7 must-read school books like BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1) by K.A. Holt

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BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

By: K.A. Holt

4.26

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Rhyme Schemer , House Arrest , and Knockout ! The Kids Under the BenBee and …

"We all have a lot of feelings sometimes.... But those feelings should never be used to damage other people's feelings."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

"We all have a lot of feelings sometimes.... But those feelings should never be used to damage other people's feelings."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

"I've been moved back to the library. Administration seems to think they can keep a better eye on me there. I'm not sure they realize that librarians cause more trouble than ANYONE."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

"I've been moved back to the library. Administration seems to think they can keep a better eye on me there. I'm not sure they realize that librarians cause more trouble than ANYONE."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

If you liked the school plot in BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1) by K.A. Holt , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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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 K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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2. Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A.J. Sass

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Ellen Outside the Lines book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."

-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines

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3. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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4. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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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 K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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7. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

Similar categories in Shawn Peters's The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

By: Pedro Martín

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hilarious, and unforgettable graphic memoir about a Mexican-American boy’s family and t… read more

Similar categories in Pedro Martín's Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It was like the driveway at Disneyland but with way more automatic weapons."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

"I like to say that my stories are 100% true 90% of the time. My memory and my heart like to play tricks on each other. The results are what makes my stories."

-Pedro Martín, Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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10. 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 K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Unsettled

By: Reem Faruqi

4.20

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A stirring, hopeful immigration story of Nurah and her family, who move from Karachi, Pakistan, to … read more

Similar categories in Reem Faruqi's Unsettled book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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12. Hoops: A Graphic Novel

By: Matt Tavares

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the histo… read more

Similar categories in Matt Tavares's Hoops: A Graphic Novel book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • school
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13. The Best of Iggy (Iggy, #1)

By: Annie Barrows

3.72

Format: None pages, ebook

FROM THE 'NEW YORK TIMES' BEST-SELLING AUTHOR OF 'IVY + BEAN' COMES A HILARIOUS NEW MIDDLE GRADE SE… read more

Similar categories in Annie Barrows's The Best of Iggy (Iggy, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. 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 K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • poetry
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"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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15. The One Thing You'd Save

By: Linda Sue Park

3.94

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

If your house were on fire, what one thing would you save? Newbery Medalist Linda Sue Park explores… read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's The One Thing You'd Save book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"Ages ago my gran knitted a sweater for my dad. He wore it and wore it and wore it right out. Then my other gran, who lives with us, unraveled it and knitted a new sweater for me. So I'd save that swe…"

-Linda Sue Park, The One Thing You'd Save

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16. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • poetry
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Small Town Pride

By: Phil Stamper

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Small Town Pride book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"

-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride

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18. Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1)

By: Renée Watson

3.97

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipes, and has a lot on her mind—… read more

Similar categories in Renée Watson's Ways to Make Sunshine (Ryan Hart, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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19. Falling Short

By: Ernesto Cisneros

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A novel about two best friends who must rely on each other in unexpected ways. Isaac and Marco a… read more

Similar categories in Ernesto Cisneros's Falling Short book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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20. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)

By: McCall Hoyle

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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21. A Case of Grave Danger (The Violet Veil Mysteries, #1)

By: Sophie Cleverly

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A breakout new detective series, from the author of the spine-tingling SCARLET AND IVY series, beau… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's A Case of Grave Danger (The Violet Veil Mysteries, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"No matter how long and how dark and how cold the winter, the spring always comes."

-Sophie Cleverly, A Case of Grave Danger (The Violet Veil Mysteries, #1)

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22. Nikhil Out Loud

By: Maulik Pancholy

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed actor and Stonewall Honor–winning author of The Best at It, Maulik Pancholy, com… read more

Similar categories in Maulik Pancholy's Nikhil Out Loud book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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23. Stowaway (The Icarus Chronicles, #1)

By: John David Anderson

3.93

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The first book in a coming-of-age sci-fi duology about Leo, a kid trying to navigate the galaxy in … read more

Similar categories in John David Anderson's Stowaway (The Icarus Chronicles, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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24. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?

By: Leslie Connor

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Connor's Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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25. Air

By: Monica Roe

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more

Similar categories in Monica Roe's Air book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel by Angela Cervantes

26. Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel

By: Angela Cervantes

4.07

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Return to the animal shelter featured in Gaby, Lost and Found, with a novel about friendship and fi… read more

Similar categories in Angela Cervantes's Lety Out Loud: A Wish Novel book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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27. Violet and Jobie in the Wild

By: Lynne Rae Perkins

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medal winner Lynne Rae Perkins introduces Violet and Jobie, two house mice relocated to the… read more

Similar categories in Lynne Rae Perkins's Violet and Jobie in the Wild book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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28. The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1)

By: Kalynn Bayron

4.12

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

In the world of the Vanquishers, vampires were history . . . until now.Malika “Boog” Wilson and her… read more

Similar categories in Kalynn Bayron's The Vanquishers (The Vanquishers, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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29. Shark Summer

By: Ira Marcks

3.76

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

When a Hollywood film crew arrives on Martha's Vineyard with a mechanical shark and a youth film co… read more

Similar categories in Ira Marcks's Shark Summer book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1) by K.A. Holt

30. BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

By: K.A. Holt

4.26

Format: 340 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Rhyme Schemer , House Arrest , and Knockout ! The Kids Under the BenBee and … read more

Similar categories in K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1) book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • audiobook
  • poetry
  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
"We all have a lot of feelings sometimes.... But those feelings should never be used to damage other people's feelings."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

"I've been moved back to the library. Administration seems to think they can keep a better eye on me there. I'm not sure they realize that librarians cause more trouble than ANYONE."

-K.A. Holt, BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

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31. When Impossible Happens

By: Jane De Suza

3.67

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A poignant story of life in India during the pandemic that mixes loss, hope, and even a mystery sol… read more

Similar categories in Jane De Suza's When Impossible Happens book and K.A. Holt's BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook

29 must-read fiction books like BenBee and the Teacher Griefer (The Kids Under the Stairs, #1) by K.A. Holt

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

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Ellen Outside the Lines

A.J. Sass

4.37

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Swim Team

Johnnie Christmas

4.28

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

Nicholas Day

4.15

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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