13 Best fiction books like Crash by Jerry Spinelli

Cover of Crash by Jerry Spinelli

Crash

By: Jerry Spinelli

3.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Crash Coogan. Crash seems to be all brawn and no brains, but he will need more than mere muscl…

If you liked the fiction plot in Crash by Jerry Spinelli , here is a list of 13 books like this:

Cover of Anyone But Me (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, #1) by Nancy E. Krulik, John & Wendy

1. Anyone But Me (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, #1)

By: Nancy E. Krulik , John & Wendy

3.93

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Katie Carew, nicknamed Katie Kazoo by the class bully, had no idea what would happen when she wishe… read more

Similar categories in Nancy E. Krulik's Anyone But Me (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, #1) book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Before she could think of anything though, she had to deal with her teeth. They were feeling really long."

-Nancy E. Krulik, Anyone But Me (Katie Kazoo, Switcheroo, #1)

Cover of Ungifted by Gordon Korman

2. Ungifted

By: Gordon Korman

3.98

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't t… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Ungifted book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3. 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

Similar categories in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Crash by Jerry Spinelli

4. Crash

By: Jerry Spinelli

3.12

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Crash Coogan. Crash seems to be all brawn and no brains, but he will need more than mere muscl… read more

Similar categories in Jerry Spinelli's Crash book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • sports
Cover of The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm, Tad Carpenter

5. The Fourteenth Goldfish

By: Jennifer L. Holm , Tad Carpenter

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Galileo. Newton. Salk. Oppenheimer. Science can change the world . . . but can it go too far? Eleve… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Fourteenth Goldfish book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

6. Middle School: Get Me Out of Here! (Middle School, #2)

By: James Patterson , Chris Tebbetts , Laura Park

3.86

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

James Patterson's winning follow-up to the #1 New York Timesbestseller Middle School, The Worst Yea… read more

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7. 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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8. The Nixie's Song (Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, #1)

By: Holly Black , Tony DiTerlizzi

4.67

Format: 87 pages, Hardcover

The Spiderwick Chroniclesleave the old-fashioned charm of New England far behind and head south for… read more

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9. Schooled

By: Gordon Korman

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tast… read more

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10. Save Me a Seat

By: Sarah Weeks , Gita Varadarajan

4.36

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Joe and Ravi might be from very different places, but they're both stuck in the same place: SCHOOL.… read more

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Cover of Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

11. Hope Was Here

By: Joan Bauer

4.01

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner, Hope's not sure w… read more

Similar categories in Joan Bauer's Hope Was Here book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Revenge of the Giant Grill Man."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

"The sad heart needs work to do."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

"Addie always keeps her promises. That's why my mother gave me to her."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

"a man who was, as we say in the restaurant business, one taco short of a combo platter."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

12. Aquamarine (Water Tales, #1)

By: Alice Hoffman

2.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hailey and Claire are spending their last summer together when they discover something at the botto… read more

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13. Slappy Birthday to You (Goosebumps SlappyWorld, #1)

By: R.L. Stine

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

The evil dummy comes to life to tell his own twisted tales and scary stories! It's bad enough Ian B… read more

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14. How to Steal a Dog

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.46

Format: None pages,

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Cover of Negative Cat by Sophie  Blackall

15. Negative Cat

By: Sophie Blackall

4.11

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Two-time Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall spins a winning tale about Max, a feline whose behavior d… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Blackall's Negative Cat book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor by Alan Gratz

16. Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor

By: Alan Gratz

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz ( Refugee ; Ground Zero ; Two Degr… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Heroes: A Novel of Pearl Harbor book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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17. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

Similar categories in Hudson Talbott's A Walk in the Words book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Blended by Sharon M. Draper

18. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

Cover of 24 Hours in Nowhere by Dusti Bowling

19. 24 Hours in Nowhere

By: Dusti Bowling

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

When you come from Nowhere, can you ever really make it anywhere? Author Dusti Bowling (Insignifica… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's 24 Hours in Nowhere book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
Cover of Shine! by J.J. Grabenstein

20. Shine!

By: J.J. Grabenstein

4.18

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Who do you want to be? asks Mr. Van Deusen. And not when you grow up. Right here, right now. Shine … read more

Similar categories in J.J. Grabenstein's Shine! book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Obie Is Man Enough by Schuyler Bailar

21. Obie Is Man Enough

By: Schuyler Bailar

4.41

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about transgender tween Obie, who didn't think being himself would cause such… read more

Similar categories in Schuyler Bailar's Obie Is Man Enough book and Jerry Spinelli's Crash

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • sports

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Gordon Korman

3.98

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Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

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Jerry Spinelli

3.12

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Jennifer L. Holm , Tad Carpenter

3.83

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Cynthia Lord

3.97

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Holly Goldberg Sloan

4.14

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Rob Buyea

4.35

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