11 Top family books like Curveball by Pablo Cartaya

Cover of Curveball by Pablo Cartaya

Curveball

By: Pablo Cartaya

3.81

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Roller Girl meets Cardboard Kingdom in this original, contemporary graphic novel from award-winning…

If you liked the family plot in Curveball by Pablo Cartaya , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Timid by Jonathan Todd

1. Timid

By: Jonathan Todd

3.57

Format: 266 pages, Paperback

A semiautobiographical middle-grade graphic novel about frenemies, fitting in, and finding your voi… read more

Similar categories in Jonathan Todd's Timid book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Duel by Jessixa Bagley

2. 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 Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family
  • fiction
  • sports
Cover of The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

3. 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 Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

4. 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 Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

5. 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 Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"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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6. 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 Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • family
  • sports
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All by Chanel Miller

7. Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All

By: Chanel Miller

4.48

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author and artist Chanel Miller tells a fun, funny, and poignant story o… read more

Similar categories in Chanel Miller's Magnolia Wu Unfolds It All book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Wires Crossed

By: Beth Fantaskey

3.77

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A smart and funny slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller about n… read more

Similar categories in Beth Fantaskey's Wires Crossed book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival by Estelle Nadel

9. The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival

By: Estelle Nadel

4.48

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

A heartrending graphic memoir about a young Jewish girl's fight for survival in Nazi occupied Polan… read more

Similar categories in Estelle Nadel's The Girl Who Sang: A Holocaust Memoir of Hope and Survival book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4) by Nicole Andelfinger

10. The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4)

By: Nicole Andelfinger

4.03

Format: 224 pages, Library Binding

There's a new girl in Sweet Valley...and she's a witch?! Join twin sisters Jessica and Elizabeth as… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Andelfinger's The Haunted House (Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels #4) book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Upstaged: A Graphic Novel by Robin Easter

11. Upstaged: A Graphic Novel

By: Robin Easter

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In a summer of goodbyes and new beginnings, shy Ashton Price hopes to confess to their theater camp… read more

Similar categories in Robin Easter's Upstaged: A Graphic Novel book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

12. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

Similar categories in Mai K. Nguyen's Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon

13. Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem

By: Kekla Magoon

3.86

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Two everyday superheroes set out to save the world—starting with their school—in an exciting new mi… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) by Sarah Sax

14. Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2)

By: Sarah Sax

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

It's warm up time in this newest installment in the Brinkley Yearbook series. Will Alexandra make t… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Sax's Tryouts (The Brinkley Yearbooks #2) book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • baseball
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • sports
Cover of Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with OCD by Pan Cooke

15. Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with OCD

By: Pan Cooke

4.09

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Growing up with undiagnosed OCD sure isn’t easy, and here Pan Cooke shares his own experiences with… read more

Similar categories in Pan Cooke's Puzzled: A Memoir about Growing Up with OCD book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • comics
  • middle grade
Cover of Next Stop by Debbie Fong

16. Next Stop

By: Debbie Fong

4.13

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Stand-alone debut Next Stop is a heartfelt graphic-novel from award-winning illustrator Debbie Fong… read more

Similar categories in Debbie Fong's Next Stop book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The New Girl (The New Girl #1) by Cassandra Calin

17. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Wrong Way Home by Kate  O'Shaughnessy

18. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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19. Mid-Air

By: Alicia D. Williams

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more

Similar categories in Alicia D. Williams's Mid-Air book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • coming of age
  • sports
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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20. Summer Vamp

By: Violet Chan Karim

4.21

Format: 235 pages, None

What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more

Similar categories in Violet Chan Karim's Summer Vamp book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

21. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln

22. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2) by Veronica Agarwal

23. Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2)

By: Veronica Agarwal

3.71

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Summer is here! School’s out, the pool is open, and new adventures with friends await! But what hap… read more

Similar categories in Veronica Agarwal's Sink or Swim (Just Roll with It #2) book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Faker by Gordon Korman

24. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Faker book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Curveball by Pablo Cartaya

25. Curveball

By: Pablo Cartaya

3.81

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Roller Girl meets Cardboard Kingdom in this original, contemporary graphic novel from award-winning… read more

Similar categories in Pablo Cartaya's Curveball book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • baseball
  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • family
  • sports
Cover of Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel by Rex Ogle

26. Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel

By: Rex Ogle

4.12

Format: 222 pages, Kindle Edition

From Rex Ogle and Dave Valeza, the creators of Four Eyes, comes the second book in this humorous an… read more

Similar categories in Rex Ogle's Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • coming of age
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of We Are Big Time by Hena Khan

27. We Are Big Time

By: Hena Khan

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team a… read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's We Are Big Time book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
  • sports
Cover of Gamerville by Johnnie Christmas

28. Gamerville

By: Johnnie Christmas

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, wher… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Gamerville book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • childrens
  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

29. A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Ho… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Knots by Colleen Frakes

30. Knots

By: Colleen Frakes

3.56

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

In this semiautobiographical graphic novel from award-winning cartoonist Colleen Frakes, Norah must… read more

Similar categories in Colleen Frakes's Knots book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • fiction
Cover of Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan

31. Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back

By: Ruth Chan

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of New Kid and A First Time for Everything, a joyful and tearful debut middle grad… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Chan's Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back book and Pablo Cartaya's Curveball

  • graphic novels comics
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • comics
  • family

28 best-selling fiction books like Curveball by Pablo Cartaya

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Jonathan Todd

3.57

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Jessixa Bagley

4.05

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4.03

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Vera Brosgol

4.38

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20 must-read fiction books like Mission One: The Vice Principal Problem by Kekla Magoon

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Timid

Jonathan Todd

3.57

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Saving Sunshine

Saadia Faruqi

4.06

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Sharee Miller

4.26

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