10 Best middle grade books like The Summer We Turned Green by William Sutcliffe

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The Summer We Turned Green

By: William Sutcliffe

3.93

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer holidays and 13-year-old Luke has just had his life turned upside down. First his o…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Summer We Turned Green by William Sutcliffe , here is a list of 10 books like this:

1. Girl, Missing (Girl, Missing, #1)

By: Sophie McKenzie

3.71

Format: 76 pages, Paperback

Lauren has always known she was adopted but when a little research turns up the possibility that sh… read more

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2. Crossing the Line

By: Tia Fisher

4.28

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

'Do you feel safe?' A powerful novel exploring how teenagers can be swept up into county lines. … read more

Similar categories in Tia Fisher's Crossing the Line book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • young adult
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3. Steady For This

By: Nathanael Lessore

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. … read more

Similar categories in Nathanael Lessore's Steady For This book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • young adult
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4. The Boy Lost in the Maze

By: Joseph Coelho

3.82

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In his new verse novel, Joseph Coelho brilliantly blends Greek myth with a 21st century quest. In … read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's The Boy Lost in the Maze book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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5. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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6. Medusa

By: Jessie Burton

3.87

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling, feminist retelling of Greek myth from the internationally bestselling author of The Min… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Burton's Medusa book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • young adult
"I'd never known a change that wasn't monstrous."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I was lonely and I was angry, and rage and loneliness can end up tasting the same."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"I'm a half-finished map and I'm always trying to plot my points, and I won't have anyone do it for me."

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

"Sometimes, not even folding yourself into the smallest, littlest shape is enough. So you might as well stay the size you're supposed to be"

-Jessie Burton, Medusa

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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

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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8. The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

By: Kwame Alexander

4.32

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

An instant #1 New York Times Bestseller! From the Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award win… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1) book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"A family tie is like the river. It can bend, but it cannot break."

-Kwame Alexander, The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

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9. Paper Avalanche

By: Lisa Williamson

4.10

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

'Bonnie. Never Mum or Mummy or Mother. Just Bonnie.' When it comes to flying under the radar, Ro… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Williamson's Paper Avalanche book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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10. Twitch (The Twitchers, #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.34

Format: 300 pages, Paperback

Can a birdwatcher outwit an escaped convict? Twitch has three pet chickens, four pigeons, swallo… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Twitch (The Twitchers, #1) book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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11. I Walk Between the Raindrops

By: T.C. Boyle

3.68

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A virtuoso of the short form, T.C. Boyle returns with an inventive, uproarious, and masterfully tol… read more

Similar categories in T.C. Boyle's I Walk Between the Raindrops book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • audiobook
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12. The Blue Book of Nebo

By: Manon Steffan Ros

4.16

Format: 156 pages, ebook

Prize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo p… read more

Similar categories in Manon Steffan Ros's The Blue Book of Nebo book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • young adult
"Diuen que els vincles de sang no es tornen mai aigua, però els veu que l'aigua es pot tornar sang."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

"La humanitat és una cosa espectacular, tan preparada per estimar sense conviccions, sense complexos."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

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13. Green Rising

By: Lauren James

3.77

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

Set in a near-future world on the brink of ecological catastrophe, Lauren James’ novel is a grippin… read more

Similar categories in Lauren James's Green Rising book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • climate change
  • young adult
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14. The Cats We Meet Along the Way

By: Nadia Mikail

3.49

Format: 151 pages, Paperback

A stunning debut young adult novel set in Malaysia, charting Aisha and her family on a roadtrip thr… read more

Similar categories in Nadia Mikail's The Cats We Meet Along the Way book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"What happened when someone who made a home a home for you was not there to make it one any more?"

-Nadia Mikail, The Cats We Meet Along the Way

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15. Fake

By: Ele Fountain

3.65

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A thrillingly paced, timely novel about identity and our digital lives from the award-winning autho… read more

Similar categories in Ele Fountain's Fake book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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16. Where The World Turns Wild

By: Nicola Penfold

4.21

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Juniper Greene lives in a walled city from which nature has been banished, following the outbreak o… read more

Similar categories in Nicola Penfold's Where The World Turns Wild book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. Show Us Who You Are

By: Elle McNicoll

4.41

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

The second book from the author of A Kind Of Spark, with Neurodivergent characters you'll root for … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Show Us Who You Are book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • audiobook
"There are no useless facts, Cora."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"Grief is just love asking for more time."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"As soon as I gave up caring, everything got easier."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"People's minds are all so different. All capable of different things."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

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18. Views

By: Marc-Uwe Kling

4.10

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

Ein schockierendes Verbrechen – und alle werden es sehen Die 16-jährige Lena Palmer verschwindet… read more

Similar categories in Marc-Uwe Kling's Views book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • audiobook
"Ist falsche Hoffnung nicht ein Übel?"

-Marc-Uwe Kling, Views

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19. The Survival Game

By: Nicky Singer

3.80

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

In a world full of checkpoints and controls, can love and hope defy the borders? A searing, timely … read more

Similar categories in Nicky Singer's The Survival Game book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • climate change
  • young adult
"You can change things by looking," Papa said. He showed me this with a coin. "Look at it this way," Papa said, showing me the round, flat side of the coin, the one with the king's head on. "Easy to s…"

-Nicky Singer, The Survival Game

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20. Die Inkommensurablen

By: Raphaela Edelbauer

3.59

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

In fiebriger Erregung warten die Einwohner Wiens am 31. Juli 1914 das Verstreichen des deutschen Ul… read more

Similar categories in Raphaela Edelbauer's Die Inkommensurablen book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

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21. The Summer We Turned Green

By: William Sutcliffe

3.93

Format: 333 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer holidays and 13-year-old Luke has just had his life turned upside down. First his o… read more

Similar categories in William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green book and William Sutcliffe's The Summer We Turned Green

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • climate change
  • audiobook

10 Best audiobook books like The Summer We Turned Green by William Sutcliffe

Transform Your Habits

The Boy Lost in the Maze

Joseph Coelho

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

Hannah Gold

4.29

Transform Your Habits

The Door of No Return (The Door of No Return, #1)

Kwame Alexander

4.32

Transform Your Habits

Paper Avalanche

Lisa Williamson

4.10

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Transform Your Habits

Away With Words

Sophie Cameron

3.89

Transform Your Habits

A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Transform Your Habits

The Superteacher Project

Gordon Korman

4.25

Transform Your Habits

Falling Short

Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

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