27 Best middle grade books like Can You Feel the Noise? by Stewart Foster

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Can You Feel the Noise?

By: Stewart Foster

4.13

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A profound story about inner strength and perseverance in the face of a life-changing event, from t…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Can You Feel the Noise? by Stewart Foster , here is a list of 27 books like this:

Cover of Skellig (Skellig, #1) by David Almond

1. Skellig (Skellig, #1)

By: David Almond

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more

Similar categories in David Almond's Skellig (Skellig, #1) book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"There's no end to evolution."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

Cover of Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) by Holly Smale

2. Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

By: Holly Smale

3.75

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

Harriet Manners knows a lot of things. She knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a "jiff… read more

Similar categories in Holly Smale's Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • fiction
"She's....having an affair with a strawberry jam manufacturer?"

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"Es la primera y única regla: la magia aparece cuando no la estás buscando."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"Your daughter is adorable. I've never seen such an alien duck in my entire life."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"...Our stories are drive by who we are and what we do, and not by the events that happens to us."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

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3. The Girl Who Saved Christmas

By: Matt Haig

5.00

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

JOURNEY TO THE EDGE OF MAGIC If magic has a beginning, can it also have an end? When Amelia wants a… read more

Similar categories in Matt Haig's The Girl Who Saved Christmas book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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4. Roller Girl

By: Victoria Jamieson

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

For fans of Raina Telgemeier’s Smile, a heartwarming graphic novel about friendship and surviving j… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Jamieson's Roller Girl book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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5. 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

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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6. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) by Hannah  Gold

7. 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

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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8. When I See Blue

By: Lily Bailey

4.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben's head ... There are 4 things you should know abou… read more

Similar categories in Lily Bailey's When I See Blue book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

9. Julia and the Shark

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.33

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

The shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfat… read more

Similar categories in Kiran Millwood Hargrave's Julia and the Shark book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"...which is still not a plot twist I saw coming."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"Panic poured into the space where my certainty had been, hot and sharp."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"I like how everything echoes with everything else if you listen hard enough"

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"Dad's listening became loud, you know how that happens when someone is really concentrating and you can feel the white noise of their attention."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

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10. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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11. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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12. Bad Influence

By: Tamsin Winter

3.99

Format: 284 pages, Kindle Edition

A powerfully real and funny new story from the rising queen of teen, about first kisses, learning t… read more

Similar categories in Tamsin Winter's Bad Influence book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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13. Twitch (The Twitchers, #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict? Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallo… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Twitch (The Twitchers, #1) book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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14. Spellstone

By: Ross Montgomery

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Evie is used to not being noticed. But when she meets the mysterious Wainwright, she discovers that… read more

Similar categories in Ross Montgomery's Spellstone book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
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15. 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

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"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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16. Bigg School: Best Friends Forever

By: Lisa Williamson

4.35

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Welcome to BIGG SCHOOL! Lola and Evie have been BFF since they were babies. When Lola discovers … read more

Similar categories in Lisa Williamson's Bigg School: Best Friends Forever book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

Cover of Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) by Tọlá Okogwu

17. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1)

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.11

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New … read more

Similar categories in Tọlá Okogwu's Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

18. 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

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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19. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Light in Everything book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction

20. The Boy Who Fell From the Sky

By: Benjamin Dean

4.18

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Combining the warmth and heart of Ross Welford’s The 1,000 Year Old Boy with the epic adventure and… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's The Boy Who Fell From the Sky book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
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21. Where the River Takes Us

By: Lesley Parr

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Parr's Where the River Takes Us book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of When I Feel Red by Lily Bailey

22. When I Feel Red

By: Lily Bailey

4.47

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

'I feel like I'm always ... last. Like I'm running to try and keep up with everyone but it's no goo… read more

Similar categories in Lily Bailey's When I Feel Red book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
Cover of The Secret Sunshine Project by Benjamin  Dean

23. 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

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's The Secret Sunshine Project book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
Cover of The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf

24. The Letter with the Golden Stamp

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.52

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

'I can't remember how old I was when I first started collecting stamps. But I've got a whole shoebo… read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Letter with the Golden Stamp book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
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25. Feather

By: M.G. Leonard

4.61

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable … read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Feather book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

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26. The Boy with the Butterfly Mind

By: Victoria Williamson

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Jamie Lee just wants to be normal but his ADHD isn't making it easy. If only he could control his b… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Williamson's The Boy with the Butterfly Mind book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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27. Glitter Boy

By: Ian Eagleton

4.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old James loves dancing, poetry and Mariah Carey. His teacher, Mr Hamilton, is getting … read more

Similar categories in Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
Cover of Can You Feel the Noise? by Stewart Foster

28. Can You Feel the Noise?

By: Stewart Foster

4.13

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

A profound story about inner strength and perseverance in the face of a life-changing event, from t… read more

Similar categories in Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise? book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The House of Shells by Efua Traoré

29. The House of Shells

By: Efua Traoré

3.90

Format: 298 pages, Kindle Edition

  Kuki refuses to believe in the curse of the Abiku. Her destiny is not to die young! Her biggest… read more

Similar categories in Efua Traoré's The House of Shells book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Shiver Point: It Came From The Woods (Shiver Point #1) by Gabriel Dylan

30. Shiver Point: It Came From The Woods (Shiver Point #1)

By: Gabriel Dylan

4.01

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

Welcome to SHIVER POINT, home of spooks, screams and small-town horror! Enter if you dare... Shi… read more

Similar categories in Gabriel Dylan's Shiver Point: It Came From The Woods (Shiver Point #1) book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

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31. Black Hole Cinema Club

By: Christopher Edge

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Lucas meets his friends at the local cinema – nicknamed ‘The Black Hole’ – they’re excited abo… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Edge's Black Hole Cinema Club book and Stewart Foster's Can You Feel the Noise?

  • middle grade
  • fiction

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