21 Best middle grade books like The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2) by Joel N. Ross

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The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

By: Joel N. Ross

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In the high-stakes sequel to The Fog Diver, thirteen-year-old Chess and his crew must stop the dead…

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1. The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

By: Lisa McMann

4.12

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds… read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You were great,"

-Lisa McMann, The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

"Don’t die. (Clive in The Unwanteds)"

-Lisa McMann, The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

"It takes more than strength and intelligence to win a battle - it takes creativity and skill and common sense."

-Lisa McMann, The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

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2. Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

By: Kate Milford

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, … read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
"I want that T-shirt" Sirin muttered. " I should have that T-shirt."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"Never overlook folklore if you want to really know about the place it came from."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But Milo had a shiny gold present to open, and presents trumped sad trees any day of the week."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But when things were passed to you, you were supposed to pass them on to someone else eventually too."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

Cover of The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1) by Jeanne DuPrau

3. The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.89

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition can be found here. Many hundreds of years ago, the city of Ember was… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
"He says I'm beautiful as a red tomato"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Why, if its going to be allright, do we see it getting worse every day?"

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"The trouble with anger is, it gets hold of you. And then you aren't the master of yourself. Anger is."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

"Wouldn't it be strange, she thought, to have a blue sky? But she liked the way it looked. It would be beautiful - a blue sky."

-Jeanne DuPrau, The City of Ember (Book of Ember, #1)

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4. Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2)

By: Lisa McMann

4.30

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Second book in the middle grade dystopian fantasy series, Unwanteds. The battle is over. The mag… read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I want to tell you a story, Alex." Alex nibbled on his bottom lip, waiting. Wondering now if Mr. Today really understood that Alex was turning him down. "Simber." The old mage said. Alex automaticall…"

-Lisa McMann, Island of Silence (Unwanteds, #2)

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5. The Sorceress (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #3)

By: Michael Scott

3.70

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Book Three in the New York Times bestselling series. Nicholas Flamel's heart almost broke as he wat… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2) by Jeanne DuPrau

6. The People of Sparks (Book of Ember, #2)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.23

Format: 403 pages, Paperback

"It is green here and very big. Light comes from the sky..." When Lina and Doon lead their people u… read more

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  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Omega City (Omega City, #1) by Diana Peterfreund

7. Omega City (Omega City, #1)

By: Diana Peterfreund

2.00

Format: 144 pages, Kindle Edition

Gillian Seagret doesn't listen to people who say her father's a crackpot. His conspiracy theories a… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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8. The Diamond of Darkhold (Book of Ember, #4)

By: Jeanne DuPrau

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It's been several months since Lina and Doon escaped the dying city of Ember and, along with the re… read more

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  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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9. The Extraordinary Education of Nicholas Benedict (The Mysterious Benedict Society, #0.5)

By: Trenton Lee Stewart , Del Roy

3.57

Format: None pages, Audio

Nine-year-old Nicholas Benedict has more problems than most children his age. Not only is he an orp… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Necromancer  (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4) by Michael Scott

10. The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4)

By: Michael Scott

4.00

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

San Francisco: Josh and Sophie Newman are finally home. And they're both more confused than ever ab… read more

Similar categories in Michael Scott's The Necromancer (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #4) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2) by Joel N. Ross

11. The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

By: Joel N. Ross

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In the high-stakes sequel to The Fog Diver, thirteen-year-old Chess and his crew must stop the dead… read more

Similar categories in Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • steampunk
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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12. Island of Legends (Unwanteds, #4)

By: Lisa McMann

3.56

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Uncover adventure and dangerous secrets in book four of the New York Times bestselling Unwanteds se… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Island of Fire  (Unwanteds, #3) by Lisa McMann

13. Island of Fire (Unwanteds, #3)

By: Lisa McMann

3.37

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The fate of Artime is at stake - and an unlikely alliance could redeem it - in book three in the Ne… read more

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  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • fantasy

