21 must-read middle grade books like One Speck of Truth by Caela Carter

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One Speck of Truth

By: Caela Carter

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming and poignant story that explores the bonds of family and the importance of knowing y…

If you liked the middle grade plot in One Speck of Truth by Caela Carter , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn't mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

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2. The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

By: Matthew Crow

3.28

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A poignant and unexpectedly funny novel about Francis - one of the best and bravest teenage boy nar… read more

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  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Do you know the best thing about stars?"

-Matthew Crow, The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

"Nothing's ever all bad if you think hard enough about it."

-Matthew Crow, The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

"I was practically The Boy in the Bubble; all my autoimmune responses stripped bare by chemical representations of pine forests and summer meadows."

-Matthew Crow, The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

"Grandma's house had the atmosphere of a Tupperware box left out in the sun. Like a tropical flower, she had to be kept warm and moist at all times, or she would wilt and die."

-Matthew Crow, The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

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3. Hoot

By: Carl Hiaasen

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Unfortunately, Roy's first acquaintance in Florida is Dana Matherson, a well-known bully. Then agai… read more

Similar categories in Carl Hiaasen's Hoot book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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4. Out of My Mind

By: Sharon M. Draper

3.73

Format: None pages,

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Mind book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.49

Format: 316 pages, Hardcover

An exceptionally moving story of triumph against all odds set during World War 2, from the acclaime… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1) book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"I don't want to just survive"

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"This book made me love reading."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"Saying something stupid doesn't make you stupid," Susan said. " Luckily for all of us."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

"We'd escaped. Mam, Hitlers bombs, my one-room prison. Everything. Crazy or not, I was free."

-Kimberly Brubaker Bradley, The War That Saved My Life (The War That Saved My Life, #1)

6. Goodbye Stranger

By: Rebecca Stead

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. Emily has new curves and an a… read more

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7. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

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8. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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9. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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10. 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 Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • 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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11. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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12. Almost American Girl

By: Robin Ha

4.22

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

A teen graphic novel memoir about a Korean-born, non-English-speaking girl who is abruptly transpla… read more

Similar categories in Robin Ha's Almost American Girl book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • family
  • contemporary
"But now that I am finally leaving, I see everything through rose-colored glasses"

-Robin Ha, Almost American Girl

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13. 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 Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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14. Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

By: Jasper Fforde

4.50

Format: 459 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Shades of Grey—in an exclusive edition… read more

Similar categories in Jasper Fforde's Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2) book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • fiction
"Choice," went the Word of Munsell, "leads only to dithering and unhealthy speculation over alternative outcomes. The choice to have no choice is the best choice of all."

-Jasper Fforde, Red Side Story (Shades of Grey, #2)

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15. Other Words for Home

By: Jasmine Warga

4.42

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

I am learning how to be sad and happy at the same time. Jude never thought she’d be leaving h… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's Other Words for Home book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Americans are obsessed with murder"

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"You will belong here. . .You will make anywhere beautiful."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"It seems like the kind of place where dreams could grow and live."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

"Mama hugs me and I hold her back. Sometimes all you can do is hold on."

-Jasmine Warga, Other Words for Home

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16. From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

By: Janae Marks

4.29

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Zoe Washington isn’t sure what to write. What does a girl say to the father she’s never met, hadn’t… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1) book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"I’d already waited twelve years to speak to Marcus. How much longer would I have to wait for the truth?"

-Janae Marks, From the Desk of Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #1)

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17. Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

By: Laurie R. King

4.08

Format: 360 pages, Hardcover

A queen, a castle, a dark and ageless threat--all await Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes in this ch… read more

Similar categories in Laurie R. King's Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17) book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • fiction
"Many ancient peoples believed in a land of shade, where the dead dwell in a twilight underworld. In Hebrew, it is tsalmaveth , the death-shadow. In one of the more peculiar Biblical passages, King Sa…"

-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

"One cannot overlook the number of young women and girls involved,' he pointed out. 'Well they do make up somewhat more than half the population.' 'Yes, and because women are often kept in a position …"

-Laurie R. King, Castle Shade (Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, #17)

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18. Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series)

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Melody faces her fears to follow her passion in this sequel to Out of My Mind.Melody is a year olde… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Out of My Heart (The Out of My Mind Series) book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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19. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.46

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus,… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1) book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"But when someone's hurting, you gotta do something. Always kindness"

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"Driving toward something is better than driving away from something."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"I guess that's how regrets are...they're anchors, not balloons. And we were sunk"

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"The best kind of goodbye is the kind where you don’t actually have to leave the person behind."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

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20. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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21. Northwoods

By: Amy Pease

3.62

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The dark underbelly of an idyllic Midwestern resort town is revealed in the aftermath of a murder w… read more

Similar categories in Amy Pease's Northwoods book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • fiction
"Besides, I have my pepper spray." When his expression turned skeptical, she looked at him as if he was utterly clueless. "I'm from Chicago," she said, slowly, as if explaining something to a backward…"

-Amy Pease, Northwoods

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22. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

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23. Shouting at the Rain

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

4.14

Format: 6 pages, Audio CD

Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life. She's … read more

Similar categories in Lynda Mullaly Hunt's Shouting at the Rain book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"So."

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

"the sun is always in the sky but sometimes you just can't see it"

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

"I'm lucky. When the waves are rolling in, my friends are the jetties."

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

"He was the one who told me a man is not made by his mistakes. He's made by what he does about them."

-Lynda Mullaly Hunt, Shouting at the Rain

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24. Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix (Piano Solos)

By: John Williams

4.75

Format: 41 pages, Kindle Edition

Watching the characters from J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix™ come alive i… read more

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25. Those Kids from Fawn Creek

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.11

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Every day in Fawn Creek, Louisiana, is exactly the same--until Orchid Mason arrives. This contempor… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Those Kids from Fawn Creek book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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26. Old Enough

By: Haley Jakobson

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A debut novel about a young bisexual woman who is pulled between a new sense of community and loyal… read more

Similar categories in Haley Jakobson's Old Enough book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. 365 Days to Alaska

By: Cathy Carr

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life  … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster by Rachelle Delaney

28. Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster

By: Rachelle Delaney

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When Alice agreed to appear in a reality cooking show with her father, she had no idea she'd find h… read more

Similar categories in Rachelle Delaney's Alice Fleck's Recipes for Disaster book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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29. Everything I Know About You

By: Barbara Dee

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Misfit Tally is forced to room with queen bee Ava on the seventh grade field trip to Washington, DC… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Everything I Know About You book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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30. The Faculty Lounge

By: Jennifer Mathieu

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

By the acclaimed author of Moxie, a funny, bighearted adult debut that is at once an ode to educato… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Mathieu's The Faculty Lounge book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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31. One Speck of Truth

By: Caela Carter

3.64

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming and poignant story that explores the bonds of family and the importance of knowing y… read more

Similar categories in Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth book and Caela Carter's One Speck of Truth

  • childrens
  • travel
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • portugal
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile

27 must-read fiction books like One Speck of Truth by Caela Carter

Transform Your Habits

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Brilliant Light of Amber Sunrise

Matthew Crow

3.28

Transform Your Habits

Hoot

Carl Hiaasen

4.00

Transform Your Habits

Out of My Mind

Sharon M. Draper

3.73

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Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

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Invisible Emmie

Terri Libenson

3.37

Transform Your Habits

The Prettiest

Brigit Young

4.15

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Janae Marks

4.29

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