11 Top contemporary books like Gracie Under the Waves by Linda Sue Park

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Gracie Under the Waves

By: Linda Sue Park

4.06

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

An empowering story from #1 New York Times bestseller and Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park starring …

If you liked the contemporary plot in Gracie Under the Waves by Linda Sue Park , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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2. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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3. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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5. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
"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!

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7. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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8. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II by Candace Fleming

9. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

By: Candace Fleming

4.15

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more

Similar categories in Candace Fleming's Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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11. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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12. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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13. The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's The Bletchley Riddle book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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14. The Witching Wind

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.43

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

From Natalie Lloyd, bestselling author of A Snicker of Magic and Hummingbird, comes a heart-expandi… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's The Witching Wind book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
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15. The Frindle Files

By: Andrew Clements

4.55

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

One last gift to teachers and readers from Andrew Clements: A sequel to his most beloved, landmark … read more

Similar categories in Andrew Clements's The Frindle Files book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of Gracie Under the Waves by Linda Sue Park

16. Gracie Under the Waves

By: Linda Sue Park

4.06

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

An empowering story from #1 New York Times bestseller and Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park starring … read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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17. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

Similar categories in Shifa Saltagi Safadi's Kareem Between book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. Gamerville

By: Johnnie Christmas

3.70

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A video gamer’s championship aspirations are dashed when his parents send him to Camp Refresh, wher… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Gamerville book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) by James Ponti

19. The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1)

By: James Ponti

4.50

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

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

20. 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 Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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21. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

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