20 best-selling middle grade books like Connect the Dots by Keith Calabrese

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Connect the Dots

By: Keith Calabrese

3.95

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Liar & Spy meets The Parker Inheritance in this whimsically complex story about human connection an…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Connect the Dots by Keith Calabrese , here is a list of 20 books like this:

1. 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

Similar categories in Sarah Weeks's Save Me a Seat book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

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2. Slugfest

By: Gordon Korman

4.24

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School. So good, in fact, that's he's already been pla… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Slugfest book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • juvenile
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3. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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4. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mystery
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

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5. Clean Getaway

By: Nic Stone

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes a middle grade road-trip story through Ameri… read more

Similar categories in Nic Stone's Clean Getaway book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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6. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • juvenile
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7. 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 Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • humor
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
"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

Cover of Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1) by Ally Carter

8. Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1)

By: Ally Carter

4.18

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

When 11-year-old April joins a group of kids living at Winterborne Home she doesn't expect to be th… read more

Similar categories in Ally Carter's Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor (Winterborne Home for Vengeance and Valor, #1) book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
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9. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles)

By: Matthew Swanson

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a f… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Swanson's Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Echo Mountain

By: Lauren Wolk

4.26

Format: 356 pages, Hardcover

A young heroine in Depression-era Maine is navigating the rocky terrain of her new life on Echo Mou… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wolk's Echo Mountain book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
"You want to know?"

-Lauren Wolk, Echo Mountain

"Blame comes from the Greek for “curse"

-Lauren Wolk, Echo Mountain

"The things we need to learn to do, we learn to do by doing."

-Lauren Wolk, Echo Mountain

"Maybe she’ll wake up soon and come back to what she used to be...or what she’ll be next"

-Lauren Wolk, Echo Mountain

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11. Scritch Scratch

By: Lindsay Currie

3.92

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's Scritch Scratch book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) by Kelly Yang

12. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)

By: Kelly Yang

4.46

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1) book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • school
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • juvenile
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13. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. The Forgotten Girl

By: India Hill Brown

3.91

Format: 250 pages, None

"Do you know what it feels like to be forgotten?"On a cold winter night, Iris and her best friend, … read more

Similar categories in India Hill Brown's The Forgotten Girl book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) by Rodman Philbrick

15. Wildfire (The Wilds, #1)

By: Rodman Philbrick

3.90

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Honor author Rodman Philbrick sends readers straight into the nightmare of a raging wildfir… read more

Similar categories in Rodman Philbrick's Wildfire (The Wilds, #1) book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Oh My Gods! (OMGs #1) by Stephanie  Cooke

16. Oh My Gods! (OMGs #1)

By: Stephanie Cooke

3.59

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Karen is just an average thirteen-year-old from New Jersey who loves to play video games with her f… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Cooke's Oh My Gods! (OMGs #1) book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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17. Air

By: Monica Roe

4.24

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An action-packed, empowering middle grade novel about a girl who has to speak up when her wheelchai… read more

Similar categories in Monica Roe's Air book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders

18. Coop Knows the Scoop

By: Taryn Souders

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground... Windy Bottom, Georgia is… read more

Similar categories in Taryn Souders's Coop Knows the Scoop book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • mystery
  • juvenile
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19. Weird Kid

By: Greg Van Eekhout

3.73

Format: 202 pages, Hardcover

Jake Wind is trying to stay under the radar. Whose radar? Anyone who might be too interested in the… read more

Similar categories in Greg Van Eekhout's Weird Kid book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • mystery
  • science fiction
  • juvenile
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20. Missing Okalee

By: Laura Ojeda Melchor

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

When compared to her nearly perfect little sister, Phoebe Paz Petersen feels she doesn’t measure up… read more

Similar categories in Laura Ojeda Melchor's Missing Okalee book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of Connect the Dots by Keith Calabrese

21. Connect the Dots

By: Keith Calabrese

3.95

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Liar & Spy meets The Parker Inheritance in this whimsically complex story about human connection an… read more

Similar categories in Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots book and Keith Calabrese's Connect the Dots

  • childrens
  • school
  • humor
  • middle grade
  • realistic fiction
  • mystery
  • science fiction
  • juvenile

20 Top childrens books like Connect the Dots by Keith Calabrese

Transform Your Habits

Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

Transform Your Habits

The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

Transform Your Habits

Clean Getaway

Nic Stone

3.98

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20 best-selling fiction books like Ferris by Kate DiCamillo

Transform Your Habits

Ferris

Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

Katherine Applegate

4.46

Transform Your Habits

A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

Lisa Yee

3.82

Transform Your Habits

The First State of Being

Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

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