7 Best middle grade books like Should We Tell Her? by Lillian Keith

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Should We Tell Her?

By: Lillian Keith

4.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

“Mommy’s in Africa,” You kept saying, and you smiled for the first time since Mom hadn’t come home.…

"Maybe, in order to stop worrying about Mom, I let my imagination pull me too far into this game we created."

-Lillian Keith, Should We Tell Her?

If you liked the middle grade plot in Should We Tell Her? by Lillian Keith , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

By: Chuck Norris , Alex Harris , Brett Harris

4.04

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution." A growing movement of young people is rebell… read more

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2. The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy, #1)

By: S.E. Grove

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

She has only seen the world through maps. She had no idea they were so dangerous. Boston, 1891. Sop… read more

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  • middle grade
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3. Kate's Innocence (Kate's Case Files #1)

By: Sarah Holman

3.57

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

What would you do if you were accused of a crime you didn't commit? Kate watched as her campus was … read more

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  • contemporary

4. Manuscript for Murder (The Hartfield Mysteries, #1)

By: Chautona Havig

4.57

Format: 102 pages, Kindle Edition

Alexa Hartfield. Author, local celebrity, fashion connoisseur. She chose Fairbury for its close pro… read more

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5. Crime of Fashion (The Hartfield Mysteries, #2)

By: Chautona Havig

4.27

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Her unexpected and unwilling entrance into the world of "true crime" in Manuscript for Murder showe… read more

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6. Before You Meet Prince Charming: A Guide to Radiant Purity

By: Sarah Mally

4.00

Format: 592 pages, Paperback

Companion Book:  A young lady who is pure will shine with a radiant brightness in this world of da… read more

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7. The Imaginary Friend

By: Kelly Hashway

4.11

Format: None pages, None

Samantha and Tracy have been best friends since kindergarten, but now that Tracy has gotten over he… read more

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  • middle grade
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8. Kiki's Delivery Service (Kiki's Delivery Service, #1)

By: Eiko Kadono

4.15

Format: 193 pages, Hardcover

Nostalgic fans of the Miyazaki film and newcomers alike--soar into the modern classic about a young… read more

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  • middle grade
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9. Kiera

By: Kate Willis

4.12

Format: 218 pages, ebook

Kiera’s life is pretty simple—garden, hang out with her best friend, babysit little Jade, and finis… read more

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  • contemporary
"Conversation was only awkward because she searched for something important to say. Friends didn't do that. Friends let their thoughts become words without trying to change them."

-Kate Willis, Kiera

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10. Bad Things, Small Packages (The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott, #3)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.48

Format: 176 pages, None

Head colds are bad... but the contents of the memory card are worse. Emily has planned a quiet, … read more

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  • contemporary
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11. Red Rover, Red Rover (The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott, #1)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.16

Format: 167 pages, Kindle Edition

He's a spy, and he needs her help... Emily Abbott is working hard as a coffee barista in downtow… read more

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  • contemporary
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12. Tutor, Nanny, Spit-up, Spy (The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott, #4)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.51

Format: 214 pages, Kindle Edition

He’s a tutor and she’s a nanny… but not really. Emily Abbott, coffee barista and accidental spy,… read more

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  • contemporary
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13. A-Spying We Will Go (The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott, #5)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.56

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

Camping doesn't lead to kidnapping... usually. When Emily goes on a group camping trip in Northe… read more

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  • contemporary
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14. Once Upon a Dime (The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott, #6)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.57

Format: 233 pages, Kindle Edition

It's all coming to a head... or tails. Emily Abbott is accidentally in danger. Targeted by the 1… read more

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  • contemporary
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15. Plan to Fail (The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott, #2)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.50

Format: 87 pages, Kindle Edition

She's just a coffee barista low on grocery money... does she have what it takes to go undercover? … read more

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  • contemporary
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16. Forgotten Memories (Wyoming Sunrise #1)

By: Penny Zeller

4.48

Format: 330 pages, Kindle Edition

Some memories are best forgotten… The Wyoming Territory is rife with lawlessness and disorder, s… read more

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17. Enjoy the Poodle Skirt

By: Kate Willis

4.02

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Rule one: Keep your hands clean. Rule two: Careful with the food trays. Rule three: Visit the sod… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
"That morning all of us girls had put our hair in high vintage-like ponytails, and Aunt Julie joked that we could almost be triplets. I laughed but knew that since my hair was so straight no one would…"

-Kate Willis, Enjoy the Poodle Skirt

"I gladly gave my aunt the privilege of scraping off all gum so my job wasn’t as interesting or horrifying. I did find a few more menu drawings--a baby’s scribble, an elaborate tic-tac-toe board, and …"

