16 best-selling middle grade books like Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt

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Jupiter Rising

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is…

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Cover of Orris and Timble: The Beginning by Kate DiCamillo

1. Orris and Timble: The Beginning

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

From beloved storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes the first book in a warm and funny early-reader trilo… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Orris and Timble: The Beginning book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. 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 Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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3. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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4. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. 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 Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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6. 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 Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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7. The Brightwood Code

By: Monica Hesse

3.83

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Seven months ago Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” femal… read more

Similar categories in Monica Hesse's The Brightwood Code book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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8. Stay Dead

By: April Henry

3.86

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

New York Times  bestselling author April Henry delivers a thrilling murder mystery featuring a teen… read more

Similar categories in April Henry's Stay Dead book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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9. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Break to You

By: Neal Shusterman

3.64

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author of Scythe and Challenger Deep Neal Shusterman, here with coauthors Debra Young a… read more

Similar categories in Neal Shusterman's Break to You book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys

14. The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's The Bletchley Riddle book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt

15. Jupiter Rising

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Jack's P.E. coach pairs him up with Jay Perkins for the cross-country team, neither of them is… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of Sunrise Nights by Jeff Zentner

16. Sunrise Nights

By: Jeff Zentner

4.06

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Sunrise Nights book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Love seems to die around me."

-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights

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17. The Frindle Files

By: Andrew Clements

4.55

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One last gift to teachers and readers from Andrew Clements: A sequel to his most beloved, landmark … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Clements's The Frindle Files book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas

18. Gamerville

By: Johnnie Christmas

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, wher… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Gamerville book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.30

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Melody flies to London to speak at a convention about differently abled kids in this stunning seque… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Dreams (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

20. A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Ho… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Not Nothing by Gayle Forman

21. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and Gary D. Schmidt's Jupiter Rising

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

20 Top fiction books like Jupiter Rising by Gary D. Schmidt

Transform Your Habits

Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Tree. Table. Book.

Lois Lowry

4.39

Transform Your Habits

The Night War

Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

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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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