25 best-selling middle grade books like My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton

Cover of My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton

My Name is Sunshine Simpson

By: G.M. Linton

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Meet Sunshine Simpson - a brand-new best friend for 9+ readers! Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wils…

If you liked the middle grade plot in My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) by Pari Thomson

1. Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)

By: Pari Thomson

4.20

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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3. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan

4. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. You Think You Know Me

By: Ayaan Mohamud

4.27

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A stunning debut about finding the strength to speak up against hate and fear, for fans of The Hate… read more

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6. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. This Book Kills

By: Ravena Guron

3.99

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

I'll make it clear from the I did not kill Hugh Henry Van Boren. I didn't even help…Well, not inte… read more

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"My story, my words, my voice – they are priceless."

-Ravena Guron, This Book Kills

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8. What the World Doesn't See

By: Mel Darbon

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Run away from what they see. Discover who you are. Maudie and Jake's family is falling to pieces - … read more

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9. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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10. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts

By: William Hussey

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A Big Gay Rom-Zom-Com with Heart Jesse Spark has a broken heart and in a few short weeks he'll r… read more

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12. The School for Thieves (Crookhaven, #1)

By: J.J. Arcanjo

4.28

Format: 279 pages, Kindle Edition

"So this is really a school for criminals." It was meant as a question, though it came out more as … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Over My Dead Body

By: Maz Evans

4.36

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

When the misanthropic Dr Miriam Price wakes up dead, her day has only just started to go wrong. … read more

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14. Where the River Takes Us

By: Lesley Parr

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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15. Foxlight

By: Katya Balen

4.06

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of October, October , winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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16. The Boy Who Made Monsters

By: Jenny Pearson

4.56

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

A one-of-a-kind tale of love, loss, laughter and hope, from award-winning author Jenny Pearson. … read more

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17. Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1)

By: Alasdair Beckett-King

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A brilliantly funny young murder mystery from a rising stand-up comedian, podcaster and filmmaker –… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
"But inspiration can strike in many different ways ... When the philosopher Archimedes stepped into his bath and sloshed water over the sides, the people downstairs were inspired to find a new flat."

-Alasdair Beckett-King, Murder at the Museum (Montgomery Bonbon #1)

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18. Fablehouse (Fablehouse, #1)

By: E.L. Norry

3.83

Format: 372 pages, Kindle Edition

Unlock the legends. Unleash the magic. Save your home. Fablehouse, a mysterious mansion surround… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. Finn Jones Was Here

By: Simon James Green

4.62

Format: None pages, None

Eric's best friend, Finn, was the world's most enthusiastic prankster. Was, because Finn died recen… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls by Phil Hickes

20. Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls

By: Phil Hickes

4.29

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Shadowhall Academy, where spirits haunt the school halls. A brilliantly spooky new serie… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic by A.M. Howell

21. Mysteries at Sea: Peril on the Atlantic

By: A.M. Howell

4.16

Format: 247 pages, Kindle Edition

A twisty and heart-pounding mystery at sea, from award-winning A.M. Howell. July, 1936. As the Q… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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22. Bird Boy

By: Catherine Bruton

4.61

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Can you heal a broken wing? What about a broken heart? After the tragic death of his mother, ele… read more

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  • middle grade
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23. The Nowhere Thief

By: Alice M. Ross

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A mind-bending multiverse adventure about theft, family, and finding your home. Twelve-year-old … read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1) by Liz Flanagan

24. Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1)

By: Liz Flanagan

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When war threatens her beloved city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Forest, meeting Gra… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of How To Be More Hedgehog by Anne-Marie Conway

25. How To Be More Hedgehog

By: Anne-Marie Conway

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lily has a stammer. The signal between her brain and her mouth is all messed up - and it's getting … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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26. Quiet Storm

By: Kimberly Whittam

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

No matter how quiet it is, you've got a voice, Storm. You should use it to speak up for yourself. … read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend by Lizzie Huxley-Jones

27. Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend

By: Lizzie Huxley-Jones

4.45

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

“The problem with growing up listening to bedtime stories about monsters, magic and myth is that yo… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star by Laura Noakes

28. Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star

By: Laura Noakes

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Exciting, funny, moving – and featuring joyous and authentic disabled representation – Cosima Unfor… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton

29. My Name is Sunshine Simpson

By: G.M. Linton

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Meet Sunshine Simpson - a brand-new best friend for 9+ readers! Perfect for fans of Jacqueline Wils… read more

Similar categories in G.M. Linton's My Name is Sunshine Simpson book and G.M. Linton's My Name is Sunshine Simpson

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Starlight Stables Gang: Signed Edition by Esme Higgs

30. The Starlight Stables Gang: Signed Edition

By: Esme Higgs

4.61

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Clare Balding and Jacqueline Wilson will love this fun and heartwarming new adventure serie… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Rosa by Starlight by Hilary McKay

31. Rosa by Starlight

By: Hilary McKay

3.58

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Hilary McKay comes an enchanting illustrated middle grade novel in the sp… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens

20 best-selling childrens books like My Name is Sunshine Simpson by G.M. Linton

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Pari Thomson

4.20

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Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

A.F. Steadman

4.39

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

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Pari Thomson

4.20

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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S.F. Said

4.17

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Zohra Nabi

4.13

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