10 must-read fantasy books like The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

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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. …

If you liked the fantasy plot in The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • 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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2. Rez Dogs

By: Joseph Bruchac

4.05

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From the U.S.'s foremost indigenous children's author comes a middle grade verse novel set during t… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Bruchac's Rez Dogs book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"No one should feel guilty about the past. Unless they're not doing anything about the present."

-Joseph Bruchac, Rez Dogs

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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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • juvenile
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4. Willodeen

By: Katherine Applegate

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willode… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Willodeen book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"Mostly I avoided the Faire, with its teeming crowds that made me feel like I was being smothered. So much noise! So much forced merrymaking! Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from m…"

-Katherine Applegate, Willodeen

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5. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • space
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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8. Much Ado About Baseball

By: Rajani LaRocca

3.93

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In this companion novel to Midsummer's Mayhem, math and baseball combine with savory snacks to caus… read more

Similar categories in Rajani LaRocca's Much Ado About Baseball book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles)

By: Matthew Swanson

3.99

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Meet Ben, a literal-minded kid with a big heart and an even bigger sweet-tooth, who cracks open a f… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Swanson's Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom (Cookie Chronicles) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Maizy Chen's Last Chance by Lisa Yee

10. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • 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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11. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

Similar categories in J. Dillard's J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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13. Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive)

By: Jessika Fleck

3.81

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Life in lower Manhattan is normal for Molly, her dads, and younger sister. But on September 11, 200… read more

Similar categories in Jessika Fleck's Molly and the Twin Towers: A 9/11 Survival Story (Girls Survive) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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14. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1)

By: McCall Hoyle

4.34

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

Even dogs deserve a second chance. Ever since she was a puppy, Stella was trained to use her power… read more

Similar categories in McCall Hoyle's Stella (Best Friends Dog Tales, #1) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"...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

Cover of Leonard (My Life as a Cat) by Carlie Sorosiak

18. Leonard (My Life as a Cat)

By: Carlie Sorosiak

4.32

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

He’s not a stray house cat, he’s an immortal being. And now he must choose whether to return to his… read more

Similar categories in Carlie Sorosiak's Leonard (My Life as a Cat) book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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19. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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20. Long Road to the Circus

By: Betsy Bird

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles is tired of summers filled with chores on her family farm in Burr Oak, … read more

Similar categories in Betsy Bird's Long Road to the Circus book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

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

21. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty

22. The World Ends in April

By: Stacy McAnulty

3.88

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Is middle school drama scarier than an asteroid heading for Earth? Find out in this smart and funny… read more

Similar categories in Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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23. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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

Cover of Coop Knows the Scoop by Taryn Souders

24. Coop Knows the Scoop

By: Taryn Souders

4.08

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

The whole town is talking about what's buried beneath the playground... Windy Bottom, Georgia is… read more

Similar categories in Taryn Souders's Coop Knows the Scoop book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Six Feet Below Zero by Ena  Jones

25. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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26. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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27. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Million Dollar Race by Matthew Ross Smith

28. The Million Dollar Race

By: Matthew Ross Smith

3.99

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Follow a speedy kid from an unconventional family who will do whatever it takes to win an internati… read more

Similar categories in Matthew Ross Smith's The Million Dollar Race book and Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Two Wrong Halves of Ruby Taylor by Amanda Panitch

29. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Daredevils by Rob Buyea

30. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • audiobook
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31. 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 Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

28 Best fiction books like The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L. Holm

Transform Your Habits

Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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Rez Dogs

Joseph Bruchac

4.05

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

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Willodeen

Katherine Applegate

4.19

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Joan Bauer

4.21

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The Lion of Mars

Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

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Alina Chau

4.22

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