25 Best middle grade books like Honeybees and Frenemies by Kristi Wientge

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Honeybees and Frenemies

By: Kristi Wientge

3.71

Format: None pages, None

Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Honeybees and Frenemies by Kristi Wientge , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3) by Shannon Messenger

1. Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.49

Format: 624 pages, Hardcover

Sophie uncovers shocking secrets—and faces treacherous new enemies—in this electrifying third book … read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3) book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Hindsight is a dangerous game"

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

"Remember who you can trust, and keep them close."

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

"She wasn't going to cry. She was going to fight."

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

"I already did a cave of horrors thing with you a few weeks ago, and it wasn't awesome."

-Shannon Messenger, Everblaze (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #3)

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2. Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

By: Sheila Turnage

4.03

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

Newbery honor winner, New York Times bestseller, Edgar Award Finalist, and E.B. White Read-Aloud Ho… read more

Similar categories in Sheila Turnage's Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1) book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"Some people look like they were born on a clothes hanger. Not me. I look more like I was born in a dryer."

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

"They found Mr. Jesse in a boat?" I asked. "I'm wondering if maybe he just up and died. Maybe there ain't no murder. Like the fish weren't biting and he died of boredom. It happens. Boredom kills. I'v…"

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

"Yes ma'am," I said, "Anna Celeste's party is Saturday, but I don't need a ride.... No ma'am. It's because Anna Celeste is my Sworn Enemy for Life and I'd rather go face-down in a plate of raw chicken…"

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

"Is it true, then, Mayor?" Grandmother Miss Lacy Thornton warbled from the end of the counter. "Is Jesse Tatum officially dead?" "Dead is such an unflattering term," he said, sliding onto his stool. "…"

-Sheila Turnage, Three Times Lucky (Mo & Dale Mysteries, #1)

3. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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4. Wish

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Charlie Reese has been making the same secret wish every day since fourth grade. Sh… read more

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5. The Wednesday Wars

By: Gary D. Schmidt

2.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this Newbery Honor-winning novel, Gary D. Schmidt offers an unforgettable antihero.The Wednesday… read more

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6. Fish in a Tree

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more

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7. 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 Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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8. A Place at the Table

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Sixth-graders Sara, a Pakistani American, and Elizabeth, a white, Jewish girl meet when they take a… read more

Similar categories in Saadia Faruqi's A Place at the Table book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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9. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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10. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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11. 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

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  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"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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12. Red, White, and Whole

By: Rajani LaRocca

4.43

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An #ownvoices novel in verse about an Indian American girl whose life is turned upside down when he… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Red, White, and Whole book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"What does the sky do when the moon is gone forever?"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"« We say goodbye to Amma. I am empty. I’ve been watching and saying goodbye for months. »"

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

"Her face is as bright as a full moon, always gentle, always changing, but predictable. Like our moon, she only shows us one face. The strong one."

-Rajani LaRocca, Red, White, and Whole

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13. 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 Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • 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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14. Answers in the Pages

By: David Levithan

4.32

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A bold, timely novel about speaking up and coming out as parents lobby to ban a beloved book from t… read more

Similar categories in David Levithan's Answers in the Pages book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"We are who we are, and we'll be who we'll be. A book can make us feel that, but it can't invent that. It's already inside us."

-David Levithan, Answers in the Pages

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15. Lines of Courage

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.30

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

The stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futu… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Lines of Courage book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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16. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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17. Healer of the Water Monster

By: Brian Young

4.23

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

When Nathan goes to visit his grandma, Nali, at her mobile summer home on the Navajo reservation, h… read more

Similar categories in Brian Young's Healer of the Water Monster book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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18. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.29

Format: 294 pages, Hardcover

A lightning strike gave her a super power... but even a super genius can't solve the problem of mid… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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19. One Time

By: Sharon Creech

3.93

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story of a girl who discovers the endless possibilities her future may hold, with h… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's One Time book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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20. 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 Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Some Places More Than Others

By: Renée Watson

4.20

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author Renée Watson explores a family’s relationships and Harlem—its history, culture… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Some Places More Than Others book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
"The sign of true maturity is when you're able to end the argument first to forgive a person even if they haven't asked for it"

-Renée Watson, Some Places More Than Others

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22. My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope

By: Diane Guerrero

4.10

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Before landing a spot on the megahit Netflix show Orange is the New Black; before wowing audiences … read more

Similar categories in Diane Guerrero's My Family Divided: One Girl's Journey of Home, Loss, and Hope book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • family
  • juvenile
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23. Such Charming Liars

By: Karen M. McManus

3.83

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The newest mystery from the author One of Us Is Lying, the Queen of thrillers, Karen M. McManus! Wh… read more

Similar categories in Karen M. McManus's Such Charming Liars book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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24. Jacky Ha-Ha: A Graphic Novel

By: Adam Rau

4.29

Format: 234 pages, Paperback

Adapted from James Patterson's story, this graphic novel introduces Jacky Ha-Ha, a class clown who … read more

Similar categories in Adam Rau's Jacky Ha-Ha: A Graphic Novel book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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25. Candidly Cline

By: Kathryn Ormsbee

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for fans of Julie Murphy and Ashley Herring Blake, this queer coming-of-age story from … read more

Similar categories in Kathryn Ormsbee's Candidly Cline book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Honeybees and Frenemies by Kristi Wientge

26. Honeybees and Frenemies

By: Kristi Wientge

3.71

Format: None pages, None

Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey… read more

Similar categories in Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • coming of age
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

27. 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

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Make a Move, Sunny Park! by Jessica Kim

28. Make a Move, Sunny Park!

By: Jessica Kim

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Stand Up, Yumi Chung! comes a funny and utterly charming novel about friends—how… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Kim's Make a Move, Sunny Park! book and Kristi Wientge's Honeybees and Frenemies

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile

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