18 must-read middle grade books like Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle

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Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

By: Margarita Engle

4.06

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring coming-of-age story told in prose and “spare, lyrical” verse ( The Horn Book Magazine …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. Moo

By: Sharon Creech

3.32

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Fans of Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech's Love That Dog and Hate That Catwill love her newest tw… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's Moo book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Flying Lessons & Other Stories by Matt de la Peña, Sherman Alexie, Soman Chainani, Walter Dean Myers, Grace Lin, Ellen Oh, Jacqueline Woodson, Kwame Alexander, Tim Federle, Tim Tingle, Meg Medina, Kelly J. Baptist

2. Flying Lessons & Other Stories

By: Matt de la Peña , Sherman Alexie , Soman Chainani , Walter Dean Myers , Grace Lin , Ellen Oh , Jacqueline Woodson , Kwame Alexander , Tim Federle , Tim Tingle , Meg Medina , Kelly J. Baptist

4.04

Format: 5 pages, Audible Audio

For the hardback, see ISBN13: 9781101934593. Whether it is basketball dreams, family fiascos, fi… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Flying Lessons & Other Stories book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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4. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.09

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse a… read more

Similar categories in Ibi Zoboi's Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • middle grade
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5. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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6. 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 Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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7. 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 Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • family
  • 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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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 Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • family
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"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. The Ghosts of Rose Hill

By: R.M. Romero

3.98

Format: 380 pages, Hardcover

Magic will burn you up. Sent to stay with her aunt in Prague and witness the humble life of an a… read more

Similar categories in R.M. Romero's The Ghosts of Rose Hill book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • romance
  • poetry
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"PS I know I can always count on your silence. It's my own I'm not used to."

-R.M. Romero, The Ghosts of Rose Hill

"The kiss lasts for his lifetime and my unfolding one. It reaches lives we haven't lived yet, and all the ones we've forgotten."

-R.M. Romero, The Ghosts of Rose Hill

"In a house full of children, there are always bangs, clatters, shrieks of delight and dismay. Just because the kids here are dead doesn't make them an exception."

-R.M. Romero, The Ghosts of Rose Hill

"I lay a dress on the white sheets, and see the monster nod his approval. A girl who intends to run doesn't bring a wardrobe with her. (But a girl who intends to fight does.)"

-R.M. Romero, The Ghosts of Rose Hill

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10. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Inheritance: A Visual Poem by Elizabeth Acevedo

11. Inheritance: A Visual Poem

By: Elizabeth Acevedo

4.49

Format: 46 pages, Hardcover

They tell me to "fix" my hair. And by fix, they mean straighten, they mean whiten; but how do… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Acevedo's Inheritance: A Visual Poem book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • feminism
  • young adult
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12. Golden Girl

By: Reem Faruqi

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani America… read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Golden Girl book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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13. 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 Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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14. Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis

By: Susan Hood

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The moving true story of how young Ukrainian Jewish piano prodigies Zhanna (alias "Anna") and her s… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Alias Anna: A True Story of Outwitting the Nazis book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • historical
  • middle grade
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15. Iveliz Explains It All

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Library Binding

How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Iveliz Explains It All book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"

-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All

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16. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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17. A Seed in the Sun

By: Aida Salazar

4.23

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A farm working girl with big dreams meets activist Dolores Huerta and joins the 1965 protest for mi… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's A Seed in the Sun book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • poetry
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
Cover of Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin

18. Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon

By: Steve Sheinkin

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A riveting graphic novel adaptation of the award-winning nonfiction book, Bomb ―the fascinating and… read more

Similar categories in Steve Sheinkin's Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • historical
  • middle grade
Cover of Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (A Big Words Book, 11) by Doreen Rappaport

19. Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (A Big Words Book, 11)

By: Doreen Rappaport

4.32

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a trailblazer. A fighter. And a public servant who has dedicated her life to… read more

Similar categories in Doreen Rappaport's Ruth Objects: The Life of Ruth Bader Ginsburg (A Big Words Book, 11) book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • feminism
Cover of Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny by Margarita Engle

20. Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

By: Margarita Engle

4.06

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring coming-of-age story told in prose and “spare, lyrical” verse ( The Horn Book Magazine … read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • romance
  • poetry
  • feminism
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
Cover of Daughters of the Lamp (Daughters of the Lamp #1) by Nedda Lewers

21. Daughters of the Lamp (Daughters of the Lamp #1)

By: Nedda Lewers

4.11

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Percy Jackson meets Arabian fairy tales in this stunning middle grade fantasy debut about a girl wh… read more

Similar categories in Nedda Lewers's Daughters of the Lamp (Daughters of the Lamp #1) book and Margarita Engle's Rima's Rebellion: Courage in a Time of Tyranny

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"The truth, even the most unbelievable, rings at a frequency all its own. One the whole of nature, from the sparrow to the lion immediately recognizes."

-Nedda Lewers, Daughters of the Lamp (Daughters of the Lamp #1)

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Sharon Creech

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4.04

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Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Jarrett Lerner

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Lisa Yee

3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Olivetti

Allie Millington

4.10

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