22 must-read middle grade books like The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3) by Chris Rylander

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The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3)

By: Chris Rylander

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Magic and mayhem collide in the final book in the monstrously funny middle-grade trilogy An Epic Se…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3) by Chris Rylander , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2) by Brandon Mull

1. Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

By: Brandon Mull

4.29

Format: 483 pages, Hardcover

The second epic installment of Brandon Mull’s #1 New York Times bestselling fantasy series! Aft… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Sometimes the best offense was avoiding self-destruction."

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

"Everyone should get to clobber a princess at least once," Jason said."

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

"Not that I lack confidence in the outcome," Ferrin said, "but would you consider entrusting the piece of my neck to somebody who is not about to confront one of the most deadly beings in the world?"

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

"You look tired," Rachel told Jason. "I wish I could jog and sleep at the same time." "Can't you?" Ferrin asked, joining them at the little cascade. "I always imagined that you could sleep rolling dow…"

-Brandon Mull, Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders, #2)

Cover of Embers of Destruction (Mysteries of Cove, #3) by J. Scott Savage

2. Embers of Destruction (Mysteries of Cove, #3)

By: J. Scott Savage

4.27

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

It's time to take the battle to the dragons. In the third and final volume of the bestselling Myste… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1) by Jessica Day George

3. Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

By: Jessica Day George

4.11

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

Tuesdays at Castle Glower are Princess Celie's favorite days. That's because on Tuesdays the castle… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"How wonderful," he purred. "I've been longing to speak to you for days, Princess Cecelia." "And I've been wanting to kick you in the shin for days."

-Jessica Day George, Tuesdays at the Castle (Castle Glower, #1)

Cover of Gears of Revolution (Mysteries of Cove, #2) by J. Scott Savage

4. Gears of Revolution (Mysteries of Cove, #2)

By: J. Scott Savage

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

After finding a compass and clues left by Kallista’s father, Leo Babbage, Trenton and Kallista head… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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5. Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.55

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Ben Ripley enrolls in ski school, where the slopes, and the stakes, get really steep in this follow… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Just clip the red one," Cyrus told her. "They're all red," Erica informed him. "They are?" Cyrus asked. "Curse those Soviets! Everything always has to be red with them."

-Stuart Gibbs, Spy Ski School (Spy School #4)

Cover of The Accidental Hero (Jack Blank Adventure, #1) by Matt Myklusch

6. The Accidental Hero (Jack Blank Adventure, #1)

By: Matt Myklusch

4.20

Format: 496 pages, ebook

All Jack Blank knows is his bleak, dreary life at St. Barnaby’s Home for the Hopeless, Abandoned, F… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"...the future is not written. It lies in the choices you make. Our future is ours to decide. Always."

-Matt Myklusch, The Accidental Hero (Jack Blank Adventure, #1)

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7. Story Thieves (Story Thieves, #1)

By: James Riley

3.95

Format: 383 pages, Hardcover

Life is boring when you live in the real world, instead of starring in your own book series. Owen k… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Embrace the impossible! Find the magic within! BE MORE FICTIONAL."

-James Riley, Story Thieves (Story Thieves, #1)

Cover of The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1) by Michael Buckley, Peter Ferguson

8. The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)

By: Michael Buckley , Peter Ferguson

3.81

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale. After the mysterious disappearance of… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Dead City (Dead City, #1) by James Ponti

9. Dead City (Dead City, #1)

By: James Ponti

4.00

Format: 321 pages, ebook

A tween takes on undead New Yorkers in this paranormal action-adventure that "breathes new life int… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Blue Moon (Dead City, #2) by James Ponti

10. Blue Moon (Dead City, #2)

By: James Ponti

4.00

Format: 321 pages, Hardcover

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of The Chestnut King (100 Cupboards, #3) by N.D. Wilson

11. The Chestnut King (100 Cupboards, #3)

By: N.D. Wilson

4.17

Format: 482 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Henry's final battle has arrived in the third book of the bestselling 100 Cupboard series, about 10… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"There was a new strength inside him, and he was wealthy with a love for the world, for the smell of the breeze and the texture of stone, for the height of the hill and the deep moss green of the fiel…"

-N.D. Wilson, The Chestnut King (100 Cupboards, #3)

Cover of All Fall Down (Embassy Row, #1) by Ally Carter

12. All Fall Down (Embassy Row, #1)

By: Ally Carter

4.35

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A new series of global proportions -- from master of intrigue, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Al… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's All Fall Down (Embassy Row, #1) book and Chris Rylander's The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3)

  • fiction
  • adventure

13. The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #3)

By: Trenton Lee Stewart , Del Roy

4.03

Format: 208 pages, Audio CD

IF YOU FAIL, ALL IS LOST. Join the Mysterious Benedict Society as Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constan… read more