-Kate Willis, Enjoy the Poodle Skirt

"Moments later as we crossed the road to the 50’s diner, I recited the restaurant rules in my head one more time. Rule one: Keep your hands clean. Rule two: Careful with the food trays. Rule three: Vi…"

-Kate Willis, Enjoy the Poodle Skirt

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18. Five Star Spy (The Accidental Cases of Emily Abbott, #7)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.69

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Friends don't let friends fail their mission... Brent Peterson has been out of town and radio si… read more

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  • contemporary
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19. Deadlock (Deadlock, #1)

By: P.D. Atkerson

4.48

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

Before there was a Phantom Thief, one boy made a choice. For as long as he can remember, Gregory… read more

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"You don’t know anything about the world I come from. You…"

-P.D. Atkerson, Deadlock (Deadlock, #1)

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20. Should We Tell Her?

By: Lillian Keith

4.41

Format: None pages, Paperback

“Mommy’s in Africa,” You kept saying, and you smiled for the first time since Mom hadn’t come home.… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
"Maybe, in order to stop worrying about Mom, I let my imagination pull me too far into this game we created."

-Lillian Keith, Should We Tell Her?

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21. The Case of the Invisible Thief (The Kitten Files Book 5)

By: Perry Elisabeth Kirkpatrick

4.39

Format: 70 pages, Kindle Edition

Meowing is obsolete. This cat can write... and solve mysteries! Since Mia’s return, she’s been wai… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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22. The Guild of Thieves

By: Jaiden Phillips

4.40

Format: 345 pages, Kindle Edition

“Being a thief is easy, but getting caught…now, that’s when it gets tricky.” Dice is a street bo… read more

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23. This Gray Canvas

By: Jaiden Phillips

4.44

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Because how did one explain the gray canvas I was trapped in? Ethan was born into a world of bla… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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24. The Boy Who Didn't Exist

By: Mariposa Aristeo

4.89

Format: 70 pages, ebook

John is like any other teenage boy, except for the fact he was born invisible. Thanks to his father… read more

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25. Minor Detail (A Typical Book 1)

By: P.D. Atkerson

4.55

Format: None pages, None

When Modern Rule made their plans to force the President’s hand, they didn’t know they needed to fa… read more

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26. Across All Borders

By: Anna Grace

4.40

Format: 42 pages, Kindle Edition

Hoping. Planning. Waiting. Everything in her life is wrapped up in the thought of this new siste… read more

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  • contemporary
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27. Darkness Draws Near (Kentucky Midnight, #2)

By: Kristina Hall

4.06

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Life’s worth fighting for … When Mellie Rivers takes in a young mom, she knows there’s risk invo… read more

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28. The Fall (The Ballad of Emery Brooks, #2)

By: Allyson Kennedy

4.65

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

When you’ve lost all you’ve desperately sought to keep, why bother hoping for a second chance? W… read more

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  • contemporary
"The weird thing about overcoming a fear is it isn't instant."

-Allyson Kennedy, The Fall (The Ballad of Emery Brooks, #2)

"My point is, sometimes letting go of things we care about can cause greater things to come our way. Think of Job in the Bible. Satan used him as his plaything and took all the man had. But Job, he ke…"

-Allyson Kennedy, The Fall (The Ballad of Emery Brooks, #2)

"You want stability, child? Grandma Sue's lecture comes to mind. Ask God what job He has for you. You want something that'll guarantee stability and fulfillment? God will provide, Shug. God will provi…"

-Allyson Kennedy, The Fall (The Ballad of Emery Brooks, #2)

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29. Emotional Commotion

By: Marisa Phillips

4.73

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A whirlwind of emotions…creating a commotion in your soul. Emotions are a part of everyday life.… read more

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30. Remembered (Grace Sufficient, #3.5)

By: Vanessa Hall

4.85

Format: 80 pages, None

Even blissful marriage and the Christmas season don’t change the hard reality of the world … Thr… read more

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31. Bound and Determined (Daughters of the Seven Seas, #3)

By: Grace A. Johnson

4.50

Format: 690 pages, Kindle Edition

Port Royal, Jamaica 1686 A wicked twist of fate—or perhaps the hand of God—has landed Captai… read more

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"Losing something hurts more than never having it, lad."

-Grace A. Johnson, Bound and Determined (Daughters of the Seven Seas, #3)

"I know I’m right. I wouldn’t be sayin’ anything if I was wrong."

-Grace A. Johnson, Bound and Determined (Daughters of the Seven Seas, #3)

"Grace for tomorrow, mercy for yesterday, and strength for today."

-Grace A. Johnson, Bound and Determined (Daughters of the Seven Seas, #3)

"Sometimes you must acknowledge what you are before you can change who you are."

-Grace A. Johnson, Bound and Determined (Daughters of the Seven Seas, #3)

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