16 Top juvenile books like Raising Lumie by Joan Bauer

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Raising Lumie

By: Joan Bauer

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hopeful story of a girl and her puppy. Olive Hudson desperately wants a dog. But tha…

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1. City Spies (City Spies #1)

By: James Ponti

4.31

Format: 378 pages, Hardcover

Sara Martinez is a hacker. She recently broke into the New York City foster care system to expose h… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's City Spies (City Spies #1) book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Justice doesn’t require a membership card. Just a sense of right and wrong."

-James Ponti, City Spies (City Spies #1)

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2. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. The Accidental Apprentice (Wilderlore, #1)

By: Amanda Foody

4.26

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A boy who accidentally bonds with a magical Beast must set off on an adventure in the mysterious Wo… read more

Similar categories in Amanda Foody's The Accidental Apprentice (Wilderlore, #1) book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Millionaires for the Month by Stacy McAnulty

4. Millionaires for the Month

By: Stacy McAnulty

4.09

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

"After seventh graders Benji and Felix "borrow" $20 from a lost wallet, the billionaire owner chall… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's Millionaires for the Month book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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5. Raising Lumie

By: Joan Bauer

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

A poignant, hopeful story of a girl and her puppy. Olive Hudson desperately wants a dog. But tha… read more

Similar categories in Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • dogs
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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6. The Canyon's Edge

By: Dusti Bowling

4.22

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A novel in verse about a young girl's struggle for survival after a climbing trip with her father g… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's The Canyon's Edge book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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7. 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 Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. A Wish in the Dark

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.29

Format: 384 pages, ebook

Newbery Medal Honor Title (2021) A boy on the run. A girl determined to find him. All light i… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's A Wish in the Dark book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"You can't run away from darkness. It's everywhere. The only way to see through it is to shine a light."

-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark

"The world wasn't what I wanted it to be," Pong went on. "Not Chattana. Not even Tanaburi. I thought if I ran far enough, I could find that perfect place where life is fair and everything is good. But…"

-Christina Soontornvat, A Wish in the Dark

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10. 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 Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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11. Wink

By: Rob Harrell

4.27

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

A wrenching and hilarious story about embracing life's weirdness and surviving an unthinkable diagn… read more

Similar categories in Rob Harrell's Wink book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. War Stories

By: Gordon Korman

4.01

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Restart, a story of telling truth from lies -- and… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's War Stories book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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14. American as Paneer Pie

By: Supriya Kelkar

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

An Indian American girl navigates prejudice in her small town and learns the power of her own voice… read more

Similar categories in Supriya Kelkar's American as Paneer Pie book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. One Kid's Trash

By: Jamie Sumner

3.89

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to … read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's One Kid's Trash book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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16. The Blackbird Girls

By: Anne Blankman

4.43

Format: None pages, None

On a spring morning in 1986, neighbors Valentina Kaplan and Oksana Savchenko wake up to an angry re… read more

Similar categories in Anne Blankman's The Blackbird Girls book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"La distanza tra i veri amici non conta, quando l'amicizia continua nei loro cuori."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Distance between true friends doesn't matter when their friendship lives in their hearts"

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

"Siamo su questa terra per essere gentili gli uni con gli altri. Gli esseri umani sono la lingua di Dio."

-Anne Blankman, The Blackbird Girls

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17. Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

There's a new witch in town! Life in Brooklyn takes a strange turn when Effie discovers MAGIC runs … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1) book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The feelings you've experienced through her music are yours, pumpkin. It's okay to like her music and not like her, and it's okay to not like her music after meeting her. These are your feelings and …"

-Sophie Escabasse, Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

Cover of The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1) by Jack Meggitt-Phillips

18. The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

By: Jack Meggitt-Phillips

4.02

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Beauty comes at a price. And no one knows that better than Ebenezer Tweezer, who has stayed beautif… read more

Similar categories in Jack Meggitt-Phillips's The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1) book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"ren’t you going to say ‘Whoa!’ or ‘Gosh!’?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"It can be rather a nasty shock when you realize that you’ve been behaving badly."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"Yes, I am a handsome devil, and yes, I can do it! After all, what’s three days in the life of a 511-year-old anyway?"

