21 Top middle grade books like Secrets of the Last Merfolk by Lindsay Littleson

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Secrets of the Last Merfolk

By: Lindsay Littleson

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Forget Ariel, these mermaids are proud, fierce and powerful in this exciting middle-grade adventure…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Secrets of the Last Merfolk by Lindsay Littleson , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark

By: Paul Howard , Jill Tomlinson

4.10

Format: 40 pages, Paperback

Plop the baby barn owl has a large appetite and adventurous spirit, but is, of all things, afraid o… read more

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  • adventure

2. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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3. The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

By: Catherine Doyle

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

When Fionn Boyle sets foot on Arranmore Island, it begins to stir beneath his feet ... Once in a… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"That is your greatest responsibility. To live a life of breathless wonder, so that when it begins to fade from you, you will feel the shadow of its happiness still inside you and the blissful sense t…"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

"Fiona couldn't summon a smile. His grandfather sighed. 'If you insist on pity, then really you must pity yourself. Your head is still very empty.' Fionn frowned, indignation jostling the urge to cry …"

-Catherine Doyle, The Storm Keeper's Island (Storm Keeper, #1)

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4. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

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  • middle grade
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5. The Christmas Pig

By: J.K. Rowling

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming, page-turning adventure about one child's love for his most treasured thing, and how… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"Nobody's heart broke when we disappeared. We're easy to replace."

-J.K. Rowling, The Christmas Pig

"I may not shine as brightly as my friend Happiness, but my flame is harder to extinguish."

-J.K. Rowling, The Christmas Pig

Cover of Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

6. Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.99

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for … read more

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"Life, too, passes through difficult winters. But after any winter, spring will follow..."

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

"Standing there together next to the tracks as the trains roared and whooshed past for what seemed like for ever, Kinuyo hugged Kazu tightly and stroked her head until she stopped crying. As time pass…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

"La señora Kōtake estaba impactada porque su propio cuerpo también estaba inmerso en esa especie de vaivén, fundiéndose con el vapor del café. Cuando se dio cuenta, todo lo que había a su alrededor es…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

"If I had led a sad life as a result of my sister's death, then it would have been as if her death had caused it. So, I thought I mustn't allow that to happen. I swore to myself that I would make sure…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Tales from the Café (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #2)

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7. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
Cover of Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

8. Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.96

Format: 173 pages, ebook

The fourth novel in the internationally bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following a… read more

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"Yet, even so, Mieko and I shared our lives. But Meiko had an accident and fell into a vegetative state. Her eyes no longer saw; her ears no longer heard. My children grieved, but as much as I felt it…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before We Say Goodbye (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #4)

Cover of Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3) by Toshikazu Kawaguchi

9. Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)

By: Toshikazu Kawaguchi

3.91

Format: 220 pages, ebook

The latest novel in the international bestselling Before the Coffee Gets Cold Series, following fou… read more

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"surviving alone is much the same as dying alone"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)

"I will remember this comforting warmth for the rest of my life"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)

"People’s true feelings are not in plain sight. The other person might not be thinking anything, but there is a tendency to just assume what the other is feeling without reaching out and asking."

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)

"When you give a gift to someone who is striving to achieve their dreams, you have to give them the most cherished thing you have. Some days that person who is chasing their dreams will not be able to…"

-Toshikazu Kawaguchi, Before Your Memory Fades (Before the Coffee Gets Cold, #3)

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10. Blade of Secrets (Bladesmith, #1)

By: Tricia Levenseller

3.96

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

Eighteen-year-old Ziva prefers metal to people. She spends her days tucked away in her forge, safe … read more

Similar categories in Tricia Levenseller's Blade of Secrets (Bladesmith, #1) book and Lindsay Littleson's Secrets of the Last Merfolk

  • adventure
"I am more than my fear and weaknesses, but so much of the time, they're all I can think about."

-Tricia Levenseller, Blade of Secrets (Bladesmith, #1)

"One day, you’re going to fall madly in love. You’ll find someone who will make you want to leave the forge. You won't even see him coming."

