15 Best middle grade books like Triple Threat by Mike Lupica

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Triple Threat

By: Mike Lupica

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica, comes a timely story about a young girl who joi…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Triple Threat by Mike Lupica , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Old Yeller

By: Fred Gipson

4.10

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving r… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"... I guessed that when you are nearly a man, you have to learn to put up with a lot of aggravation from little old bitty kids."

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"You're getting to be a big boy; and while I'm gone, you'll be the man of the family. I want you to act like one. You take care of Mama and Little Arliss. You look after the work and don't wait around…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"Well, when you're fourteen years old, you can't afford to mix in a rock fight with your five-year-old brother. You can't do it, even when you're in the right. You just can't explain a thing like that…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"That was as rough a thing as I ever heard tell of happening to a boy. And I'm mighty proud to learn how my boy stood up to it. You couldn't ask any more of a grown man... It's not a thing you can for…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

Cover of The Fugitive (Theodore Boone, #5) by John Grisham

2. The Fugitive (Theodore Boone, #5)

By: John Grisham

4.08

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

Theo thought the danger had passed, but he’s about to face off against an old adversary: accused mu… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

3. The Scandal (Theodore Boone, #6)

By: John Grisham

3.33

Format: 170 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows every judge, police officer, and court clerk in Strattenburg… read more

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  • middle grade
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4. Baseball Great (Baseball Great, #1)

By: Tim Green

4.21

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Josh feels like he's starting to make it big! Jaden, the school reporter, says he's going to take t… read more

Similar categories in Tim Green's Baseball Great (Baseball Great, #1) book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • sports
  • middle grade
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5. The Abduction (Theodore Boone, #2)

By: John Grisham

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Theodore Boone is back in a new adventure, and the stakes are higher than ever. When his best frien… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Abduction (Theodore Boone, #2) book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • middle grade
  • childrens

6. Unstoppable

By: Tim Green

3.92

Format: None pages, Hardcover

New York Timesbestselling author Tim Green has written an unforgettable story--inspired by intervie… read more

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7. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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8. The Accused (Theodore Boone, #3)

By: John Grisham

1.80

Format: 76 pages, Hardcover

Theodore Boone is back! And he's ready for his next big case Theo Boone might only be thirteen, but… read more

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9. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rescue book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • middle grade
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10. 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

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"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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11. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

Cover of Spy School Goes North (Spy School, #11) by Stuart Gibbs

12. Spy School Goes North (Spy School, #11)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

In the eleventh book in the New York Times bestselling Spy School series, Ben Ripley goes on a resc… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Spy School Goes North (Spy School, #11) book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

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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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Accomplice (Theodore Boone, #7) by John Grisham

15. The Accomplice (Theodore Boone, #7)

By: John Grisham

4.06

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

Woody Lambert is in trouble. He comes from a broken family, suffers bad grades at school and his ol… read more

Similar categories in John Grisham's The Accomplice (Theodore Boone, #7) book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • middle grade
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16. Better with Butter

By: Victoria Piontek

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the for… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Piontek's Better with Butter book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. Game Changer

By: Tommy Greenwald

3.95

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Teddy Youngblood is in a coma fighting for his life after an unspecified football… read more

Similar categories in Tommy Greenwald's Game Changer book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • sports
  • middle grade
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18. Triple Threat

By: Mike Lupica

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Mike Lupica, comes a timely story about a young girl who joi… read more

Similar categories in Mike Lupica's Triple Threat book and Mike Lupica's Triple Threat

  • sports
  • middle grade
  • childrens

10 Top childrens books like Triple Threat by Mike Lupica

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Old Yeller

Fred Gipson

4.10

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The Fugitive (Theodore Boone, #5)

John Grisham

4.08

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The Abduction (Theodore Boone, #2)

John Grisham

4.00

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Attack of the Black Rectangles

Amy Sarig King

4.21

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28 must-read fiction books like Rescue by Jennifer A. Nielsen

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Prisoner B-3087

Alan Gratz

4.27

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Rescue

Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

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Stolen Girl

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.11

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The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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