24 Best middle grade books like Aarti & the Blue Gods by Jasbinder Bilan

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Aarti & the Blue Gods

By: Jasbinder Bilan

3.93

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember. Like the weather, Aunt …

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1. The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

By: Deborah Rodriguez

3.67

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

From the author of the memoir Kabul Beauty School comes a fiction debut as compelling as real life:… read more

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  • fiction
"Miluješ, zemřeš a mezitím se snažíš žít, jak nejlíp dokážeš."

-Deborah Rodriguez, The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

"Remember that life is short and full of surprises. If you wait too long, opportunities fade like setting sun."

-Deborah Rodriguez, The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

"The moon is made round by the right hand of God. The moon is made crescent by His left. But it is God’s heart that makes my love for you forever."

-Deborah Rodriguez, The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

2. Varjak Paw (Varjak Paw #1)

By: Dave McKean , S.F. Said

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

Mesopotamian Blue cat, Varjak Paw, has never been Outside before; he and his family have always liv… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

By: Arthur Ransome

4.01

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, originally published in 1930: for children, for… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown."

-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

"But the big hills up at the lake helped to make him feel that the houseboat man did not matter. The hills had been there before Captain Flint. They would be there for ever. That, somehow was comforti…"

-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

4. Arthur High King of Britain

By: Michael Morpurgo

3.98

Format: 296 pages,

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5. Pax

By: Sara Pennypacker , Jon Klassen

3.98

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

Pax was only a kit when his family was killed, and "his boy" Peter rescued him from abandonment and… read more

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6. Rooftoppers

By: Katherine Rundell

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from … read more

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7. Billionaire Boy

By: David Walliams

4.14

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious, touching and extraordinary new fable from the author of The Boy in the Dress and Mr St… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"My name is Mr Bread." He began writing his name neatly on the board. "But you can call me Peter." Suddenly there was quiet, as thirty little brains whirred. "Pita Bread!" proclaimed a ginger-haired b…"

-David Walliams, Billionaire Boy

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8. Shy

By: Max Porter

3.63

Format: 136 pages, Hardcover

A novel about guilt, rage, imagination, and boyhood, about being lost in the dark and learning you’… read more

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  • fiction
"He could learn to speak this language: night-end."

-Max Porter, Shy

"He feels colossally sad. Blisteringly sad. Almost ecstatically sad."

-Max Porter, Shy

"Shy said It's our music, coming out of our shit towns, it's not from Staten Island or Seattle or Detroit, it's from Walsall and Watford. Shaun and his mate Andy burst out laughing and Andy did a sque…"

-Max Porter, Shy

"He smells of pond. Everything smells of pond. He feels like he could sniff his way into individual microbes, earthy worming growgreen liquid stink, newts and shoots, silty, fruity, and as he walks he…"

-Max Porter, Shy

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9. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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11. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. When the Sky Falls

By: Phil Earle

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff wom… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. The Castle of Tangled Magic

By: Sophie Anderson

4.01

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

Magic and whimsy meet in this Howl's Moving Castle for a new generation from the critically adored … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Anderson's The Castle of Tangled Magic book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"To live is to make mistakes. I didn't understand her then, but I do now. Making mistakes means we're trying and doing and adventuring and learning. They mean we're living."

-Sophie Anderson, The Castle of Tangled Magic

"It's hard for humans to keep their belief in magic as they grow older. You want to understand things, so you build ideas of what the world is in your minds, then reject anything that doesn't fit into…"

-Sophie Anderson, The Castle of Tangled Magic

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15. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Dogs of the Deadlands

By: Anthony McGowan

4.13

Format: 352 pages, ebook

‘This book! It broke my heart and then splinted it back together again. Full of hope and love and w… read more

Similar categories in Anthony McGowan's Dogs of the Deadlands book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. While the Storm Rages

By: Phil Earle

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

'A truly brilliant story of courage and resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime ‘Incredibl… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"How could he get so very, very close, only to see it snatched away?"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"When something is this good, Noah told himself, it shouldn’t be hidden away. It should be shared with others."