-Tricia Levenseller, Blade of Secrets (Bladesmith, #1)

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11. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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12. Love Untold

By: Ruth Jones

4.33

Format: 407 pages, Hardcover

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'Love, mess, secrets; this story of four generations of wo… read more

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13. When I Feel Red

By: Lily Bailey

4.47

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

'I feel like I'm always ... last. Like I'm running to try and keep up with everyone but it's no goo… read more

Similar categories in Lily Bailey's When I Feel Red book and Lindsay Littleson's Secrets of the Last Merfolk

  • middle grade
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14. Stitch

By: Pádraig Kenny

4.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

A compelling, atmospheric and gothic Frankenstein -inspired adventure by an award-winning Irish aut… read more

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  • middle grade
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15. Emmy in the Key of Code

By: Aimee Lucido

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this innovative middle grade novel, coding and music take center stage as new girl Emmy tries to… read more

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  • middle grade
"You can wait until you're ready."

-Aimee Lucido, Emmy in the Key of Code

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16. Orphans of the Tide (Orphans of the Tide #1)

By: Struan Murray

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

An ancient myth looms over a new friendship. The City is the only home that Ellie has ever known… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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17. Deadly Deep (Dread Wood, #4)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.30

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s summer term and time for a school trip with a difference! Year 8 are on a boat off the coast o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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18. Kicked Out

By: A.M. Dassu

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this companion novel to the acclaimed Boy, Everywhere , A.M. Dassu returns to extend the story o… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Dassu's Kicked Out book and Lindsay Littleson's Secrets of the Last Merfolk

  • middle grade
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19. Read, Scream, Repeat

By: Jennifer Killick

3.99

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

A spooktacular collection of scary stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in … read more

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  • middle grade
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20. The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City

By: Katya Balen

3.63

Format: 87 pages, Kindle Edition

An exciting new adventure series for young readers from Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen, author o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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21. Secrets of the Snakestone

By: Piu DasGupta

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Zélie is often accused of being a witch, but she doesn’t believe in magic. Until Jules climbs up fr… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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22. My Friend the Octopus

By: Lindsay Galvin

4.23

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

England, 1877, and aquarium fever is at its height. Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Galvin's My Friend the Octopus book and Lindsay Littleson's Secrets of the Last Merfolk

  • middle grade
  • adventure
Cover of The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings by Tom Percival

23. The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings

By: Tom Percival

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty from leading author/illust… read more

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24. The Island at the Edge of Night

By: Lucy Strange

4.40

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

  A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Strange's The Island at the Edge of Night book and Lindsay Littleson's Secrets of the Last Merfolk

  • middle grade
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25. Glitter Boy

By: Ian Eagleton

4.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old James loves dancing, poetry and Mariah Carey. His teacher, Mr Hamilton, is getting … read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of The Mystery of the Forever Weekend by Lisa Thompson

26. The Mystery of the Forever Weekend

By: Lisa Thompson

4.50

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Cory dreads Sunday evenings. It's school the next day, where a bully is picking on him and he's str… read more

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  • middle grade
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27. The Witchstone Ghosts

By: Emily Randall-Jones

4.37

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

  WINNER OF THE TIMES/CHILDREN'S FICTION COMPETITION  WINNER OF THE MSLEXIA NOVEL AWARD 'It's excit… read more

Similar categories in Emily Randall-Jones's The Witchstone Ghosts book and Lindsay Littleson's Secrets of the Last Merfolk

  • middle grade
  • adventure
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28. Sky

By: Holly Webb

4.05

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Lara is fascinated by the rare white snowy owl she’s spotted flying near her grandparent’s cottage.… read more

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29. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

Cover of Secrets of the Last Merfolk by Lindsay Littleson

30. Secrets of the Last Merfolk

By: Lindsay Littleson

4.06

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Forget Ariel, these mermaids are proud, fierce and powerful in this exciting middle-grade adventure… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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31. Rivet Boy

By: Barbara Henderson

4.20

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Don’t look down… When 12-year-old John Nicol gets a job at the Forth Bridge construction site, h… read more

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4.24

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