16 Best middle grade books like The City Beyond the Stars by Zohra Nabi

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The City Beyond the Stars

By: Zohra Nabi

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The captivating sequel to “perfect for fans of Philip Pullman and Tahereh Mafi” ( Booklist ) The Ki…

"The summer before the Great Library...burned, the air was hot and thick with whispers."

-Zohra Nabi, The City Beyond the Stars

If you liked the middle grade plot in The City Beyond the Stars by Zohra Nabi , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Night Compass (Wilderlore, #4) by Amanda Foody

1. The Night Compass (Wilderlore, #4)

By: Amanda Foody

4.59

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Barclay and his friends race to find a legendary beast in the Wilderlands before their enemy in thi… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Foody's The Night Compass (Wilderlore, #4) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) by A.F. Steadman

2. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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3. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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4. The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6)

By: Anna James

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pages and Co. series comes to a thrilling end in this perfect final instalment. As Tilly, Os… read more

Similar categories in Anna James's The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2) by Pari Thomson

5. The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2)

By: Pari Thomson

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Daisy Thistledown's epic adventure continues in the spellbinding sequel to New York Times bestselle… read more

Similar categories in Pari Thomson's The City Beyond the Sea (Greenwild #2) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) by A.F. Steadman

6. Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.55

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2) by Claribel A. Ortega

7. The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Seven Salazar is a Spare. And now, she's the most famous Spare in the Twelve Towns, along with V… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Code Name Kingfisher

By: Liz Kessler

4.58

Format: 335 pages, Kindle Edition

When Liv finds a secret box from her grandmother’s childhood she uncovers an extraordinary war-time… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kessler's Code Name Kingfisher book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. Starling and the Cavern of Light (Fireborn #3)

By: Aisling Fowler

4.42

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

Phoenix and her friends vow to save Ember from all but certain doom in this final unmissable chapte… read more

Similar categories in Aisling Fowler's Starling and the Cavern of Light (Fireborn #3) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of Voyage of the Sparrowhawk by Natasha Farrant

10. Voyage of the Sparrowhawk

By: Natasha Farrant

4.35

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In the aftermath of World War One, everyone is trying to rebuild their lives. If Ben is to avoid be… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Farrant's Voyage of the Sparrowhawk book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn by Tọlá Okogwu

11. Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Onyeka and her superpowered friends set off to England on a rescue mission in this third installmen… read more

Similar categories in Tọlá Okogwu's Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
"I'm already part of something special. I'm helping to set up the new technology building at AOS. There are other ways to use Ike that don't involve going on secret missions and fighting. Our solar te…"

-Tọlá Okogwu, Onyeka and the Heroes of the Dawn

Cover of The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues (Swifts, #2) by Beth Lincoln

12. The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues (Swifts, #2)

By: Beth Lincoln

4.57

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Shenanigan Swift is headed to Paris, where new mysteries and new relatives await. The hilarious, qu… read more

Similar categories in Beth Lincoln's The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues (Swifts, #2) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We built through invasion and war, theft and murder, plague and the sacking of empires, until our cities were graveyards, and our mouths were graveyards, and our speech is the speech of the dead."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Gallery of Rogues (Swifts, #2)

Cover of Oh Mummy Mia! (Oh Maya Gods #2) by Maz Evans

13. Oh Mummy Mia! (Oh Maya Gods #2)

By: Maz Evans

4.35

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Join the Gods Squad in Ancient Egypt in the new hilarious adventure from the bestselling author of … read more

Similar categories in Maz Evans's Oh Mummy Mia! (Oh Maya Gods #2) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • fantasy
Cover of Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) by B.B. Alston

14. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)

By: B.B. Alston

4.37

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston

4.35

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of B… read more

Similar categories in Sam Winston's The Dictionary Story book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • childrens
Cover of The City Beyond the Stars by Zohra Nabi

16. The City Beyond the Stars

By: Zohra Nabi

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The captivating sequel to “perfect for fans of Philip Pullman and Tahereh Mafi” ( Booklist ) The Ki… read more

Similar categories in Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"The summer before the Great Library...burned, the air was hot and thick with whispers."

-Zohra Nabi, The City Beyond the Stars

Cover of The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) by James Ponti

17. The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1)

By: James Ponti

4.50

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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18. The Beanstalk Murder

By: P.G. Bell

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Beanstalk Murder - a middle grade fantasy novel by P. G. Bell - involves a young witch-in-train… read more

Similar categories in P.G. Bell's The Beanstalk Murder book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3) by Nisha Sharma

19. Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3)

By: Nisha Sharma

4.18

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The third and final installment in Nisha Sharma’s beloved Shakespeare-inspired rom-com trilogy—an o… read more

Similar categories in Nisha Sharma's Marriage & Masti (If Shakespeare Were an Auntie, #3) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • audiobook
Cover of Murder! By Narwhal!: Book 1 (Grimacres Whodunnit) by Alex T. Smith

20. Murder! By Narwhal!: Book 1 (Grimacres Whodunnit)

By: Alex T. Smith

4.44

Format: 359 pages, Kindle Edition

From the internationally bestselling creator of Claude and Mr Penguin comes a brand-new tongue-in-c… read more

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Cover of Skandar and the Skeleton Curse (Skandar, #4) by A.F. Steadman

21. Skandar and the Skeleton Curse (Skandar, #4)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.70

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

As Skandar and his friends begin their fourth year at the Eyrie, the Island’s unicorns are struck b… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Skeleton Curse (Skandar, #4) book and Zohra Nabi's The City Beyond the Stars

  • fantasy

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