21 must-read childrens books like The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2) by Christina Matula

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The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

By: Christina Matula

3.95

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Return to Hong Kong in the second book of this middle grade series starring Holly-Mei, a girl navig…

If you liked the childrens plot in The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2) by Christina Matula , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) by Holly Smale

1. Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

By: Holly Smale

3.75

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

Harriet Manners knows a lot of things. She knows that a cat has 32 muscles in each ear, a "jiff… read more

Similar categories in Holly Smale's Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • fiction
"She's....having an affair with a strawberry jam manufacturer?"

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"Es la primera y única regla: la magia aparece cuando no la estás buscando."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"Your daughter is adorable. I've never seen such an alien duck in my entire life."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

"...Our stories are drive by who we are and what we do, and not by the events that happens to us."

-Holly Smale, Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

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2. Prairie Lotus

By: Linda Sue Park

4.29

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Prairie Lotus is a book about a girl determined to fit in and realize her dreams: getting an educat… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Prairie Lotus book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Camp QUILTBAG by Nicole Melleby

3. Camp QUILTBAG

By: Nicole Melleby

4.10

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed authors of Hurricane Season and Ana on the Edge, an unforgettable story about th… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's Camp QUILTBAG book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Witchlings (Witchlings, #1) by Claribel A. Ortega

4. Witchlings (Witchlings, #1)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.15

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

A magical adventure for fans of Amari and the Night Brothers and Nevermoor, about three witchlings … read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Witchlings (Witchlings, #1) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. 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

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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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6. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Measuring Up book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

Cover of The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5) by Jeanne Birdsall

7. The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition

Nine years, five older siblings, a few beloved dogs, and an endless array of adventures--these are … read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Ready, Lydia?" Jack asked, "Can you run?" Could she? A bobolink warbled the answer. "Yes," said Lydia, all hope and exhilaration. "Yes, I can." And away they went. the three together, prancing, leapi…"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks at Last (The Penderwicks, #5)

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8. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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9. Golden Girl

By: Reem Faruqi

4.03

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age middle grade novel in verse about seventh grader Aafiyah Qamar, a Pakistani America… read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Golden Girl book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

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

11. 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 Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) by Abigail Hing Wen

12. Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

By: Abigail Hing Wen

3.68

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

When eighteen-year-old Ever Wong’s parents send her from Ohio to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the s… read more

Similar categories in Abigail Hing Wen's Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • fiction
"I don't care what baggage they dragged over the ocean. They have no right to make me carry it the rest of my life."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"--and at every turn, he finds excuses to touch me, pushing money into my hand, running his palm down my back, around the curve of my waist."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"He takes his time. A slow burn that builds and builds, until I am clawing at the stones and my back arches, and my toes splash and my body ripens under his grip."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

"I snatch my body as well as my bad from Rick. My heart pounds in my throat. His hand and arm have branded themselves through the fabric of my clothes into my skin."

-Abigail Hing Wen, Loveboat, Taipei (Loveboat, Taipei, #1)

Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

13. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee

14. I'll Be the One

By: Lyla Lee

4.01

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

The world of K-Pop has never met a star like this. Debut author Lyla Lee delivers a deliciously fun… read more

Similar categories in Lyla Lee's I'll Be the One book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • fiction
"You are beautiful... Don't let anyone, not even yourself, tell you any different."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

"I'm fat and I take up space, but that's okay... I'm allowed to take up space just as much as anyone else."

-Lyla Lee, I'll Be the One

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15. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Keep It Together, Keiko Carter by Debbi Michiko Florence

16. Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is supposed to be a game changer. And Keiko thinks she's got it covered, especially w… read more

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's Keep It Together, Keiko Carter book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"My friendship with my best friends was like the best high-quality chocolate— sweet and smooth."

