15 Top middle grade books like Bob by Wendy Mass

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Bob

By: Wendy Mass

4.06

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home…

"I squeeze my eyes shut and practice being not seen. I open one eye. “Well? Can you see me?"

-Wendy Mass, Bob

If you liked the middle grade plot in Bob by Wendy Mass , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso

1. Wishtree

By: Katherine Applegate , Charles Santoso

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is man… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Wishtree book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • audiobook
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"Here's an idea for you: ideas are a bad idea"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"I'm not just a tree. I'm a home. A community. - Red"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"Hollows are proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"My point," Bongo continued, "is that the world's a tough place. Doesn't matter if you're a bunny or a lizard or a kid."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

Cover of That Is Not a Good Idea! by Mo Willems

2. That Is Not a Good Idea!

By: Mo Willems

4.23

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

One day a very hungry fox meets a very plump goose. A dinner invitation is offered. Will dinner… read more

Similar categories in Mo Willems's That Is Not a Good Idea! book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer (Unusual Chickens #1) by Kelly        Jones, Katie Kath

3. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer (Unusual Chickens #1)

By: Kelly Jones , Katie Kath

3.92

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Fans of Polly Horvath or Roald Dahl will love this quirky story of a determined girl, and some extr… read more

Similar categories in Kelly Jones's Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer (Unusual Chickens #1) book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of A Boy Called Bat (A Boy Called Bat, #1) by Charles Santoso, Elana K. Arnold

4. A Boy Called Bat (A Boy Called Bat, #1)

By: Charles Santoso , Elana K. Arnold

4.07

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

For Bixby Alexander Tam (nicknamed Bat), life tends to be full of surprises — some of them good, so… read more

Similar categories in Charles Santoso's A Boy Called Bat (A Boy Called Bat, #1) book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The Spindlers by Lauren Oliver, Iacopo Bruno

5. The Spindlers

By: Lauren Oliver , Iacopo Bruno

3.31

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Evocative of Alice in Wonderland, this novel from New York Timesbestselling author Lauren Oliver is… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Oliver's The Spindlers book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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6. Crenshaw

By: Katherine Applegate

3.81

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead

7. Liar & Spy

By: Rebecca Stead

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

When seventh grader Georges (the Sis silent) moves into a Brooklyn apartment building, he meets Saf… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's Liar & Spy book and Wendy Mass's Bob

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

8. Charlie & Frog

By: Karen Kane

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

All Charlie Tickler wants is for his parents to listen. Charlie's parents have left him (again). Th… read more

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9. Hello, Universe

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Hardcover

In one day, four lives weave together in unexpected ways. Virgil Salinas is shy and kindhearted and… read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe book and Wendy Mass's Bob

10. The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle

By: Leslie Connor

3.80

Format: 144 pages, ebook

From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. … read more

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11. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1) book and Wendy Mass's Bob

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12. 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 Wendy Mass's Bob

  • audiobook
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • 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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13. Peanut the Hamster

By: Molly Arbuthnott

4.43

Format: 38 pages, Paperback

Paul is a writer and Peanut is a hamster. A strange combination you might think, but they help eac… read more

Similar categories in Molly Arbuthnott's Peanut the Hamster book and Wendy Mass's Bob

"But, he duly ate the peanut and whoosh!"

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

"If you’re ever stuck for an idea try eating a peanut."

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

"Paul’s last grain of hope falling to the ground below him."

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

"Paul wasn’t too sure about a half nibbled peanut, quite some parting gift, he thought."

-Molly Arbuthnott, Peanut the Hamster

Cover of Something Like Home by Andrea Beatriz Arango

14. 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 Wendy Mass's Bob

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Odder by Katherine Applegate

15. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga

16. 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 Wendy Mass's Bob

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Willodeen by Katherine Applegate

17. Willodeen

By: Katherine Applegate

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willode… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Willodeen book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"Mostly I avoided the Faire, with its teeming crowds that made me feel like I was being smothered. So much noise! So much forced merrymaking! Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from m…"

-Katherine Applegate, Willodeen

Cover of Bob by Wendy Mass

18. Bob

By: Wendy Mass

4.06

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's Bob book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • audiobook
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • australia
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"I squeeze my eyes shut and practice being not seen. I open one eye. “Well? Can you see me?"

-Wendy Mass, Bob

Cover of The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead

19. The List of Things That Will Not Change

By: Rebecca Stead

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"...life is like a trip. A very long one. And what matters most is the people you travel with."

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

"The thing about making butter is that it feels like it'll never be done, almost right up to the moment when it is done. If what you want is butter, you have to keep going, even if you only half belie…"

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

Cover of Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

20. Saving Winslow

By: Sharon Creech

3.86

Format: 176 pages, ebook

About a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health. Louie d… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's Saving Winslow book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Into the Shadow Mist (Legends of Lotus Island #2) by Christina Soontornvat

21. Into the Shadow Mist (Legends of Lotus Island #2)

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.19

Format: 160 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 Into the Shadow Mist (Legends of Lotus Island #2) book and Wendy Mass's Bob

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

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