9 Best juvenile books like We the Future by Cliff Lewis

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We the Future

By: Cliff Lewis

4.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

I’m from the future. We need you. Ever since he learned about climate change, Jonah has dreaded a w…

If you liked the juvenile plot in We the Future by Cliff Lewis , here is a list of 9 books like this:

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1. Where Echoes Die

By: Courtney Gould

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Beck Birsching has been adrift since the death of her mother, a brilliant but troubled investigativ… read more

Similar categories in Courtney Gould's Where Echoes Die book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • fiction
"I want to feel like I can keep going. Like I know how. I don't want to be afraid to look forward and lose everything behind me."

-Courtney Gould, Where Echoes Die

"...that pain isn't universal. It's just a part of living in Backravel, tethered to the same chunk of time forever with no escape. At one point, Beck thought it sounded perfect. Now, it sounds like a …"

-Courtney Gould, Where Echoes Die

"For the first time it occurs to Beck that the people of Backravel might not be recognizing her, but her similarities to her mother. An ache pangs deep in Beck's chest, and she wants to press for more…"

-Courtney Gould, Where Echoes Die

"She can't help picturing what her morning would look like today in a world where [her mother] never died. [...] She didn't like details then because details made time slow down. Lingering in the same…"

-Courtney Gould, Where Echoes Die

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2. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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3. 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 Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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4. Two Degrees

By: Alan Gratz

4.15

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fire. Ice. Flood. Three climate disasters. Four kids fighting for their lives. Akira is ridin… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Two Degrees book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • climate change
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Cubs are super cute, but you do not want to come between a cub and it's mother. Momma Bear will wreck you."

-Alan Gratz, Two Degrees

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5. Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2)

By: Dusti Bowling

4.32

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

“High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Wh… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus (Volume 2) book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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6. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Iceberg book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

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7. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. The Night Raven (The Moonwind Mysteries #1)

By: Johan Rundberg

4.13

Format: 187 pages, Kindle Edition

Mika is not your average orphan—and she’s about to prove it.It’s 1880, and in the frigid city of St… read more

Similar categories in Johan Rundberg's The Night Raven (The Moonwind Mysteries #1) book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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9. 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 Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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10. 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 Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"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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11. We Are Not Free

By: Traci Chee

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“All around me, my friends are talking, joking, laughing. Outside is the camp, the barbed wire, the… read more

Similar categories in Traci Chee's We Are Not Free book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • fiction
"...I'm not guilty of anything but being born with this face."

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

"We could do everything right, and they’d still think we were dangerous."

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

"Tyranny is locking us up. Tyranny is taking our freedom. Tyranny is right here. Tyranny is American."

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

"If someone always said, You have to do this for me before I do this for you, then nothing would ever get done"

-Traci Chee, We Are Not Free

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12. She Is a Haunting

By: Trang Thanh Tran

3.39

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A house with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for f… read more

Similar categories in Trang Thanh Tran's She Is a Haunting book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • fiction
"Who am I but someone others define? It's easier to be a stereotype. It hurts when you are yourself."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Revenge has always been easy to understand, but hunger implies that something can be filled. What is a ghost's limit when they have no real body?"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"Blood slides from the sill and onto the wall, where it inches toward the floor. I'll let it stain, because it's exactly what he wanted: a mark on Vietnam."

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

"My heart is here, the Lady of Many Tongues had said days before. Here, where I see how beautiful Đà Lạt is. I had thought the same of Saigon, despite the smoke and lights and buildings—how it could'v…"

-Trang Thanh Tran, She Is a Haunting

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13. This Delicious Death

By: Kayla Cottingham

3.59

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Four best friends, one music festival, and a cooler filled with human organs: this summer is about … read more

Similar categories in Kayla Cottingham's This Delicious Death book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • fiction
"My shitty gay heart did a backflip in my chest"

-Kayla Cottingham, This Delicious Death

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14. 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 Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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15. The International House of Dereliction