-Debbi Michiko Florence, Keep It Together, Keiko Carter

Cover of Chloe and the Kaishao Boys by Mae Coyiuto

17. Chloe and the Kaishao Boys

By: Mae Coyiuto

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When Dimple Met Rishi meets Loveboat, Taipei in this hilarious YA rom-com about a Chinese-Filipina … read more

Similar categories in Mae Coyiuto's Chloe and the Kaishao Boys book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • fiction
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18. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) by Nora Dåsnes

19. Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1)

By: Nora Dåsnes

4.34

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a … read more

Similar categories in Nora Dåsnes's Cross My Heart and Never Lie (Cross My Heart, #1) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers by Caela Carter

20. Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers

By: Caela Carter

4.31

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An own voices story that shines a light on how one girl's learning differences are neither right no… read more

Similar categories in Caela Carter's Fifty-Four Things Wrong with Gwendolyn Rogers book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Code Name Kingfisher by Liz Kessler

21. Code Name Kingfisher

By: Liz Kessler

4.58

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kessler's Code Name Kingfisher book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. Ruby Lost and Found

By: Christina Li

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's Ruby Lost and Found book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Morning Sun in Wuhan by Ying Chang Compestine

23. Morning Sun in Wuhan

By: Ying Chang Compestine

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year * A NCSS 2023 Notable Social Studies Trade Book Wha… read more

Similar categories in Ying Chang Compestine's Morning Sun in Wuhan book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • china
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Code Red by Joy McCullough

24. Code Red

By: Joy McCullough

4.04

Format: 240 pages, ebook

In the spirit of Judy Blume, this empowering and heartfelt middle grade novel celebrates finding yo… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of This Is How I Roll by Debbi Michiko Florence

25. This Is How I Roll

By: Debbi Michiko Florence

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Let the good times roll with this rom-com about sushi rolls, secret crushes, and chasing your dream… read more

Similar categories in Debbi Michiko Florence's This Is How I Roll book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of My Big, Fat Desi Wedding by Prerna Pickett

26. My Big, Fat Desi Wedding

By: Prerna Pickett

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Desi Wedding Must-Haves: Drama. Food. Fashion. More Drama. More food. And, of course, nosy aunties … read more

Similar categories in Prerna Pickett's My Big, Fat Desi Wedding book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

Cover of The Takeout by Tracy Badua

27. The Takeout

By: Tracy Badua

4.03

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When a celebrity chef's new restaurant threatens Mila's family's food truck, she plans to expose th… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Badua's The Takeout book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2) by Christina Matula

28. The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

By: Christina Matula

3.95

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Return to Hong Kong in the second book of this middle grade series starring Holly-Mei, a girl navig… read more

Similar categories in Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • china
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Love Requires Chocolate (Love in Translation) by Ravynn K. Stringfield

29. Love Requires Chocolate (Love in Translation)

By: Ravynn K. Stringfield

3.75

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Whitney Curry is primed to have an epic semester abroad. She’s created the perfectitinerary and man… read more

Similar categories in Ravynn K. Stringfield's Love Requires Chocolate (Love in Translation) book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • fiction
Cover of The Science of Friendship by Tanita S. Davis

30. The Science of Friendship

By: Tanita S. Davis

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A friendship hypothesis—and one failed experiment—leads one girl to investigate the science of midd… read more

Similar categories in Tanita S. Davis's The Science of Friendship book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
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31. Absolutely, Positively Natty

By: Lisa Greenwald

3.89

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Natty deals with moving after her mom’s departure by pulling a “Ted Lasso” and starting a pep squad… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Greenwald's Absolutely, Positively Natty book and Christina Matula's The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2)

  • middle grade
  • fiction

29 Top fiction books like The Not-So-Perfect Plan: A Holly-Mei Book (Holly-Mei #2) by Christina Matula

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Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

Holly Smale

3.75

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Linda Sue Park

4.29

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Nicole Melleby

4.10

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Claribel A. Ortega

4.15

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Suzanne Nelson

4.34

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Suzanne Nelson

4.16

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Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

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