20 Top middle grade books like Summer of Stolen Secrets by Julie Sternberg

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Summer of Stolen Secrets

By: Julie Sternberg

4.00

Format: None pages, None

A city girl spends the summer in the South and learns the secrets of her estranged extended family.…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Summer of Stolen Secrets by Julie Sternberg , here is a list of 20 books like this:

Cover of Finally (Willow Falls, #2) by Wendy Mass

1. Finally (Willow Falls, #2)

By: Wendy Mass

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A humorous look at what it means to FINALLY turn twelve years old. You can pierce your ears when yo… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Finally (Willow Falls, #2) book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Beatryce Prophecy by Kate DiCamillo

2. The Beatryce Prophecy

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

A magical medieval tale from two masters, Newbery Medal-winning Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott Medal-… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Beatryce Prophecy book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Once there was a mermaid."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

"Let her have her dangerous will."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

"Nothing is more terrifying to evil than joy."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

"Mark that it is dangerous. Trouble has a very long tail."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy

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3. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. 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 Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. Kisses and Croissants

By: Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau

3.76

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Seventeen-year-old Mia, an American girl at an elite summer ballet program, has six weeks to achiev… read more

Similar categories in Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau's Kisses and Croissants book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • fiction
"The only way to make it in this world is to want it more than anyone else"

-Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau, Kisses and Croissants

"The thing is, ballet is a collaborative experience. Each dancer sets the scene for the next one. Even when you’re doing a solo, it’s not just about you: you are simply borrowing everyone’s attention …"

-Anne-Sophie Jouhanneau, Kisses and Croissants

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6. Starfish

By: Lisa Fipps

4.46

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Ellie is tired of being fat-shamed and does something about it in this debut novel-in-verse. Eve… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's Starfish book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"I'm a starfish, taking p all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"I'm a starfish, taking up all the room I want."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"DNA doesn't make you family. Love does. Actions do."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

"No matter what others say or do, embrace what makes you, you."

-Lisa Fipps, Starfish

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7. 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 Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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9. Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

By: Tae Keller

4.17

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A story about a girl who is alienated by her friends . . . for believing in aliens. Sometimes m… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I had to make her understand that this mattered--what people thought had everything to do with who she was. Because how do we know who we are without knowing our place in the world?"

-Tae Keller, Jennifer Chan Is Not Alone

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10. The Girl in the Lake

By: India Hill Brown

3.79

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Small Spaces, Doll Bones, and Mary Downing Hahn, a truly chilling (and historically ins… read more

Similar categories in India Hill Brown's The Girl in the Lake book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • family
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Barakah Beats by Maleeha Siddiqui

11. Barakah Beats

By: Maleeha Siddiqui

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more

Similar categories in Maleeha Siddiqui's Barakah Beats book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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12. Trusting True North

By: Gina Linko

3.83

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

True North Vincent is struggling after spending months in lockdown because of a virus. With her mom… read more

Similar categories in Gina Linko's Trusting True North book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. 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 Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. When Sea Becomes Sky

By: Gillian McDunn

4.36

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

In this heartfelt summer story, acclaimed author Gillian McDunn paints a stunning portrait of the b… read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's When Sea Becomes Sky book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Flight of the Puffin

By: Ann Braden

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

One small act of kindness ripples out to connect four kids in this stirring novel by the author of … read more

Similar categories in Ann Braden's Flight of the Puffin book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
"I eye that lady's shiny car through the window -- there's no way she knows what we need better than we do."

-Ann Braden, Flight of the Puffin

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16. These Unlucky Stars

By: Gillian McDunn

4.23

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The story of a girl’s unexpected friendship that changes her forever. Annie has always been the … read more

Similar categories in Gillian McDunn's These Unlucky Stars book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The $150,000 Rugelach by Allison Marks

17. The $150,000 Rugelach

By: Allison Marks

4.21

Format: 233 pages, Hardcover

Recommended by Entertainment Weekly as a Best Book of 2021 A delicious tale of rivalry, friendsh… read more

Similar categories in Allison Marks's The $150,000 Rugelach book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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18. Eddie Whatever

By: Lois Ruby

3.79

Format: 264 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old Eddie's Mitzvah Project takes him to Silver Brook retirement home, where his assu… read more

Similar categories in Lois Ruby's Eddie Whatever book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • jewish
Cover of Summer of Stolen Secrets by Julie  Sternberg

19. Summer of Stolen Secrets

By: Julie Sternberg

4.00

Format: None pages, None

A city girl spends the summer in the South and learns the secrets of her estranged extended family.… read more

Similar categories in Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • childrens
  • jewish
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of On All Other Nights: A Passover Celebration in 14 Stories by Chris Baron

20. On All Other Nights: A Passover Celebration in 14 Stories

By: Chris Baron

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to Passover, a Jewish holiday that has been celebrated for thousands of years. The heart of… read more

Similar categories in Chris Baron's On All Other Nights: A Passover Celebration in 14 Stories book and Julie Sternberg's Summer of Stolen Secrets

  • jewish
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile

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3.99

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4.30

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4.25

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3.82

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