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14. I Funny: A Middle School Story (I Funny, #1)

By: James Patterson , Chris Grabenstein , Laura Park

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants to become the world's greatest standup come… read more

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15. Dark Days (Dead City, #3)

By: James Ponti

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

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16. The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter (Riyria Chronicles, #4)

By: Michael J. Sullivan

5.00

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Caught between his partner's moral compass and a father's desire for vengeance, will Royce turn the… read more

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17. Guardians of the Gryphon's Claw (Sam London #1)

By: Todd Calgi Gallicano

3.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A new action adventure series set in our famous national parks! Enter the world of the Department o… read more

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18. How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

By: Randall Munroe

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

The world's most entertaining and useless self-help guide, from the brilliant mind behind the wildl… read more

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"It turns out that if you accelerate at 1 G for several years, you can reach almost any destination in the universe. After a few years have passed [traveling at that rate], the effects of relativity r…"

-Randall Munroe, How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems

Cover of The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1) by Shawn  Peters

19. The Unforgettable Logan Foster (Logan Foster, #1)

By: Shawn Peters

4.03

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Packed with superheroes, supervillains, and epic showdowns between good and evil, The Unforgettable… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Trapped! (Framed, #3) by James Ponti

20. Trapped! (Framed, #3)

By: James Ponti

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“A top-shelf test of courage, friendship, and ingenuity.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Floria… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #15) by Jeff Kinney

21. The Deep End (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, #15)

By: Jeff Kinney

4.33

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

Ґреґ із родиною вирушають у літню подорож країною. Вони мріють про захопливу пригоду, але їхні план… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Deny All Charges (The Fowl Twins, #2) by Eoin Colfer

22. Deny All Charges (The Fowl Twins, #2)

By: Eoin Colfer

4.11

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the blockbusting new series from the bestselling author of Artemis Fowl. The … read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (Charlie Thorn, #4) by Stuart Gibbs

23. Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (Charlie Thorn, #4)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.44

Format: None pages, Audiobook

In the fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Wen das Schicksal betrügt (Dark Sigils, #3) by Anna Benning

24. Wen das Schicksal betrügt (Dark Sigils, #3)

By: Anna Benning

4.29

Format: 464 pages, Kindle Edition

»Eine tobende Macht entfaltete sich zwischen uns. Es war mehr als nur Magie. Es war unser Schicksal… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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25. The Carrow Haunt

By: Darcy Coates

4.09

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

"The dead are restless here..." Remy is a tour guide for Carrow House, a notoriously haunted buildi… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"It’s pareidolia. The human mind is constantly looking for patterns in chaos. Just because we see a face doesn’t mean one’s there."

-Darcy Coates, The Carrow Haunt

"But ‘ghost’ is actually an umbrella term for several different apparitions. A spectre is an entity that can think —though often primitively—and react to changes to their surroundings. They may move f…"

-Darcy Coates, The Carrow Haunt

Cover of Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3) by Stuart Gibbs

26. Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.52

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this third installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Curse of Cleopatra (Charlie Thorne #3) book and Chris Rylander's The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Traitor's Chase (The Last Musketeer, #2) by Stuart Gibbs

27. Traitor's Chase (The Last Musketeer, #2)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.40

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

Greg Rich is beginning to get the hang of things in 1615 Paris. Having assumed the identity of a yo… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Last Musketeer (The Last Musketeer, #1) by Stuart Gibbs

28. The Last Musketeer (The Last Musketeer, #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.25

Format: 261 pages, Kindle Edition

The first book in the thrilling time travel adventure trilogy from New York Times bestselling Charl… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Double Cross (The Last Musketeer, #3) by Stuart Gibbs

29. Double Cross (The Last Musketeer, #3)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.54

Format: 259 pages, Kindle Edition

Greg Rich has traveled through time, become one of the legendary Musketeers, and—most recently— pre… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Das Abenteuer beginnt (Flüsterwald, #1) by Andreas Suchanek

30. Das Abenteuer beginnt (Flüsterwald, #1)

By: Andreas Suchanek

4.29

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Mitten in der Nacht schreckt Lukas plötzlich aus dem Schlaf hoch. Ein koboldartiges Wesen schleicht… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3) by Chris Rylander

31. The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3)

By: Chris Rylander

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

Magic and mayhem collide in the final book in the monstrously funny middle-grade trilogy An Epic Se… read more

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  • childrens
  • adventure
  • war
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy

21 Best fiction books like The Rise of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures #3) by Chris Rylander

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Brandon Mull

4.29

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J. Scott Savage

4.27

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Jessica Day George

4.11

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