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Books like Sal and Gabi: 9 series to read next

Sal and Gabi is science fiction, about friendship and coming of age, set in contemporary, adventurous in register. The 9 series below are ranked by how much of that they share — each card says which parts.

Sal and Gabi is 2 books, 2019–2020.

“Unlike other books Rick Riordan wrote or edited, this book contains no references to any kind of mythology.”
from the catalogue description of Sal and Gabi Break the Universe

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My Teacher Is an Alien
Lost in Cyberspace
The Homework Machine
Tip and J. Lo
Jumper
Frank Einstein
The CyberSkunk Files
Stinker
InterWorld

My Teacher Is an AlienSeries

seriesBruce Coville4 books1989

About aliens.

“Susan Simmons can tell that her new substitute teacher is really weird.”
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Lost in CyberspaceSeries

seriesRichard Peck2 books1995

Lighthearted in tone, about virtual reality.

“While dealing with changes at home, sixth-grader Josh and his friend Aaron use the computer at their New York prep school to travel through time, learning some secrets from the school's past and improving Josh's home situation.”
from the catalogue description

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The Homework MachineSeries

seriesDan Gutman2 books2006

Science fiction, about friendship and artificial intelligence, set in contemporary and north america.

“Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.”
from the catalogue description

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Tip and J. LoSeries

seriesAdam Rex2 books2007

About aliens.

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JumperSeries

seriesSteven Gould6 books1992

Tense in tone, about psychic powers.

“Steven Gould's series continues across Reflex, Impulse, and Exo, later following his and his wife's daughter as a second-generation jumper.”
from the catalogue description

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Frank EinsteinSeries

seriesJon Scieszka11 books2014

About robots.

“Frank Einstein loves to tinker, build and take things apart.”
from the catalogue description of Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor

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The CyberSkunk FilesSeries

seriesJoel Naftali2 books2011

Science fiction, adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in contemporary.

“Thirteen-year-old Doug relates in a series of blog posts how he saved the world but was falsely branded a terrorist and forced to fight the evil Dr. Roach and his armored biodroid army with an electronics-destroying superpower of his own.”
from the catalogue description of The Rendering

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StinkerSeries

seriesPamela F. Service2 books1988

About aliens and body swap.

“An agent of the Sylon Confederacy, fleeing from enemy ships, crash lands on Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists the aid of two children in getting back to his home planet.”
from the catalogue description of Stinker from Space

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InterWorldSeries

seriesMichael Reaves, Mallory Reaves & Neil Gaiman3 books2007

Science fantasy and portal fantasy.

“Michael Reaves developed the story with Neil Gaiman, and Reaves's daughter Mallory Reaves co-wrote the two sequels.”
from the catalogue description

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Why these

No sales rank, no star ratings, no readers also bought.

Shared terms are not a promise that a book feels the same. Two series can be far-future political intrigue and read nothing alike — what the ranking can say is what they are about, and each card says which parts it shares.

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What should I read after Sal and Gabi?: My Teacher Is an Alien — the closest match to Sal and Gabi on what it is about, not on what sells.
Where do I start with Sal and Gabi?: Sal and Gabi Break the Universe. It is the entry the catalogue recommends for Sal and Gabi.
How big is Sal and Gabi?: Sal and Gabi is 2 books, 2019–2020.

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