19 best-selling middle grade books like Nowhere Special by Matt Wallace

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Nowhere Special

By: Matt Wallace

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Author Matt Wallace delivers a deeply moving story exploring that first formative friendship, navig…

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1. Under This Red Rock

By: Mindy McGinnis

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more

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2. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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4. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

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  • middle grade
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5. Remember Us

By: Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply in… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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7. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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9. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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10. 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 Matt Wallace's Nowhere Special

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. 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

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  • middle grade
"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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12. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Brooms

By: Jasmine Walls

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more

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14. Bridge to Bat City

By: Ernest Cline

3.35

Format: 319 pages, Kindle Edition

After losing her mother, thirteen-year-old Opal B. Flats moves in with her uncle Roscoe on the fami… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. The Partition Project

By: Saadia Faruqi

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this engaging and moving middle grade novel, Saadia Faruqi writes about a contemporary Pakistani… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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16. Telephone of the Tree

By: Alison McGhee

4.18

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable story of grief and the support of community as a young girl, faced with aching los… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. 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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. One Big Open Sky

By: Lesa Cline-Ransome

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Three women narrate a perilous wagon journey westward that could set them free—or cost them everyth… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. Crushed

By: Melanie Conklin

4.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt middle grade story about changing friendships, peer pressure, and the courage to speak … read more

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  • middle grade
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20. Nowhere Special

By: Matt Wallace

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Author Matt Wallace delivers a deeply moving story exploring that first formative friendship, navig… read more

Similar categories in Matt Wallace's Nowhere Special book and Matt Wallace's Nowhere Special

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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21. Ratty

By: Suzanne Selfors

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

At once heartbreaking and heartwarming, bestselling author Suzanne Selfor's newest tale is about th… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

16 Top childrens books like Nowhere Special by Matt Wallace

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

Katherine Applegate

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Remember Us

Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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