19 must-read middle grade books like Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2) by Lian Tanner

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Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

By: Lian Tanner

4.52

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

'Chasing cows and pigs. Mockery. Rude songs. Piracy, bullying, revenge, warfare and general thugger…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2) by Lian Tanner , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Boy in the Dress

By: Quentin Blake , David Walliams

4.09

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The sparkling debut children's novel from David Walliams, co-creator and co-star of the multi-award… read more

Similar categories in Quentin Blake's The Boy in the Dress book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • humor
  • middle grade
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2. Song of the Sun God

By: Shankari Chandran

4.36

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

Nala and Rajan, a young couple, begin their married life in 1946, on the eve of Sri Lanka's indepen… read more

Similar categories in Shankari Chandran's Song of the Sun God book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

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3. Silent to the Bone

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. Bu… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade

4. Whisper

By: Lynette Noni

4.04

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

For two and a half years, Subject 684 -- "Jane Doe" -- has been locked underground in a secret gove… read more

Similar categories in Lynette Noni's Whisper book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

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5. The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

By: Holly Ringland

4.04

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

From international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland, comes a ha… read more

Similar categories in Holly Ringland's The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • family
"There's a certain kind of beauty that can only exist because of darkness."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"You can see it, but it's not really there. Just like the end of a rainbow, the horizon is an illusion."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Catch the gold in your eyelashes so we have light for later, Starry, so it won't be dark in our dreams."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Everything I've wanted most in life has been on the other side of finding the courage to ask for the help I need."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

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6. Mermedusa (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #5)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.47

Format: 369 pages, Kindle Edition

Herbie and Violet's fifth gripping adventure brings the internationally bestselling Eerie-on-Sea se… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Taylor's Mermedusa (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #5) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
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7. Sick Bay

By: Nova Weetman

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Meg uses Sick Bay to hide from other kids. She’s struggling with changes at home, wears slippers to… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's Sick Bay book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
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8. Silver Linings

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

A new heartwarming novel set in 1950s Australia from bestselling author Katrina Nannestad Nettie… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Silver Linings book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • family
"How can anyone eat now that Billy is gone? How can we even breathe?"

-Katrina Nannestad, Silver Linings

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9. Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

By: Skye McKenna

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

First in a magical five-book series for readers of Nevermoor, The Worst Witch and The Dark Is Risin… read more

Similar categories in Skye McKenna's Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
"Cassandra Morgan was hiding in the broom cupboard. It wasn't a bad place to hide. all things considered; a narrow window provided light to read by and an upturned bucket served well enough as a seat.…"

-Skye McKenna, Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

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10. The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2)

By: Dhonielle Clayton

4.16

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Eager to wield their stapiers for Marvel Combat, Ella, Brigit, and Jason are back for their second … read more

Similar categories in Dhonielle Clayton's The Memory Thieves (Conjureverse, #2) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • family
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11. The Boy Who Stepped Through Time

By: Anna Ciddor

4.04

Format: 325 pages, Paperback

When Perry steps into a crumbling ruin while on holiday in France, he is not expecting to be transp… read more

Similar categories in Anna Ciddor's The Boy Who Stepped Through Time book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
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12. No Words

By: Maryam Master

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. … read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's No Words book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • family
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13. The Edge of Thirteen (The Secrets We Keep, #3)

By: Nova Weetman

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Clem Timmins can't wait to see her best friends after being apart all summer holidays. But when the… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's The Edge of Thirteen (The Secrets We Keep, #3) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • family
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14. Blue Flower

By: Sonya Hartnett

4.14

Format: 36 pages, Hardcover

I lay down and put my nose in the grass. The grass was dotted with yellow flowers, but blue ones gr… read more

Similar categories in Sonya Hartnett's Blue Flower book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

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15. August and Jones

By: Pip Harry

4.33

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old Jones Kirby has just moved to Sydney from her farm in country New South Wales. She'… read more

Similar categories in Pip Harry's August and Jones book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
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16. The Goodbye Year

By: Emily Gale

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It’s the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Rive… read more

Similar categories in Emily Gale's The Goodbye Year book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of The Forgotten Maze (Crookhaven, #2) by J.J. Arcanjo

