29 Best fiction books like Second Chance Summer by Sarah Kapit

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Second Chance Summer

By: Sarah Kapit

3.68

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old former best friends Maddie and Chloe arrive at camp and discover they are cabi…

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1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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2. Summer at Squee

By: Andrea Wang

3.88

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Honor–winning author Andrea Wang, a new middle grade novel about a Chinese American tw… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Wang's Summer at Squee book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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4. 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 Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Freestyle: A Graphic Novel by Gale Galligan

5. Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

By: Gale Galligan

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From New York Times bestselling author Gale Galligan, a fun, high-energy graphic novel about friend… read more

Similar categories in Gale Galligan's Freestyle: A Graphic Novel book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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6. 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 Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"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

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7. Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel

By: Betty C. Tang

4.25

Format: 286 pages, Paperback

A story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants, inspired by the au… read more

Similar categories in Betty C. Tang's Parachute Kids: A Graphic Novel book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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8. Northwind

By: Gary Paulsen

3.58

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coa… read more

Similar categories in Gary Paulsen's Northwind book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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9. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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10. Lasagna Means I Love You

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Library Binding

What are the essential ingredients that make a family? Eleven-year-old Mo is making up her own reci… read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's Lasagna Means I Love You book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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11. Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Can a virtual reality headset help change the way twelve-year-old Addie looks at things? Introd… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Lo and Behold (Lo and Behold #1) book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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12. 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 Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • 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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13. Three Strike Summer

By: Skyler Schrempp

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Four starred reviews! A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Selection A Horn Book Magazine Be… read more

Similar categories in Skyler Schrempp's Three Strike Summer book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Ravenfall (Ravenfall #1)

By: Kalyn Josephson

3.92

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

One magical inn, two kids with supernatural powers, and an ancient Celtic creature trying to destro… read more

Similar categories in Kalyn Josephson's Ravenfall (Ravenfall #1) book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • fiction
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15. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
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16. The Firefly Summer

By: Morgan Matson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The Penderwicks meets The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street in a story about a young girl who gets to k… read more

Similar categories in Morgan Matson's The Firefly Summer book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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17. 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 Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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18. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more

Similar categories in Janet Sumner Johnson's Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. 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 Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • jewish
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20. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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21. Eb & Flow

By: Kelly J. Baptist

3.95

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A ten-day suspension has tweens De'Kari and Ebony seeing the world with a fresh perspective. Don't … read more

Similar categories in Kelly J. Baptist's Eb & Flow book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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22. The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynast… read more

Similar categories in Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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23. The Many Masks of Andy Zhou

By: Jack Cheng

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

“Another beautiful book by Jack Cheng.” —Erin Entrada Kelly, Newbery Award-winning author of Hello,… read more

Similar categories in Jack Cheng's The Many Masks of Andy Zhou book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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24. Don't Want to Be Your Monster

By: Deke Moulton

4.12

Format: 291 pages, Hardcover

Two vampire brothers must set aside their differences to solve a series of murders. Adam and Vic… read more

Similar categories in Deke Moulton's Don't Want to Be Your Monster book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • queer
Cover of 102 Days of Lying About Lauren by Maura Jortner

25. 102 Days of Lying About Lauren

By: Maura Jortner

3.85

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

After being abandoned by her mother in a most unusual place, a defiant heroine sticks to her plan f… read more

Similar categories in Maura Jortner's 102 Days of Lying About Lauren book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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26. Just Right Jillian

By: Nicole D. Collier

4.19

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this heartfelt middle grade novel from debut author Nicole D. Collier, fifth grader Jillian must… read more

Similar categories in Nicole D. Collier's Just Right Jillian book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. Skating on Mars

By: Caroline Huntoon

4.41

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A heartwarming debut from author Caroline Huntoon about a young figure skater discovering who they … read more

Similar categories in Caroline Huntoon's Skating on Mars book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • queer
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28. Freddie vs. the Family Curse

By: Tracy Badua

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this thrilling and hilarious middle grade adventure, a young Filipino-American boy must team up … read more

Similar categories in Tracy Badua's Freddie vs. the Family Curse book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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29. 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 Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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30. Second Chance Summer

By: Sarah Kapit

3.68

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old former best friends Maddie and Chloe arrive at camp and discover they are cabi… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • disability
  • queer
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31. The Prisoner of Shiverstone

By: Linette Moore

3.28

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A positively ingenious story about a mysterious island, long-lost secrets, and a young girl’s quest… read more

Similar categories in Linette Moore's The Prisoner of Shiverstone book and Sarah Kapit's Second Chance Summer

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

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Gordon Korman

4.24

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Mascot

Charles Waters

4.02

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Freestyle: A Graphic Novel

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4.15

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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