10 must-read middle grade books like Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford

Cover of Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford

Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

By: Geo Rutherford

4.83

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Dive into the most mysterious waters around the world (if you dare) in this illustrated nonfiction …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Floof by Heidi McKinnon

1. Floof

By: Heidi McKinnon

4.21

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The text says one thing and the illustrations say quite another in this darling picture book where … read more

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  • childrens
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2. So Thirsty

By: Rachel Harrison

4.03

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A woman must learn to take life by the throat after a night out leads to irrevocable changes in thi… read more

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3. Island of Whispers

By: Frances Hardinge

4.35

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conju… read more

Similar categories in Frances Hardinge's Island of Whispers book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Kindness is not weakness. To be kind in this unkind world is walking through a battlefield without armour or sword. It takes courage and strength to be kind."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"They do not touch you. But they will trick you into touching them. Falter-moths, grief-winged. Things of doubt and confusion that feed on loss. If you touch them, they will feed on you..."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"There was a trick to seeing and hearing the Dead, like the trick to falling asleep. You had to not quite listen, not quite look, not quite think. You let the edges of your mind slip into the right so…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"Everywhere Milo saw traces of his father - his chair, his bowl, the roof he had planned to mend. The worst thing about losing somebody is that, even after you survive a difficult day, the next mornin…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

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4. The Monstrous Kind

By: Lydia Gregovic

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

An atmospheric, haunting, romantasy inspired by Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility, set in a Regen… read more

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5. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

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  • middle grade
  • nature
Cover of Camp Prodigy by Caroline   Palmer

6. Camp Prodigy

By: Caroline Palmer

4.11

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Perfect for fans of Victoria Jamieson and Raina Telgemeier, this heartwarming middle grade graphic … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. The Heartbeat Drum: The Story of Carol Powder, Cree Drummer and Activist (A Picture Book)

By: Deidre Havrelock

4.82

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Author Deidre Havrelock’s and illustrator Aphelandra’s The Heartbeat Drum is an uplifting picture b… read more

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8. 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 Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known by George M. Johnson

9. Flamboyants: The Queer Harlem Renaissance I Wish I'd Known

By: George M. Johnson

4.44

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times–bestselling author of All Boys Aren’t Blue comes an empowering set of essay… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Food to Die For: Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places by Amy Bruni

10. Food to Die For: Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places

By: Amy Bruni

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Discover tantalizing recipes, spine-tingling stories, and historic photos from the most notoriously… read more

Similar categories in Amy Bruni's Food to Die For: Recipes and Stories from America's Most Legendary Haunted Places book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • nonfiction
Cover of Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet by Geo Rutherford

11. Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

By: Geo Rutherford

4.83

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Dive into the most mysterious waters around the world (if you dare) in this illustrated nonfiction … read more

Similar categories in Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • nonfiction
  • nature
  • science
Cover of How to Piss Off Men: 106 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego by Kyle Prue

12. How to Piss Off Men: 106 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego

By: Kyle Prue

4.28

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

BE NO MAN'S PEACE. Have you ever been badgered by an annoying pick-up artist at the bar? Ever fe… read more

Similar categories in Kyle Prue's How to Piss Off Men: 106 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • nonfiction
"One thing at a time, guys. I’m not a miracle worker; I’m a collection of thirty rats operating a person suit via tiny levers and pulleys."

-Kyle Prue, How to Piss Off Men: 106 Things to Say to Shatter the Male Ego

Cover of A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop: More Chilling and Gruesome Tales From And That's Why We Drink (Volume 2) by Christine Schiefer

13. A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop: More Chilling and Gruesome Tales From And That's Why We Drink (Volume 2)

By: Christine Schiefer

4.59

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Grab your beverage of choice, we’re going back on the road! Bringing you A Haunted Road Next Stop,… read more

Similar categories in Christine Schiefer's A Haunted Road Atlas: Next Stop: More Chilling and Gruesome Tales From And That's Why We Drink (Volume 2) book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • nonfiction
Cover of The Queen of Ocean Parkway (The Queen of Ocean Parkway, #1) by Sarvenaz Tash

14. The Queen of Ocean Parkway (The Queen of Ocean Parkway, #1)

By: Sarvenaz Tash

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

An 11-year-old podcaster-turned-sleuth teams up with the new kid in the building to find their miss… read more

Similar categories in Sarvenaz Tash's The Queen of Ocean Parkway (The Queen of Ocean Parkway, #1) book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Adulthood Is a Gift! (Sarah's Scribbles, #5) by Sarah Andersen

15. Adulthood Is a Gift! (Sarah's Scribbles, #5)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.45

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

With new and classic Sarah's Scribbles comics, essays, stickers, and more, this book is a celebrati… read more

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Cover of Kwame Crashes the Underworld by Craig Kofi Farmer

16. Kwame Crashes the Underworld

By: Craig Kofi Farmer

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Kwame Powell refuses to acknowledge any feelings about his grandmother’s passing. A… read more

Similar categories in Craig Kofi Farmer's Kwame Crashes the Underworld book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • middle grade
Cover of The Bakery Dragon by Devin Elle Kurtz

17. The Bakery Dragon

By: Devin Elle Kurtz

4.64

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The heroic tale of a tiny dragon with a heart of gold and a taste for baked treats! A scrumptious p… read more

Similar categories in Devin Elle Kurtz's The Bakery Dragon book and Geo Rutherford's Spooky Lakes: 25 Strange and Mysterious Lakes that Dot Our Planet

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. Tig

By: Heather Smith

4.54

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A new heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. Answers to Dog

By: Pete Hautman

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Pete Hautman explores a friendship like no other—and the universal truth… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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20. Reasons to Look at the Night Sky

By: Danielle Daniel

4.22

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

A sensitive middle grade novel in verse about a space-obsessed girl who dreams of becoming an astro… read more

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21. Dog & Cat: Concrete Poems & Conversations

By: Grandits John

4.00

Format: 50 pages, Kindle Edition

CRISIS! Dog and Cat find out the family is moving. Dog freaks out. He does NOT want to move. He goe… read more

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Heidi McKinnon

4.21

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Island of Whispers

Frances Hardinge

4.35

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Camp Prodigy

Caroline Palmer

4.11

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Kareem Between

Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

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Lisa Perrin

4.05

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Obitchuary: The Big Hot Book of Death

Spencer Henry

3.74

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Amy Bruni

4.30

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Kelly Florence

4.33

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