I enjoyed all twelve of these middle grade realistic fiction books. My favorites are the two pictured to the right.
Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff.
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana.
Curiosity by Gary L. Blackwood.
I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora.
Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald.
Circa Now by Amber McRee Turner.
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord.
Zane and the Hurricane by Rodman Philbrick.
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander.
The Great Greene Heist by Varian Johnson.