19 must-read middle grade books like Hunted (The Deadlands #1) by Skye Melki-Wegner

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Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

By: Skye Melki-Wegner

3.94

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this action-adventure middle grade debut series by Skye Melki-…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Hunted (The Deadlands #1) by Skye Melki-Wegner , here is a list of 19 books like this:

1. The Year of the Dog

By: Grace Lin

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

It's the Lunar Year of the Dog! When Pacy's mom tells her that this is a good year for friends, fam… read more

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2. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. 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 Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
"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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4. Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

By: Skye Melki-Wegner

3.94

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Wings of Fire meets Jurassic Park in this action-adventure middle grade debut series by Skye Melki-… read more

Similar categories in Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1) book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dinosaurs
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • prehistory
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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5. The First State of Being

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Michael Rosario meets a mysterious boy from the future, his life is changed fo… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's The First State of Being book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • audiobook
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6. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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7. The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1)

By: Alyson Gerber

4.19

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A USA TODAY bestseller! Weatherby is a fish out of water. When she lands a scholarship to the pr… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Gerber's The Liars Society (The Liars Society #1) book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • adventure
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8. And Then, Boom!

By: Lisa Fipps

4.69

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Fipps's And Then, Boom! book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"

-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!

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9. Barely Floating

By: Lilliam Rivera

3.94

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A dazzling story full of heart about how one twelve-year-old channels her rage into synchronized sw… read more

Similar categories in Lilliam Rivera's Barely Floating book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. You Are Here: Connecting Flights

By: Ellen Oh

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more

Similar categories in Ellen Oh's You Are Here: Connecting Flights book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"

-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights

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11. Deep Water

By: Jamie Sumner

4.21

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

An impactful, gripping middle grade novel in verse from acclaimed author Jamie Sumner that spans on… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Deep Water book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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12. The International House of Dereliction

By: Jacqueline Davies

4.04

Format: 227 pages, Hardcover

In this not-so-scary ghost story from Jacqueline Davies, bestselling author of the Lemonade War ser… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Davies's The International House of Dereliction book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) by Katherine Applegate

14. Dogtown (Dogtown, #1)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Dogtown (Dogtown, #1) book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) by Katherine Marsh

15. Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1)

By: Katherine Marsh

4.08

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award finalist Katherine Percy Jackson meets The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Aca… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's Medusa (The Myth of Monsters #1) book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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16. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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17. The Carrefour Curse

By: Dianne K. Salerni

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Addams Family meets The Westing Game in this exhilarating mystery about a modern magical dynast… read more

Similar categories in Dianne K. Salerni's The Carrefour Curse book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) by Christina Soontornvat

18. The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.18

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery honor recipient Christina Soontornvat comes a compelling new young middle gra… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1) book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"There is no shortcut to becoming what you already are. Don't try to be powerful, be strong, be magical. You cannot be a Guardian-you cannot be anything -if you can't just be ."

-Christina Soontornvat, The Guardian Test (Legends of Lotus Island #1)

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19. City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

By: Alex London

3.97

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In a modern mega-city built around dragons, one boy gets caught up in the world of underground drag… read more

Similar categories in Alex London's City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1) book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Secrets between friends are like dragon bile."

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

"Um..." Abel feared "um" was officially his catchphrase."

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

"WW3D" they added, which was a code they used whenever one of them was feeling nervous about something."

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

"How do you know it's a him?" Abel asked. "He's not wearing his pronouns on a name tag." "Male Sunrise Reapers have orange eyes," Roa said. "Females have red or yellow." "But what if he's nonbinary?" …"

-Alex London, City of Thieves (Battle Dragons #1)

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20. The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto

By: Adrianna Cuevas

4.04

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Rafa would rather live in the world of The Forgotten Age, his favorite role-playing game, than face… read more

Similar categories in Adrianna Cuevas's The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • science fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Do librarians let you check out as many comics and graphic novels as you want and quit calling them dessert books?"

-Adrianna Cuevas, The Ghosts of Rancho Espanto

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21. The Amazon (The Wildes, #1)

By: Roland Smith

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Ring and Asia Wilde's life is anything but ordinary. Some of their closest friends are endangered m… read more

Similar categories in Roland Smith's The Amazon (The Wildes, #1) book and Skye Melki-Wegner's Hunted (The Deadlands #1)

  • animals
  • adventure

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Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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Lisa Yee

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Skye Melki-Wegner

3.94

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Erin Entrada Kelly

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