31 Best middle grade books like Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist

Cover of Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist

Ready, Set, Dough!

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.82

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

From Kelly J. Baptist, the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, comes a story about Zoe …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist , here is a list of 31 books like this:

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1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Mascot by Charles Waters

3. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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4. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Woodson's Remember Us book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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6. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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7. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) by Dan Gemeinhart

8. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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9. Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1)

By: Sharee Miller

4.26

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

New Kid meets The Baby-sitters Club in this graphic novel series opener about the Curlfriends, four… read more

Similar categories in Sharee Miller's Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Duel

By: Jessixa Bagley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A rivalry between sisters culminates in a fencing duel in this funny and emotional debut graphic no… read more

Similar categories in Jessixa Bagley's Duel book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1)

By: Rex Ogle

4.11

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A humorous and heartwarming middle-grade graphic memoir about fitting in, facing bullies, and findi… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Four Eyes: A Graphic Novel (Four Eyes, #1) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Lasagna Means I Love You by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

13. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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17. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) by Sarah Sax

18. Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1)

By: Sarah Sax

3.83

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Everyone knows the most stressful day of middle school is picture day ! And that's exactly where th… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Picture Day (The Brinkley Yearbooks #1) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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19. Deep Water

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Deep Water book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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20. Shark Teeth

By: Sherri Winston

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel abo… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Winston's Shark Teeth book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) by Katherine Applegate

21. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

22. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

23. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) by Janet Sumner Johnson

24. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more

Similar categories in Janet Sumner Johnson's Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of We Still Belong by Christine  Day

25. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Drawing Deena by Hena Khan

26. Drawing Deena

By: Hena Khan

4.10

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of Amina’s Voice and Amina’s Song comes a tenderhearted middle grade … read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's Drawing Deena book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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27. Rewind

By: Lisa Graff

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Back to the Future meets When You Reach Me in this powerful novel by National Book Award nominee Li… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Graff's Rewind book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • audiobook
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"I don't think you can ever really know if what you're doing is the right thing or not. I mean, that's true for everyone…so what you gotta do now is ask yourself if you're more afraid of doing somethi…"

-Lisa Graff, Rewind

"Even if you weren't a time traveler, anything you did in life was going to lead to some kind of change. And really, there was no way for you to know what that change would be before it happened. You …"

-Lisa Graff, Rewind

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28. Hope in the Valley

By: Mitali Perkins

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Can Pandita weave hope from the past into the present to heal herself, her family, and the future o… read more

Similar categories in Mitali Perkins's Hope in the Valley book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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29. No Place Like Home

By: James Bird

4.20

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

A middle-grade novel by James Bird about homelessness and hope.When home is a car, life is unpredic… read more

Similar categories in James Bird's No Place Like Home book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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30. Jawbreaker

By: Christina Wyman

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, a refreshingly honest middle-grade debut novel about … read more

Similar categories in Christina Wyman's Jawbreaker book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Ready, Set, Dough! by Kelly J. Baptist

31. Ready, Set, Dough!

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.82

Format: 173 pages, Kindle Edition

From Kelly J. Baptist, the award-winning author of Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero, comes a story about Zoe … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough! book and Kelly J. Baptist's Ready, Set, Dough!

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook

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Gordon Korman

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