11 must-read middle grade books like Me and Rupert Goody by Barbara O'Connor

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Me and Rupert Goody

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.86

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learning to share loveThings at Jennalee's house are just plain crazy, which is why she loves her p…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Me and Rupert Goody by Barbara O'Connor , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Witness (Scholastic Gold)

By: Karen Hesse

3.71

Format: 161 pages, Paperback

The Barnes & Noble Review Karen Hesse's Newbery Award-winning skills are put to great use in Witne… read more

Similar categories in Karen Hesse's Witness (Scholastic Gold) book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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2. Hound Dog True

By: Linda Urban

3.81

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A story about small acts of courage from the author of A Crooked Kind of Perfect. Do not let a mop … read more

Similar categories in Linda Urban's Hound Dog True book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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3. Almost Home

By: Joan Bauer

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor winner Joan Bauer's new novel will touch your heartWhen twelve-year-old Sugar's grand… read more

Similar categories in Joan Bauer's Almost Home book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"You know what it's like to move from being happy to being not? It's like swinging as high as you can and someone stops you as you come back down."

-Joan Bauer, Almost Home

"I'm working hard to have a good life. You don't need fancy things to feel good. You can hug a puppy. You can buy a can of paint and surround yourself with color. You can plant a flower and watch it g…"

-Joan Bauer, Almost Home

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4. A Crooked Kind of Perfect

By: Linda Urban

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Zoe Elias has perfect piano dreams. She can practically feel the keys under her flying… read more

Similar categories in Linda Urban's A Crooked Kind of Perfect book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

5. Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Because of Winn-Dixie book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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6. Waiting for Normal

By: Leslie Connor

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

School Library JournalBest Book * ALA Notable Children's Book * New York Public Library's "One Hund… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Connor's Waiting for Normal book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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7. Out of the Dust

By: Karen Hesse

3.71

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

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  • middle grade
  • fiction

8. The Birthday Room

By: Kevin Henkes

4.00

Format: 231 pages, Paperback

"Two of the things Benjamin Hunter received for his twelfth birthday took him completely by surpris… read more

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9. The Star That Always Stays

By: Anna Rose Johnson

4.08

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

When bright and spirited Norvia moves from the country to the city, she has to live by one new rule… read more

Similar categories in Anna Rose Johnson's The Star That Always Stays book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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10. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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11. Strays Like Us

By: Cecilia Galante

4.29

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the moment Fred (never Winifred!) spots a scruffy little mutt with sad eyes, she knows she's i… read more

Similar categories in Cecilia Galante's Strays Like Us book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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12. Me and Rupert Goody

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.86

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Learning to share loveThings at Jennalee's house are just plain crazy, which is why she loves her p… read more

Similar categories in Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody book and Barbara O'Connor's Me and Rupert Goody

  • middle grade
  • fiction

11 Top fiction books like Me and Rupert Goody by Barbara O'Connor

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Witness (Scholastic Gold)

Karen Hesse

3.71

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Linda Urban

3.81

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Joan Bauer

4.23

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Linda Urban

3.93

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15 Best middle grade books like Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

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Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

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Old Yeller

Fred Gipson

4.10

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Raina Telgemeier

4.23

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E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

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