31 Top middle grade books like Daisy Woodworm Changes the World by Melissa Hart

Cover of Daisy Woodworm Changes the World by Melissa Hart

Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

By: Melissa Hart

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

When her social studies teacher assigns each student a project to change the world for the better a…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Daisy Woodworm Changes the World by Melissa Hart , here is a list of 31 books like this:

Cover of Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King

1. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

Cover of Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

2. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner

3. 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 Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Mascot by Charles Waters

5. 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 Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
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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 Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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 Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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8. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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9. The Switch

By: Roland Smith

3.89

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

What happens when the power goes out? And doesn't come back for days... weeks... even longer? Maste… read more

Similar categories in Roland Smith's The Switch book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • middle grade
Cover of Wildoak by C.C. Harrington

10. Wildoak

By: C.C. Harrington

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Maggie’s stutter makes going to school hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class… read more

Similar categories in C.C. Harrington's Wildoak book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Frizzy by Claribel A. Ortega

11. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

Cover of Squished: A Graphic Novel by Megan Wagner Lloyd

12. Squished: A Graphic Novel

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.17

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

From the Eisner-nominated duo behind the instant bestseller Allergic comes a fun new graphic novel … read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Squished: A Graphic Novel book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

13. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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14. Tumble

By: Celia C. Pérez

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The First Rule of Punk, a dazzling novel about a young girl who co… read more

Similar categories in Celia C. Pérez's Tumble book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Hoops: A Graphic Novel by Matt Tavares

15. Hoops: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Tavares

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more

Similar categories in Matt Tavares's Hoops: A Graphic Novel book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • sports
Cover of Small Town Pride by Phil Stamper

16. Small Town Pride

By: Phil Stamper

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Small Town Pride book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"

-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride

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17. Different Kinds of Fruit

By: Kyle Lukoff

4.08

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

In this funny and hugely heartfelt novel from a Stonewall Award winner, a sixth-grader’s life is tu… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Lukoff's Different Kinds of Fruit book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

19. 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 Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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20. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. The Road to After

By: Rebekah Lowell

4.42

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This poignant debut novel in verse is a portrait of healing, as a young girl rediscovers life and t… read more

Similar categories in Rebekah Lowell's The Road to After book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. 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 Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley

23. The Name She Gave Me

By: Betty Culley

4.04

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emot… read more

Similar categories in Betty Culley's The Name She Gave Me book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Douglas is safe and Dad knew all along that I hid from Mom under the porch. He saved Douglas, but he never saved me. “And right there on the ground I decide I’m going to save anyone I can. It won’t m…"

-Betty Culley, The Name She Gave Me

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24. Air

By: Monica Roe

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more

Similar categories in Monica Roe's Air book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of Don't Want to Be Your Monster by Deke Moulton

25. Don't Want to Be Your Monster

By: Deke Moulton

4.12

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders. Adam and Vic… read more

Similar categories in Deke Moulton's Don't Want to Be Your Monster book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Last Hope in Hopetown by Maria Tureaud

26. The Last Hope in Hopetown

By: Maria Tureaud

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A debut novel about one girl’s dilemma over the decision to save her vampire parents or do what’s r… read more

Similar categories in Maria Tureaud's The Last Hope in Hopetown book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • middle grade
Cover of Daisy Woodworm Changes the World by Melissa Hart

27. Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

By: Melissa Hart

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

When her social studies teacher assigns each student a project to change the world for the better a… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
Cover of The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan

28. The Mirrorwood

By: Deva Fagan

4.02

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of the Twisted Tales series and Doll Bones , this thrilling, “cleverly original” (… read more

Similar categories in Deva Fagan's The Mirrorwood book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Twelfth by Janet Key

29. Twelfth

By: Janet Key

4.04

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Better Nate Than Ever  meets  The Parker Inheritance  in this heartwarming mystery about finding yo… read more

Similar categories in Janet Key's Twelfth book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of Sardines by Sashi Kaufman

30. Sardines

By: Sashi Kaufman

4.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

After a devastating loss, a boy with a broken family finds camaraderie with a motley group of kids … read more

Similar categories in Sashi Kaufman's Sardines book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Wild Ride by Keith Calabrese

31. Wild Ride

By: Keith Calabrese

3.74

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Swindle meets Adventures in Babysitting in this action-filled comedy! No parents. No rules. No c… read more

Similar categories in Keith Calabrese's Wild Ride book and Melissa Hart's Daisy Woodworm Changes the World

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction

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