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"But, Noah, it’s coming. Everyone knows it. It’s like a storm. And while the storm rages, it won’t be safe for any of us.’ ‘So we make that decision when it happens, Mum. When it’s overhead and we can…"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"Because I made a promise to Dad, didn’t I? Swore blind I’d keep Winn with me, and that she’d be safe. We made a deal. And if I don’t keep my part, then how do I know that Dad will keep his? How do I …"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

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18. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Like a Charm

By: Elle McNicoll

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Like a Charm book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

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20. The Weather Weaver

By: Tamsin Mori

4.25

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

What if you could befriend a cloud? What weather would you choose? What if the weather matched yo… read more

Similar categories in Tamsin Mori's The Weather Weaver book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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21. Shadowsea (The Cogheart Adventures, #4)

By: Peter Bunzl

4.11

Format: 377 pages, Paperback

Swept into the bright hustle and bustle of New York, Lily, Robert and Malkin discover shadowy secre… read more

Similar categories in Peter Bunzl's Shadowsea (The Cogheart Adventures, #4) book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Skycircus (The Cogheart Adventures, #3)

By: Peter Bunzl

4.15

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When a travelling skycircus arrives in Brackenbridge, Lily and Robert can’t wait to step aboard… Bu… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. Harklights

By: Tim Tilley

3.91

Format: None pages, Paperback

Wick has always lived in the dark and dreadful Harklights Match Factory and Orphanage, working tire… read more

Similar categories in Tim Tilley's Harklights book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Aarti & the Blue Gods by Jasbinder Bilan

24. Aarti & the Blue Gods

By: Jasbinder Bilan

3.93

Format: 243 pages, Paperback

Aarti has lived on the island with Aunt for as long as she can remember. Like the weather, Aunt … read more

Similar categories in Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • scotland
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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25. Where the Wilderness Lives

By: Jess Butterworth

4.18

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

An epic race for survival that follows four children and their dog through treacherous waterways, d… read more

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26. Wonderscape (Wonderscape, #1)

By: Jennifer Bell

3.99

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When Arthur, Ren and Cecily investigate a mysterious explosion on their way to school, they find th… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. The Many Faces of Ista Flit (Tidemagic, #1)

By: Clare Harlow

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Magic, mystery, and monsters abound in this series opener about a girl with the rare magical abilit… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

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29. Winter's Keep: A Weather Weaver Adventure - book 3 of 3

By: Tamsin Mori

4.76

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

"I'll have what is mine . . ." With Velda overthrown and the Storm Laws abolished, hundreds of youn… read more

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30. Shadow Fox

By: Carlie Sorosiak

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Shadow the plucky fox and a girl named Bee might be the only ones who can save a secret magical isl… read more

Similar categories in Carlie Sorosiak's Shadow Fox book and Jasbinder Bilan's Aarti & the Blue Gods

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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31. The Invisible Boy

By: Alyssa Hollingsworth

4.33

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

If no one sees him, does he exist? This superhero-inspired adventure story explores friendship and … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

25 Top fiction books like Aarti & the Blue Gods by Jasbinder Bilan

Transform Your Habits

The Little Coffee Shop of Kabul

Deborah Rodriguez

3.67

Varjak Paw (Varjak Paw #1)

Dave McKean , S.F. Said

3.76

Transform Your Habits

Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

Arthur Ransome

4.01

Transform Your Habits

Billionaire Boy

David Walliams

4.14

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15 Top fiction books like Skycircus (The Cogheart Adventures, #3) by Peter Bunzl

Transform Your Habits

Jolly Foul Play (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #4)

Robin Stevens

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Murder Most Unladylike (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries, #1)

Robin Stevens

4.21

Transform Your Habits

Journey to the River Sea

Kevin Hawkes , Eva Ibbotson

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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