14 must-read juvenile books like A Secret Shared by Patricia MacLachlan

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A Secret Shared

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.53

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Patricia MacLachlan paints a portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the i…

"Miss Skylark once said it's heroic to make something beautiful out of a blank page," I say. "With art or words."

-Patricia MacLachlan, A Secret Shared

"Miss Skylark once said it's heroic to make something beautiful out of a blank page," I say. "With art or words."

-Patricia MacLachlan, A Secret Shared

If you liked the juvenile plot in A Secret Shared by Patricia MacLachlan , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Snow White: A Graphic Novel by Matt Phelan

1. Snow White: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Phelan

3.54

Format: 337 pages,

Award-winning graphic novelist Matt Phelan delivers a darkly stylized noir Snow White set against t… read more

Similar categories in Matt Phelan's Snow White: A Graphic Novel book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
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2. The Dot

By: Peter H. Reynolds

4.25

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

With a simple, witty story and free-spirited illustrations, Peter H. Reynolds entices even the stub… read more

Similar categories in Peter H. Reynolds's The Dot book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Moo

By: Sharon Creech

3.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Catwill love her newest tw… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's Moo book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction

4. Let's Get Invisible! (Goosebumps, #6)

By: R.L. Stine

3.80

Format: 25 pages, Paperback

On Max's birthday, he finds a kind of magic mirror in the attic. It can make make him become invisi… read more

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5. Understood Betsy

By: Dorothy Canfield Fisher

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

For all of her nine years, fragile Elizabeth Ann has heard her Aunt Frances refer in whispers to he… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy Canfield Fisher's Understood Betsy book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"What's the matter?" asked the teacher, seeing her bewildered face. "Why—why," said Elizabeth Ann, "I don't know what I am at all. If I'm second-grade arithmetic and seventh-grade reading and third-gr…"

-Dorothy Canfield Fisher, Understood Betsy

6. Ginger Pye (The Pyes, #1)

By: Eleanor Estes

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard y… read more

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Cover of Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) by Carol Ryrie Brink

7. Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

By: Carol Ryrie Brink

4.02

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Caddie Woodlawn is a real adventurer. She'd rather hunt than sew and plow than bake, and tries to b… read more

Similar categories in Carol Ryrie Brink's Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1) book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Life is just a lot of everyday adventures."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

"But every redhead's temper has its limitations."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes on at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

". . . the three adventurers were overcome by that delicious weariness which suddenly overtakes one at the end of an outdoor day."

-Carol Ryrie Brink, Caddie Woodlawn (Caddie Woodlawn, #1)

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8. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rescue book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) by Peter  Brown

10. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Rabbit Listened

By: Cori Doerrfeld

4.60

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A universal, deeply moving exploration of grief and empathy With its spare, poignant text and ir… read more

Similar categories in Cori Doerrfeld's The Rabbit Listened book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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14. Bob

By: Wendy Mass

4.06

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Bob book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I squeeze my eyes shut and practice being not seen. I open one eye. “Well? Can you see me?"

-Wendy Mass, Bob

Cover of Delicates (Sheets, #2) by Brenna Thummler

15. Delicates (Sheets, #2)

By: Brenna Thummler

4.19

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Following the events of the bestselling graphic novel Sheets, Delicates brings Brenna Thummler’s be… read more

Similar categories in Brenna Thummler's Delicates (Sheets, #2) book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Everyone has ghosts. I think we all need to learn that there's no shame in letting them out."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

"Humans are delicate too. The teensiest mistake can ruin them, even if you do everything else right. Just because mistakes seem small and insignificant doesn’t mean they are."

-Brenna Thummler, Delicates (Sheets, #2)

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16. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Banned Book Club

By: Kim Hyun Sook

3.97

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her … read more

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"In times like this, no act is apolitical."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"Everyone has a right to the truth. But I don't owe you mine."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"But you can learn a lot about history by figuring out what people wanted to hide."

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

"But if they're going to keep calling us communists, we might as well learn what that means!"

-Kim Hyun Sook, Banned Book Club

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18. Stargazing

By: Jen Wang

4.17

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Stargazing book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story) by Kevin Henkes

19. Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story)

By: Kevin Henkes

3.75

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The stand-alone companion to two-time Newbery Honor author Kevin Henkes’s award-winning, acclaimed,… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Billy Miller Makes a Wish (A Miller Family Story) book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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20. One Time

By: Sharon Creech

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story of a girl who discovers the endless possibilities her future may hold, with h… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's One Time book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) by Colleen A.F. Venable

21. Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1)

By: Colleen A.F. Venable

4.19

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

A new middle-grade graphic novel series about growing up, friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cat… read more

Similar categories in Colleen A.F. Venable's Katie the Catsitter (Katie the Catsitter, #1) book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Glitter Gets Everywhere by Yvette Clark

22. Glitter Gets Everywhere

By: Yvette Clark

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Kitty’s mother died on an inappropriately sunny Tuesday. So much has changed in Kitty’s life over t… read more

Similar categories in Yvette Clark's Glitter Gets Everywhere book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel by Scott Peterson

23. Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel

By: Scott Peterson

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

In this graphic novel adaptation of master horror storyteller Mary Downing Hahn's spookiest and mos… read more

Similar categories in Scott Peterson's Wait Till Helen Comes: A Graphic Novel book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Anne of West Philly by Ivy Noelle Weir

24. Anne of West Philly

By: Ivy Noelle Weir

3.88

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Anne of Green Gables, with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy  and The Secret Ga… read more

Similar categories in Ivy Noelle Weir's Anne of West Philly book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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25. Air

By: Monica Roe

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more

Similar categories in Monica Roe's Air book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn

26. Trouble at the Tangerine

By: Gillian McDunn

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Gillian McDunn pens a delightfully quirky mystery that examines the meaning of… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's Trouble at the Tangerine book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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27. Cress Watercress

By: Gregory Maguire

3.67

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A lavishly illustrated woodland tale with a classic sensibility and modern flair—from the fertile i… read more

Similar categories in Gregory Maguire's Cress Watercress book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. A Secret Shared

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.53

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Patricia MacLachlan paints a portrait of what it means to be a family, the power of love, and the i… read more

Similar categories in Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • adoption
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"Miss Skylark once said it's heroic to make something beautiful out of a blank page," I say. "With art or words."

-Patricia MacLachlan, A Secret Shared

Cover of Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics by Elle Reeve

29. Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics

By: Elle Reeve

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This tour de force of investigative journalism—in the vein of The Next Civil War and Why We’re Pola… read more

Similar categories in Elle Reeve's Black Pill: How I Witnessed the Darkest Corners of the Internet Come to Life, Poison Society, and Capture American Politics book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
Cover of Sweeping Up the Heart by Kevin Henkes

30. Sweeping Up the Heart

By: Kevin Henkes

3.82

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery Honor and New York Times–bestselling author Kevin Henkes, this timeless novel… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Sweeping Up the Heart book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Forever Glimmer Creek by Stacy Hackney

31. Forever Glimmer Creek

By: Stacy Hackney

4.00

Format: 320 pages, ebook

Twelve-year-old Rosie Flynn's film-making skills may be the answer to uncovering the miracles of he… read more

Similar categories in Stacy Hackney's Forever Glimmer Creek book and Patricia MacLachlan's A Secret Shared

  • middle grade
  • childrens

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