Your kid finished Wonder and cried — read these 5 next
Wonder hits like nothing else — and then it's over. These five middle-grade novels carry the same kindness, empathy, and gut-punch. Here's where to find each one.
Best for grades 4–7 · big-feelings middle grade.
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by Sharon M. Draper · Grades 4th–7th · 295 pages · 2010
A brilliant girl with cerebral palsy that no one bothers to hear. Same gut-punch as Wonder.
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by Lynda Mullaly Hunt · Grades 4th–7th · 304 pages · 2015
"Everybody is smart in different ways." The dyslexia story kids quote for years.
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by Erin Entrada Kelly · Grades 3th–7th · 320 pages · 2017
Four misfit kids, one rescue, one perfect day. Won the Newbery Medal.
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by Peter Brown · Grades 4th–6th · 288 pages · 2016
Kindness, survival, and a robot who learns to be a mom. Genuinely unputdownable.
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by Alan Gratz · Grades 5th–9th · 352 pages · 2017
Three kids, three eras, one heart-stopping run for safety. They'll race to the end.
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