25 Best childrens books like Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1) by Lyla Lee

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Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

By: Lyla Lee

3.87

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The Baby-Sitters Club meets Kelly Yang in this first book in a sparkling middle grade series about …

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Cover of Ghost Roast by Shawnelle Gibbs

1. Ghost Roast

By: Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Ghost Roast delivers a paranormal adventure full of first crushes, lost histories, and the impossib… read more

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  • fiction
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2. Summer at Squee

By: Andrea Wang

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tw… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Summer at Squee book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

3. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Timid by Jonathan Todd

4. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • art
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang

5. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

Similar categories in Gene Luen Yang's Lunar New Year Love Story book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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7. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

Cover of The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

8. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Olivetti by Allie Millington

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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Duel by Jessixa Bagley

10. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Mystery of Locked Rooms by Lindsay Currie

11. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

12. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry

13. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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14. The Secret Language of Birds

By: Lynne Kelly

4.22

Format: 240 pages, Library Binding

From the award-winning author of Song for a Whale comes a poignant and heartwarming tale about a gi… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Kelly's The Secret Language of Birds book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of The Night War by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

15. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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!

Cover of Louder Than Hunger by John Schu

17. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

19. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

20. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) by Katherine Marsh

21. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Continental Drifter by Kathy MacLeod

22. Continental Drifter

By: Kathy MacLeod

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A graphic memoir from debut author Kathy Macleod. With a Thai mother and an American father, Kat… read more

Similar categories in Kathy MacLeod's Continental Drifter book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • cultural
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Next Stop by Debbie Fong

23. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Mid-Air by Alicia D. Williams

24. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • juvenile
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Summer Vamp by Violet Chan Karim

25. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Isabel in Bloom by Mae Respicio

26. Isabel in Bloom

By: Mae Respicio

4.36

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

A Filipina-American girl discovers a connection between her two homes through a culinary garden in … read more

Similar categories in Mae Respicio's Isabel in Bloom book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
Cover of Gut Reaction by Kirby Larson

27. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Pizza Face: A Graphic Novel by Rex Ogle

28. 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 Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1) by Lyla Lee

29. Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

By: Lyla Lee

3.87

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The Baby-Sitters Club meets Kelly Yang in this first book in a sparkling middle grade series about … read more

Similar categories in Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1) book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • audiobook
  • cultural
  • art
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of It Came from the Trees by Ally  Russell

30. It Came from the Trees

By: Ally Russell

4.21

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The legend of Bigfoot gets a bone-chilling update in this scary story about a young girl and her sc… read more

Similar categories in Ally Russell's It Came from the Trees book and Lyla Lee's Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

31. 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

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  • art
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile

28 must-read fiction books like Gigi Shin Is Not a Nerd (Gigi Shin #1) by Lyla Lee

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Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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Summer at Squee

Andrea Wang

3.88

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Jonathan Todd

3.57

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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