22 Top middle grade books like World Burn Down by Steve Cole

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World Burn Down

By: Steve Cole

3.78

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Carlos's mother works for IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Authority. As head of a specially trained t…

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1. An Elephant in the Garden

By: Michael Morpurgo

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With Lizzie's father fighting in World War II, her mother takes on the job of a zoo keeper to provi… read more

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2. Devotion

By: Hannah Kent

3.87

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

Prussia, 1836. Hanne is nearly fifteen and the domestic world of womanhood is quickly closing in on… read more

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"Dying is unlike living. The smooth running of time is for the beating heart only. The dead stutter. The hands on my clock do not turn to numbers but to each other."

-Hannah Kent, Devotion

"Thea, in all incarnations, wherever my soul has resided, I have loved you, am loving you, will love you. If the earth one day burns out its charge, you will find me in the ash. if the sea dries, find…"

-Hannah Kent, Devotion

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3. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

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  • middle grade
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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

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  • middle grade
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5. 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

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  • middle grade
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6. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

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  • middle grade
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7. 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

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  • middle grade
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8. Escape Room

By: Christopher Edge

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

When twelve-year-old Ami arrives at The Escape, she thinks it’s just a game – the ultimate escape r… read more

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  • middle grade
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9. Twins

By: Varian Johnson

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Coretta Scott King Honor author Varian Johnson teams up with rising cartoonist Shannon Wright for a… read more

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  • middle grade
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10. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more

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  • middle grade
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11. Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more

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  • middle grade
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12. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

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  • middle grade
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13. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

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  • middle grade
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

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14. Needle

By: Patrice Lawrence

3.69

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Award-winning author Patrice Lawrence explores the harsh reality of the criminal justice system for… read more

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  • middle grade
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15. Toffee

By: Sarah Crossan

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The astonishing new novel from the incomparable, multi-award-winning and Laureate, Sarah Crossan. … read more

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"I miss you, she says. I miss you and you're right here"

-Sarah Crossan, Toffee

"I miss you", she says. "I miss you and you're right here"

-Sarah Crossan, Toffee

"It will rain by noon. And then it will be fine again. It will."

-Sarah Crossan, Toffee

"No goodbye is forever unless you can erase everything you ever knew about a person and everything you once felt."

-Sarah Crossan, Toffee

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16. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more

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  • middle grade
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17. Trapped

By: Sophie McKenzie

2.83

Format: 49 pages, Kindle Edition

A dramatic coach crash forces Hailey to re-examine her relationships with her fellow singing-club m… read more

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18. Insomniacs After School, Vol. 1

By: Makoto Ojiro

4.08

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Unable to sleep at night, Ganta Nakami is cranky in class and unpopular with his classmates. He … read more

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19. Birdsong

By: Katya Balen

4.31

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

The blackbirds’ song uplifts and restores in this captivating novella from one of the most exciting… read more

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  • middle grade
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20. The Blue Book of Nebo

By: Manon Steffan Ros

4.16

Format: 156 pages, ebook

Prize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo p… read more

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"Diuen que els vincles de sang no es tornen mai aigua, però els veu que l'aigua es pot tornar sang."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

"La humanitat és una cosa espectacular, tan preparada per estimar sense conviccions, sense complexos."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

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21. The Secret Sunshine Project

By: Benjamin Dean

4.28

Format: None pages, Audiobook

A heart-warming story of kindness, courage and love in all its forms. Perfect for 9+ readers and fa… read more

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  • novels
  • middle grade
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22. The Ship of Shadows (The Ship of Shadows #1)

By: Maria Kuzniar

4.16

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

Aleja whiles away her days in her family's dusty tavern in Seville, dreaming of distant lands and b… read more

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  • middle grade
"These stories fed her dreams."

-Maria Kuzniar, The Ship of Shadows (The Ship of Shadows #1)

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23. Seven Ghosts

By: Chris Priestley

3.95

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Jake and the other finalists in a writing competition have been invited to a stately house for a to… read more

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  • middle grade
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24. Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1)

By: Liz Flanagan

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When war threatens her beloved city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Forest, meeting Gra… read more

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  • middle grade
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25. World Burn Down

By: Steve Cole

3.78

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Carlos's mother works for IBAMA, Brazil's Environmental Authority. As head of a specially trained t… read more

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26. Wrath

By: Marcus Sedgwick

3.75

Format: 116 pages, Kindle Edition

From the multi-award-winning author of Midwinterblood and The Ghosts of Heaven comes a suspenseful,… read more

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  • middle grade
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27. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

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  • middle grade
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

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28. Swan Song

By: Gill Lewis

4.17

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Excluded from school, Dylan is forced to move to a tiny village in Wales where his grandad lives. … read more

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  • middle grade
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29. The Den

By: Keith Gray

3.91

Format: 103 pages, Kindle Edition

Marshall feels the need to escape because things are so tough at home. Rory is just happy it’s the … read more

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30. The Peak (Spy Academy #1)

By: Jack Heath

3.89

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

After thwarting a robbery, Nolan Hawker is invited to the world’s most dangerous school. At The Pea… read more

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31. Eagle Warrior

By: Gill Lewis

3.98

Format: 104 pages, Paperback

Bobbie is thrilled that a golden eagle has settled in the forest near her family's farm. She loves … read more

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