By: Jacqueline Davies

4.04

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War ser… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The International House of Dereliction book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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16. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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17. Field of Screams

By: Wendy Parris

3.77

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A new pulse-pounding supernatural mystery about twelve-year-old Rebecca, who has always wanted to h… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Parris's Field of Screams book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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18. There's No Way I'd Die First

By: Lisa Springer

3.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Debut author Lisa Springer delivers a spine-tingling contemporary horror that follows a scary-movie… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Springer's There's No Way I'd Die First book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • fiction
Cover of Bea and the New Deal Horse by L.M. Elliott

19. Bea and the New Deal Horse

By: L.M. Elliott

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction This lyrical middle grade historical novel… read more

Similar categories in L.M. Elliott's Bea and the New Deal Horse book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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20. It Happened on Saturday

By: Sydney Dunlap

4.28

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Julia would much rather work with horses at the rescue barn than worry about thin… read more

Similar categories in Sydney Dunlap's It Happened on Saturday book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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21. Ruby Lost and Found

By: Christina Li

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's Ruby Lost and Found book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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22. Lei and the Fire Goddess

By: Malia Maunakea

4.18

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

12-year-old Lei is forced to spend summers in Hawaiʻi with her grandma who is determined to make su… read more

Similar categories in Malia Maunakea's Lei and the Fire Goddess book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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23. 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 Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
Cover of Ink Girls by Marieke Nijkamp

24. Ink Girls

By: Marieke Nijkamp

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Every secret is a story waiting to happen. From New York Times bestselling author Marieke Nijka… read more

Similar categories in Marieke Nijkamp's Ink Girls book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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25. Enter the Body

By: Joy McCullough

4.00

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

“At once tender, poetic and ferocious, Enter The Body breathes new life into the Bard’s most tragic… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Enter the Body book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • fiction
"Broken people can be loved."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"The telling of stories holds back the weight of time."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"Each considers how these acts of violence against their bodies were acceptable to the world, while their desires were not."

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

"Not all stories can be told. Some are so dark and twisted, their telling would undo the world. But just because she doesn't speak doesn't mean Lavinia can't share who she is, what she's been through,…"

-Joy McCullough, Enter the Body

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26. The First Rule of Climate Club

By: Carrie Firestone

4.26

Format: 354 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader starts a podcast on climate activism and rallies her friends to create lasting cha… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's The First Rule of Climate Club book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • climate change
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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27. Code Red

By: Joy McCullough

4.04

Format: 240 pages, ebook

In the spirit of Judy Blume, this empowering and heartfelt middle grade novel celebrates finding yo… read more

Similar categories in Joy McCullough's Code Red book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. Farther Than the Moon

By: Lindsay Lackey

4.46

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Lindsay Lackey comes Farther Than the Moon, a heartfelt story about a boy… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Lackey's Farther Than the Moon book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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29. The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura

By: Waka T. Brown

3.79

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In this magical and chilling Coraline-esque retelling of the Japanese folktale “The Melon Princess… read more

Similar categories in Waka T. Brown's The Very Unfortunate Wish of Melony Yoshimura book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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30. We the Future

By: Cliff Lewis

4.59

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

I’m from the future. We need you. Ever since he learned about climate change, Jonah has dreaded a w… read more

Similar categories in Cliff Lewis's We the Future book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • climate change
  • juvenile
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31. Wild Bird

By: Diane Zahler

3.77

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Get lost in a middle grade adventure following Rype, an abandoned girl in fourteenth-century Europe… read more

Similar categories in Diane Zahler's Wild Bird book and Cliff Lewis's We the Future

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile

30 Best fiction books like We the Future by Cliff Lewis

Transform Your Habits

Where Echoes Die

Courtney Gould

3.60

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Two Degrees

Alan Gratz

4.15

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Nigeria Jones

Ibi Zoboi

3.96

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Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

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Spin

Rebecca Caprara

4.25

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A Long Stretch of Bad Days

Mindy McGinnis

4.02

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