18 best-selling middle grade books like Denis Ever After by Tony Abbott

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Denis Ever After

By: Tony Abbott

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Written by award-winning author Tony Abbott and perfect for fans of The Ethan I Was Before and The …

"Good-bye isn't forever."

-Tony Abbott, Denis Ever After

"Good-bye isn't forever."

-Tony Abbott, Denis Ever After

If you liked the middle grade plot in Denis Ever After by Tony Abbott , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Prince of the Elves (Amulet, #5)

By: Kazu Kibuishi

4.67

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

THE ENEMY GROWS STRONGER... Emily survived the chaos of the Guardian Academy, but Max Griffin has s… read more

Similar categories in Kazu Kibuishi's Prince of the Elves (Amulet, #5) book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. The Seventh Most Important Thing

By: Shelley Pearsall

3.50

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It was a bitterly cold day when Arthur T. Owens grabbed a brick and hurled it at the trash picker. … read more

Similar categories in Shelley Pearsall's The Seventh Most Important Thing book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another mem… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Freak the Mighty (Freak The Mighty, #1) by Rodman Philbrick

4. Freak the Mighty (Freak The Mighty, #1)

By: Rodman Philbrick

4.16

Format: 422 pages, Paperback

Two boys - a slow learner stuck in the body of a teenage giant and a tiny Einstein in leg braces - … read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty (Freak The Mighty, #1) book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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5. The Grief Keeper

By: Alexandra Villasante

3.39

Format: 414 pages, Hardcover

Putnam has acquired Alex Villasante's The Grief Keeper, about sisters Marisol and Gabriella Morales… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Villasante's The Grief Keeper book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • young adult

6. March: Book Two (March, #2)

By: Nate Powell , John Lewis , Andrew Aydin

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Paperback

The #1 New York Times bestselling series continues! Congressman John Lewis, an American icon and on… read more

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7. Wish

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. Sh… read more

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8. Pictures of Hollis Woods

By: Patricia Reilly Giff

4.03

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

Hollis Woods is the place where a baby was abandoned is the baby's name is an artist is… read more

Similar categories in Patricia Reilly Giff's Pictures of Hollis Woods book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"There are some people who don't even know enough to fall in love with the water."

-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods

"Drawing is what you see of the world, truly see...And sometimes what you see is so deep in your head you're not even sure of what you're seeing. But when it's down there on paper, and you look at it,…"

-Patricia Reilly Giff, Pictures of Hollis Woods

9. Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger, #1)

By: Sarah Watts , Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

3.66

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

A hidden book. A found cipher. A game begins . . . . Twelve-year-old Emily is on the move again. He… read more

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10. The Honest Truth

By: Dan Gemeinhart

5.00

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

In all the ways that matter, Mark is a normal kid. He's got a dog named Beau and a best friend, Jes… read more

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11. The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.29

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

A surprise road trip turns rocky when the younger siblings try to keep their family from ever facin… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6) book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"There was a brief pause. Then Laney pointed a finger at Oliver and exclaimed, 'You want to keep them! 'No!' said Mama and Papa. 'I'm just saying,' Oliver said, looking at the two cats, who were stret…"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers on the Road (The Vanderbeekers, #6)

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12. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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13. In Limbo

By: Deb J.J. Lee

4.18

Format: 348 pages, Hardcover

A debut YA graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl's coming-of-age story—and a coming home stor… read more

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14. The Fort

By: Gordon Korman

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of RESTART, the story of a middle-school "band of brothers" -- five fri… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Fort book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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15. Any Sign of Life

By: Rae Carson

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When a teenage girl thinks she may be the only person left alive in her town—maybe in the whole wor… read more

Similar categories in Rae Carson's Any Sign of Life book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"I wanted to do something important like that. Something that would change the world for everyone who came after me."

-Rae Carson, Any Sign of Life

"My smidge of hope is a fragile thing, a tiny waving flame in a vast landscape of reeking darkness. I will shelter it, treasure it, coax it, because the alternative is despair, and I don't do despair."

-Rae Carson, Any Sign of Life

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16. The Unteachables

By: Gordon Korman

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what hap… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Unteachables book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Kid, that was something!"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Everybody hates something,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Only ten months until June."

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"It’s not just for little kids,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

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17. Invisible

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

4.16

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

For fans of Twins and Allergic, a must-have graphic novel about five very different students who ar… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Invisible book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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18. 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

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"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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19. The Well

By: Jake Wyatt

4.09

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

A fantasy graphic novel about Lizzy, a girl who gets cursed by a wishing well, and her adventure to… read more

Similar categories in Jake Wyatt's The Well book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"You don't become wealthy unless you care about money. And you don't stop caring about money just because you're rich."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"People like to say that hard work makes you rich. That isn't true. But if you like the work, and it keeps you and yours fed and warm, it can make you happy."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Did you think a wishing well would be full of noble feelings? A wish is pure desire, Lizzy. You're old enough to know that people seldom want what's good for them. Or anyone else, for that matter."

