11 Top middle grade books like Better You Than Me by Jessica Brody

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Better You Than Me

By: Jessica Brody

4.08

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It's Freaky Friday meets Hannah Montana when two twelve-year-old girls--one a famous TV star, the o…

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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 Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"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. Follow Me Back (Follow Me Back, #1)

By: A.V. Geiger

3.73

Format: 359 pages, Paperback

Tessa Hart's world feels very small. Confined to her bedroom with agoraphobia, her one escape is th… read more

Similar categories in A.V. Geiger's Follow Me Back (Follow Me Back, #1) book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1) by Rob Buyea

3. Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

By: Rob Buyea

4.35

Format: 269 pages, Hardcover

It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . . Jessica, the new gi… read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1) book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"I didn't want anyone to get hurt."

-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

"We watched, and he taught us like he did every day we were with him. He showed us how to forgive."

-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)

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4. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By: Grace Lin

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the f… read more

Similar categories in Grace Lin's Where the Mountain Meets the Moon book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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5. The Red Pencil

By: Shane W. Evans , Andrea Davis Pinkney

3.91

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

"Amira, look at me," Muma insists. She collects both my hands in hers. "The Janjaweed attack withou… read more

Similar categories in Shane W. Evans's The Red Pencil book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • middle grade
  • young adult

6. Awkward (Awkward, #1)

By: Svetlana Chmakova

3.65

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Cardinal rule #1 for surviving school: Don't get noticed by the mean kids. Cardinal rule #2 for sur… read more

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7. Roller Girl

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving j… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • contemporary

8. Pegasus and the Fight for Olympus (Pegasus, #2)

By: Kate O'Hearn

5.00

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

Reborn as the Flame of Olympus, Emily must embrace her new powers and responsibilities. But all she… read more

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9. The Flame of Olympus (Pegasus, #1)

By: Kate O'Hearn

3.25

Format: 198 pages, Paperback

A young girl, a winged horse, and a war of epic proportions make for an adventurous start to an exc… read more

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10. Places We've Never Been

By: Kasie West

3.88

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A contemporary Young Adult novel about a cross-country family road trip that puts one girl and her … read more

Similar categories in Kasie West's Places We've Never Been book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Have you heard the saying that when God closes a door, he opens a window?"

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

"But failure in life is inevitable. It’s only a problem if we let it keep us from progressing."

-Kasie West, Places We've Never Been

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11. Spark

By: Sarah Beth Durst

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When a shy girl and her dragon-like companion discover their country’s idyllic weather comes at a s… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Beth Durst's Spark book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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12. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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13. 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 Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

14. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. This Is My America

By: Kim Johnson

4.46

Format: 416 pages, ebook

Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist in… read more

Similar categories in Kim Johnson's This Is My America book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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16. Wonderland

By: Barbara O'Connor

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Barbara O'Connor, the beloved author of Wish, comes a big-hearted story about the meaning of f… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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17. Two Sides to Every Murder

By: Danielle Valentine

3.67

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From the author of How to Survive Your Murder comes a propulsive thriller about two teens who retur… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Valentine's Two Sides to Every Murder book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Even strong people need to fall apart."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

"You have to feel your feelings, even the unpleasant ones."

-Danielle Valentine, Two Sides to Every Murder

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18. Secrets of Atlantis (Atlantis #3)

By: Kate O'Hearn

4.47

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of the Pegasus series comes the third book in a spellbinding fantasy series for fan… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Hearn's Secrets of Atlantis (Atlantis #3) book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • fantasy
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19. Better You Than Me

By: Jessica Brody

4.08

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

It's Freaky Friday meets Hannah Montana when two twelve-year-old girls--one a famous TV star, the o… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
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20. はたらく細胞BABY 1 [Hataraku Saibou BABY 1] (Cells at Work! Baby, #1)

By: Yasuhiro Fukuda

4.25

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

ママのおなかにいる時から、赤ちゃんの体内では細胞たちが働いている!! 「酸素ってどこに運べばいいの!?」 「胃にいきなり入ってきた白い液体、これなに!?」 「バイキンたちがくる!逃げなきゃー!… read more

Similar categories in Yasuhiro Fukuda's はたらく細胞BABY 1 [Hataraku Saibou BABY 1] (Cells at Work! Baby, #1) book and Jessica Brody's Better You Than Me

  • humor

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4.35

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3.85

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