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

"A good night’s sleep can do wonders for the brain. It can help sharpen your thinking, and if you are lucky, it can bring you answers to the most troublesome questions."

-Jack Meggitt-Phillips, The Beast and the Bethany (The Beast and the Bethany, #1)

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19. Once Upon a Camel

By: Kathi Appelt

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An old camel is out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert.Zada… read more

Similar categories in Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"...the worst thing you can do to a cat is embarrass it."

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

"By the time we grow very old, all our wishes have either been granted, or they haven't. Some stay with us so long that they simply become part of who we are; they grow old with us, and might even tur…"

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

Cover of Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak

20. Leonard (My Life as a Cat)

By: Carlie Sorosiak

4.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his… read more

Similar categories in Carlie Sorosiak's Leonard (My Life as a Cat) book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Tangled Up in Luck

By: Merrill Wyatt

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“A sweet, heart-squeezing story!” — Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The Mark … read more

Similar categories in Merrill Wyatt's Tangled Up in Luck book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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22. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?

By: Leslie Connor

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Connor's Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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23. Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

By: Sarah Kapit

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this epistolary middle grade novel, Vivy Cohen won't let autism stop her from playing baseball--… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Kapit's Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen! book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I’ve always assumed that when someone acts mean to me it’s because I did something wrong. Maybe that’s not it at all, though. Sort of like how sometimes you throw your best pitch and the batter still…"

-Sarah Kapit, Get a Grip, Vivy Cohen!

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24. Worst-Case Collin

By: Rebecca Caprara

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This poignant middle grade novel in verse follows twelve-year-old Collin who manages his anxiety by… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Caprara's Worst-Case Collin book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"Gravity might always win, but I've got a choice: fall or dive. And I choose to dive."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Discovery is a messy process, Mom would say. Your father works best in a state of creative chaos."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"there is space inside the human heart for infinite love and infinite sadness and all the messiness in between."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Back then, our house felt full. Bursting, even. But never crowded, cluttered, claustrophobic. Because Love doesn't take up too much room."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

Cover of Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders

25. 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 Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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26. Six Feet Below Zero

By: Ena Jones

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad n… read more

Similar categories in Ena Jones's Six Feet Below Zero book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
Cover of The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) by Aaron Reynolds

27. The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1)

By: Aaron Reynolds

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Rex Dexter is itching to have a dog. He was practically born to have one. His name is Rex, for cryi… read more

Similar categories in Aaron Reynolds's The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter (The Incredibly Dead Pets of Rex Dexter, #1) book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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28. The Elephant's Girl

By: Celesta Rimington

4.19

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An elephant never forgets...but Lexington Willow can't remember her past. When she was a toddler, a… read more

Similar categories in Celesta Rimington's The Elephant's Girl book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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29. Nightingale

By: Deva Fagan

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A plucky orphan girl stumbles into a conflict centuries in the making in this middle grade fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Deva Fagan's Nightingale book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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30. The Night Ride

By: J. Anderson Coats

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Black Stallion meets Tamora Pierce in this adventure-filled middle grade novel about a young st… read more

Similar categories in J. Anderson Coats's The Night Ride book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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31. The Hidden Knife

By: Melissa Marr

3.47

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Melissa Marr invites readers into a magical world where stone gargoyles live among humans, ferociou… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Marr's The Hidden Knife book and Joan Bauer's Raising Lumie

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile

30 Best fiction books like Raising Lumie by Joan Bauer

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City Spies (City Spies #1)

James Ponti

4.31

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

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The Accidental Apprentice (Wilderlore, #1)

Amanda Foody

4.26

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Stacy McAnulty

4.09

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Joan Bauer

4.21

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Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

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Alina Chau

4.22

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