19 Best middle grade books like Pickles vs the Zombies by Angela Misri

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Pickles vs the Zombies

By: Angela Misri

4.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The comfortable life of Pickles, the calico housecat, is turned upside down when humans succumb to …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Pickles vs the Zombies by Angela Misri , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. Kenny & the Dragon

By: Tony DiTerlizzi

3.96

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when your new best buddy has been designated a scourge by the community and marked f… read more

Similar categories in Tony DiTerlizzi's Kenny & the Dragon book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • adventure
"Who else is going to create the next great stories for kids to read?"

-Tony DiTerlizzi, Kenny & the Dragon

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2. Hiding Edith: A True Story

By: Kathy Kacer

4.22

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hiding Edithtells the true story of Edith Schwalb, a young Jewish Girl sent to live in a safe house… read more

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3. Saving Armpit

By: Natalie Hyde

4.42

Format: 718 pages, Paperback

When vandals deface the Harmony Point sign, the town does indeed seem to become the "arm Pit" of th… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Hyde's Saving Armpit book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • canada

4. Fatty Legs

By: Christy Jordan-Fenton , Margaret Pokiak-Fenton , None

4.11

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The moving memoir of an Inuit girl who emerges from a residential school with her spirit intact. Ei… read more

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5. Uprooted

By: Naomi Novik

4.57

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

"Our Dragon doesn't eat the girls he takes, no matter what stories they tell outside our valley. We… read more

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6. The Wedding Date

By: Jasmine Guillory

3.70

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A groomsman and his last-minute guest are about to discover if a fake date can go the distance in a… read more

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7. My Brother's Husband, Volume 1 (My Brother's Husband Omnibus, #1)

By: Gengoroh Tagame , Anne Ishii

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

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8. Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy

By: Gareth Wronski

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Holly Farb is not the Princess of the Galaxy. She may be top of the class in every subject, but she… read more

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9. Howard Wallace, P.I. (Howard Wallace, P.I., #1)

By: Casey Lyall

3.86

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

"What's with the get-up? Is that the company uniform or something?" "This? All P.I.s wear a trench … read more

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10. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
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11. Shuna's Journey

By: Hayao Miyazaki

4.34

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a go… read more

Similar categories in Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • adventure
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12. 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 Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • humor
  • middle grade
"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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13. Allergic

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to… read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Allergic book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • animals
"Your heart’s expanded enough, Mom! Let’s go!"

-Megan Wagner Lloyd, Allergic

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14. Beatrice and Croc Harry

By: Lawrence Hill

3.80

Format: 382 pages, Kindle Edition

One of Canada's most celebrated author's debut novel for young readers Beatrice, a young girl of u… read more

Similar categories in Lawrence Hill's Beatrice and Croc Harry book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • canada
  • adventure
"Friends are like books. You carry them with you forever, regardless of mundane impediments like geography."

-Lawrence Hill, Beatrice and Croc Harry

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15. The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt (A Little Ghost Quilt Book)

By: Riel Nason

4.35

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

When you're a quilt instead of a sheet, being a ghost is hard! An adorable picture book for fans of… read more

Similar categories in Riel Nason's The Little Ghost Who Was a Quilt (A Little Ghost Quilt Book) book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
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16. 極主夫道 5 [Gokushufudō 5]

By: Kousuke Oono

4.27

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

コミックス累計200万部突破!! 商店街でラップバトルしたり、夫婦でバイキングに行ったり――。 元最凶ヤクザ、何だかんだ主夫生活満喫中♪ read more

Similar categories in Kousuke Oono's 極主夫道 5 [Gokushufudō 5] book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • humor
Cover of 極主夫道 4 [Gokushufudō 4] by Kousuke Oono

17. 極主夫道 4 [Gokushufudō 4]

By: Kousuke Oono

4.33

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Einst war er gefürchtet als Yakuza-Legende namens »Immortal Tatsu«. Allein die Nennung seines Yakuz… read more

Similar categories in Kousuke Oono's 極主夫道 4 [Gokushufudō 4] book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • humor
Cover of The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei (Holly-Mei #1) by Christina Matula

