20 Best middle grade books like Repairing the World by Linda Epstein

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Repairing the World

By: Linda Epstein

4.37

Format: 352 pages, ebook

A young girl grapples with her grief over a tragic loss with the help of a new perspective from Heb…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Repairing the World by Linda Epstein , here is a list of 20 books like this:

1. Incantation

By: Alice Hoffman

4.25

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

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2. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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3. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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4. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #17)

By: Rick Riordan

4.24

Format: 480 pages, ebook

Demigods Nico di Angelo and Will Solace must endure the terrors of Tartarus to rescue an old friend… read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #17) book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • middle grade
"You’re cute when you’re nervous."

-Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #17)

"And no light was brighter than Noco di Angelo."

-Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #17)

"All things can change, if given the opportunity."

-Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #17)

"I got you,’ he breathed into Will’s ear. ‘I got you."

-Rick Riordan, The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure (Camp Half-Blood Chronicles, #17)

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7. The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

By: Lora Senf

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Reminiscent of Doll Bones and Small Spaces , this “delightfully eerie” (Erin A. Craig, New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Lora Senf's The Clackity (Blight Harbor) book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Time made the missing different, but it didn't make it go away."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

"I'd gotten so close, so close to being the hero of my own story..."

-Lora Senf, The Clackity (Blight Harbor)

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8. Tumble

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more

Similar categories in Celia C. Pérez's Tumble book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. 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 Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. 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 Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • jewish
"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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11. Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.42

Format: 271 pages, Hardcover

Mia Tang thinks she’s going to have the best year ever. She and her parents are the proud owners… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Three Keys (Front Desk, #2) book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"The pain broke my heart into a thousand pieces."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"the worry that if he didn’t take every single thing, a part of him would be lost forever."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

"But you can't give up on people. It's one of the three keys of friendship. You gotta listen, you gotta care, and most importantly, you gotta keep trying."

-Kelly Yang, Three Keys (Front Desk, #2)

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12. Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Those Kids from Fawn Creek book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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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 Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. 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 Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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16. 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 Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. The Worlds We Leave Behind

By: A.F. Harrold

3.89

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author and illustrator pair A.F. Harrold and Levi Pinfold comes another powerful and… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Harrold's The Worlds We Leave Behind book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. The Summer of June

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade book about a young girl who sets out to overcome her anxiety over the course of one … read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's The Summer of June book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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20. Repairing the World

By: Linda Epstein

4.37

Format: 352 pages, ebook

A young girl grapples with her grief over a tragic loss with the help of a new perspective from Heb… read more

Similar categories in Linda Epstein's Repairing the World book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • death
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21. Orphan Eleven

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Four orphans have escaped from the Home for Friendless Children. One is Lucy, who used to talk and … read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's Orphan Eleven book and Linda Epstein's Repairing the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens

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Rebecca Stead

4.14

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

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A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Odder

Katherine Applegate

4.25

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Gordon Korman

4.24

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Allie Millington

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