31 must-read middle grade books like Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules by Karina Evans

Cover of Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules by Karina  Evans

Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

By: Karina Evans

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A grandmother-granddaughter duo set off on the Hollywood adventure of a lifetime in this funny midd…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules by Karina Evans , here is a list of 31 books like this:

Cover of The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7) by Karina Yan Glaser

1. The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.58

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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2. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

Cover of Attack of the Black Rectangles by Amy Sarig King

3. Attack of the Black Rectangles

By: Amy Sarig King

4.21

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

When Mac first opens his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic and finds some words… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sarig King's Attack of the Black Rectangles book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Why do they treat kids like we don't mean anything?"

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"If you're comfortable learning history, it's the wrong history."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"I love banned books. I used to read as many to you as I could when you were little, Mac."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

"But if we want to change the world so it's good for everyone, it's important to talk about the truth."

-Amy Sarig King, Attack of the Black Rectangles

Cover of How to Find What You're Not Looking For by Veera Hiranandani

4. How to Find What You're Not Looking For

By: Veera Hiranandani

4.28

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

New historical fiction from a Newbery Honor-winning author about how middle schooler Ariel Goldberg… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's How to Find What You're Not Looking For book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner

6. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Allergic by Megan Wagner Lloyd

8. Allergic

By: Megan Wagner Lloyd

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle-grade graphic novel featuring a girl with severe allergies who just wants to… read more

Similar categories in Megan Wagner Lloyd's Allergic book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"Your heart’s expanded enough, Mom! Let’s go!"

-Megan Wagner Lloyd, Allergic

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9. 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

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

10. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

Cover of Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry

11. 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 Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Pony by R.J. Palacio

12. Pony

By: R.J. Palacio

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A story about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion, and a myst… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Palacio's Pony book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Even if we can’t see it, the sun never stops shining."

-R.J. Palacio, Pony

Cover of It Found Us by Lindsay Currie

13. It Found Us

By: Lindsay Currie

3.97

Format: 274 pages, None

From the author of Scritch Scratch and The Girl in White comes a new spooky mystery about a girl de… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's It Found Us book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

14. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of What Happened to Rachel Riley? by Claire Swinarski

15. What Happened to Rachel Riley?

By: Claire Swinarski

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more

Similar categories in Claire Swinarski's What Happened to Rachel Riley? book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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16. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Sisterhood of Sleuths by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

17. Sisterhood of Sleuths

By: Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

4.05

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

Maizy always assumed she knew everything about her grandmother, Jacuzzi.  So when a box full of vin… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Chambliss Bertman's Sisterhood of Sleuths book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8) by Terri Libenson

18. Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8)

By: Terri Libenson

4.17

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The eighth book in the  New York Times  bestselling Emmie & Friends series, told from the alternati… read more

Similar categories in Terri Libenson's Always Anthony (Emmie & Friends #8) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

19. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."

-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

Cover of Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1) by Tom      Phillips

20. Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1)

By: Tom Phillips

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Accused of stealing a rare ruby, a down-on-his luck twelve-year-old is swept into the orbit of the … read more

Similar categories in Tom Phillips's Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) by Erin Soderberg Downing

21. When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1)

By: Erin Soderberg Downing

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a family searching for a way to reconnect as a family after the loss of the kids' mot… read more

Similar categories in Erin Soderberg Downing's When Life Gives You Lemons, Make Peach Pie (The Great Peach Experiment #1) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of The Area 51 Files (The Area 51 Files #1) by Julie Buxbaum

22. The Area 51 Files (The Area 51 Files #1)

By: Julie Buxbaum

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Aliens, sassy hedgehogs, and unexplained disappearances . . . Oh, my! When Sky Patel-Baum is sen… read more

Similar categories in Julie Buxbaum's The Area 51 Files (The Area 51 Files #1) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Confessions of a Class Clown by Arianne Costner

23. Confessions of a Class Clown

By: Arianne Costner

4.12

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Jack's hilarious online videos might get thousands of views . . . but is fame worth the price of fr… read more

Similar categories in Arianne Costner's Confessions of a Class Clown book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • humor
  • fiction
  • family
Cover of Drew Leclair Gets a Clue (Drew Leclair, #1) by Katryn Bury

24. Drew Leclair Gets a Clue (Drew Leclair, #1)

By: Katryn Bury

4.09

Format: 278 pages, Hardcover

In this modern take on Harriet the Spy , twelve-year-old Drew uses her true crime expertise to catc… read more

Similar categories in Katryn Bury's Drew Leclair Gets a Clue (Drew Leclair, #1) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School by Kristin  Mahoney

25. The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School

By: Kristin Mahoney

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Getting ready to start middle school? Well, you'll need to know what to expect. Get to know every p… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Mahoney's The 47 People You'll Meet in Middle School book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Hide and Geek (Hide and Geek, #1) by T.P. Jagger

26. Hide and Geek (Hide and Geek, #1)

By: T.P. Jagger

3.74

Format: 320 pages, Library Binding

A puzzlemaker's last clue. A friendship's last chance. The GEEKs: Gina, Edgar, Elena, and Kevin … read more

Similar categories in T.P. Jagger's Hide and Geek (Hide and Geek, #1) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules by Karina  Evans

27. Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

By: Karina Evans

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A grandmother-granddaughter duo set off on the Hollywood adventure of a lifetime in this funny midd… read more

Similar categories in Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
Cover of Olive Blackwood Takes Action! by Sonja Thomas

28. Olive Blackwood Takes Action!

By: Sonja Thomas

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

An anxious aspiring filmmaker bands together with an unlikely friend group to protect their beloved… read more

Similar categories in Sonja Thomas's Olive Blackwood Takes Action! book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of Felix Powell, Boy Dog by Erin Entrada Kelly

29. Felix Powell, Boy Dog

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.84

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In this funny, young middle-grade novel about friendship, family, and animals, Felix Powell is magi… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Felix Powell, Boy Dog book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #19) by Jeff Kinney

30. Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #19)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.61

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Get ready for the most hilarious Wimpy Kid book yet! International bestselling author Jeff Kinne… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Kinney's Hot Mess (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #19) book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Sky Over Rebecca by Matthew    Fox

31. The Sky Over Rebecca

By: Matthew Fox

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Barnes & Noble Children's Book Award Shortlist 2024 Waterstones Best Childrens Fiction Book List… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Fox's The Sky Over Rebecca book and Karina Evans's Audrey Covington Breaks the Rules

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure

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Karina Yan Glaser

4.58

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Amy Sarig King

4.21

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Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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4.25

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