20 Best middle grade books like The Truth About Triangles by Michael Leali

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The Truth About Triangles

By: Michael Leali

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt contemporary middle grade novel perfect for fans of Front Desk , following Luca Salvato…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Truth About Triangles by Michael Leali , here is a list of 20 books like this:

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1. 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 Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • middle grade
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2. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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3. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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4. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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5. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • middle grade
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6. 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 Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • 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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7. 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 Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • queer
"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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8. Deep Water

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Deep Water book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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9. Upstaged: A Graphic Novel

By: Robin Easter

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In a summer of goodbyes and new beginnings, shy Ashton Price hopes to confess to their theater camp… read more

Similar categories in Robin Easter's Upstaged: A Graphic Novel book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • contemporary
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • lgbt
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10. Trouble at the Tangerine

By: Gillian McDunn

3.99

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Gillian McDunn pens a delightfully quirky mystery that examines the meaning of… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's Trouble at the Tangerine book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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11. 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 Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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12. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • middle grade
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13. Faker

By: Gordon Korman

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The story of a family of liars... and the son who wants to break the family tradition. Trey know… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Faker book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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14. Age 16

By: Rosena Fung

4.32

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about three generations of mothers and daughters passing dow… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Age 16 book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
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15. Gracie Under the Waves

By: Linda Sue Park

4.06

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

An empowering story from #1 New York Times bestseller and Newbery medalist Linda Sue Park starring … read more

Similar categories in Linda Sue Park's Gracie Under the Waves book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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16. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

Similar categories in Shifa Saltagi Safadi's Kareem Between book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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17. We Are Big Time

By: Hena Khan

4.38

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

SWISH! Cheer courtside for a Muslim teen as she joins an all-girls, hijab-wearing basketball team a… read more

Similar categories in Hena Khan's We Are Big Time book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of The Truth About Triangles by Michael Leali

18. The Truth About Triangles

By: Michael Leali

4.40

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt contemporary middle grade novel perfect for fans of Front Desk , following Luca Salvato… read more

Similar categories in Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • lgbt
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
  • queer
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19. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • lgbt
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20. Breaking into Sunlight

By: John Cochran

4.30

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

Reese is a seventh-grader in rural North Carolina who loves drawing, basketball, his hardworking mo… read more

Similar categories in John Cochran's Breaking into Sunlight book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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21. Fowl Play

By: Kristin O'Donnell Tubb

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Chloe Alvarez has never been to the reading of a last will and testament before, but she hopes it i… read more

Similar categories in Kristin O'Donnell Tubb's Fowl Play book and Michael Leali's The Truth About Triangles

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade

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