21 best-selling middle grade books like Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus

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Unfadeable

By: Maurice Broaddus

3.95

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Jason Reynolds and Kelly Yang will love this witty and wise middle grade contemporary about…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. 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 Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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2. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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3. 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 Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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4. Witchlings (Witchlings, #1)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.15

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

A magical adventure for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, about three witchlings … read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Witchlings (Witchlings, #1) book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. Answers in the Pages

By: David Levithan

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Answers in the Pages book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."

-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages

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6. 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 Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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7. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Midnight Children book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

Cover of The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) by Kwame Alexander

8. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."

-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

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9. Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

3.96

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the greatest young superhero you’ve never heard of, filled with illustra… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Stuntboy, in the Meantime (Stuntboy, #1) book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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11. The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Author Dhonielle Clayton makes her middle-grade debut with a fantasy adventure set in a global magi… read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Marvellers (The Conjureverse, #1) book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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12. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Small Town Pride

By: Phil Stamper

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Small Town Pride book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"

-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride

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14. Rain Rising

By: Courtne Comrie

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more

Similar categories in Courtne Comrie's Rain Rising book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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17. The Secret Battle of Evan Pao

By: Wendy Wan-Long Shang

4.08

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Middle school can be a battlefield... From award-winning author Wendy Wan-Long Shang comes a poigna… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Wan-Long Shang's The Secret Battle of Evan Pao book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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18. The Last Beekeeper

By: Pablo Cartaya

3.84

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The Last Beekeeper follows twelve-year-old Yolanda Cicerón as she fights to the save the last known… read more

Similar categories in Pablo Cartaya's The Last Beekeeper book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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20. Not an Easy Win

By: Chrystal D. Giles

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

FOUR STARRED REVIEWS! Twelve-year old Lawrence is new to chess--can he find a way to get on the bo… read more

Similar categories in Chrystal D. Giles's Not an Easy Win book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus

21. Unfadeable

By: Maurice Broaddus

3.95

Format: 280 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Jason Reynolds and Kelly Yang will love this witty and wise middle grade contemporary about… read more

Similar categories in Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable book and Maurice Broaddus's Unfadeable

  • audiobook
  • art
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • social justice
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • activism
  • juvenile

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