14 must-read family books like To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi

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To and Fro

By: Anton Clifford-Motopi

4.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sam tries to understand what it means to be black in this funny Australian story about identity, fa…

If you liked the family plot in To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of The Elephant by Peter Carnavas

1. The Elephant

By: Peter Carnavas

4.41

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

An exquisite first novel from acclaimed picture book author and illustrator Peter Carnavas about Ol… read more

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  • middle grade
  • family
"She laughed a bit at the simple beauty of it all - the white paper, the elegant arc, the soft green grass; and, beside her, the purple backpack, Grandad's golden straw hat, the sky a pale-blue umbrel…"

-Peter Carnavas, The Elephant

Cover of A Ghost in my Suitcase by Gabrielle Wang

2. A Ghost in my Suitcase

By: Gabrielle Wang

4.40

Format: 82 pages, Paperback

The flute music stops, and my breath catches in my throat. Silence falls like a veil. Then I hear s… read more

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  • middle grade

3. Pookie Aleera Is Not My Boyfriend

By: Steven Herrick

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

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4. Friday Brown

By: Vikki Wakefield

5.00

Format: None pages, Paperback

I am Friday Brown. I buried my mother. My grandfather buried a swimming pool. A boy who can't speak… read more

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5. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

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  • middle grade
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

Cover of Ghost Book by Remy Lai

6. Ghost Book

By: Remy Lai

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of Spirited Away, Coco, and Ghosts comes a contemporary fantasy graphic novel abou… read more

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  • middle grade
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7. 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

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  • middle grade
  • family
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8. 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

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  • middle grade
  • family
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9. 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

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  • family
"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

Cover of Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt

10. 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

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK book and Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • family
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11. Those Girls

By: Pamela Rushby

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

New, from award-winning historical novelist, Pamela Rushby, exploring the roles, and struggles, of … read more

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Cover of The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1) by J.J. Arcanjo

12. The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1)

By: J.J. Arcanjo

4.28

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

"So this is really a school for criminals." It was meant as a question, though it came out more as … read more

Similar categories in J.J. Arcanjo's The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1) book and Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro

  • middle grade
Cover of Two Can Play That Game by Leanne Yong

13. Two Can Play That Game

By: Leanne Yong

3.89

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Funny and romantic, an upbeat YA novel about gaming, goals and getting even from a fresh new voice … read more

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"You go on being wrong about everything, Jaybird. I’ll be there to say “I told you so"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Why can’t I simply be friends – or frenemies – with him? Is that so strange to both of you?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"Because the only way you can change the world is by being a winner. Otherwise, the world at best ignores you, or at worst destroys you."

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

"I only wish I could fix things for everyone that easily in real life. I mean, isn’t that why you play games, so you can pretend it’s possible?"

-Leanne Yong, Two Can Play That Game

Cover of The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart by Samera Kamaleddine

14. The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart

By: Samera Kamaleddine

3.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Friendship, family and feelings collide in this sparkling middle-grade debut from Matilda Prize win… read more

Similar categories in Samera Kamaleddine's The Sideways Orbit of Evie Hart book and Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of The Way of Dog by Zana Fraillon

15. The Way of Dog

By: Zana Fraillon

4.42

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A fiercely original verse novel from the ABIA and CBCA award-winning author of The Bone Sparrow. … read more

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  • middle grade
  • family
" Be strong. Be fierce. Life is more than a concrete floor. "

-Zana Fraillon, The Way of Dog

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16. Her Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies

By: Alison D. Stegert

3.94

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Plots, spies and inventors abound in an epic adventure set between London and Paris ... Mischief is… read more

Similar categories in Alison D. Stegert's Her Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies book and Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of The Forgotten Maze (Crookhaven, #2) by J.J. Arcanjo

17. The Forgotten Maze (Crookhaven, #2)

By: J.J. Arcanjo

4.35

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do go… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Liar's Test by Ambelin Kwaymullina

18. Liar's Test

By: Ambelin Kwaymullina

3.66

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A gripping YA fantasy with a deadly contest to win a crown, a fierce heroine determined to right th… read more

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  • family
Cover of To and Fro by Anton Clifford-Motopi

19. To and Fro

By: Anton Clifford-Motopi

4.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sam tries to understand what it means to be black in this funny Australian story about identity, fa… read more

Similar categories in Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro book and Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Tweet by Morris Gleitzman

20. Tweet

By: Morris Gleitzman

3.58

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The people of the world are puzzled. Birds everywhere are sitting on highways, on buildings, on BBQ… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Gus and the Missing Boy by Troy  Hunter

21. Gus and the Missing Boy

By: Troy Hunter

4.30

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

True crime buff Gus Green has always felt out of place in the world. He's overweight, gay, his inju… read more

Similar categories in Troy Hunter's Gus and the Missing Boy book and Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro

  • family
Cover of Smoke & Mirrors by Barry Jonsberg

22. Smoke & Mirrors

By: Barry Jonsberg

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Grace McKellon isn't a 'people person'. All she needs is her magic tricks and her wise-cracking gra… read more

Similar categories in Barry Jonsberg's Smoke & Mirrors book and Anton Clifford-Motopi's To and Fro

  • humor
  • family
Cover of 11 Ruby Road: 1900 by Charlotte Barkla

23. 11 Ruby Road: 1900

By: Charlotte Barkla

3.88

Format: 132 pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect period fiction for middle-grade girls - for fans of the Our Australian Girl seriesIt is 190… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret by Amy Doak

24. Eleanor Jones Can’t Keep a Secret

By: Amy Doak

4.21

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

Things have settled down in Cooinda and Eleanor Jones is getting used to her new normal – spending … read more

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25. Losing the Plot

By: Annaleise Byrd

4.33

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Basil Beedon and Terry Clegg are neighbours, and that's all they have in common. Terry loves sport … read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Look Me in the Eye by Jane Godwin

26. 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

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  • middle grade
  • family
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27. The Kindness Project

By: Deborah Abela

4.59

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

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  • middle grade
Cover of Countdown to Yesterday by Shirley Marr

28. Countdown to Yesterday

By: Shirley Marr

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Rebecca Stead’s The List of Things That Will Not Change gets a “Space Oddity” sci-fi twist in this … read more

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  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of The Rat-Catcher's Apprentice by Maggie Jankuloska

29. The Rat-Catcher's Apprentice

By: Maggie Jankuloska

4.19

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's 1665. Rats have infested homes and alleys in Marie Perrin's provincial French town. Twelve-yea… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Leonardo Forever by Richard Yaxley

30. Leonardo Forever

By: Richard Yaxley

4.00

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

In the summer of 1465, fourteen-year-old Annalisa de Torriano reluctantly travels with her family t… read more

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31. The Exile (Tarin of the Mammoths #1)

By: Jo Sandhu

4.35

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Tarin longs to be a hunter, but his twisted leg means he is feared and bullied. After a disastrous … read more

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  • middle grade

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