charm, North Carolina, and while Everly… read more

Similar categories in Bree Baker's Tide and Punishment (Seaside Café Mystery, #3) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2) by Pari Thomson

13. The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2)

By: Pari Thomson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Daisy Thistledown's epic adventure continues in the spellbinding sequel to New York Times bestselle… read more

Similar categories in Pari Thomson's The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

14. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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15. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"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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16. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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18. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found by Jordan Lees

19. The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found

By: Jordan Lees

4.32

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

A boy who doesn't believe in magic. An impossible world that will change his mind. Eleven-year-… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Lees's The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Midsummer's Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca

20. Midsummer's Mayhem

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Can Mimi undo the mayhem caused by her baking in this contemporary-fantasy retelling of Shakespeare… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Midsummer's Mayhem book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • food
  • family
  • fiction
"The sun-dried tomatoes were robust and sweet and played well with the salty Parmesan. The oregano added a floral note, and the fennel made it energizing and playful."

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

"If he were a baked treat, he'd be a seven-layer bar- the perfect combination of sweet and salty, exotic coconut and homey caramel, and supported by a good, strong, buttery shortbread crust."

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

"Kiera reached into the paper bag and held out one of Vik's cupcakes. Even in the dim and musty hangout, it practically glowed with beauty, and the roses smelled intoxicating. Roses, for love of all t…"

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

"A lime tart with pomegranate glaze." I put the tart on the counter. The crust was the perfect shade of golden brown, and as I cut into it, the bright red glaze contrasted beautifully with the pale gr…"

-Rajani LaRocca, Midsummer's Mayhem

Cover of Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark

21. Glitter Gets Everywhere

By: Yvette Clark

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Kitty’s mother died on an inappropriately sunny Tuesday. So much has changed in Kitty’s life over t… read more

Similar categories in Yvette Clark's Glitter Gets Everywhere book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Hummingbird by Natalie Lloyd

22. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo

23. Beverly, Right Here

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.14

Format: 241 pages, Hardcover

Beverly put her foot down on the gas. They went faster still. This was what Beverly wanted — what … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Beverly, Right Here book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Betrayal in Time (Kendra Donovan, #4) by Julie McElwain

24. Betrayal in Time (Kendra Donovan, #4)

By: Julie McElwain

4.06

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

February 1816: A race through the icy, twisting cobblestone streets of London ends inside an abando… read more

Similar categories in Julie McElwain's Betrayal in Time (Kendra Donovan, #4) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • fiction
Cover of Caught in Time (Kendra Donovan, #3) by Julie McElwain

25. Caught in Time (Kendra Donovan, #3)

By: Julie McElwain

4.04

Format: 451 pages, Hardcover

October 1815: There is only one place Kendra Donovan wants to travel—back to her own time period in… read more

Similar categories in Julie McElwain's Caught in Time (Kendra Donovan, #3) book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • fiction
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26. The Chance to Fly

By: Ali Stroker

4.29

Format: 288 pages, None

A heartfelt middle-grade novel about a theater-loving girl who uses a wheelchair for mobility and h… read more

Similar categories in Ali Stroker's The Chance to Fly book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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27. Almost Flying

By: Jake Maia Arlow

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In this unabashedly queer middle grade debut, a week-long amusement park road trip becomes a true r… read more

Similar categories in Jake Maia Arlow's Almost Flying book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway

28. Summer of a Thousand Pies

By: Margaret Dilloway

4.07

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Cady Bennett is sent to live with the aunt she didn’t even know she had in the… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The House Swap by Yvette Clark

29. 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 Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome

30. One Big Open Sky

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everyth… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's One Big Open Sky book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of A Fine Sight to See: Leading Because You Were Made for It by Sophie Hudson

31. A Fine Sight to See: Leading Because You Were Made for It

By: Sophie Hudson

4.59

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

With relatable stories and disarming grace, popular podcaster and author Sophie Hudson cuts through… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Hudson's A Fine Sight to See: Leading Because You Were Made for It book and Margaret Dilloway's Summer of a Thousand Pies

27 Top fiction books like Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway

Transform Your Habits

The Forget-Me-Not Summer (Silver Sisters, #1)

Leila Howland

5.00

Transform Your Habits

The Thing About Jellyfish

Ali Benjamin

3.70

Transform Your Habits

Front Desk (Front Desk, #1)

Kelly Yang

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Simon Sort of Says

Erin Bow

4.31

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13 Best fiction books like Betrayal in Time (Kendra Donovan, #4) by Julie McElwain

Transform Your Habits

Mistress of Mellyn

Victoria Holt

3.92

Transform Your Habits

The Drafter (The Peri Reed Chronicles, #1)

Kim Harrison

4.29

Transform Your Habits

A Rip Through Time (A Rip Through Time, #1)

Kelley Armstrong

4.02

Transform Your Habits

A Tempest at Sea (Lady Sherlock #7)

Sherry Thomas

4.18

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