If you liked the middle grade plot in Frindle by Brian Selznick, Andrew Clements , here is a list of 19 books like this:
1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
By: Chris Grabenstein
4.12
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)
2. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)
By: Judy Blume
4.11
Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback
Life with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether … read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- humor
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
3. Rules
By: Cynthia Lord
3.97
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
This Newbery Honor Book is a heartfelt and witty story about feeling different and finding acceptan… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"rules"-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"No toys in the fish tank "-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"Just this once, let it be easy."-Cynthia Lord, Rules
"...choosing words is harder than I thought."-Cynthia Lord, Rules
4. Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia
By: Barbara O'Connor
3.85
Format: 112 pages, Hardcover
Will a spelling bee be the answer to all of Bird’s problems? All her life, all Bird has ever wante… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
5. Stone Fox
By: John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves
4.04
Format: 96 pages, Paperback
John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has c… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
6. Smile (Smile, #1)
By: Raina Telgemeier
4.23
Format: 214 pages, Hardcover
Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, … read more
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- childrens
- humor
- middle grade
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
"Why don't you bang it against the wall a few times? That way, when you stop banging, it'll hurt less!"-Raina Telgemeier, Smile (Smile, #1)
7. Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
By: Rob Buyea
4.35
Format: 269 pages, Hardcover
It’s the start of fifth grade for seven kids at Snow Hill School. There’s . . . Jessica, the new gi… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"I didn't want anyone to get hurt."-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
"We watched, and he taught us like he did every day we were with him. He showed us how to forgive."-Rob Buyea, Because of Mr. Terupt (Mr. Terupt, #1)
8. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
By: E.L. Konigsburg
3.76
Format: None pages,
When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from some… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
9. Number the Stars
By: Lois Lowry
4.00
Format: None pages,
Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more
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- fiction
- middle grade
- childrens
- young adult
10. Because of Winn-Dixie
By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban
3.00
Format: 32 pages, Paperback
Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
11. Freckle Juice
By: Judy Blume
4.05
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
Nicky has freckles: they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind h… read more
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- childrens
- humor
- middle grade
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
12. Tuck Everlasting
By: Natalie Babbitt
4.02
Format: 424 pages,
Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more
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- childrens
- school
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
13. Out of My Mind
By: Sharon M. Draper
3.73
Format: None pages,
Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
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- childrens
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- realistic fiction
- humor
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
15. Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)
By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
3.79
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig… read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
16. Maniac Magee
By: Jerry Spinelli
4.00
Format: 222 pages,
Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more
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- childrens
- school
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
17. The Chocolate Touch
By: Margot Apple , Patrick Skene Catling
3.91
Format: 163 pages, Paperback
In this zany twist on the legend of King Midas and his golden touch, a boy acquires a magical gift … read more
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- childrens
- school
- humor
- middle grade
- fiction
18. The Lemonade War (The Lemonade War, #1)
By: Jacqueline Davies
3.67
Format: 44 pages, Hardcover
For a full hour, he poured lemonade. The world is a thirsty place, he thought as he nearly emptied … read more
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- childrens
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
19. The One and Only Ivan
By: Katherine Applegate , Patricia Castelao
3.52
Format: 257 pages, Hardcover
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accu… read more
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20. Sideways Stories from Wayside School (Wayside School #1)
By: Louis Sachar , Adam McCauley
4.20
Format: None pages, Paperback
There was a terrible mistake - Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirt… read more
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21. Restart
By: Gordon Korman
2.50
Format: 260 pages, Hardcover
Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more
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22. The Tale of Despereaux
By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering
3.49
Format: 465 pages,
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more
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23. Fish in a Tree
By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt
3.66
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more
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24. The Infamous Ratsos
By: Kara LaReau , Matt Myers
3.60
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Louie and Ralphie Ratso's dad, Big Lou, always says that there are two kinds of people: those who a… read more
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25. Beezus and Ramona (Ramona, #1)
By: Beverly Cleary
3.15
Format: 252 pages,
Nine-year-old Beezus Quimby has her hands full with her little sister, Ramona. Sure, other people h… read more
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26. The Mouse and the Motorcycle (Ralph S. Mouse, #1)
By: Tracy Dockray , Beverly Cleary , Louis Darling
3.82
Format: None pages, Paperback
"Pb-pb-b-b-b. Pb-pb-b-b-b." With these magic vocables, Ralph the mouse revs up a dream come true--h… read more
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27. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)
By: Gary Paulsen
3.66
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more
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28. Holes (Holes, #1)
By: Louis Sachar
3.43
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmen… read more
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29. Esperanza Rising
By: Pam Muñoz Ryan
4.29
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fan… read more
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30. Island of the Blue Dolphins
By: Scott O'Dell
3.87
Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition
In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more
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- childrens
- school
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins
