21 Best middle grade books like Library Girl by Polly Horvath

Cover of Library Girl by Polly Horvath

Library Girl

By: Polly Horvath

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

After secretly living in the public library for the last eleven years, Essie must learn to adapt to…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Library Girl by Polly Horvath , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

1. 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 Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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2. 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 Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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3. The Wrong Way Home

By: Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

Format: 336 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Fern believes she's living a noble life--but what if everything she's been told is … read more

Similar categories in Kate O'Shaughnessy's The Wrong Way Home book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

4. The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Readers will be rooting for a happy ending for Hank in Newbery-Honor-winner Gennifer Choldenko’s gr… read more

Similar categories in Gennifer Choldenko's The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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5. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • books about books
  • juvenile
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6. The Bletchley Riddle

By: Ruta Sepetys

4.50

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A stunning collaboration between award-winning and bestselling authors Ruta Sepetys and Steve Shein… read more

Similar categories in Ruta Sepetys's The Bletchley Riddle book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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7. Kareem Between

By: Shifa Saltagi Safadi

4.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This heartfelt coming-of-age novel in verse tells the powerful story of a seventh grade Syrian-Amer… read more

Similar categories in Shifa Saltagi Safadi's Kareem Between book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. Let It Glow

By: Marissa Meyer

4.24

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Aviva Davis and Holly Martin meet at the holiday pageant tryouts for their local senior’s cent… read more

Similar categories in Marissa Meyer's Let It Glow book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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9. Deer Run Home

By: Ann Clare LeZotte

4.56

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Effie is Deaf, and no one in her family speaks sign language, her language. This heart-filled story… read more

Similar categories in Ann Clare LeZotte's Deer Run Home book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Series, 1) by Kate McKinnon

10. The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Series, 1)

By: Kate McKinnon

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From beloved Saturday Night Live alum Kate McKinnon comes a madcap new adventure about three sister… read more

Similar categories in Kate McKinnon's The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science (The Millicent Quibb School of Etiquette for Young Ladies of Mad Science Series, 1) book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) by James Ponti

11. The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1)

By: James Ponti

4.50

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the tradition of Nancy Drew, four kids and one grandfather in Miami tackle a decades-old mystery… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's The Sherlock Society (The Sherlock Society, #1) book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall by Jasmine Warga

12. A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall

By: Jasmine Warga

4.31

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of A Rover's Story and Other Words for Ho… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Strange Thing Happened in Cherry Hall book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. Not Nothing

By: Gayle Forman

4.45

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Gayle Forman's Not Nothing book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Library Girl by Polly Horvath

14. Library Girl

By: Polly Horvath

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

After secretly living in the public library for the last eleven years, Essie must learn to adapt to… read more

Similar categories in Polly Horvath's Library Girl book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • books about books
  • juvenile
Cover of Popcorn by Rob Harrell

15. Popcorn

By: Rob Harrell

4.51

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Wink is back with a hilarious and moving story about coping with anxiety on a… read more

Similar categories in Rob Harrell's Popcorn book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back by Ruth Chan

16. Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back

By: Ruth Chan

4.44

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of New Kid and A First Time for Everything, a joyful and tearful debut middle grad… read more

Similar categories in Ruth Chan's Uprooted: A Memoir About What Happens When Your Family Moves Back book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of The Hotel Balzaar by Kate DiCamillo

17. The Hotel Balzaar

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

In a wise and magical follow-up to The Puppets of Spelhorst, Kate DiCamillo revisits the land of No… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Hotel Balzaar book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Unsinkable Cayenne by Jessica Vitalis

18. Unsinkable Cayenne

By: Jessica Vitalis

4.56

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

When her unconventional parents finally agree to settle down in one place, twelve-year-old Cayenne’… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Vitalis's Unsinkable Cayenne book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
Cover of The Long Way Around by Anne Nesbet

19. The Long Way Around

By: Anne Nesbet

4.21

Format: 244 pages, Hardcover

In an exciting wilderness adventure, three cousins are cut off from their parents by a huge earthqu… read more

Similar categories in Anne Nesbet's The Long Way Around book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Safe Harbor by Padma Venkatraman

20. Safe Harbor

By: Padma Venkatraman

4.42

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

An uplifting novel in verse about an immigrant girl adjusting to life in the US through her love of… read more

Similar categories in Padma Venkatraman's Safe Harbor book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Shape of Lost Things by Sarah Everett

21. The Shape of Lost Things

By: Sarah Everett

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Probability of Everything, which has been called "one of the b… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Shape of Lost Things book and Polly Horvath's Library Girl

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction

18 Top fiction books like Library Girl by Polly Horvath

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Not Quite a Ghost

Anne Ursu

4.08

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The Wrong Way Home

Kate O'Shaughnessy

4.34

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The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman

Gennifer Choldenko

4.55

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20 Top fiction books like The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

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