19 best-selling middle grade books like How to Be a Goldfish by Jane Baird Warren

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How to Be a Goldfish

By: Jane Baird Warren

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When her class is assigned a family tree project, Lizzie knows hers will become fodder for Scotch G…

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1. 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

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  • middle grade
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2. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

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  • middle grade
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3. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

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  • middle grade
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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4. 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

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  • middle grade
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5. Echoes and Empires (Echoes and Empires, #1)

By: Morgan Rhodes

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A snarky seventeen-year-old must team up with an enigmatic criminal to cure herself of dangerous fo… read more

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6. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

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  • middle grade
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7. Winterkill

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, this incredibly gripping and timely story set during… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
  • historical fiction
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8. Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
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9. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

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  • middle grade
  • lgbt
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10. Let the Monster Out: A Novel

By: Chad Lucas

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facing––and accepting––your … read more

Similar categories in Chad Lucas's Let the Monster Out: A Novel book and Jane Baird Warren's How to Be a Goldfish

  • middle grade
  • canada
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11. Fly

By: Alison Hughes

3.84

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A novel in free verse about a middle schooler who discovers he’s not the only one grappling with th… read more

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  • middle grade
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12. Legends and Liars (Echoes and Empires, #2)

By: Morgan Rhodes

3.60

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

This riveting sequel to Echoes and Empires sees Joss and Jericho team up with some of their greates… read more

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13. Ghostlight

By: Kenneth Oppel

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
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14. Forever Birchwood

By: Danielle Daniel

3.97

Format: 304 pages, ebook

The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel Adventurous, tr… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
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15. Hidden on the High Wire

By: Kathy Kacer

4.10

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

In the summer of 1941, Irene Lorch must perform the most perilous balancing act of her life… Ire… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
  • historical fiction
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16. Apartment 713

By: Kevin Sylvester

4.26

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
  • historical fiction
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17. Berani

By: Michelle Kadarusman

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An honest and stirring novel about the choices made by young environmental activists, and the balan… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
Cover of How to Be a Goldfish by Jane Baird Warren

18. How to Be a Goldfish

By: Jane Baird Warren

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When her class is assigned a family tree project, Lizzie knows hers will become fodder for Scotch G… read more

Similar categories in Jane Baird Warren's How to Be a Goldfish book and Jane Baird Warren's How to Be a Goldfish

  • historical fiction
  • middle grade
  • canada
  • lgbt
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19. Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton

By: Anita Daher

3.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Nominated for a 2023/24 Red Cedar Award Nominated for the 2024 MYRCA Sundogs! When twelve-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Anita Daher's Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton book and Jane Baird Warren's How to Be a Goldfish

  • middle grade
  • canada
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20. The Grave Thief

By: Dee Hahn

3.95

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old grave thief gets caught up in a royal heist in this compelling middle-grade fanta… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada
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21. She Holds Up the Stars

By: Sandra Laronde

3.65

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The last thing that twelve-year-old Misko wants to do is to move away from the city to spend time o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • canada

12 best-selling canada books like How to Be a Goldfish by Jane Baird Warren

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Winterkill

Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.23

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Eight Days

Teresa Toten

3.85

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Let the Monster Out: A Novel

Chad Lucas

4.01

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Ghostlight

Kenneth Oppel

3.87

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Rescue

Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

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The Lost Year

Katherine Marsh

4.50

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The Fort

Gordon Korman

4.31

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Two Degrees

Alan Gratz

4.15

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