The Goat

8 best books like The Goat (Anne Fleming): The Good Thieves, Front Desk, Bob, The Boy on the Porch, Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor, Yours Sincerely, Giraffe, No Fixed Address, The Losers Club

The Good Thieves
AuthorKatherine Rundell
“A dazzling tale of wild hope, lingering grief, admirable self-sufficiency, and intergenerational adoration.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Vita tests her own limits, and readers will thrill at her cleverness, tenacity, and close escapes.” —Booklist
“A satisfying...
Front Desk
AuthorKelly Yang
ISBN1338157795
Mia Tang has a lot of secrets.

Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel and tends to its guests.

Number 2: Her parents hide immigrants. And if the mean motel owner,...
Bob
AuthorWendy Mass
ISBN1250166624
A classic middle-grade tale of magic and friendship, about a girl who helps an old friend find home, by two New York Times–bestselling authors Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead.

It’s been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy’s grandmother in Australia. Now that she’s...
AuthorSharon Creech
ISBN0061892351
From Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech comes a singular story that reminds us of the surprising connections that bloom when unconditional love and generosity prevail. For when a young couple finds a boy asleep on their porch, their lives take an unexpectedly joyous turn.

When John and Marta...
AuthorJon Scieszka
ISBN1419712187
Frank Einstein loves figuring out how the world works by creating household contraptions that are part science, part imagination, and definitely unusual. After an uneventful experiment in his garage-lab, a lightning storm and flash of electricity bring Frank’s inventions—the robots Klink...
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
AuthorMegumi Iwasa
ISBN1927271886
Thank you to Netgalley, Myrick Marketing &a Media Ltd, Gecko Press and Megumi Iwasa forthe opportunity to read this book for an honest review.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance reader copy of this book.

You can find my review on both Goodreads and Amazon. On Goodreads from today...
No Fixed Address
AuthorSusin Nielsen
ISBN0735262756
A touching and funny middle-grade story about family, friendship and growing up when you're one step away from homelessness.

Felix Knuttson, twelve, is an endearing kid with an incredible brain for trivia. His mom Astrid is loving but unreliable; she can't hold onto a job, or a home. When they...
The Losers Club
AuthorAndrew Clements
The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love!

Sixth grader Alec can't put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law--pay attention in class, or else--Alec takes action. He...
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