17 must-read middle grade books like Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon by Gabrielle Wang

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Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

By: Gabrielle Wang

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Zadie Ma has a special talent for telling stories . . . and it seems that some of Zadie’s stories c…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon by Gabrielle Wang , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Blueback

By: Tim Winton

3.56

Format: 304 pages,

From the author of the bestselling novel "The Riders" comes a bewitching fable sure to delight read… read more

Similar categories in Tim Winton's Blueback book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • fiction
  • childrens
  • school
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2. The Things That Matter Most

By: Gabbie Stroud

4.44

Format: 358 pages, Paperback

A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more

Similar categories in Gabbie Stroud's The Things That Matter Most book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • fiction
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3. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
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4. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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5. Cop and Robber

By: Tristan Bancks

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

If your mum was a cop and your dad was a crim who needed your help to commit a crime, would you do … read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Cop and Robber book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • family
  • middle grade
  • school
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6. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • family
  • fiction
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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7. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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8. The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win… read more

Similar categories in Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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9. Exit Through the Gift Shop

By: Maryam Master

4.10

Format: None pages, ebook

Anahita Rosalind Ghorban-Galaszczuk (yes, that really is her name but you can call her Ana) is disc… read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's Exit Through the Gift Shop book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Waiting for the Storks

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Waiting for the Storks book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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11. The Bookseller's Apprentice

By: Amelia Mellor

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Return to Amelia Mellor’s magical Melbourne in the prequel to best-seller The Grandest Bookshop in … read more

Similar categories in Amelia Mellor's The Bookseller's Apprentice book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Summer came in November, and it came in blazing"

-Amelia Mellor, The Bookseller's Apprentice

"It felt as large as an orange and as heavy as grief."

-Amelia Mellor, The Bookseller's Apprentice

"The free reading wasn't a gimmick to bring customers back after all. It was a small, secret, gentle revolution. Oh, that Mr Cole was clever."

-Amelia Mellor, The Bookseller's Apprentice

"History arranged everything that had ever happened into one epic tale of humankind. It turned scattered bones back into people and broken objects into stories."

-Amelia Mellor, The Bookseller's Apprentice

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12. The Book of Wondrous Possibilities

By: Deborah Abela

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Arlo Goodman lives with his Uncle Avery in a run-down flat above their bookshop. He has no friends,… read more

Similar categories in Deborah Abela's The Book of Wondrous Possibilities book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Lenny's Book of Everything

By: Karen Foxlee

4.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

I knew my brother. I knew when he talked too much about Timothy his imaginary pet eagle. He was sca… read more

Similar categories in Karen Foxlee's Lenny's Book of Everything book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"But now we knew. It was a good thing. All of Davey, in all his time upon the earth, was good."

-Karen Foxlee, Lenny's Book of Everything

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14. August and Jones

By: Pip Harry

4.33

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old Jones Kirby has just moved to Sydney from her farm in country New South Wales. She'… read more

Similar categories in Pip Harry's August and Jones book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. The Way of Dog

By: Zana Fraillon

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A fiercely original verse novel from the ABIA and CBCA award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow. … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Way of Dog book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
" Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. "

-Zana Fraillon, The Way of Dog

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16. The Raven's Song

By: Zana Fraillon

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Raven's Song book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • middle grade
  • family
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17. The Lorikeet Tree

By: Paul Jennings

3.79

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A sister and brother face the hardest year of their lives and discover the healing power of nature … read more

Similar categories in Paul Jennings's The Lorikeet Tree book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon by Gabrielle Wang

18. Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

By: Gabrielle Wang

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Zadie Ma has a special talent for telling stories . . . and it seems that some of Zadie’s stories c… read more

Similar categories in Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • childrens
  • school
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • family
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19. Evie and Rhino

By: Neridah McMullin

4.35

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When Evie finds a fully-grown rhinoceros washed up on a beach, she feels an immediate connection an… read more

Similar categories in Neridah McMullin's Evie and Rhino book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
Cover of The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat (Trilby Moffat #1) by Kate Temple

20. The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat (Trilby Moffat #1)

By: Kate Temple

4.05

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

This is the dangerous story of Trilby Moffat, who took on one of the most treacherous jobs of all t… read more

Similar categories in Kate Temple's The Dangerous Business of Being Trilby Moffat (Trilby Moffat #1) book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Leo and Ralph

By: Peter Carnavas

4.42

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning storyteller Peter Carnavas comes this stellar novel about space, starting over a… read more

Similar categories in Peter Carnavas's Leo and Ralph book and Gabrielle Wang's Zadie Ma and the Dog Who Chased the Moon

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