14. The Secret Keepers

By: Trenton Lee Stewart

4.26

Format: None pages, ebook

A magical watch. A string of secrets. A race against time. When Reuben discovers an extraordinary a… read more

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15. Island of Shipwrecks (Unwanteds #5)

By: Lisa McMann

3.19

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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16. The Magician (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, #2)

By: Michael Scott

4.62

Format: None pages, Hardcover

After fleeing Ojai, Nicholas, Sophie, Josh, and Scatty emerge in Paris, the City of Lights. Home fo… read more

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17. Slaves of Socorro (Brotherband Chronicles, #4)

By: John Flanagan

4.16

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the mega-selling Ranger's Apprentice! Hal and his fellow Herons have returned ho… read more

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18. The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding (The Dreadful Tale of Prosper Redding #1)

By: Alexandra Bracken

3.37

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

"I would say it's a pleasure to meet thee, Prosperity Oceanus Redding, but truly, I only anticipate… read more

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19. Island of Graves (Unwanteds, #6)

By: Lisa McMann

4.00

Format: None pages, ebook

On the brink of war, the fates of both Artime and Quill are at stake in book six of the New York Ti… read more

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20. Island of Dragons (Unwanteds, #7)

By: Lisa McMann

3.26

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twins Alex and Aaron Stowe are put to the ultimate test to fulfill their destinies and save both Qu… read more

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21. Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.33

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

From author Stuart Gibbs comes the first novel in a new series about the world’s youngest and smart… read more

Similar categories in Stuart Gibbs's Charlie Thorne and the Last Equation (Charlie Thorne #1) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Glass Slippers (Sisters Ever After #2) by Leah Cypess

22. Glass Slippers (Sisters Ever After #2)

By: Leah Cypess

4.11

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The second book in the Sisters Ever After series of fairy tale retellings from the point of view of… read more

Similar categories in Leah Cypess's Glass Slippers (Sisters Ever After #2) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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23. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

Cover of Moon Rising (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #6) by Tui T. Sutherland

24. Moon Rising (Wings of Fire Graphic Novel #6)

By: Tui T. Sutherland

4.58

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The graphic novel adaptations of the #1 New York Times bestselling Wings of Fire series continue to… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
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25. The School for Whatnots

By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

3.79

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From master of suspense author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes another page-turning stand-alone adve… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Peterson Haddix's The School for Whatnots book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • middle grade
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) by Janet Sumner Johnson

26. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more

Similar categories in Janet Sumner Johnson's Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Dragon Fury  (The Unwanteds Quests, #7) by Lisa McMann

27. Dragon Fury (The Unwanteds Quests, #7)

By: Lisa McMann

4.48

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artimé, their younger twin sisters … read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's Dragon Fury (The Unwanteds Quests, #7) book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • dystopia
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I think all feelings are real. But we just have to work through some of them."

-Lisa McMann, Dragon Fury (The Unwanteds Quests, #7)

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28. Dragonfell

By: Sarah Prineas

4.06

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

From Sarah Prineas, author of The Lost Books: The Scroll of Kings and the acclaimed Magic Thief ser… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Prineas's Dragonfell book and Joel N. Ross's The Lost Compass (The Fog Diver, #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Return of the Temujai (Brotherband Chronicles, #8) by John Flanagan

29. Return of the Temujai (Brotherband Chronicles, #8)

By: John Flanagan

4.30

Format: 347 pages, Kindle Edition

The Herons take to the high seas in the action-packed eighth installment of the Brotherband Chronic… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Caldera (Brotherband Chronicles, #7) by John Flanagan

30. The Caldera (Brotherband Chronicles, #7)

By: John Flanagan

4.30

Format: 12 pages, Audio CD

The Herons take to the high seas to fend off pirates and rescue the heir to an empire in the newest… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure

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4.12

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4.02

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Jeanne DuPrau

3.89

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Melanie Dickerson

4.16

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James Riley

3.95

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Shannon Messenger

4.34

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