8 best-selling adventure books like One Giant Leap by Ben Gartner

Cover of One Giant Leap by Ben Gartner

One Giant Leap

By: Ben Gartner

4.40

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

"I’m pretty sure I’m about to die in space. And I just turned twelve and a half." Blast off with…

If you liked the adventure plot in One Giant Leap by Ben Gartner , here is a list of 8 books like this:

Cover of Slugfest by Gordon Korman

1. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

2. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) by Lisa Yee

3. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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4. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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5. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Iceberg book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

Cover of Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow

6. 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

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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

Cover of Midnight at the Barclay Hotel by Fleur T. Bradley

7. Midnight at the Barclay Hotel

By: Fleur T. Bradley

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Hunting ghosts and solving the case before checkout? All in a weekend's work. When JJ Jacobson c… read more

Similar categories in Fleur T. Bradley's Midnight at the Barclay Hotel book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Olivetti by Allie Millington

8. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Labors of Hercules Beal by Gary D. Schmidt

9. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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10. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) by Alyson Gerber

11. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of And Then, Boom! by Lisa Fipps

12. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

Cover of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1) by Carlos  Hernandez

13. Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

By: Carlos Hernandez

4.18

Format: 382 pages, ebook

How did a raw chicken get inside Yasmany's locker? When Sal Vidon meets Gabi Real for the first … read more

Similar categories in Carlos Hernandez's Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1) book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
"Woah,"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

"Your phone gets bars across universes?"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

"How did you know it’s my brother’s birthday?!"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

"Can a class-eight artificial intelligence lie?"

-Carlos Hernandez, Sal and Gabi Break the Universe (Sal and Gabi, #1)

Cover of Across So Many Seas by Ruth Behar

14. Across So Many Seas

By: Ruth Behar

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Spanning over 500 years, Pura Belpré Award winner Ruth Behar's epic novel tells the stories of four… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Behar's Across So Many Seas book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Not Quite a Ghost by Anne Ursu

15. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) by Kelly Yang

16. Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2)

By: Kelly Yang

4.32

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes the sequel to Finally Seen in which … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Heard (Finally Seen #2) book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Legend of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures, #1) by Chris Rylander

17. The Legend of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures, #1)

By: Chris Rylander

3.88

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A boy discovers his destiny could totally stink in this riotously funny fantasy-adventure Risk-a… read more

Similar categories in Chris Rylander's The Legend of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures, #1) book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Trouble at the Tangerine by Gillian McDunn

18. 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 Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of 15 Secrets to Survival by Natalie D. Richards

19. 15 Secrets to Survival

By: Natalie D. Richards

3.86

Format: 384 pages, Library Binding

From the New York Times bestselling author of Five Total Strangers comes a thriller about a group o… read more

Similar categories in Natalie D. Richards's 15 Secrets to Survival book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Turn the Tide by Elaine Dimopoulos

20. Turn the Tide

By: Elaine Dimopoulos

4.03

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Mimi Laskaris is inspired by the Wijsen sisters of Bali to turn her focus from clas… read more

Similar categories in Elaine Dimopoulos's Turn the Tide book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of One Giant Leap by Ben Gartner

21. One Giant Leap

By: Ben Gartner

4.40

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

"I’m pretty sure I’m about to die in space. And I just turned twelve and a half." Blast off with… read more

Similar categories in Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap book and Ben Gartner's One Giant Leap

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction

19 best-selling fiction books like One Giant Leap by Ben Gartner

Transform Your Habits

Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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16 best-selling fiction books like The Legend of Greg (An Epic Series of Failures, #1) by Chris Rylander

Transform Your Habits

Gregor and the Curse of the Warmbloods (Underland Chronicles, #3)

Suzanne Collins

3.58

Transform Your Habits

Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

James Riley

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

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