19 best-selling childrens books like The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody by Kate Gilby Smith

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The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody

By: Kate Gilby Smith

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Have you ever thought what it might be like if you were famous in the future? A brilliant middle-gr…

If you liked the childrens plot in The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody by Kate Gilby Smith , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1) by Kate Milford

1. Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

By: Kate Milford

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I want that T-shirt" Sirin muttered. " I should have that T-shirt."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"Never overlook folklore if you want to really know about the place it came from."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But Milo had a shiny gold present to open, and presents trumped sad trees any day of the week."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But when things were passed to you, you were supposed to pass them on to someone else eventually too."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

Cover of Being Miss Nobody by Tamsin Winter

2. Being Miss Nobody

By: Tamsin Winter

3.83

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

...I am Miss Nobody. Rosalind hates her new secondary school. She's the weird girl who doesn't talk… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary

3. A Grimm Warning (The Land of Stories, #3)

By: Brandon Dorman , Chris Colfer

3.78

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Brothers Grimm have a warning for the Land of Stories. Connor Bailey thinks his fairy-tale adve… read more

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4. Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)

By: Anthony Horowitz

3.98

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fo… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"You're never too young to die."

-Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)

"Books grow old faster when they're not being read"

-Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)

"Another lie in a life that had been nothing but lies."

-Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)

"Just remember,Alex Rider,you're never too young to die."

-Anthony Horowitz, Stormbreaker (Alex Rider, #1)

5. 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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6. The Boy at the Back of the Class

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."

-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class

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7. Punching the Air

By: Ibi Zoboi

4.41

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exo… read more

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  • contemporary
"They call it free time and it's the biggest lie because we are still here"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"This is the first time my feet are bound where the fuck am I supposed to run anyway"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"Blank Canvas I have a crayon and paper I didn't know that I could hold this little bit of freedom in my hands"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

"They believed those lies about me and made themselves a whole other boy in their minds and replaced me with him"

-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air

Cover of Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2) by B.B. Alston

8. Amari and the Great Game (Supernatural Investigations, #2)

By: B.B. Alston

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this magical second book in the New York Times and Indie bestsel… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. When I See Blue

By: Lily Bailey

4.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben's head ... There are 4 things you should know abou… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

10. Julia and the Shark

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.33

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

The shark was beneath my bed, growing large as the room, large as the lighthouse, rising from unfat… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
"...which is still not a plot twist I saw coming."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"Panic poured into the space where my certainty had been, hot and sharp."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"I like how everything echoes with everything else if you listen hard enough"

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

"Dad's listening became loud, you know how that happens when someone is really concentrating and you can feel the white noise of their attention."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, Julia and the Shark

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11. Mot en de metaalvissers

By: Sanne Rooseboom

4.47

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

De week dat Mot een duikboot vond, begon redelijk normaal. Dat was niet zo gek. Er moest nog heel … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Lion Above the Door by Onjali Q. Raúf

12. The Lion Above the Door

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler

13. When the World Was Ours

By: Liz Kessler

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a poign… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of The Star Outside My Window by Onjali Q. Raúf

14. The Star Outside My Window

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.32

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

My mum is up there somewhere. She's waiting -- I can feel it. I just have to find her in time, that… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Patron Saints of Nothing

By: Randy Ribay

4.23

Format: 323 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about grief, guilt, and the risks a Filipino-American teenager takes to uncov… read more

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  • contemporary
"We failed him in life. We should not fail him in death."

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"English is a language that lives in the middle of the mouth, but Tagalog is more of an open throat song that dances between the tip of the tongue and the teeth. My mouth feels too heavy, too thick, t…"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"But there are good things I can hold on to and there are other things I have the power to change. My family, myself, this world--al of us are flawed. But flawed doesn't mean hopeless. It doesn't mean…"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

"Maybe he was reaching out to me through those words, and I let him slip away. I stayed silent. If I had written to him more often, been more honest, would it have helped him work through some of his …"

-Randy Ribay, Patron Saints of Nothing

Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

16. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of Gun iedere kabouter zijn eigen muts by Aaf Brandt Corstius

17. Gun iedere kabouter zijn eigen muts

By: Aaf Brandt Corstius

3.62

Format: 224 pages, ebook

Geliefd columnist Aaf Brandt Corstius laat zich inspireren door uitspraken die ze in het dagelijks … read more

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Cover of The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros

18. 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

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  • science fiction
"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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19. Wolf Road

By: Alice Roberts

4.00

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

The greatest adventure of all begins here, in the epic new prehistoric children's novel from bestse… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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20. Windrush Child

By: Benjamin Zephaniah

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In this heart-stopping adventure, Benjamin Zephaniah shows us what it was like to be a child of the… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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21. Gloves Off

By: Louisa Reid

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

A page-turning and immersive YA novel in verse, telling the story of Lily who is mercilessly bullie… read more

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  • contemporary
Cover of Children of the Quicksands by Efua Traoré

22. Children of the Quicksands

By: Efua Traoré

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

City girl Simi is sent to stay with her long-lost grandmother in a remote Nigerian village. Ther… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Onyeka and the Secret Superhero: World Book Day 2024 by Tọlá Okogwu

23. Onyeka and the Secret Superhero: World Book Day 2024

By: Tọlá Okogwu

3.86

Format: 91 pages, Kindle Edition

A superpowered World Book Day story in the action-packed ONYEKA series from bestselling author Tọlá… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Danny Chung Sums It Up by Maisie Chan

24. Danny Chung Sums It Up

By: Maisie Chan

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
Cover of The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody by Kate Gilby Smith

25. The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody

By: Kate Gilby Smith

4.21

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Have you ever thought what it might be like if you were famous in the future? A brilliant middle-gr… read more

Similar categories in Kate Gilby Smith's The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody book and Kate Gilby Smith's The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody

  • childrens
  • time travel
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • science fiction
Cover of SkyWake Invasion (SkyWake #1) by Jamie Russell

26. SkyWake Invasion (SkyWake #1)

By: Jamie Russell

3.85

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

An exciting and original debut sci-fi adventure trilogy for the gaming generation Fifteen-year-o… read more

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  • science fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of The Nine Night Mystery by Sharna Jackson

27. The Nine Night Mystery

By: Sharna Jackson

4.00

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

A page-turning, fast-paced, twisty murder mystery packed with epic reveals, red herrings and sharp,… read more

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11 Top contemporary books like The Astonishing Future of Alex Nobody by Kate Gilby Smith

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Being Miss Nobody

Tamsin Winter

3.83

Transform Your Habits

The Boy at the Back of the Class

Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

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Punching the Air

Ibi Zoboi

4.41

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When I See Blue

Lily Bailey

4.49

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12 best-selling childrens books like Julia and the Shark by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

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Hart van staal

Simon van der Geest

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Gelukkig en blij

Edward van de Vendel

4.24

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De jongen die van de wereld hield

Tjibbe Veldkamp

4.02

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We moeten je iets vertellen

Marlies Slegers

4.45

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