6 Best juvenile books like Greta by J. S. Lemon

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Greta

By: J. S. Lemon

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

J. S. Lemon’s middle grade debut is an utterly transformative, fiercely original, and surprisingly …

If you liked the juvenile plot in Greta by J. S. Lemon , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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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 J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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2. 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 J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • family
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3. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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4. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
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5. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
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6. 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 J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
"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!

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7. 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 J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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8. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...

By: Jason Reynolds

4.39

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Twenty-Four Seconds from Now... book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
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9. When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary

By: Alice Hoffman

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Alice Hoffman delivers a stunning novel about one of contemporary history's most… read more

Similar categories in Alice Hoffman's When We Flew Away: A Novel of Anne Frank Before the Diary book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
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10. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
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11. Read at Your Own Risk

By: Remy Lai

3.80

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Read at Your Own Risk is the illustrated sketch diary of a girl who is being haunted after a game g… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Read at Your Own Risk book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
Cover of Deer Run Home by Ann Clare LeZotte

12. 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 J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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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 J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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14. Onyx & Beyond

By: Amber McBride

4.27

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Onyx lives with his mother, who is showing signs of early-onset dementia. He doesn't want to bring … read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Onyx & Beyond book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
Cover of Greta by J. S. Lemon

15. Greta

By: J. S. Lemon

3.65

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

J. S. Lemon’s middle grade debut is an utterly transformative, fiercely original, and surprisingly … read more

Similar categories in J. S. Lemon's Greta book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • magical realism
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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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 J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
  • family
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17. Into the Uncut Grass

By: Trevor Noah

4.16

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

A story for all ages from the author of the #1 bestselling Born a Crime “But sooner or later yo… read more

Similar categories in Trevor Noah's Into the Uncut Grass book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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18. Tig

By: Heather Smith

4.54

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

A new heartwarming middle-grade story from the critically acclaimed author Heather Smith featuring … read more

Similar categories in Heather Smith's Tig book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
Cover of Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better by Mylisa Larsen

19. Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better

By: Mylisa Larsen

4.68

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A fiercely independent nonconformist, Quagmire must recalibrate his formidable survival skills when… read more

Similar categories in Mylisa Larsen's Quagmire Tiarello Couldn't Be Better book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
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20. Chickenpox

By: Remy Lai

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

This hilarious and heartwarming contemporary middle-grade graphic novel is about eldest sister Abby… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Chickenpox book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
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21. The Flicker

By: H.E. Edgmon

4.01

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

Perfect for fans of The Marrow Thieves, Hatchet and The City of Ember, H.E. Edgmon's middle grade d… read more

Similar categories in H.E. Edgmon's The Flicker book and J. S. Lemon's Greta

  • middle grade
  • family

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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Allie Millington

4.10

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4.38

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Lois Lowry

4.39

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Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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Lisa Yee

3.82

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Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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