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

"Courage is doing what is right and necessary, regardless of peril. Your parents were brave. Your grandmother was brave. Endangering yourself or others for the sake of wealth? Risking lives for a chan…"

-Jake Wyatt, The Well

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20. The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.45

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

Harlem’s favorite family returns in the third installment in the Vanderbeerkers series! In To the R… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3) book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"The universe is so big, much bigger than you and me and bigger than any of our mistakes. There are always opportunities to forgive and be forgiven."

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers to the Rescue (The Vanderbeekers, #3)

Cover of Doodleville (Doodleville, #1) by Chad Sell

21. Doodleville (Doodleville, #1)

By: Chad Sell

3.82

Format: 288 pages, ebook

For fans of Svetlana Chmakova's Awkward and Raina Telgemeier's Smile comes an inventive new story f… read more

Similar categories in Chad Sell's Doodleville (Doodleville, #1) book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Spells for Lost Things

By: Jenna Evans Welch

4.05

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Willow has never felt like she belonged anywhere and is convinced that the only way to find a true … read more

Similar categories in Jenna Evans Welch's Spells for Lost Things book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • young adult
"Families splitting are like earthquakes. Yes, they are happening every day all over the world, but that doesn't make them any less shocking when they happen to you."

-Jenna Evans Welch, Spells for Lost Things

"It’s Willow, but like a fairy-tale version of Willow. She’s barefoot and wearing a coral-pink dress that somehow makes everything about her more her. More freckles, more pinkish tones to her skin, ev…"

-Jenna Evans Welch, Spells for Lost Things

Cover of The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2) by Karina Yan Glaser

23. The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Return to Harlem's "wildly entertaining" family in this funny, heartwarming sequel. When catastroph… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2) book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"Music makes a garden bloom. -Isa"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Keep calm and garden on! -Oliver"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"Being in a garden makes we want to dance! -Laney"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

"A garden should always have a party in it. -Jessie"

-Karina Yan Glaser, The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden Garden (The Vanderbeekers, #2)

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24. I Hear the Sunspot, Vol. 3: Limit, Volume 1

By: Yuki Fumino

4.25

Format: 242 pages, Paperback

Because of a hearing disability, university student Kohei had made a habit of distancing himself fr… read more

Similar categories in Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot, Vol. 3: Limit, Volume 1 book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • young adult
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25. Into the Bright Open

By: Cherie Dimaline

3.79

Format: 288 pages, ebook

In the Remixed Classics series, authors from marginalized backgrounds reinterpret classic works thr… read more

Similar categories in Cherie Dimaline's Into the Bright Open book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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26. Not So Pure and Simple

By: Lamar Giles

4.05

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s f… read more

Similar categories in Lamar Giles's Not So Pure and Simple book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fiction
  • young adult
"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."

-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple

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27. Before We Disappear

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

3.88

Format: 512 pages, ebook

The Prestige meets What If It’s Us in Before We Disappear, a queer ahistorical fantasy set during t… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's Before We Disappear book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"Running from you would be like running from the air in my lungs."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear

"I'll steal your heart,' he said 'You cannot steal a gift freely given."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear

"He was a million mirror shards turned inward, he was a rootless tree following the sun."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear

"Jack was home to me now too, and I knew with absolute conviction that I could find him anywhere."

-Shaun David Hutchinson, Before We Disappear

Cover of So Done (So Done, #1) by Paula Chase

28. So Done (So Done, #1)

By: Paula Chase

3.84

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

When best friends Tai and Mila are reunited after a summer apart, their friendship threatens to com… read more

Similar categories in Paula Chase's So Done (So Done, #1) book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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29. Denis Ever After

By: Tony Abbott

3.94

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Written by award-winning author Tony Abbott and perfect for fans of The Ethan I Was Before and The … read more

Similar categories in Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
"Good-bye isn't forever."

-Tony Abbott, Denis Ever After

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30. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero

By: Kelly J. Baptist

4.33

Format: 208 pages, ebook

A coming-of-age tale about a boy who discovers a love of poetry after finding his late father's jou… read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • death
  • family
  • fiction
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31. Right as Rain

By: Lindsey Stoddard

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the critically acclaimed author of Just Like Jackie comes a strikingly tender novel about one … read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Stoddard's Right as Rain book and Tony Abbott's Denis Ever After

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • family

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Prince of the Elves (Amulet, #5)

Kazu Kibuishi

4.67

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The Seventh Most Important Thing

Shelley Pearsall

3.50

Transform Your Habits

The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

Karina Yan Glaser

4.05

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Rodman Philbrick

4.16

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Cynthia Hand

4.21

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Nic Stone

4.16

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Yamile Saied Méndez

4.17

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Kim Johnson

4.20

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