26 Top middle grade books like Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World by Kate Hannigan

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Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

By: Kate Hannigan

4.02

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this real-life adventure, daredevil and groundbreaking journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisl…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World by Kate Hannigan , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
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2. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

Similar categories in Amina Luqman-Dawson's Freewater book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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5. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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7. Out of Range

By: Heidi Lang

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hatchet meets Raina Telgemeier’s Sisters in this “realistic, riveting” ( Kirkus Reviews ) middle gr… read more

Similar categories in Heidi Lang's Out of Range book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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8. Witchlings (Witchlings, #1)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.15

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

A magical adventure for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, about three witchlings … read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Witchlings (Witchlings, #1) book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. Wildoak

By: C.C. Harrington

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more

Similar categories in C.C. Harrington's Wildoak book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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11. Farmhouse

By: Sophie Blackall

4.53

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott Medalist Sophie Blackall invites readers to peek through windows that shine like… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Farmhouse book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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12. 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 Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Manatee Summer

By: Evan Griffith

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Peter and his best friend, Tommy, have a goal for their last summer before middle school: finish th… read more

Similar categories in Evan Griffith's Manatee Summer book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. Trex

By: Christyne Morrell

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

This middle grade mystery follows the adventures of a boy with an experimental brain implant, and a… read more

Similar categories in Christyne Morrell's Trex book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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15. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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16. Honestly Elliott

By: Gillian McDunn

4.33

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes finding yourself can be a little messy. Elliott has been struggling since starting mid… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's Honestly Elliott book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"The goal isn't perfection- the goal is making something new. (pg. 18)"

-Gillian McDunn, Honestly Elliott

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17. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. The Girl in White

By: Lindsay Currie

3.82

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sweet Molly once lived in Eastport Sweet Molly once loved the sea Sweet Molly lost Liam to the sh… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Girl in White book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Life doesn't always give us the choices we want. All we can do is make the best of things."

-Lindsay Currie, The Girl in White

"Speaking up for people who don’t have a voice is important...It's the right thing to do, even if it's hard."

-Lindsay Currie, The Girl in White

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19. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

20. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure by Megan Wagner Lloyd

21. Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.00

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

When her cherished Ma Millie falls ill, a timid housecat ventures into the wild to seek help in thi… read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Haven: A Small Cat's Big Adventure book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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22. A Perfect Mistake

By: Melanie Conklin

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A moving, voice-driven novel about friendship, responsibility, and fighting against unfair expectat… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Conklin's A Perfect Mistake book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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23. Just Harriet

By: Elana K. Arnold

3.96

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of A Boy Called Bat comes a new young middle grade series in the trad… read more

Similar categories in Elana K. Arnold's Just Harriet book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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24. Duet

By: Elise Broach

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

★ “Exceptional…. Rich with facts around goldfinches and music, vivid descriptions, unique character… read more

Similar categories in Elise Broach's Duet book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Curse on Spectacle Key by Chantel Acevedo

25. The Curse on Spectacle Key

By: Chantel Acevedo

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A sweetly spooky ghost story about a Cuban American boy who befriends a pair of spirits and tries t… read more

Similar categories in Chantel Acevedo's The Curse on Spectacle Key book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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26. Controlled Burn

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Maia’s parents say she’s lucky she noticed something as early as she did. Lucky to … read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's Controlled Burn book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Freddie vs. the Family Curse by Tracy Badua

27. Freddie vs. the Family Curse

By: Tracy Badua

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling and hilarious middle grade adventure, a young Filipino-American boy must team up … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Badua's Freddie vs. the Family Curse book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam by Claudia Friddell

28. To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam

By: Claudia Friddell

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This powerful tribute to Clara Barton and her heroic efforts during the Civil War's Battle of Antie… read more

Similar categories in Claudia Friddell's To the Front!: Clara Barton Braves the Battle of Antietam book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
Cover of Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World by Kate Hannigan

29. Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

By: Kate Hannigan

4.02

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this real-life adventure, daredevil and groundbreaking journalists Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisl… read more

Similar categories in Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • biography
  • history
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • travel
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • writing
Cover of Your Pal Fred: A Graphic Novel by Michael Rex

30. Your Pal Fred: A Graphic Novel

By: Michael Rex

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

* Best Graphic Novel for Kids selection by the American Library Association* *Texas Little Maverick… read more

Similar categories in Michael Rex's Your Pal Fred: A Graphic Novel book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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31. We Own the Sky

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.82

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A thrilling historical adventure by the master of adventure himself, Rodman Philbrick. It's Maine, … read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's We Own the Sky book and Kate Hannigan's Nellie vs. Elizabeth: Two Daredevil Journalists' Breakneck Race around the World

  • historical
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"It was a time of astonishing courage, a time of betrayal and disaster […] when girls and boys thought nothing of stepping into the clear blue sky."

-Rodman Philbrick, We Own the Sky

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4.43

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4.26

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4.66

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4.29

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