14 best-selling middle grade books like Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai

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Shooting Kabul

By: N.H. Senzai

3.20

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 2001, twelve year old Fadi's parents make the difficult decision to illegally leav…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai , here is a list of 14 books like this:

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1. Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess

By: Shari Green

3.98

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

Sixth grade is coming to an end, and so is life as Macy McMillan knows it. Already a For Sale sign … read more

Similar categories in Shari Green's Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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2. Frightful's Mountain (Mountain, #3)

By: Jean Craighead George

3.80

Format: 319 pages, Paperback

Can frightful survive alone? Sam Gribley has been told that it is illegal to harbor an endangered b… read more

Similar categories in Jean Craighead George's Frightful's Mountain (Mountain, #3) book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. The School Story

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.14

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Two middle school girls scheme to publish a book in this novel from Andrew Clements, the author of … read more

Similar categories in Brian Selznick's The School Story book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult

4. The Modern Age: From Victoria's Empire to the End of the USSR (The Story of the World #4)

By: Susan Wise Bauer

3.74

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Where was the Crystal Palace? Who was the Sick Man of Europe? And how did cow fat start a revolutio… read more

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5. The Only Road

By: None

4.20

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

PURA BELPRE HONOR BOOK ALA NOTABLE BOOK "Powerful and timely." --Booklist(starred review) "An impor… read more

Similar categories in None's The Only Road book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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6. Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself

By: Steve Hockensmith , Bob Pflugfelder

3.89

Format: 197 pages, Hardcover

Nick and Tesla are bright 11-year-old siblings with a knack for science, electronics, and getting i… read more

Similar categories in Steve Hockensmith's Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab: A Mystery with Electromagnets, Burglar Alarms, and Other Gadgets You Can Build Yourself book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • middle grade
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7. Shooting Kabul

By: N.H. Senzai

3.20

Format: 168 pages, Hardcover

In the summer of 2001, twelve year old Fadi's parents make the difficult decision to illegally leav… read more

Similar categories in N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • cultural
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

8. Trouble

By: Gary D. Schmidt , Jason Culp

4.27

Format: 412 pages, Audio CD

A dog, a mountain, and an ancient slave ship are featured in this latest page-turner from a versati… read more

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9. The Stars Beneath Our Feet

By: David Barclay Moore

4.48

Format: 334 pages, Hardcover

A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death.… read more

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10. Amina's Voice

By: Hena Khan

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A Pakistani-American Muslim girl struggles to stay true to her family's vibrant culture while simul… read more

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11. Inside Out & Back Again

By: Thanhhà Lại

3.92

Format: 594 pages, Hardcover

For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon: the thrills of its markets, the joy of… read more

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12. Jefferson's Sons

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.25

Format: 131 pages, Hardcover

The untold story of Thomas Jefferson's slave children Beverly, Harriet, Madison, and Eston are Thom… read more

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13. The Singing Tree

By: Kate Seredy

3.50

Format: 306 pages,

Life on the Hungarian plains us changing quickly for Jancsi and his cousin Kate. Father has given J… read more

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14. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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15. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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16. Brother's Keeper

By: Julie Lee

4.34

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Can two children escape North Korea on their own? North Korea. December, 1950. Twelve-year-ol… read more

Similar categories in Julie Lee's Brother's Keeper book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • middle grade
  • war
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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17. 365 Days to Alaska

By: Cathy Carr

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful middle-grade debut about a girl from off-the-grid Alaska adjusting to suburban life  … read more

Similar categories in Cathy Carr's 365 Days to Alaska book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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18. The Season of Styx Malone

By: Kekla Magoon

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind th… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Season of Styx Malone book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Sometimes you don't ever find out what someone else is thinking."

-Kekla Magoon, The Season of Styx Malone

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19. The Science of Breakable Things

By: Tae Keller

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

An emotionally-charged new classic about the science of hope, love, and miracles! Natalie's uplifti… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's The Science of Breakable Things book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
"You can’t always protect breakable things. Hearts and eggs will break but you keep going anyway, because science is asking questions and living is not being afraid of the answer."

-Tae Keller, The Science of Breakable Things

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20. Dear Student

By: Elly Swartz

4.00

Format: None pages, None

When Autumn becomes the secret voice of the advice column in her middle school newspaper she is fac… read more

Similar categories in Elly Swartz's Dear Student book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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21. Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year

By: Nina Hamza

4.00

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian Muslim #ownvoices debut about an underachiever who must start over in a new state with th… read more

Similar categories in Nina Hamza's Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year book and N.H. Senzai's Shooting Kabul

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction

13 Top fiction books like Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai

Transform Your Habits

Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess

Shari Green

3.98

Transform Your Habits

Frightful's Mountain (Mountain, #3)

Jean Craighead George

3.80

Transform Your Habits

The School Story

Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.14

The Only Road

None

4.20

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27 best-selling fiction books like The Science of Breakable Things by Tae Keller

Transform Your Habits

Blackbird Fly

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.16

Transform Your Habits

You Go First

Erin Entrada Kelly

3.78

Transform Your Habits

The Prettiest

Brigit Young

4.15

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

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