15 Best middle grade books like Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper

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Eli Over Easy

By: Phil Stamper

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Small Town Pride, Phil Stamper, comes a heartfelt coming-of-age middle…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Ryan and Avery

By: David Levithan

3.89

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of EVERY DAY, this is a queer love story for the ages--t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Ryan and Avery book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"When Ryan's pickup appears within the snowfall, Avery's heart becomes the opposite of snowfall-that strange, windblown moment when you look and see the snow is actually drifting upward. Snowrise. Whe…"

-David Levithan, Ryan and Avery

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3. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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4. 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

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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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5. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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6. Wren Martin Ruins It All

By: Amanda DeWitt

4.25

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

Now that Wren Martin is student council president (on a technicality, but hey, it counts) he’s goin… read more

Similar categories in Amanda DeWitt's Wren Martin Ruins It All book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"I think I might have a crush. Shit ."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"Halloween would be . . . okay," she says, with all the deliberation of a somewhat uncertain judge delivering a verdict. "But no sexy catgirls. Or boys. No catpeople."

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

"You might have saved the Dance," I say loftily, "but I saved this school from Cats ." "Not all heroes wear capes," Ryan says, pushing open the classroom door. "You know, I kind of like Cats ." "You l…"

-Amanda DeWitt, Wren Martin Ruins It All

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7. A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide)

By: Laura Taylor Namey

3.62

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this highly anticipated companion to the New York Times bestseller A Cuban Girl’s Guide to Tea a… read more

Similar categories in Laura Taylor Namey's A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide) book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Why is it so hard to choose a direction? Part of it is that I've lost the ability to trust any of my own decisions. But there's another gap here, one I can't name. It's a Polaroid I shake and shake, …"

-Laura Taylor Namey, A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak (Girl’s Guide)

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8. The Boyfriend Subscription

By: Steven Salvatore

3.59

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Equal parts sizzling, sweet and irresistibly fresh, Steven Salvatore’s The Boyfriend Subscription i… read more

Similar categories in Steven Salvatore's The Boyfriend Subscription book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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9. Skater Boy

By: Anthony Nerada

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

In this YA pop-punk debut about queer romance and destroying labels, a teen risks everything to wr… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Nerada's Skater Boy book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • coming of age
  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"If we can convince our own minds we aren't good enough, we can't really be disappointed when we don't get what we truly want."

-Anthony Nerada, Skater Boy

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10. Rez Ball

By: Byron Graves

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more

Similar categories in Byron Graves's Rez Ball book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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12. Barely Floating

By: Lilliam Rivera

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's Barely Floating book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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13. Emmett

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

3.62

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A modern-day gay YA Emma, with the spikey social critique of Austen plus the lush over-the-top roma… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's Emmett book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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14. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Just Lizzie

By: Karen Wilfrid

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In this beautifully written contemporary middle grade debut, an eighth grader's study of asexuality… read more

Similar categories in Karen Wilfrid's Just Lizzie book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"How do you “start"

-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie

"I thought having a name for myself, asexual, would be the answer. It isn’t, though. I don’t just want to know myself. I want other people to know me, understand me, believe me. So that I can actually…"

-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie

"Sarah Nan takes me by the wrist and pulls me away. 'Lizzie, you were talking to a boy !' 'It's no big deal,' I tell her. Maybe it was--because it didn't feel like talking to a boy. It felt like talki…"

-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie

" Asexual . The prefix 'a-' means 'not.' Hasn't my life always been about what I'm not? Not pretty, not athletic, not interested, not ready--but now here's this word that tells me that what I am not i…"

-Karen Wilfrid, Just Lizzie

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17. My Fair Brady

By: Brian D. Kennedy

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

My Fair Lady meets the classic teen film She's All That in this charming and swoony new rom-com fro… read more

Similar categories in Brian D. Kennedy's My Fair Brady book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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18. Charming Young Man

By: Eliot Schrefer

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Eliot Schrefer comes an exuberant YA historical coming-of-ag… read more

Similar categories in Eliot Schrefer's Charming Young Man book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • fiction
  • lgbt
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19. The Many Masks of Andy Zhou

By: Jack Cheng

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“Another beautiful book by Jack Cheng.” —Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Award-winning author of Hello,… read more

Similar categories in Jack Cheng's The Many Masks of Andy Zhou book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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20. The Borrow a Boyfriend Club

By: Page Powars

4.13

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A feel-good, coming-of-age rom-com from debut author Page Powars that follows a trans teen who join… read more

Similar categories in Page Powars's The Borrow a Boyfriend Club book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of You Owe Me One, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe #2) by Chad Lucas

21. You Owe Me One, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe #2)

By: Chad Lucas

4.41

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

Brian and Ezra’s story continues in the moving sequel to Thanks a Lot, Universe, which New York Tim… read more

Similar categories in Chad Lucas's You Owe Me One, Universe (Thanks a Lot, Universe #2) book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • contemporary
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22. Your Lonely Nights Are Over

By: Adam Sass

4.03

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Scream meets Clueless in this YA horror from Adam Sass in which two gay teen BFFs find their friend… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Your Lonely Nights Are Over book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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23. The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

By: Matthew Hubbard

4.29

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A queer coming-of-age about three teenage boys in small town Alabama who set out to get revenge on … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Hubbard's The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
"The best revenge is believing in yourself."

-Matthew Hubbard, The Last Boyfriends Rules for Revenge

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24. The Breakup Lists

By: Adib Khorram

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Love is more complicated than “boy meets boy” in bestselling author Adib Khorram’s sharply funny ne… read more

Similar categories in Adib Khorram's The Breakup Lists book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • fiction
  • lgbt
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25. Jawbreaker

By: Christina Wyman

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, a refreshingly honest middle-grade debut novel about … read more

Similar categories in Christina Wyman's Jawbreaker book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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26. Finding My Elf

By: David Valdes

3.55

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Single All the Way meets Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda in this festive romcom about Cam, who’s … read more

Similar categories in David Valdes's Finding My Elf book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • lgbt
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27. Code Red

By: Joy McCullough

4.04

Format: 240 pages, ebook

In the spirit of Judy Blume, this empowering and heartfelt middle grade novel celebrates finding yo… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Code Red book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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28. Will on the Inside

By: Andrew Eliopulos

4.16

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

"An honest, sophisticated look at the myriad emotions surrounding chronic illness and growing up 'n… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Eliopulos's Will on the Inside book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts by Adam  Sass

29. Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts

By: Adam Sass

4.05

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A swoony contemporary romance from Adam Sass following a boy who is cursed to doom any romantic rel… read more

Similar categories in Adam Sass's Cursed Boys and Broken Hearts book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • contemporary
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Eli Over Easy by Phil Stamper

30. Eli Over Easy

By: Phil Stamper

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Small Town Pride, Phil Stamper, comes a heartfelt coming-of-age middle… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • lgbt
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mental health
  • cooking
  • food
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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31. Tethered to Other Stars

By: Elisa Stone Leahy

4.43

Format: 317 pages, ebook

Perfect for fans of Efrén Divided and A Good Kind of Trouble, this luminous middle grade debut foll… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Stone Leahy's Tethered to Other Stars book and Phil Stamper's Eli Over Easy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile

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