28 must-read middle grade books like The U-nique Lou Fox by Jodi Carmichael

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The U-nique Lou Fox

By: Jodi Carmichael

4.02

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Jodi Carmichael, who has ADHDherself, affirms and celebrates those who strug…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The U-nique Lou Fox by Jodi Carmichael , here is a list of 28 books like this:

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1. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

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  • middle grade
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2. 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

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  • middle grade
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3. 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
  • contemporary
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4. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

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  • humor
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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5. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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6. Echoes and Empires (Echoes and Empires, #1)

By: Morgan Rhodes

3.72

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A snarky seventeen-year-old must team up with an enigmatic criminal to cure herself of dangerous fo… read more

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7. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

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  • middle grade
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8. The Other Side of Perfect

By: Melanie Florence

3.81

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Two kids from two different worlds form an unexpected friendship in this lens into the interworking… read more

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  • middle grade
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9. Winterkill

By: Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch

4.23

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

From acclaimed author Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch, this incredibly gripping and timely story set during… read more

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  • middle grade
  • school
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10. Le Nord et le Sud (Nish, #1)

By: Isabelle Picard

3.82

Format: 328 pages, Paperback

Léon et Éloïse McKenzie, des jumeaux de 13 ans, vivent dans la communauté innue de Matimekosh, près… read more

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  • middle grade
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11. Eight Days

By: Teresa Toten

3.85

Format: 298 pages, Paperback

Governor General's award-winning author Teresa Toten's story about one girl's transformative eight-… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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12. The Islands of Elsewhere

By: Heather Fawcett

3.86

Format: None pages, Audiobook

With hints of magic and plenty of adventure, this seaside story of siblings on a hunt for treasure … read more

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  • middle grade
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13. Scout Is Not a Band Kid

By: Jade Armstrong

3.97

Format: 265 pages, Hardcover

A young girl in middle school will do whatever it takes to meet her favorite author--even if it mea… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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14. Let the Monster Out: A Novel

By: Chad Lucas

4.01

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An equal parts heart-pounding and heartfelt middle-grade mystery about facing––and accepting––your … read more

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  • middle grade
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15. Fly

By: Alison Hughes

3.84

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

A novel in free verse about a middle schooler who discovers he’s not the only one grappling with th… read more

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  • middle grade
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16. Ghostlight

By: Kenneth Oppel

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

One teen's summer job scaring tourists with ghost stories takes a terrifying turn when he accidenta… read more

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  • middle grade
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17. Forever Birchwood

By: Danielle Daniel

3.97

Format: 304 pages, ebook

The middle-grade debut of star picture-book author and illustrator Danielle Daniel Adventurous, tr… read more

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  • middle grade
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18. Hidden on the High Wire

By: Kathy Kacer

4.10

Format: 254 pages, Paperback

In the summer of 1941, Irene Lorch must perform the most perilous balancing act of her life… Ire… read more

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  • middle grade
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19. Apartment 713

By: Kevin Sylvester

4.26

Format: 231 pages, Hardcover

Secret ballrooms, hidden artwork and unlikely friends—welcome to the Regency, where even time moves… read more

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  • middle grade
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20. Berani

By: Michelle Kadarusman

4.39

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An honest and stirring novel about the choices made by young environmental activists, and the balan… read more

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  • middle grade
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21. The Big Sting

By: Rachelle Delaney

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A visit to Leo's grandfather's farm turns upside down when his grandmother's bee hives are stolen. … read more

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  • middle grade
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22. How to Be a Goldfish

By: Jane Baird Warren

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

When her class is assigned a family tree project, Lizzie knows hers will become fodder for Scotch G… read more

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  • middle grade
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23. Gnome Is Where Your Heart Is

By: Casey Lyall

4.07

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Lemon Peabody is certain that aliens visited Grandpa Walt thirty years ago, but she's running out o… read more

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  • humor
  • middle grade
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24. Peanut Butter and Chaos: The Mythic Adventures of Samuel Templeton

By: Anita Daher

3.11

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Nominated for a 2023/24 Red Cedar Award Nominated for the 2024 MYRCA Sundogs! When twelve-year-old … read more

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  • middle grade
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25. Fire on Headless Mountain

By: Iain Lawrence

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Separated from his siblings in the midst of a dangerous forest fire, 11-year-old Virgil must find a… read more

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  • middle grade
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26. The Grave Thief

By: Dee Hahn

3.95

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

A twelve-year-old grave thief gets caught up in a royal heist in this compelling middle-grade fanta… read more

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  • middle grade
  • school
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27. She Holds Up the Stars

By: Sandra Laronde

3.65

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The last thing that twelve-year-old Misko wants to do is to move away from the city to spend time o… read more

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  • middle grade
  • school
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28. Up for Grabs

By: Michelle Mulder

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Frida and her brother, Zac, have lived in seven countries in ten years. In fact, they’ve been trave… read more

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29. Ravenous Things

By: Derrick Chow

3.91

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Kieran Viola and Cassidy Leyendecker at Disney Hyperion have acquired at auction debut middle grade… read more

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  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of The U-nique Lou Fox by Jodi Carmichael

30. The U-nique Lou Fox

By: Jodi Carmichael

4.02

Format: 229 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Jodi Carmichael, who has ADHDherself, affirms and celebrates those who strug… read more

Similar categories in Jodi Carmichael's The U-nique Lou Fox book and Jodi Carmichael's The U-nique Lou Fox

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • school
  • contemporary
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31. Harvey Takes the Lead

By: Colleen Nelson

4.17

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning Harvey Stories are back with a new story of acceptance, understanding, and the lo… read more

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  • school

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Sarah Everett

4.33

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Erin Bow

4.31

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4.28

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Teresa Toten

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4.31

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Katherine Marsh

4.50

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