12 must-read family books like Out of My Shell by Jenny Goebel

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Out of My Shell

By: Jenny Goebel

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Normally, Olivia spends all year looking forward to her family's summer vacation in Florida. But no…

If you liked the family plot in Out of My Shell by Jenny Goebel , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Rules

By: Cynthia Lord

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more

Similar categories in Cynthia Lord's Rules book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
"rules"

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"No toys in the fish tank "

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"Just this once, let it be easy."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

"...choosing words is harder than I thought."

-Cynthia Lord, Rules

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2. The Distance To Home

By: Jenn Bishop

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Last summer, Quinnen was the star pitcher of her baseball team, the Panthers. They’re headed for th… read more

Similar categories in Jenn Bishop's The Distance To Home book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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3. Counting by 7s

By: Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with nature and diagnosing medical conditions, … read more

Similar categories in Holly Goldberg Sloan's Counting by 7s book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
"books=comfort"

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"[T]he deepest form of pain comes out as silence."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"I cut all my words out. My heart was too full of them."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

"What we expect rarely occurs; what we don't expect is what happens."

-Holly Goldberg Sloan, Counting by 7s

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4. 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 Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
"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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5. Rain Reign

By: Ann M. Martin

4.13

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rose Howard has Asperger's syndrome, and an obsession with homonyms (even her name is a homonym). S… read more

Similar categories in Ann M. Martin's Rain Reign book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • animals
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. Stranded (Stranded, #1)

By: Chris Tebbetts , Jeff Probst

3.54

Format: None pages, Paperback

A family vacation becomes A Test of Survival!It was supposed to be a vacation - and a chance to get… read more

Similar categories in Chris Tebbetts's Stranded (Stranded, #1) book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. The Thing About Jellyfish

By: Ali Benjamin

3.70

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captu… read more

Similar categories in Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens

8. Greetings from Witness Protection!

By: Jake Burt

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Hardcover

A funny and poignant debut middle-grade novel about a foster-care girl who is placed with a family … read more

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9. 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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10. Mockingbird

By: Kathryn Erskine

3.57

Format: 432 pages,

In Caitlin's world, everything is black or white. Things are good or bad. Anything in between is co… read more

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Cover of The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal

11. The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner , L. Kate Deal

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and … read more

Similar categories in Gertrude Chandler Warner's The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile

12. How to Steal a Dog

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.46

Format: None pages,

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13. 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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14. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Lifeboat 12

By: Susan Hood

4.19

Format: 337 pages, Unknown Binding

With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects h… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Lifeboat 12 book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • middle grade
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16. 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 Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
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17. 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 Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man, #12) by Dav Pilkey

18. Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man, #12)

By: Dav Pilkey

4.61

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Our canine superhero returns in DOG MAN: THE SCARLET SHEDDER, the suspenseful and hilarious twelfth… read more

Similar categories in Dav Pilkey's Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man, #12) book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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19. Saving Sunshine

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.06

Format: 224 pages, ebook

It's hard enough being a kid without being teased for a funny sounding name or wearing a hijab. … read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's Saving Sunshine book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
Cover of Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone

20. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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21. Song for a Whale

By: Lynne Kelly

4.23

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

The story of a deaf girl's connection to a whale whose song can't be heard by his species, and the … read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's Song for a Whale book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • animals
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"A sound can move anything if it's strong enough."

-Lynne Kelly, Song for a Whale

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22. 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 Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of School Trip (New Kid, #3) by Jerry Craft

23. School Trip (New Kid, #3)

By: Jerry Craft

4.20

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Jerry Craft is back with the newest adventures of Jordan, Drew, L… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Craft's School Trip (New Kid, #3) book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

24. That's Not What Happened

By: Kody Keplinger

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's been three years since the Virgil County High School Massacre. Three years since my best frien… read more

Similar categories in Kody Keplinger's That's Not What Happened book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
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25. 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 Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
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26. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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27. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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28. Broken Strings

By: Eric Walters

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-… read more

Similar categories in Eric Walters's Broken Strings book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Out of My Shell by Jenny Goebel

29. Out of My Shell

By: Jenny Goebel

4.06

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Normally, Olivia spends all year looking forward to her family's summer vacation in Florida. But no… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • divorce
  • juvenile
Cover of Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard

30. Bea Is for Blended

By: Lindsey Stoddard

4.47

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Girl power scores a goal in this uplifting story of teamwork, new beginnings, and coming together t… read more

Similar categories in Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended book and Jenny Goebel's Out of My Shell

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile

22 best-selling childrens books like Out of My Shell by Jenny Goebel

Transform Your Habits

Rules

Cynthia Lord

3.97

Transform Your Habits

The Distance To Home

Jenn Bishop

4.30

Transform Your Habits

Counting by 7s

Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Almost Home

Joan Bauer

4.23

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Transform Your Habits

Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Frizzy

Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Transform Your Habits

Squished: A Graphic Novel

Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

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