15 Best middle grade books like Bump by Matt Wallace

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Bump

By: Matt Wallace

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A moving and triumphant middle grade contemporary debut from award-winning author Matt Wallace abou…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Bump by Matt Wallace , here is a list of 15 books like this:

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1. 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 Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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2. 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 Matt Wallace's Bump

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • 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)

Cover of Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty

3. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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4. Letters from Cuba

By: Ruth Behar

4.27

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young Jewish girl who escapes Poland to make a new life in Cuba, while she works to … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Letters from Cuba book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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5. A Taste for Love

By: Jennifer Yen

3.75

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A rom com about first love, familial expectations, and making the perfect bao. To her friends, h… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Yen's A Taste for Love book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Do you know why I was on my phone today?" I jut out my chin. "Do you know my knee is at the perfect angle to inflict bodily injury?"

-Jennifer Yen, A Taste for Love

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6. When the World Was Ours

By: Liz Kessler

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a poign… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kessler's When the World Was Ours book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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7. Glitch

By: Laura Martin

4.21

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A whirlwind adventure about a pair of kids who must break all the rules of time travel. Regan Fi… read more

Similar categories in Laura Martin's Glitch book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Albert Einstein one said that everyone is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it would spend its whole life believing it's stupid."

-Laura Martin, Glitch

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8. Scritch Scratch

By: Lindsay Currie

3.92

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's Scritch Scratch book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Hold Back the Tide

By: Melinda Salisbury

3.95

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Everyone in this quiet lakeside community knows that Alva's father killed her mother all those year… read more

Similar categories in Melinda Salisbury's Hold Back the Tide book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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10. Turtle Boy

By: M. Evan Wolkenstein

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more

Similar categories in M. Evan Wolkenstein's Turtle Boy book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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11. Ten Thousand Tries

By: Amy Makechnie

4.36

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A middle school soccer whiz’s determination to keep things from changing is tested when his father’… read more

Similar categories in Amy Makechnie's Ten Thousand Tries book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • sports
  • audiobook
"I'm not gonna be most people. -Golden"

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"Slow makes smooth and smooth is fast."

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"The world is short on finishers. FINISH."

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

"The harder you work, the luckier you get!"

-Amy Makechnie, Ten Thousand Tries

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12. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. The Blackbird Girls

By: Anne Blankman

4.43

Format: None pages, None

On a spring morning in 1986, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry re… read more

Similar categories in Anne Blankman's The Blackbird Girls book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"La distanza tra i veri amici non conta, quando l'amicizia continua nei loro cuori."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Distance between true friends doesn't matter when their friendship lives in their hearts"

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Siamo su questa terra per essere gentili gli uni con gli altri. Gli esseri umani sono la lingua di Dio."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

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14. The In-Between

By: Rebecca Ansari

4.10

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Cooper is lost. Ever since his father left their family three years ago, he has become distant from… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Ansari's The In-Between book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon

15. Hide and Seeker

By: Daka Hermon

3.98

Format: 238 pages, Kindle Edition

One of our most iconic childhood games receives a creepy twist as it becomes the gateway to a night… read more

Similar categories in Daka Hermon's Hide and Seeker book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Lupe Wong Won't Dance by Donna Barba Higuera

16. Lupe Wong Won't Dance

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed cause… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Lupe Wong Won't Dance book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • juvenile
Cover of Curses by Lish McBride

17. Curses

By: Lish McBride

3.80

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Merit Cravan refused to fulfill her obligation to marry a prince, leading to a fairy godling's curs… read more

Similar categories in Lish McBride's Curses book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
Cover of Bump by Matt Wallace

18. Bump

By: Matt Wallace

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A moving and triumphant middle grade contemporary debut from award-winning author Matt Wallace abou… read more

Similar categories in Matt Wallace's Bump book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • sports
  • juvenile
Cover of The Great Destroyers by Caroline Tung Richmond

19. The Great Destroyers

By: Caroline Tung Richmond

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Hunger Games meets Pacific Rim, set in the 1960s Cold War. Jo Linden grew up in a world wher… read more

Similar categories in Caroline Tung Richmond's The Great Destroyers book and Matt Wallace's Bump

  • fiction
  • young adult

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4.28

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