18 must-read audiobook books like Pony by R.J. Palacio

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Pony

By: R.J. Palacio

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A story about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion, and a myst…

"Even if we can’t see it, the sun never stops shining."

-R.J. Palacio, Pony

If you liked the audiobook plot in Pony by R.J. Palacio , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus

4.57

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's A Place to Hang the Moon book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

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2. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

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3. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe

By: Alyson Noel

3.57

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Stranger Things meets Sideways Stories from Wayside School in this quirky supernatural middle grade… read more

Similar categories in Alyson Noel's Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of Pony by R.J. Palacio

5. Pony

By: R.J. Palacio

4.25

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A story about a boy on a quest to rescue his father, with only a ghost as his companion, and a myst… read more

Similar categories in R.J. Palacio's Pony book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"Even if we can’t see it, the sun never stops shining."

-R.J. Palacio, Pony

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6. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Midnight Children book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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7. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • audiobook
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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9. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. One Kid's Trash

By: Jamie Sumner

3.89

Format: 226 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about a boy who uses his unusual talent for decoding people’s trash to try to … read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's One Kid's Trash book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. Once Upon a Camel

By: Kathi Appelt

3.76

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

An old camel is out to save two baby kestrel chicks during a massive storm in the Texas desert.Zada… read more

Similar categories in Kathi Appelt's Once Upon a Camel book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"...the worst thing you can do to a cat is embarrass it."

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

"By the time we grow very old, all our wishes have either been granted, or they haven't. Some stay with us so long that they simply become part of who we are; they grow old with us, and might even tur…"

-Kathi Appelt, Once Upon a Camel

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13. Tangled Up in Luck

By: Merrill Wyatt

3.90

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

“A sweet, heart-squeezing story!” — Jaleigh Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of The Mark … read more

Similar categories in Merrill Wyatt's Tangled Up in Luck book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1) by Tom      Phillips

14. Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1)

By: Tom Phillips

4.01

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Accused of stealing a rare ruby, a down-on-his luck twelve-year-old is swept into the orbit of the … read more

Similar categories in Tom Phillips's Egypt's Fire (The Curious League of Detectives and Thieves, #1) book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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15. Worst-Case Collin

By: Rebecca Caprara

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This poignant middle grade novel in verse follows twelve-year-old Collin who manages his anxiety by… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Caprara's Worst-Case Collin book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Gravity might always win, but I've got a choice: fall or dive. And I choose to dive."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Discovery is a messy process, Mom would say. Your father works best in a state of creative chaos."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"there is space inside the human heart for infinite love and infinite sadness and all the messiness in between."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Back then, our house felt full. Bursting, even. But never crowded, cluttered, claustrophobic. Because Love doesn't take up too much room."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

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16. Six Feet Below Zero

By: Ena Jones

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad n… read more

Similar categories in Ena Jones's Six Feet Below Zero book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Nightingale

By: Deva Fagan

3.87

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A plucky orphan girl stumbles into a conflict centuries in the making in this middle grade fantasy … read more

Similar categories in Deva Fagan's Nightingale book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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18. The Night Ride

By: J. Anderson Coats

3.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

The Black Stallion meets Tamora Pierce in this adventure-filled middle grade novel about a young st… read more

Similar categories in J. Anderson Coats's The Night Ride book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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19. The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor

By: Amanda Panitch

3.90

Format: 314 pages, Hardcover

Amanda Panitch's middle-grade novel The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor is an exploration of mixed … read more

Similar categories in Amanda Panitch's The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. The Daredevils

By: Rob Buyea

3.90

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Readers on the cusp of adolescence will find much to love in this middle grade novel from the autho… read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's The Daredevils book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • audiobook
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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21. The Hidden Knife

By: Melissa Marr

3.47

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Melissa Marr invites readers into a magical world where stone gargoyles live among humans, ferociou… read more

Similar categories in Melissa Marr's The Hidden Knife book and R.J. Palacio's Pony

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

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Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe

Alyson Noel

3.57

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4.07

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4.37

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4.18

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3.57

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