14 Top middle grade books like All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman

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All the Ways Home

By: Elsie Chapman

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, home isn’t where you expect to find it. After losing his mom in a fatal car crash, Ka…

If you liked the middle grade plot in All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1)

By: Lynne Reid Banks

3.93

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

At first, Omri is unimpressed with the plastic Indian toy he is given for his birthday. But when he… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Reid Banks's The Indian in the Cupboard (The Indian in the Cupboard, #1) book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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2. I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

By: Martin Short

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging memoir, written with heart, wisdom, and a huge helping of hilarity, Martin Short s… read more

Similar categories in Martin Short's I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • canada
"To my beloved friends, there’s simply no life without you guys. Thanks for the advice and the love and the billion dinners and laughs. Without you all . . . I’d look for new friends and get them."

-Martin Short, I Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend

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3. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another mem… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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4. The Sherlock Holmes Theatre

By: Arthur Conan Doyle , Yuri Rasovsky , William Gillette

3.91

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Winner of the 2006 Audie Award and the 2006 Communicator Award Blackstone is pleased to present the… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Conan Doyle's The Sherlock Holmes Theatre book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • fiction

5. An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

By: Chris Hadfield

4.50

Format: 142 pages, Hardcover

Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours … read more

Similar categories in Chris Hadfield's An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

6. The Wednesday Wars

By: Gary D. Schmidt

2.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero.The Wednesday… read more

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7. The Last Cherry Blossom

By: Kathleen Burkinshaw

4.10

Format: None pages,

Following the seventieth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, this is a new, very person… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Burkinshaw's The Last Cherry Blossom book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

8. Okay for Now

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Midwesterner Gary D. Schmidt won Newbery Honor awards for Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boysand… read more

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9. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Weeks's Save Me a Seat book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

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10. The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.29

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

A surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger siblings try to keep their family from ever facin… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6) book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"There was a brief pause. Then Laney pointed a finger at Oliver and exclaimed, 'You want to keep them! 'No!' said Mama and Papa. 'I'm just saying,' Oliver said, looking at the two cats, who were stret…"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6)

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11. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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12. Fighting Words

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.64

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Della has always had her older sister, Suki: When their mom went to prison, Della had … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's Fighting Words book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Broken bones take a long time to heal. Why shouldn't brains?"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

"This is to remind me of the best day of my life." She looks down at me. For a wonder, she smiles back. "When was that?" she asks. "Tomorrow," I say."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, Fighting Words

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13. The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Harlem’s favorite family returns in the third installment in the Vanderbeerkers series! In To the R… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3) book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"The universe is so big, much bigger than you and me and bigger than any of our mistakes. There are always opportunities to forgive and be forgiven."

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

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14. Song for a Whale

By: Lynne Kelly

4.23

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the … read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's Song for a Whale book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"A sound can move anything if it's strong enough."

-Lynne Kelly, Song for a Whale

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15. The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish (The Vanderbeekers, #5)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.45

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

Witness the power of family history and family love in this funny, poignant addition to a series th… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers Make A Wish (The Vanderbeekers, #5) book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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16. 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 Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • 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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17. 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 Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastroph… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2) book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Music makes a garden bloom. -Isa"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Keep calm and garden on! -Oliver"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Being in a garden makes we want to dance! -Laney"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"A garden should always have a party in it. -Jessie"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

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19. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by Barbara Dee

20. Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet

By: Barbara Dee

4.17

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Haven Jacobs can’t stop thinking about the climate crisis. In fact, her anxiety abo… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of All the Ways Home by Elsie Chapman

21. All the Ways Home

By: Elsie Chapman

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Sometimes, home isn’t where you expect to find it. After losing his mom in a fatal car crash, Ka… read more

Similar categories in Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home book and Elsie Chapman's All the Ways Home

  • childrens
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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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Lynne Reid Banks

3.93

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Karina Yan Glaser

4.05

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The Sherlock Holmes Theatre

Arthur Conan Doyle , Yuri Rasovsky , William Gillette

3.91

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Katherine Applegate

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Lisa Yee

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Erin Entrada Kelly

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