17. The Forgotten Maze (Crookhaven, #2)

By: J.J. Arcanjo

4.35

Format: 276 pages, Kindle Edition

An irresistible series about chosen family, high stakes thievery, and what it really means to do go… read more

Similar categories in J.J. Arcanjo's The Forgotten Maze (Crookhaven, #2) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
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18. That Bird Has Arms

By: Kate Temple

3.86

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Roy is an ordinary bird in every way. He is not the biggest, or the smallest. His squawk is not the… read more

Similar categories in Kate Temple's That Bird Has Arms book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • animals
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19. The Jammer

By: Nova Weetman

4.27

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Fred has moved around her whole life, one small town after another, and never minded starting over.… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's The Jammer book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
Cover of Being Jimmy Baxter by Fiona Lloyd

20. Being Jimmy Baxter

By: Fiona Lloyd

4.02

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

A gently funny yet powerful coming-of-age middle grade novel about surviving the odds, unlikely fri… read more

Similar categories in Fiona Lloyd's Being Jimmy Baxter book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Tomas and Ironskin (Dragonstorm #1) by Alastair Chisholm

21. Tomas and Ironskin (Dragonstorm #1)

By: Alastair Chisholm

3.82

Format: 154 pages, ebook

Summon the power of a dragon with a young boy who discovers that dragons are real --in this new act… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Chisholm's Tomas and Ironskin (Dragonstorm #1) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
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22. Leo and Ralph

By: Peter Carnavas

4.42

Format: 180 pages, Kindle Edition

From award-winning storyteller Peter Carnavas comes this stellar novel about space, starting over a… read more

Similar categories in Peter Carnavas's Leo and Ralph book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

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23. Hide and Seek: Wolf Girl 11

By: Anh Do

4.44

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The eleventh instalment of this smash-hit series! Wolf Girl and her loyal pack have found the perfe… read more

Similar categories in Anh Do's Hide and Seek: Wolf Girl 11 book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
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24. Timeless

By: Kelly Canby

4.02

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Emit (whose parents turned back time to name him) is surrounded by busyness. Dad is too busy to rea… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Canby's Timeless book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • family
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25. Countdown to Yesterday

By: Shirley Marr

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Rebecca Stead’s The List of Things That Will Not Change gets a “Space Oddity” sci-fi twist in this … read more

Similar categories in Shirley Marr's Countdown to Yesterday book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Cara and Silverthief (Dragonstorm #2) by Alastair Chisholm

26. Cara and Silverthief (Dragonstorm #2)

By: Alastair Chisholm

4.10

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Summon the power of a dragon with a young thief who discovers that her best friend is actually a dr… read more

Similar categories in Alastair Chisholm's Cara and Silverthief (Dragonstorm #2) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

Cover of Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2) by Lian Tanner

27. Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

By: Lian Tanner

4.52

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

'Chasing cows and pigs. Mockery. Rude songs. Piracy, bullying, revenge, warfare and general thugger… read more

Similar categories in Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • detective
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
Cover of Ladybirds Do Not Go to Day Care (Preschool Problems) by Ali Rutstein

28. Ladybirds Do Not Go to Day Care (Preschool Problems)

By: Ali Rutstein

4.41

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Ladybirds Do Not Go to Day Care is a spirited, funny and empowering picture book to encourage even … read more

Similar categories in Ali Rutstein's Ladybirds Do Not Go to Day Care (Preschool Problems) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

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29. Footprints on the Moon

By: Lorraine Marwood

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Humans are about to leave footprints on the moon, but what sort of mark can one girl make here on e… read more

Similar categories in Lorraine Marwood's Footprints on the Moon book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

  • family
Cover of What Zola Did on Monday (What Zola Did, #1) by Melina Marchetta

30. What Zola Did on Monday (What Zola Did, #1)

By: Melina Marchetta

3.98

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A character-led chapter-book series for young readers from one of Australia’s most beloved and best… read more

Similar categories in Melina Marchetta's What Zola Did on Monday (What Zola Did, #1) book and Lian Tanner's Rita's Revenge (A Clue for Clara, #2)

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31. Bernie thinks in boxes

By: Jess Horn

4.88

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A beautiful story about thinking differently and navigating change in a neurotypical world. Bernie… read more

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4.32

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4.16

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Maryam Master

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4.22

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4.46

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