22 Best fiction books like The Space We're In by Katya Balen

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The Space We're In

By: Katya Balen

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Frank has trouble navigating his relationship with his younger brother Max who is auti…

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1. The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5)

By: Sophie Cleverly

4.46

Format: 379 pages, Paperback

There’s a new girl at Rookwood School, and new mystery for Scarlet and Ivy to solve. It’s a bran… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Curse in the Candlelight (Scarlet and Ivy, #5) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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2. 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 Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

3. Letters from the Lighthouse

By: Emma Carroll

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, no… read more

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4. SilverFin (Young Bond, #1)

By: Charlie Higson

3.97

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

Before the name became a legend. Before the boy became the man. Meet Bond. James Bond. Something is… read more

Similar categories in Charlie Higson's SilverFin (Young Bond, #1) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

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5. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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6. HappyHead (HappyHead, #1)

By: Josh Silver

4.04

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize, 2024 Nominated for the Carnegie Medal for Writing, 2024 An Ama… read more

Similar categories in Josh Silver's HappyHead (HappyHead, #1) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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8. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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9. The Lion Above the Door

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Lion Above the Door book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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10. Crunch (Click #5)

By: Kayla Miller

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Kayla Miller, the  New York Times  bestselling author-illustrator of  Click ,  Camp , Act , and Cla… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Crunch (Click #5) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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11. The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp

By: Leonie Agnew

3.30

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

The unpublished manuscript was the winner of the 2022 Tessa Duder a powerful exploration of guilt,… read more

Similar categories in Leonie Agnew's The Impossible Story of Hannah Kemp book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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12. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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13. Four Good Liars

By: Sarah Wishart

3.47

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

The unputdownable, explosive new YA thriller from the bestselling, award-winning author of The Colo… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Wishart's Four Good Liars book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • young adult
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14. Turtle Boy

By: M. Evan Wolkenstein

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more

Similar categories in M. Evan Wolkenstein's Turtle Boy book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • death
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. The Space We're In

By: Katya Balen

4.41

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Ten-year-old Frank has trouble navigating his relationship with his younger brother Max who is auti… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's The Space We're In book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • childrens
  • autistic spectrum disorder
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • death
  • mental health
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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16. A Mouse Called Miika (Christmas, #1.5)

By: Matt Haig

4.03

Format: 208 pages, ebook

From the world of A Boy Called Christmas, now a major motion picture, comes the epic adventure of a… read more

Similar categories in Matt Haig's A Mouse Called Miika (Christmas, #1.5) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"but the truth is, not everyone will like us. Not everyone we meet will always want the best for us. And not everyone will know our truth. If people want to hate us, it’s easier to let them. You see, …"

-Matt Haig, A Mouse Called Miika (Christmas, #1.5)

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17. Like a Charm

By: Elle McNicoll

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Like a Charm book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

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18. The Other Edie Trimmer

By: Jacqueline Wilson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant new middle-grade novel from the bestselling Jacqueline Wilson!"I seemed to be seeing do… read more

Similar categories in Jacqueline Wilson's The Other Edie Trimmer book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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19. Until The Road Ends

By: Phil Earle

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky T… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's Until The Road Ends book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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20. The Blue Book of Nebo

By: Manon Steffan Ros

4.16

Format: 156 pages, ebook

Prize-winner in three categories of the 2019 Wales Book of the Year Award, The Blue Book of Nebo p… read more

Similar categories in Manon Steffan Ros's The Blue Book of Nebo book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Diuen que els vincles de sang no es tornen mai aigua, però els veu que l'aigua es pot tornar sang."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

"La humanitat és una cosa espectacular, tan preparada per estimar sense conviccions, sense complexos."

-Manon Steffan Ros, The Blue Book of Nebo

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21. Where the Heart Should Be

By: Sarah Crossan

4.35

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

It is 1846 and Ireland is starving. The potatoes are black, people are dying and in the midst of… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Crossan's Where the Heart Should Be book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, #6) by Sophie Cleverly

22. The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, #6)

By: Sophie Cleverly

4.55

Format: 321 pages, Kindle Edition

The sixth and final unputdownable mystery in the thrilling and bestselling SCARLET AND IVY series, … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cleverly's The Last Secret (Scarlet and Ivy, #6) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Friends and Traitors by Helen Peters

23. Friends and Traitors

By: Helen Peters

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Some secrets are just too dangerous to know… A gripping World War II story about how two girls foil… read more

Similar categories in Helen Peters's Friends and Traitors book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
Cover of The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf

24. The Letter with the Golden Stamp

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.52

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

'I can't remember how old I was when I first started collecting stamps. But I've got a whole shoebo… read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Letter with the Golden Stamp book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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25. Evie and The Animals

By: Matt Haig

4.16

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

Ten-year-old Evie has a talent. A SUPERTALENT. Evie can TALK to animals and HEAR their thoughts. Pr… read more

Similar categories in Matt Haig's Evie and The Animals book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
Cover of The Christmas Carrolls (The Christmas Carrolls, #1) by Mel Taylor-Bessent

26. The Christmas Carrolls (The Christmas Carrolls, #1)

By: Mel Taylor-Bessent

4.16

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

Funny, festive middle grade about the world's most Christmassy family from the founder of Authorfy,… read more

Similar categories in Mel Taylor-Bessent's The Christmas Carrolls (The Christmas Carrolls, #1) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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27. How To Be More Hedgehog

By: Anne-Marie Conway

4.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

Lily has a stammer. The signal between her brain and her mouth is all messed up - and it's getting … read more

Similar categories in Anne-Marie Conway's How To Be More Hedgehog book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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28. I Am Rebel

By: Montgomery Ross

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Montgomery Ross's I Am Rebel book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • childrens
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

29. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

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30. Quiet Storm

By: Kimberly Whittam

4.23

Format: None pages, Paperback

No matter how quiet it is, you've got a voice, Storm. You should use it to speak up for yourself. … read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Whittam's Quiet Storm book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

  • middle grade
  • contemporary
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31. Murray the Knight (Murray and Bun! #2)

By: Adam Stower

4.53

Format: 201 pages, Kindle Edition

ADVENTURE LIES BEYOND THE CAT FLAP! Meet your favourite MURRAY AND BUN! Murray is a cat. Mur… read more

Similar categories in Adam Stower's Murray the Knight (Murray and Bun! #2) book and Katya Balen's The Space We're In

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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