15 Best middle grade books like Summer and July by Paul Mosier

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Summer and July

By: Paul Mosier

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Train I Ride and Echo’s Sister comes a moving story of frie…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Summer and July by Paul Mosier , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Counting by 7s

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"books=comfort"

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

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2. I'll Be There

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being forced to sing a solo in the church choir--despite he… read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's I'll Be There book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • romance
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

3. Posted

By: John David Anderson

4.08

Format: 432 pages, ebook

In middle school, words aren't just words. They can be weapons. They can be gifts. The right words … read more

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4. How to Steal a Dog

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.46

Format: None pages,

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5. Other Words for Home

By: Jasmine Warga

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving h… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Americans are obsessed with murder"

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"It seems like the kind of place where dreams could grow and live."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"Mama hugs me and I hold her back. Sometimes all you can do is hold on."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

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6. 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 Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"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)

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7. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. Us

By: Sara Soler

4.32

Format: 22 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Sara Soler's Us book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • romance
  • lgbt
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9. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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10. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel

By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka

4.55

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett J. Krosoczka's Sunshine: A Graphic Novel book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • middle grade
  • family
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11. Making Bombs for Hitler

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.34

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Lida thought she was safe. Her neighbors wearing the yellow star were all taken away, but Lida is n… read more

Similar categories in Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch's Making Bombs for Hitler book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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12. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • divorce
  • audiobook
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

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13. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. This Light Between Us

By: Andrew Fukuda

4.35

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals--a Japanese American boy and a French Jew… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Fukuda's This Light Between Us book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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15. Drum Roll, Please

By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow

4.23

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat. Melly only joined the school band because her … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Jenn Bigelow's Drum Roll, Please book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"

-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please

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16. 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 Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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17. Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea

By: Ashley Herring Blake

4.34

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a girl navigating grief, trauma, and friendship.Hazel Bly used to live in the perfect… read more

Similar categories in Ashley Herring Blake's Hazel Bly and the Deep Blue Sea book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Summer of Salt

By: Katrina Leno

4.00

Format: 288 pages, ebook

A magic passed down through generations . . . Georgina Fernweh waits with growing impatience fo… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Leno's Summer of Salt book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Oh?"

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

"What more could I want?"

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

"I’ll have to build a widow’s walk,"

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

"And besides that, people don’t always think the truth."

-Katrina Leno, Summer of Salt

Cover of Summer and July by Paul   Mosier

19. Summer and July

By: Paul Mosier

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Train I Ride and Echo’s Sister comes a moving story of frie… read more

Similar categories in Paul Mosier's Summer and July book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • romance
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • divorce
  • audiobook
Cover of A Galaxy of Sea Stars by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

20. A Galaxy of Sea Stars

By: Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

4.36

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

At a time when everything in her small town of Seaside, Rhode Island, seems like it’s changing, ele… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo's A Galaxy of Sea Stars book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • divorce
Cover of Middletown by Sarah Moon

21. Middletown

By: Sarah Moon

3.95

Format: 283 pages, Kindle Edition

Thirteen-year-old Eli likes baggy clothes, baseball caps, and one girl in particular. Her seventeen… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Moon's Middletown book and Paul Mosier's Summer and July

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

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I'll Be There

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Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

4.42

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

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4.29

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Neal Shusterman

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Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Dan Santat

4.39

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