21 must-read middle grade books like The Nowhere Thief by Alice M. Ross

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The Nowhere Thief

By: Alice M. Ross

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A mind-bending multiverse adventure about theft, family, and finding your home. Twelve-year-old …

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Nowhere Thief by Alice M. Ross , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) by Pari Thomson

1. Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)

By: Pari Thomson

4.20

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the… read more

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  • middle grade
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2. 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

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  • middle grade
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3. 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

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  • middle grade
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4. 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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  • middle grade
Cover of The Kingdom Over the Sea (The Kingdom Over the Sea #1) by Zohra Nabi

5. The Kingdom Over the Sea (The Kingdom Over the Sea #1)

By: Zohra Nabi

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Aru Shah meets One Thousand and One Nights in this lavish middle grade adventure following a girl w… read more

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  • middle grade
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6. The Tower at the End of Time

By: Amy Sparkes

4.00

Format: 273 pages, Paperback

Adventurous, magical and brilliantly funny sequel to The House at the Edge of Magic. Nine and he… read more

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  • middle grade
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7. The Night We Got Stuck in a Story

By: Ben Miller

3.91

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

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  • middle grade
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8. Escape Room

By: Christopher Edge

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more

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  • middle grade
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9. 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

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  • middle grade
Cover of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) by A.F. Steadman

10. 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

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  • middle grade
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11. Spellstone

By: Ross Montgomery

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Evie is used to not being noticed. But when she meets the mysterious Wainwright, she discovers that… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Project Fairy by Jacqueline Wilson

12. Project Fairy

By: Jacqueline Wilson

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Mab's mum is obsessed with fairies - she even named Mab after the Fairy Queen! Their flat is full o… read more

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  • middle grade
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13. Where the River Takes Us

By: Lesley Parr

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of The Boy Who Saved a Bear by Nizrana Farook

14. The Boy Who Saved a Bear

By: Nizrana Farook

4.26

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A boy and a bear meet, become friends and have the adventure of their lives! From the author of The… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Fablehouse (Fablehouse, #1) by E.L. Norry

15. Fablehouse (Fablehouse, #1)

By: E.L. Norry

3.83

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Unlock the legends. Unleash the magic. Save your home. Fablehouse, a mysterious mansion surround… read more

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  • middle grade
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16. Murder at the Museum (Agatha Oddly, #2)

By: Lena Jones

4.15

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A second mystery for thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly - a bold, determined heroine, and the star of t… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters

17. Friends and Traitors

By: Helen Peters

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Some secrets are just too dangerous to know… A gripping World War II story about how two girls foil… read more

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  • middle grade
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18. The Nowhere Thief

By: Alice M. Ross

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A mind-bending multiverse adventure about theft, family, and finding your home. Twelve-year-old … read more

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  • middle grade
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19. Murder at Twilight

By: Fleur Hitchcock

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Viv has a fight with Noah, she doesn’t think it’ll be the last time she sees him. But when she… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

20. 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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  • middle grade
"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)

Cover of The Dark and Dangerous Gifts of Delores McKenzie (Delores Mackenzie, #1) by Yvonne Banham

21. The Dark and Dangerous Gifts of Delores McKenzie (Delores Mackenzie, #1)

By: Yvonne Banham

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When Delores Mackenzie is chased home by a restless spirit, she is sent to the mysterious Uncles in… read more

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  • middle grade

17 best-selling fantasy books like Spellstone by Ross Montgomery

Transform Your Habits

Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)

Pari Thomson

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

A.F. Steadman

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Tyger

S.F. Said

4.17

Transform Your Habits

The Kingdom Over the Sea (The Kingdom Over the Sea #1)

Zohra Nabi

4.13

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