19 must-read fantasy books like Tin by Pádraig Kenny

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Tin

By: Pádraig Kenny

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer,…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Tin by Pádraig Kenny , here is a list of 19 books like this:

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1. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Gift of Darkhollow (The Five Realms #2) by Kieran Larwood

2. The Gift of Darkhollow (The Five Realms #2)

By: Kieran Larwood

4.01

Format: 560 pages, ebook

The second book in this extraordinary series, in which Podkin discovers a skill for moonstriding - … read more

Similar categories in Kieran Larwood's The Gift of Darkhollow (The Five Realms #2) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy

3. The Queen's Corgi: On Purpose

By: David Michie

4.31

Format: 1056 pages,

read more

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4. A Place Called Perfect

By: Karl James Mountford , Helena Duggan

4.19

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Violet never wanted to move to Perfect. Who wants to live in a town where everyone has to wear glas… read more

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5. Cogheart (The Cogheart Adventures, #1)

By: Peter Bunzl

4.47

Format: 907 pages, Paperback

Some secrets change the world in a heartbeat. . . . Lily's life is in mortal peril. Her father is m… read more

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6. The Last Firefox (The Last Firefox #1)

By: Lee Newbery

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about family, friendship and finding your inner fire.Between bullies at school… read more

Similar categories in Lee Newbery's The Last Firefox (The Last Firefox #1) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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7. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more

Similar categories in Beth Lincoln's The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

Cover of Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) by Pari Thomson

8. Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)

By: Pari Thomson

4.20

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the… read more

Similar categories in Pari Thomson's Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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9. The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1)

By: Siobhan McDermott

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of t… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan McDermott's The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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10. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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11. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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13. Sky Song

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.13

Format: 273 pages, Kindle Edition

In the snowy kingdom of Erkenwald, whales glide between icebergs, wolves hunt on the tundra and pol… read more

Similar categories in Abi Elphinstone's Sky Song book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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14. When the Sky Falls

By: Phil Earle

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff wom… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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15. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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16. Tin

By: Pádraig Kenny

3.75

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Christopher is 'Proper': a real boy with a real soul, orphaned in a fire. He works for an engineer,… read more

Similar categories in Pádraig Kenny's Tin book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • robots
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • steampunk
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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17. The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza

By: Mac Barnett

4.12

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

As seen on The TODAY Show! New York Times bestselling Mac Barnett and Caldecott Honor award-winning… read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • fantasy
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18. The Frost Fair (The Miraculous Sweetmakers #1)

By: Natasha Hastings

4.00

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Serafina and the Black Cloak and The Night Gardener, this middle grade historic… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Hastings's The Frost Fair (The Miraculous Sweetmakers #1) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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19. The Very Merry Murder Club

By: Serena Patel

3.41

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A wintery middle grade mystery collection of short stories by thirteen of the most exciting and div… read more

Similar categories in Serena Patel's The Very Merry Murder Club book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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20. Dogs of the Deadlands

By: Anthony McGowan

4.13

Format: 352 pages, ebook

‘This book! It broke my heart and then splinted it back together again. Full of hope and love and w… read more

Similar categories in Anthony McGowan's Dogs of the Deadlands book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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21. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

Cover of A Sprinkle of Sorcery (A Pinch of Magic, #2) by Michelle Harrison

22. A Sprinkle of Sorcery (A Pinch of Magic, #2)

By: Michelle Harrison

4.15

Format: 370 pages, Paperback

The family curse has been lifted and the Widdershins sisters: Betty, Fliss and Charlie are free to … read more

Similar categories in Michelle Harrison's A Sprinkle of Sorcery (A Pinch of Magic, #2) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found by Jordan Lees

23. The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found

By: Jordan Lees

4.32

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

A boy who doesn't believe in magic. An impossible world that will change his mind. Eleven-year-… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Lees's The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Métamorphose (De sang, d'écume et de glace #1) by Alexiane De Lys

24. Métamorphose (De sang, d'écume et de glace #1)

By: Alexiane De Lys

4.10

Format: 477 pages, Paperback

La perspective de passer ce qui pourrait être son dernier été loin de chez elle n'enchante pas vrai… read more

Similar categories in Alexiane De Lys's Métamorphose (De sang, d'écume et de glace #1) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • fantasy
  • young adult
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25. The Valley of Lost Secrets

By: Lesley Parr

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

September 1939. When Jimmy is evacuated to a small village in Wales, it couldn't be more differe… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Parr's The Valley of Lost Secrets book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"It's wrong to tar everyone in a family with the same brush."

-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets

"It's a weak adult who gets their power from hitting a child."

-Lesley Parr, The Valley of Lost Secrets

Cover of The Beasts of Grimheart (The Five Realms #3) by Kieran Larwood

26. The Beasts of Grimheart (The Five Realms #3)

By: Kieran Larwood

4.59

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

From the winner of the Blue Peter Best Story Book Award, the third instalment of Podkin's epic batt… read more

Similar categories in Kieran Larwood's The Beasts of Grimheart (The Five Realms #3) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes by Rick Riordan

27. The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes

By: Rick Riordan

3.87

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents ten new stories--including one of his own--about beloved … read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Don't belittle your accomplishments, tiny one - the world will try to do that for you every chance it gets. Stand up strong and do what you know is best, even if no one else is standing beside you."

-Rick Riordan, The Cursed Carnival and Other Calamities: New Stories about Mythic Heroes

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28. The Umbrella Mouse

By: Anna Fargher

3.94

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

A timeless tale of courage, resistance and friendship, The Umbrella Mouse is a heart-stopping adven… read more

Similar categories in Anna Fargher's The Umbrella Mouse book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Saving Neverland by Abi Elphinstone

29. Saving Neverland

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A wonderful whirlwind of magic and adventure, and every bit as enchanting as the original Peter Pan… read more

Similar categories in Abi Elphinstone's Saving Neverland book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1) by Liz Flanagan

30. Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1)

By: Liz Flanagan

4.22

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When war threatens her beloved city, Rowan and her mother must flee to the Dark Forest, meeting Gra… read more

Similar categories in Liz Flanagan's Into the Dark Forest (The Wildsmith #1) book and Pádraig Kenny's Tin

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Wildsmith: City of Secrets (The Wildsmith #2) by Liz Flanagan

31. Wildsmith: City of Secrets (The Wildsmith #2)

By: Liz Flanagan

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

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