24 must-read middle grade books like Ghosted by Leslie Margolis

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Ghosted

By: Leslie Margolis

3.72

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie Charles ghosted her best friend--and her actions come back to haunt her. A heartwarming and f…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Ghosted by Leslie Margolis , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. When You Reach Me

By: Rebecca Stead

4.08

Format: 199 pages, Hardcover

Miranda is an ordinary sixth grader, until she starts receiving mysterious messages from somebody w… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's When You Reach Me book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"What's the burn scale?"

-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me

"We have lunch at ten-forty-five,"

-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me

"It's crazy the things a person can pretend not to notice."

-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me

"She's called the secretary, but as far as I can tell she basically runs the school."

-Rebecca Stead, When You Reach Me

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2. 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 Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
"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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3. Extraordinary

By: Miriam Spitzer Franklin

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Last spring, Pansy chickened out on going to spring break camp, even though she’d promised her best… read more

Similar categories in Miriam Spitzer Franklin's Extraordinary book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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4. Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries, #1)

By: Rachel Renée Russell

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

It's Diary of a Wimpy Kid for girls in this hilarious novel! Meet Nikki Maxwell! She's starting eig… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Renée Russell's Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries, #1) book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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5. The Pants Project

By: Cat Clarke

3.71

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Whoever wrote the uniform policy decided (whyyy?) that girls had to wear skirts, while boys were al… read more

Similar categories in Cat Clarke's The Pants Project book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

6. 30 Days of No Gossip

By: Stephanie Faris

3.74

Format: None pages, Paperback

Can a middle school gossip queen change her ways, or will she lose her BFF for good? Find out in th… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Faris's 30 Days of No Gossip book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade

7. Faceless

By: Alyssa B. Sheinmel

4.38

Format: 234 pages, Hardcover

When Maisie Winters wakes up, she's in the hospital. The last thing she remembers is running throug… read more

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8. Goodbye Stranger

By: Rebecca Stead

3.81

Format: 263 pages, Hardcover

Bridge is an accident survivor who's wondering why she's still alive. Emily has new curves and an a… read more

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9. Model Misfit (Geek Girl, #2)

By: Holly Smale

3.57

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

"My name is Harriet Manners, and I am still a geek." Harriet knows that modelling won't transform y… read more

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10. Princess Academy (Princess Academy, #1)

By: Shannon Hale

3.87

Format: 272 pages,

Miri lives on a mountain where, for generations, her ancestors have quarried stone and lived a simp… read more

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11. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Amo… read more

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12. The Prettiest

By: Brigit Young

4.15

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A must-read for young feminists, The Prettiest is an incisive, empowering novel by Brigit Young abo… read more

Similar categories in Brigit Young's The Prettiest book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. 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 Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. Dress Coded

By: Carrie Firestone

4.17

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

In this debut middle-grade girl-power friendship story, perfect for fans of Moxie , an eighth grade… read more

Similar categories in Carrie Firestone's Dress Coded book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"What if, instead of seeing us as covered or uncovered body parts, you saw us as people and you learned our names?"

-Carrie Firestone, Dress Coded

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15. Maybe He Just Likes You

By: Barbara Dee

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A 2020 ALA Notable Children’s Book A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of 2019 Barbara Dee e… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Maybe He Just Likes You book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"First rule of self-defense is: Don't ask your attacker for validation."

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

"I just meant this stuff with me is different . And I definitely wouldn't call it regular bullying." "So what would you call it, then?" I opened my mouth to answer. But I didn't have any words. Becaus…"

-Barbara Dee, Maybe He Just Likes You

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16. Sick Bay

By: Nova Weetman

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Meg uses Sick Bay to hide from other kids. She’s struggling with changes at home, wears slippers to… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's Sick Bay book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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17. Sensitive

By: Allayne L. Webster

4.15

Format: 229 pages, Paperback

When thirteen-year-old Samantha moves to a new town, she decides to reinvent herself. She wants to … read more

Similar categories in Allayne L. Webster's Sensitive book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • family
  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"For once, I'm going to know how it feels to be beautiful - just like normal girls."

-Allayne L. Webster, Sensitive

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18. Up for Air

By: Laurie Morrison

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Annabelle struggles in school, no matter how hard she tries. But as soon as she d… read more

Similar categories in Laurie Morrison's Up for Air book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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19. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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20. Violets Are Blue

By: Barbara Dee

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the acclaimed My Life in the Fish Tank and Maybe He Just Likes You comes a movin… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Violets Are Blue book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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21. 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 Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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22. 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 Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • 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

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23. Are You There, Buddha?

By: Pip Harry

4.27

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

A fresh, funny and very contemporary take on puberty, first periods and relationships from the CBCA… read more

Similar categories in Pip Harry's Are You There, Buddha? book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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24. I Hate You More

By: Alexandra Moody

3.65

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Ever heard of keeping your friends close and your enemies closer?That’s exactly what Ally Lockwood … read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Moody's I Hate You More book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • fiction
  • young adult
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25. Bad Best Friend

By: Rachel Vail

4.14

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Niki Ames can't wait to start eighth grade, that all-important year before high school. She and her… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Vail's Bad Best Friend book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
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26. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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27. The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody

By: Matthew Landis

4.16

Format: 250 pages, Hardcover

A trio of seventh graders become one another's first friends as they discover the secrets of a Civi… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Landis's The Not So Boring Letters of Private Nobody book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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28. The New Girl (The New Girl #1)

By: Cassandra Calin

4.33

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Instagram sensation and Tapas webcomic superstar Cassandra Calin makes her long-form debut with thi… read more

Similar categories in Cassandra Calin's The New Girl (The New Girl #1) book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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29. Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet

By: Barbara Dee

4.17

Format: 302 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Haven Jacobs can’t stop thinking about the climate crisis. In fact, her anxiety abo… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Dee's Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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30. Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One

By: Maggie Horne

4.48

Format: 223 pages, Hardcover

A funny, feminist, and queer contemporary middle grade debut that follows twelve-year-old loner Haz… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Horne's Hazel Hill Is Gonna Win This One book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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31. Ghosted

By: Leslie Margolis

3.72

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie Charles ghosted her best friend--and her actions come back to haunt her. A heartwarming and f… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Margolis's Ghosted book and Leslie Margolis's Ghosted

  • childrens
  • school
  • ghosts
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • emotion
  • juvenile

21 Best young adult books like Ghosted by Leslie Margolis

Transform Your Habits

When You Reach Me

Rebecca Stead

4.08

Transform Your Habits

Geek Girl (Geek Girl, #1)

Holly Smale

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Extraordinary

Miriam Spitzer Franklin

4.16

Transform Your Habits

Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life (Dork Diaries, #1)

Rachel Renée Russell

3.95

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Transform Your Habits

Donut Go Breaking My Heart (Wish, #5)

Suzanne Nelson

4.34

Transform Your Habits

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Suzanne Nelson

4.16

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Well, That Was Awkward

Rachel Vail

3.95

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