13 Best juvenile books like Far Away by Lisa Graff

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Far Away

By: Lisa Graff

3.76

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A book about life, loss, and the secrets families keep, reminiscent of Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moo…

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Cover of The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3) by Sheila Turnage

1. The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3)

By: Sheila Turnage

4.30

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Humor and action abound in this second follow-up to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bes… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Turnage's The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
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2. Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

By: Sheila Turnage

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Ho… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • juvenile
"Some people look like they were born on a clothes hanger. Not me. I look more like I was born in a dryer."

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

"They found Mr. Jesse in a boat?" I asked. "I'm wondering if maybe he just up and died. Maybe there ain't no murder. Like the fish weren't biting and he died of boredom. It happens. Boredom kills. I'v…"

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

"Yes ma'am," I said, "Anna Celeste's party is Saturday, but I don't need a ride.... No ma'am. It's because Anna Celeste is my Sworn Enemy for Life and I'd rather go face-down in a plate of raw chicken…"

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

"Is it true, then, Mayor?" Grandmother Miss Lacy Thornton warbled from the end of the counter. "Is Jesse Tatum officially dead?" "Dead is such an unflattering term," he said, sliding onto his stool. "…"

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

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3. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #2)

By: Sheila Turnage

4.17

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The eagerly anticipated followup to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three T… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Turnage's The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #2) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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4. Scarlett

By: Cathy Cassidy

3.29

Format: 80 pages,

Japanese edition of Scarlett. Scarlett Flynn is not adjusting to her parents' divorce, causing lots… read more

Similar categories in Cathy Cassidy's Scarlett book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Spy School (Spy School #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.06

Format: None pages,

Can a normal, average kid become a superstar secret agent? Maybe not, but it'll be fun to watch him… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Spy School (Spy School #1) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

6. Wild Bird

By: Wendelin Van Draanen

3.71

Format: 436 pages,

3:47 a.m. That's when they come for Wren Clemens. She's hustled out of her house and into a waiting… read more

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7. Granted

By: John David Anderson

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From John David Anderson, author of the widely acclaimed and beloved novels Ms. Bixby's Last Day an… read more

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Cover of City Spies (City Spies #1) by James Ponti

8. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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9. 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 Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Law of Finders Keepers (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #4) by Sheila Turnage

10. The Law of Finders Keepers (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #4)

By: Sheila Turnage

4.45

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Pirates, family, and the truth about Mo's Upstream Mother collide in the conclusion to the Newbery … read more

Similar categories in Sheila Turnage's The Law of Finders Keepers (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #4) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • mystery
  • juvenile
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11. The Unteachables

By: Gordon Korman

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what hap… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's The Unteachables book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"Kid, that was something!"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Everybody hates something,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Only ten months until June."

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"It’s not just for little kids,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

Cover of Apple Crush by Lucy Knisley

12. Apple Crush

By: Lucy Knisley

4.06

Format: 198 pages, Hardcover

Jen and Andy are back in the sequel to Stepping Stones, New York Times bestselling author Lucy Knis… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Apple Crush book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) by Jennifer L. Holm

13. Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5)

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.23

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling SUNNY series continues as Sunny finds herself in the spotlight in a … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's Sunny Makes Her Case (Sunny #5) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Stepping Stones

By: Lucy Knisley

4.03

Format: 224 pages, None

Jen is used to not getting what she wants. So suddenly moving to the country and getting new stepsi… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Stepping Stones book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of The Peach Rebellion by Wendelin Van Draanen

15. The Peach Rebellion

By: Wendelin Van Draanen

4.31

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A historical tale of friendship, family, and the power of sisterhood to help heal the wounds of the… read more

Similar categories in Wendelin Van Draanen's The Peach Rebellion book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • family
  • fiction
Cover of The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden by Ivy Noelle Weir

16. The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden

By: Ivy Noelle Weir

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Unknown Binding

The Secret Garden with a twist: in this follow-up to Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy, this full-color graphi… read more

Similar categories in Ivy Noelle Weir's The Secret Garden on 81st Street: A Modern Retelling of the Secret Garden book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. Singing with Elephants

By: Margarita Engle

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about the friendship between a young girl and the poet Gabriela Mistral that leads… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Singing with Elephants book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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18. Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (Maybe Marisol, 1)

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Introducing eight-year-old Marisol Rainey! Marisol Rainey’s mother was born in the Philippines. … read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (Maybe Marisol, 1) book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Ruby in the Sky by Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

19. Ruby in the Sky

By: Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo

4.33

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Ruby Moon Hayes and her mother move to Vermont, Ruby’s goal is to stay as sile… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Zulick Ferruolo's Ruby in the Sky book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of One Big Open Sky by Lesa Cline-Ransome

20. One Big Open Sky

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everyth… read more

Similar categories in Lesa Cline-Ransome's One Big Open Sky book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Far Away by Lisa Graff

21. Far Away

By: Lisa Graff

3.76

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A book about life, loss, and the secrets families keep, reminiscent of Sharon Creech’s Walk Two Moo… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Graff's Far Away book and Lisa Graff's Far Away

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • mystery
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

19 must-read fiction books like Far Away by Lisa Graff

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The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #3)

Sheila Turnage

4.30

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Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

Sheila Turnage

4.03

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The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #2)

Sheila Turnage

4.17

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Scarlett

Cathy Cassidy

3.29

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

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Wildoak

C.C. Harrington

4.34

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