12 Top middle grade books like Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters) by Megan McDonald

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Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

By: Megan McDonald

4.15

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

When fifth-grader Julie discovers that girls aren’t allowed on the basketball team at her new schoo…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters) by Megan McDonald , here is a list of 12 books like this:

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1. Nicki

By: Ann Howard Creel , Doron Ben-Ami

4.04

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Nicki Fleming is a 10-year-old girl who is a natural with animals. She lives on a working Colorado … read more

Similar categories in Ann Howard Creel's Nicki book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
Cover of Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Felicity, #2) by Valerie Tripp, Dan Andreasen, Luann Roberts, Keith Skeen, None

2. Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Felicity, #2)

By: Valerie Tripp , Dan Andreasen , Luann Roberts , Keith Skeen , None

3.94

Format: 69 pages, Paperback

Felicity is sent to Miss Manderly's house to learn to be a polite gentlewoman. She practices stitch… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Felicity, #2) book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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3. Chrissa Stands Strong (American Girl Today)

By: Mary Casanova

4.03

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Chrissa's had a good summer, practicing for swim team tryouts. Then her world is shaken when she an… read more

Similar categories in Mary Casanova's Chrissa Stands Strong (American Girl Today) book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
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4. The Runaway: A Maryellen Mystery

By: Juliana Kolesova , Alison Hart

4.17

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

Scooter, Maryellen's pudgy pet dachshund, may be lazy, but he's one of the family, and Maryellen lo… read more

Similar categories in Juliana Kolesova's The Runaway: A Maryellen Mystery book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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5. Chrissa

By: Mary Casanova

4.25

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

Chrissa Maxwell moves to a new school in the middle of the year, and the girls in her fourth-grade … read more

Similar categories in Mary Casanova's Chrissa book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
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6. The Cry of the Loon: A Samantha Mystery

By: Barbara Steiner

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

Samantha can't wait to take Nellie to Piney Point, Grandmary's summer home in the mountains. But th… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Steiner's The Cry of the Loon: A Samantha Mystery book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction

7. Taking Off: A Maryellen Classic 2

By: Valerie Tripp , Juliana Kolesova

3.69

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Turning ten is a big deal, and Maryellen Larkin wants to celebrate it in a very special way. Will s… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Taking Off: A Maryellen Classic 2 book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

8. Kailey

By: Amy Goldman Koss

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

Kailey is determined to save her beloved ocean tide pools from a developer. read more

Similar categories in Amy Goldman Koss's Kailey book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

9. Jess

By: Robert Papp , Mary Casanova

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

With her first step off the airplane and into bright tropical sunlight, ten-year-old Jess McConnell… read more

Similar categories in Robert Papp's Jess book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

10. Thanks to Nicki

By: Ann Howard Creel

3.55

Format: None pages, Paperback

Ten-year-old Nicki Fleming is about to start fifth grade. She has spent the summer on her Colorado … read more

Similar categories in Ann Howard Creel's Thanks to Nicki book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

11. Mia

By: Laurence Yep , Chris David

3.36

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Mia St. Clair is a ten-year-old girl living in upstate New York. She has grown up playing ice hocke… read more

Similar categories in Laurence Yep's Mia book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

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12. Lila Goes for Gold

By: Erin Falligant

4.16

Format: 135 pages, Paperback

The original, illustrated novel for, Lila, American Girl's 2024 Girl of the Year! Read all about Li… read more

Similar categories in Erin Falligant's Lila Goes for Gold book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
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13. Isabel: My Journal

By: Julia DeVillers

4.05

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

"My name is Isabel Hoffman, I am 9 years old, and I live in Seattle, Washington. I wrote this journ… read more

Similar categories in Julia DeVillers's Isabel: My Journal book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
Cover of Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters) by Megan McDonald

14. Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

By: Megan McDonald

4.15

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

When fifth-grader Julie discovers that girls aren’t allowed on the basketball team at her new schoo… read more

Similar categories in Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters) book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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15. Meet Isabel and Nicki

By: Julia DeVillers

4.03

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Isabel and Nicki Hoffman may be twins, but they're each one of a kind. Isabel loves dancing with he… read more

Similar categories in Julia DeVillers's Meet Isabel and Nicki book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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16. The Summer Pact

By: Emily Giffin

3.40

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

In the wake of tragedy, a group of friends make a pact that will cause them to reunite a decade lat… read more

Similar categories in Emily Giffin's The Summer Pact book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

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17. Julie and the Blue Guitar: American Girl Mysteries Across Time

By: Casey Gilly

3.85

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

An American Girl Mystery unravels acrosstime! Join Emma in 2024 as she helps Juliesolve a mystery t… read more

Similar categories in Casey Gilly's Julie and the Blue Guitar: American Girl Mysteries Across Time book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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18. Nicki: My Journal

By: Jennifer Roy

4.27

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Roy's Nicki: My Journal book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

  • middle grade
  • historical fiction
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19. Maritza: Lead with Your Heart (American Girl® Contemporary Characters)

By: Angela Cervantes

4.12

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Maritza is Bolivian on her mother’s side, Mexican on her father’s side, and 100 percent American so… read more

Similar categories in Angela Cervantes's Maritza: Lead with Your Heart (American Girl® Contemporary Characters) book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

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20. Ready to be Royal (American Girl® WellieWishers™)

By: Valerie Tripp

3.94

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

The WellieWishers' castle has become a school for royalty! Camille is teaching the others how to cu… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Ready to be Royal (American Girl® WellieWishers™) book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

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21. Willa's Wilderness Campout (American Girl® WellieWishers™)

By: Valerie Tripp

4.14

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

The WellieWishers are going camping! Willa can’t wait to be surrounded by nature, sleeping under th… read more

Similar categories in Valerie Tripp's Willa's Wilderness Campout (American Girl® WellieWishers™) book and Megan McDonald's Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters)

9 Top historical fiction books like Julie: My Journal (American Girl® Historical Characters) by Megan McDonald

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4.04

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Felicity Learns a Lesson: A School Story (American Girls: Felicity, #2)

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3.94

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The Runaway: A Maryellen Mystery

Juliana Kolesova , Alison Hart

4.17

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The Cry of the Loon: A Samantha Mystery

Barbara Steiner

3.09

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Missing Grace: A Kit Mystery

Elizabeth McDavid Jones

3.94

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Meet Josefina: An American Girl (American Girls: Josefina, #1)

Valerie Tripp , Susan McAliley , Jean-Paul Tibbles

3.90

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The Stolen Sapphire: A Samantha Mystery

Sarah Masters Buckey

3.64

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Lila Goes for Gold

Erin Falligant

4.16

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