30 Top middle grade books like Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard

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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…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard , here is a list of 30 books like this:

1. Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories (Wonder #1.5, 1.6, 1.7)

By: R.J. Palacio

4.03

Format: 606 pages, Paperback

WONDER tells the story of Auggie Pullman: an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face, whose first y… read more

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2. 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

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"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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3. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

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4. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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5. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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8. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
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9. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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10. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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11. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) by Dan Gemeinhart

12. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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13. The One and Only Bob (The One and Only #2)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.23

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Bob (The One and Only #2) book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You are Bob, untamed and undaunted."

-Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob (The One and Only #2)

"Seems to me there are lots of ways to be brave, Bob," he said."

-Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob (The One and Only #2)

"When you've been through the worst with someone, you appreciate the best."

-Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob (The One and Only #2)

"Maybe it's easier to forgive others once you've learned how to forgive yourself."

-Katherine Applegate, The One and Only Bob (The One and Only #2)

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14. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"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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16. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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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 Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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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 Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

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

Cover of Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

19. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Blizzard Besties: A Wish Novel: A Wish Novel by Yamile Saied Méndez

20. Blizzard Besties: A Wish Novel: A Wish Novel

By: Yamile Saied Méndez

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Debut Latina author Yamile Saied Méndez joins the WISH list with a wintry adventure in the vein of … read more

Similar categories in Yamile Saied Méndez's Blizzard Besties: A Wish Novel: A Wish Novel book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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21. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

Cover of Hoops: A Graphic Novel by Matt Tavares

22. Hoops: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Tavares

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more

Similar categories in Matt Tavares's Hoops: A Graphic Novel book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • sports
Cover of Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) by Wendy Mass

23. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

24. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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25. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Violets Are Blue by Barbara Dee

26. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

27. 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 Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

28. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) by Janet Sumner Johnson

29. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more

Similar categories in Janet Sumner Johnson's Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of A Duet for Home by Karina Yan Glaser

30. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

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

31. 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 Lindsey Stoddard's Bea Is for Blended

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • soccer
  • fiction
  • family
  • sports
  • juvenile

28 Best fiction books like Bea Is for Blended by Lindsey Stoddard

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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