12 Best middle grade books like The Jammer by Nova Weetman

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The Jammer

By: Nova Weetman

4.27

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Fred has moved around her whole life, one small town after another, and never minded starting over.…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Jammer by Nova Weetman , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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2. Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer

By: Amy Doak

3.69

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Eleanor Jones has just started at her ninth high school in less than five years. Since she and her … read more

Similar categories in Amy Doak's Eleanor Jones is Not a Murderer book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. Scar Town

By: Tristan Bancks

4.04

Format: 188 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Will Haddon and his twin friends, Dar and Juno, find a safe full of money and human… read more

Similar categories in Tristan Bancks's Scar Town book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. The Other Side of Tomorrow

By: Hayley Lawrence

4.23

Format: 295 pages, Paperback

What if you thought you had forever ... To live your life. To tell your story. But what if forever … read more

Similar categories in Hayley Lawrence's The Other Side of Tomorrow book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • young adult
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5. Completely Normal (and other lies)

By: Biffy James

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all. Stella Wilde is secre… read more

Similar categories in Biffy James's Completely Normal (and other lies) book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"This isn't all on you. But god forbid we blame the dude. Fucking patriarchy."

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"I considered letting my own meltdown come to the surface, but I had no way of knowing how long it would last once I let it, so I didn't. I put it in the black well instead, backing away so I wouldn't…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"Maybe it was better to accept that when someone died there were some things that were never going to happen, and this was just another one of them. Because death left things unfinished. Unsaid. Unsew…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

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6. Let’s Never Speak of This Again

By: Megan Williams

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Award Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Ella and I have been best … read more

Similar categories in Megan Williams's Let’s Never Speak of This Again book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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8. Inkflower

By: Suzy Zail

4.32

Format: 322 pages, Kindle Edition

A gritty YA novel about family secrets, hope and healing. Based on a true story. Lisa’s father has… read more

Similar categories in Suzy Zail's Inkflower book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • young adult
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9. Tiger Daughter

By: Rebecca Lim

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Lim's Tiger Daughter book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."

-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter

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10. The Greatest Thing

By: Sarah Winifred Searle

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A 2023 Lambda Literary Award Finalist A 2023 YALSA Great Graphic Novels for Teens A 2023 Children… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Winifred Searle's The Greatest Thing book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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11. Unnecessary Drama

By: Nina Kenwood

3.80

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

From the award-winning author of It Sounded Better in My Head comes a deliciously entertaining enem… read more

Similar categories in Nina Kenwood's Unnecessary Drama book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. Exit Through the Gift Shop

By: Maryam Master

4.10

Format: None pages, ebook

Anahita Rosalind Ghorban-Galaszczuk (yes, that really is her name but you can call her Ana) is disc… read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's Exit Through the Gift Shop book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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13. Waiting for the Storks

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.59

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The powerful new novel from master storyteller Katrina Nannestad. I don't want to remember the … read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Waiting for the Storks book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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14. No Words

By: Maryam Master

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. … read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's No Words book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. The Killing Code

By: Ellie Marney

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A historical mystery about a girl who risks everything to track down a vicious serial killer, for f… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Marney's The Killing Code book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • young adult
"I am the code you never broke, and I don't play by the rules."

-Ellie Marney, The Killing Code

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16. The Raven's Song

By: Zana Fraillon

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Raven's Song book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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17. The Goodbye Year

By: Emily Gale

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It’s the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Rive… read more

Similar categories in Emily Gale's The Goodbye Year book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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18. The Jammer

By: Nova Weetman

4.27

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Fred has moved around her whole life, one small town after another, and never minded starting over.… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's The Jammer book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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19. Evie and Rhino

By: Neridah McMullin

4.35

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When Evie finds a fully-grown rhinoceros washed up on a beach, she feels an immediate connection an… read more

Similar categories in Neridah McMullin's Evie and Rhino book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
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20. A Walk in the Dark

By: Jane Godwin

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

'It's just a walk in the dark. What is there to worry about?' That's what the head teacher, Joha… read more

Similar categories in Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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21. Look Me in the Eye

By: Jane Godwin

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

running latedrop it off without meI type drop what off? I don't know what Mish is talking about.Whi… read more

Similar categories in Jane Godwin's Look Me in the Eye book and Nova Weetman's The Jammer

  • family
  • middle grade
  • young adult

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