17 must-read childrens books like All the Things That Could Go Wrong by Stewart Foster

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All the Things That Could Go Wrong

By: Stewart Foster

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A moving and beautifully written story about what can happen when two completely different boys are…

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1. Rules

By: Cynthia Lord

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more

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

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"No toys in the fish tank "

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"Just this once, let it be easy."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"...choosing words is harder than I thought."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

Cover of InuYasha, Vol. 1: Turning Back Time (InuYasha, #1) by Rumiko Takahashi

2. InuYasha, Vol. 1: Turning Back Time (InuYasha, #1)

By: Rumiko Takahashi

4.32

Format: 182 pages, Paperback

Transported back to Japan's feudal era, high school student Kagome accidentally releases the feral … read more

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  • young adult
Cover of Dead Man's Cove (Laura Marlin Mysteries, #1) by Lauren St. John

3. Dead Man's Cove (Laura Marlin Mysteries, #1)

By: Lauren St. John

3.82

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Blue Peter award-winning mystery adventure from the author of THE WHITE GIRAFFE quartet. 'What I wa… read more

Similar categories in Lauren St. John's Dead Man's Cove (Laura Marlin Mysteries, #1) book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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4. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Skeleton Key

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.47

Format: None pages, Paperback

Alex Rider has been through a lot for his fourteen years. He's been shot at by international terror… read more

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  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Once (Once, #1) by Morris Gleitzman

6. Once (Once, #1)

By: Morris Gleitzman

3.63

Format: 143 pages, Paperback

Onceby Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanag… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult

7. What Not to Do If You Turn Invisible

By: Ross Welford

4.09

Format: 156 pages, Paperback

From the author of the unforgettable bestseller TIME TRAVELLING WITH A HAMSTER comes another surpri… read more

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8. The Goldfish Boy

By: Lisa Thompson

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Kindle Edition

Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks… read more

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9. Moonrise

By: Sarah Crossan

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

'They think I hurt someone. But I didn't. You hear? Coz people are gonna be telling you all kinds o… read more

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10. A Boy Called Hope

By: Lara Williamson

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

I'm Dan Hope and deep inside my head I keep a list of things I want to come true. For example, I wa… read more

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11. Letters from the Lighthouse

By: Emma Carroll

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, no… read more

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12. Look Into My Eyes (Ruby Redfort, #1)

By: Lauren Child

4.45

Format: None pages,

Everyone knows that Clarice Bean is exceptionordinarily keen about the Ruby Redfort books. Now in h… read more

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13. Pig-Heart Boy

By: Malorie Blackman

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

You're thirteen. All you want is a normal life. But most normal kids don't need heart transplants. … read more

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14. The Art of Being Normal

By: Lisa Williamson

4.45

Format: 122 pages, Hardcover

Two boys. Two secrets. David Piper has always been an outsider. His parents think he's gay. The sch… read more

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15. The Boy at the Back of the Class

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Boy at the Back of the Class book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."

-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class

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16. 96 Miles

By: J.L. Esplin

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Dad always said if things get desperate, it’s okay to drink the water in the toilet. I never though… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"But the thing is, if you do survive, when it's all said and done, you still have to live with yourself."

-J.L. Esplin, 96 Miles

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17. I Have No Secrets

By: Penny Joelson

3.84

Format: 275 pages, Hardcover

Jemma knows who the murderer is. She knows because he told her. He thought his secret was safe b… read more

Similar categories in Penny Joelson's I Have No Secrets book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1) by Thomas     Taylor

18. Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls aro… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"The rope swings back towards me. 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' Now, you've probably worked out by now that I'm not a 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' kind of guy. I mean, it's not as if there's much need for jumping …"

-Thomas Taylor, Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

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19. When I See Blue

By: Lily Bailey

4.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben's head ... There are 4 things you should know abou… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. Escape Room

By: Christopher Edge

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh (Billy Plimpton, #1) by Helen Rutter

21. The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh (Billy Plimpton, #1)

By: Helen Rutter

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When life is funny, make some jokes about it. Billy Plimpton has a big dream: to become a famous… read more

Similar categories in Helen Rutter's The Boy Who Made Everyone Laugh (Billy Plimpton, #1) book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The 1,000 Year Old Boy by Ross Welford

22. The 1,000 Year Old Boy

By: Ross Welford

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

The astonishing, beautiful new story for all readers of 10 and over from the bestselling and Costa-… read more

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Would you like to live forever? I’m afraid I cannot recommend it. I am used to it now, and I do understand how special it is. Only I want to stop now. I want to grow up like you."

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

"I long to grow up, to be a man. I long to be in a hurry to do something, before time runs out. I long for the feeling that life is precious, that I have to cram as much as I can into every sun-drench…"

-Ross Welford, The 1,000 Year Old Boy

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23. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

Cover of Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

24. Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town

By: Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

3.68

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical and heartfelt collection by an award-winning writer that connects the lives of young peop… read more

Similar categories in Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock's Everyone Dies Famous in a Small Town book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Night Bus Hero by Onjali Q. Raúf

25. The Night Bus Hero

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.15

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Night Bus Hero book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein

26. Turtle Boy

By: M. Evan Wolkenstein

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more

Similar categories in M. Evan Wolkenstein's Turtle Boy book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Weight of a Thousand Feathers by Brian Conaghan

28. The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

By: Brian Conaghan

3.79

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

`Child experts will tell you that I'm way too young to carry such a burden of responsibility on my … read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Because paper is a thing,"

-Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

"Think positive... Stay positive... Be positive?"

-Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

"Everything’s always ending. But everything’s always beginning, too."

-Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

"And all I want to do is tell her that she should have no shame, but for some reason I choose not to. I do the tasks impassively, as if she were a mannequin, a non-human. And that fucking shame is all…"

-Brian Conaghan, The Weight of a Thousand Feathers

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29. Can You See Me?

By: Libby Scott

4.28

Format: 365 pages, Paperback

A coming-of-age story about learning to celebrate yourself -- and teaching the world to recognize y… read more

Similar categories in Libby Scott's Can You See Me? book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Actually, the more I think about it, the more I figure that a lot of the cons of autism are not really caused by autism, but by how other people react to it."

-Libby Scott, Can You See Me?

Cover of All the Things That Could Go Wrong by Stewart Foster

30. All the Things That Could Go Wrong

By: Stewart Foster

4.10

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A moving and beautifully written story about what can happen when two completely different boys are… read more

Similar categories in Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • childrens
  • health
  • british literature
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • mental health
  • mental illness
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Mystery of the Forever Weekend by Lisa Thompson

31. The Mystery of the Forever Weekend

By: Lisa Thompson

4.50

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Cory dreads Sunday evenings. It's school the next day, where a bully is picking on him and he's str… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Thompson's The Mystery of the Forever Weekend book and Stewart Foster's All the Things That Could Go Wrong

  • middle grade
  • childrens

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