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40 Middle Grade Books About Girls Who Don't Fit In

Not every girl is built for group work, stupid TikTok dances, or becoming student council treasurer. Some of us preferred talking to cats, reading at lunch, or pretending to be an orphan with secret powers. These books celebrate the dreamers, the loners, the weirdos, and the wonderfully out-of-step.
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Harriet the Spy (Louise Fitzhugh)
Harriet the Spy
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Louise Fitzhugh
Because of Winn-Dixie (Kate DiCamillo)
Because of Winn-Dixie
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Kate DiCamillo
The View From Saturday (E.L. Konigsburg)
The View From Saturday
3
E.L. Konigsburg
Flora & Ulysses (Kate DiCamillo)
Flora & Ulysses
4
Kate DiCamillo
The Hundred Dresses (Eleanor Estes)
The Hundred Dresses
5
Eleanor Estes
El Deafo (Cece Bell)
El Deafo
6
Cece Bell
All's Faire in Middle School (Victoria Jamieson)
All's Faire in Middle School
7
Victoria Jamieson
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate (Jacqueline Kelly)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate
8
Jacqueline Kelly
Starfish (Lisa Fipps)
Starfish
9
Lisa Fipps
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl (Stacy McAnulty)
The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl
10
Stacy McAnulty
Other Words for Home (Jasmine Warga)
Other Words for Home
11
Jasmine Warga
We Dream of Space (Erin Entrada Kelly)
We Dream of Space
12
Erin Entrada Kelly
The Year the Swallows Came Early (Kathryn Fitzmaurice)
The Year the Swallows Came Early
13
Kathryn Fitzmaurice
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler (E.L. Konigsburg)
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
14
E.L. Konigsburg
Merci Suarez Changes Gears (Meg Medina)
Merci Suarez Changes Gears
15
Meg Medina
The Penderwicks (Jeanne Birdsall)
The Penderwicks
16
Jeanne Birdsall
The Girl Who Drank the Moon (Kelly Barnhill)
The Girl Who Drank the Moon
17
Kelly Barnhill
Caterpillar Summer (Gillian Mcdunn)
Caterpillar Summer
18
Gillian Mcdunn
Not Your All-American Girl (Wendy Wan-Long Shang)
Not Your All-American Girl
19
Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Rules (Cynthia Lord)
Rules
20
Cynthia Lord
Anastasia Krupnik (Lois Lowry)
Anastasia Krupnik
21
Lois Lowry
Midsummer's Mayhem (Rajani Larocca)
Midsummer's Mayhem
22
Rajani Larocca
When You Trap a Tiger (Tae Keller)
When You Trap a Tiger
23
Tae Keller
Just Like Jackie (Lindsey Stoddard)
Just Like Jackie
24
Lindsey Stoddard
One Crazy Summer (Rita Williams-Garcia)
One Crazy Summer
25
Rita Williams-Garcia
The Science of Breakable Things (Tae Keller)
The Science of Breakable Things
26
Tae Keller
Pie (Sarah Weeks)
Pie
27
Sarah Weeks
The Night Diary (Veera Hiranandani)
The Night Diary
28
Veera Hiranandani
Maybe He Just Likes You (Barbara Dee)
Maybe He Just Likes You
29
Barbara Dee
The Trouble With Weasels (Rob Harrell)
The Trouble With Weasels
30
Rob Harrell
The Canning Season (Polly Horvath)
The Canning Season
31
Polly Horvath
Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World (Hannigan)
Ida B. . . and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World
32
Hannigan
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World (Ashley Herring Blake)
Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World
33
Ashley Herring Blake
The Line Tender (Kate Allen)
The Line Tender
34
Kate Allen
Where the Heart Is (Jo Knowles)
Where the Heart Is
35
Jo Knowles
Song for a Whale (Lynne Kelly)
Song for a Whale
36
Lynne Kelly
The List of Things That Will Not Change (Rebecca Stead)
The List of Things That Will Not Change
37
Rebecca Stead
The Moon Within (Aida Salazar)
The Moon Within
38
Aida Salazar
All the Impossible Things (Lindsay Lackey)
All the Impossible Things
39
Lindsay Lackey
Breadcrumbs (Anne Ursu)
Breadcrumbs
40
Anne Ursu
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