18. The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei (Holly-Mei #1)

By: Christina Matula

3.93

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This debut middle grade series follows a girl finding her place in a brand-new world of private sch… read more

Similar categories in Christina Matula's The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei (Holly-Mei #1) book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
Cover of Nura and the Immortal Palace by M.T. Khan

19. Nura and the Immortal Palace

By: M.T. Khan

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Aru Shah and the End of Time meets Studio Ghibli’s Spirited Away in this mesmerizing portal fantasy… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Khan's Nura and the Immortal Palace book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • adventure
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20. Red Fox Road

By: Frances Greenslade

3.70

Format: 248 pages, Hardcover

A thirteen-year-old girl on a family vacation becomes stranded alone in the wilderness when the fam… read more

Similar categories in Frances Greenslade's Red Fox Road book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • canada
  • adventure
Cover of Burying the Moon by Andrée Poulin

21. Burying the Moon

By: Andrée Poulin

4.38

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

An illustrated novel in verse about a young Indian girl who tackles the taboos around sanitation in… read more

Similar categories in Andrée Poulin's Burying the Moon book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
Cover of Pickles vs the Zombies by Angela Misri

22. Pickles vs the Zombies

By: Angela Misri

4.16

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

The comfortable life of Pickles, the calico housecat, is turned upside down when humans succumb to … read more

Similar categories in Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • canada
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • zombies
Cover of A Bend in the Breeze by Valerie Sherrard

23. A Bend in the Breeze

By: Valerie Sherrard

4.11

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When eleven-year-old Pascale Chardon finds herself on a lifeboat drifting toward an uncharted islan… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Sherrard's A Bend in the Breeze book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • canada
Cover of Super Sketchy (The Almost Epic Squad, #3) by Lesley Livingston

24. Super Sketchy (The Almost Epic Squad, #3)

By: Lesley Livingston

3.65

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Meet the next member of the Almost Epic Squad! If you could have any superpower, what would you … read more

Similar categories in Lesley Livingston's Super Sketchy (The Almost Epic Squad, #3) book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
Cover of Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12) by Deborah Kerbel

25. Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12)

By: Deborah Kerbel

4.10

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

"Readers will want to dig deeper into this true story of canine heroes and lifesaving science." —  … read more

Similar categories in Deborah Kerbel's Fred & Marjorie: A Doctor, a Dog, and the Discovery of Insulin (Outstanding Science Trade Books for Students K-12) book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • animals
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26. Bird Brain

By: Joanne Levy

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A bird and a BFF. Arden Sachs has always wanted a purring kitten or an adorable puppy, or even a… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Levy's Bird Brain book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
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27. My Best Friend is Extinct

By: Rebecca Wood Barrett

3.63

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Ten-year-old Henry Springs is thrilled when the wintery resort town he and his mom recently moved t… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Wood Barrett's My Best Friend is Extinct book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
Cover of The Go-Between by Jennifer Maruno

28. The Go-Between

By: Jennifer Maruno

4.13

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Sumi, a Japanese Canadian girl living in Vancouver in 1926, takes her older sister’… read more

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29. Blue to the Sky

By: Sylvia McNicoll

4.44

Format: 232 pages, Paperback

After six years of homeschooling following her last anaphylactic reaction, Ella returns to school i… read more

Similar categories in Sylvia McNicoll's Blue to the Sky book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
Cover of The Case of the Burgled Bundle (Mighty Muskrats #3) by Michael    Hutchinson

30. The Case of the Burgled Bundle (Mighty Muskrats #3)

By: Michael Hutchinson

4.05

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

The Mighty Muskrats, four cousins from the Windy Lake First Nation, are back for another mystery! … read more

Similar categories in Michael Hutchinson's The Case of the Burgled Bundle (Mighty Muskrats #3) book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
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31. Valley of the Rats

By: Mahtab Narsimhan

3.79

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Book nerd Krish hates the outdoors, and camping. But especially germs. When Krish and his father, K… read more

Similar categories in Mahtab Narsimhan's Valley of the Rats book and Angela Misri's Pickles vs the Zombies

  • middle grade
  • canada

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Tony DiTerlizzi

3.96

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Katherine Applegate

4.25

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Zetta Elliott

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