21 Top middle grade books like Listen to This by Jennifer Blecher

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Listen to This

By: Jennifer Blecher

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and, on top of all that, a first dance—…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Listen to This by Jennifer Blecher , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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2. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"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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4. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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5. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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6. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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7. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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8. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • middle grade
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9. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
"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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10. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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11. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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12. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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13. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)

By: Katherine Marsh

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • middle grade
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14. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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15. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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16. A Game of Noctis

By: Deva Fagan

4.13

Format: 256 pages, ebook

A thrilling middle grade fantasy about a girl who must participate in a deadly game with a ragtag t… read more

Similar categories in Deva Fagan's A Game of Noctis book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • middle grade
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17. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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18. Gut Reaction

By: Kirby Larson

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Author Kirby Larson, and her daughter, debut author, Quinn Wyatt, pen this story that explores wha… read more

Similar categories in Kirby Larson's Gut Reaction book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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19. Listen to This

By: Jennifer Blecher

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Secrets, rumors, shifting friendships, overbearing parents, and, on top of all that, a first dance—… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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20. Ultraviolet

By: Aida Salazar

4.15

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Sometimes life explodes in technicolor. In the spirit of Judy Blume, award-winning author Aida Sala… read more

Similar categories in Aida Salazar's Ultraviolet book and Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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21. 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 Jennifer Blecher's Listen to This

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

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4.54

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4.10

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4.19

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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