21 Top middle grade books like Top Story (Front Desk, #5) by Kelly Yang

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Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! …

If you liked the middle grade plot in Top Story (Front Desk, #5) by Kelly Yang , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. 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 Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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2. The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7)

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.58

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The bestselling Vanderbeeker family finds love and hope in hard times as they face the challenge of… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7) book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • 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 Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"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. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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5. 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 Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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6. 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 Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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8. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

Cover of Top Story (Front Desk, #5) by Kelly Yang

9. Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

By: Kelly Yang

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling Front Desk series continues! Mia Tang is at the top of her game! … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5) book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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10. Dust

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A girl who struggles to breathe befriends a boy who seems shrouded in dust. After Avalyn nearly die… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Dust book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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13. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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14. Amil and the After

By: Veera Hiranandani

3.99

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A hopeful and heartwarming story about finding joy after hardship, Amil and the After is a companio… read more

Similar categories in Veera Hiranandani's Amil and the After book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • historical fiction
  • juvenile
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15. Maid for It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed author of Roll with It comes a relatable and deeply moving middle grade novel ab… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Maid for It book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
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16. 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 Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh

17. 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 Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • 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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18. Shark Teeth

By: Sherri Winston

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel abo… read more

Similar categories in Sherri Winston's Shark Teeth book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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19. Green

By: Alex Gino

3.73

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of MELISSA, a new book putting a non-binary kid named Green at center s… read more

Similar categories in Alex Gino's Green book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • juvenile
Cover of On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) by Janae Marks

20. On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2)

By: Janae Marks

4.25

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

Two years ago, Zoe Washington helped clear Marcus' name for a crime he didn't commit. Now her birth… read more

Similar categories in Janae Marks's On Air with Zoe Washington (Zoe Washington, #2) book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • juvenile
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21. Jawbreaker

By: Christina Wyman

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Raina Telgemeier's Smile, a refreshingly honest middle-grade debut novel about … read more

Similar categories in Christina Wyman's Jawbreaker book and Kelly Yang's Top Story (Front Desk, #5)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile

21 must-read fiction books like Top Story (Front Desk, #5) by Kelly Yang

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Slugfest

Gordon Korman

4.24

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The Vanderbeekers Ever After (The Vanderbeekers, #7)

Karina Yan Glaser

4.58

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The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead

4.14

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

Katherine Applegate

4.46

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21 must-read fiction books like Dust by Dusti Bowling

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Something Like Home

Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

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A Work in Progress

Jarrett Lerner

4.40

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Remember Us

Jacqueline Woodson

4.27

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Good Different

Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

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