29 Best fiction books like The Secret Sisters by Avi

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The Secret Sisters

By: Avi

3.87

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Newbery medalist Avi tells the story of a young girl determined to define her own place amidst old …

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1. Amal Unbound

By: Aisha Saeed

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The compelling story of a girl’s fight to regain her life and dreams after being forced into indent… read more

Similar categories in Aisha Saeed's Amal Unbound book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The thing is- those books made my days bearable."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"Regret, I was learning, was the sharpest knife there was."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"If everyone decided nothing would change, nothing ever would."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

"You always have a choice. Making choices even when they scare you because you know it's the right thing to do - that's bravery."

-Aisha Saeed, Amal Unbound

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2. 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 Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.58

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7) book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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6. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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8. 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 Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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9. 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 Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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10. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Iceberg book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

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11. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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13. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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15. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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16. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Wrecker

By: Carl Hiaasen

4.04

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Wrecker needs to deal with smugglers, grave robbers, and pooping iguanas—just as soon as he finishe… read more

Similar categories in Carl Hiaasen's Wrecker book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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19. Maid for It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Maid for It book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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20. 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 Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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21. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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22. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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23. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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24. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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25. Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor

By: Martin W. Sandler

3.91

Format: 138 pages, Kindle Edition

A 2024 Sibert Honor BookA 2024 ALSC Notable Book"(A) deeper dive into marine archaeology...enlivene… read more

Similar categories in Martin W. Sandler's Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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26. Ruptured

By: Joanne Rossmassler Fritz

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The sensitive, suspenseful story of a family coping with a life-changing tragedy, told in stunning … read more

Similar categories in Joanne Rossmassler Fritz's Ruptured book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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27. Half Moon Summer

By: Elaine Vickers

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Two seventh graders discover it takes more than grit and a good pair of shoes to run 13.1 miles. Yo… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Vickers's Half Moon Summer book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. Figure It Out, Henri Weldon

By: Tanita S. Davis

3.87

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Tanita S. Davis, author of Partly Cloudy and Serena Says, has written another funny, warm story fe… read more

Similar categories in Tanita S. Davis's Figure It Out, Henri Weldon book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. The Secret Sisters

By: Avi

3.87

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

Newbery medalist Avi tells the story of a young girl determined to define her own place amidst old … read more

Similar categories in Avi's The Secret Sisters book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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30. Tethered to Other Stars

By: Elisa Stone Leahy

4.43

Format: 317 pages, ebook

Perfect for fans of Efrén Divided and A Good Kind of Trouble, this luminous middle grade debut foll… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Stone Leahy's Tethered to Other Stars book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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31. Haru, Zombie Dog Hero

By: Ellen Oh

3.62

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Ellen Oh delivers this spooky middle grade novel about the friendship between a Korean American boy… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's Haru, Zombie Dog Hero book and Avi's The Secret Sisters

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

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