16 Top middle grade books like Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14) by Whitney Sanderson

Cover of Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14) by Whitney Sanderson

Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

By: Whitney Sanderson

4.17

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

For all lovers of horses and history! This latest book in the Horse Diaries series features an Anda…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14) by Whitney Sanderson , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of Ellie's Story (A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales) by W. Bruce Cameron

1. Ellie's Story (A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales)

By: W. Bruce Cameron

4.35

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Ellie's Story is a heartwarming illustrated novel adapted for young readers from the beloved and Ne… read more

Similar categories in W. Bruce Cameron's Ellie's Story (A Dog's Purpose Puppy Tales) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Ginger (Dog Diaries, #1) by Tim Jessell, Kate Klimo

2. Ginger (Dog Diaries, #1)

By: Tim Jessell , Kate Klimo

4.31

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Born in a puppy mill, Ginger the golden retriever looks back on her life and the various people who… read more

Similar categories in Tim Jessell's Ginger (Dog Diaries, #1) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

3. On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.22

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

The adventures of Laura Ingalls and her family continue as they leave their little house on the pra… read more

Similar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Mary was too scared to move. Laura was too scared to stand to still."

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

"Snow as fine and grainy as sugar covered the windows in and sifted off to the floor and did not melt."

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

"When gloomy clouds across the sky Cast shadows o'er the land, Bright rays of hope illumine my path, For Jesus holds my hand."

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

"All day the storm lasted. The windows were white and the wind never stopped howling and screaming. It was pleasant in the warm house. Laura and Mary did their lessons, then Pa played the fiddle while…"

-Laura Ingalls Wilder, On the Banks of Plum Creek (Little House, #4)

Cover of Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #2) by Alexandra Boiger, Betty MacDonald

4. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #2)

By: Alexandra Boiger , Betty MacDonald

4.15

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a trick up her sleeve. Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves everyone, and everyone lo… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Boiger's Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #2) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"There’s nothing as cozy as a piece of candy and a book."

-Alexandra Boiger, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #2)

"Of course the reason that all the children in our town like Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is because Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle likes children, she enjoys talking to them and best of all they do not irritate her."

-Alexandra Boiger, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #2)

"When Molly O'Toole was looking at the colored pictures in Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's big dictionary and just happened to be eating a candy cane at the same time and drooled candy cane juice on the colored …"

-Alexandra Boiger, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic (Mrs. Piggle Wiggle, #2)

Cover of The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew, #4) by Carolyn Keene, Mildred Benson, Russell H. Tandy, Mildred Wirt Benson

5. The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew, #4)

By: Carolyn Keene , Mildred Benson , Russell H. Tandy , Mildred Wirt Benson

3.86

Format: 298 pages, Hardcover

Teenage detective Nancy Drew finds herself in danger when she sets out to track a jewel thief. read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Keene's The Mystery at Lilac Inn (Nancy Drew, #4) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

6. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more

Similar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Jingle Bells by Catherine Hapka

7. Jingle Bells

By: Catherine Hapka

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming Clydesdale story for the holiday season! For all lovers of horses, history, and the … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hapka's Jingle Bells book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

8. These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

3.50

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen-year-old Laura lives apart from her family for the first time, teaching school in a claim s… read more

Similar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's These Happy Golden Years (Little House, #8) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

9. The Bronze Bow

By: Elizabeth George Speare

4.01

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth George Speare's The Bronze Bow book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."

-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow

Cover of Stubby (Dog Diaries, #7) by Tim Jessell, Kate Klimo

10. Stubby (Dog Diaries, #7)

By: Tim Jessell , Kate Klimo

3.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

A scrappy stray becomes one of the greatest dogs in military history! Stubby the war dog narrates t… read more

Similar categories in Tim Jessell's Stubby (Dog Diaries, #7) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • animals
Cover of Rolf (Dog Diaries, #10) by Tim Jessell, Kate Klimo

11. Rolf (Dog Diaries, #10)

By: Tim Jessell , Kate Klimo

4.75

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

A dachshund loses a leg and "finds" his life's calling as a therapy dog! Scrappy dachshund Rolf von… read more

Similar categories in Tim Jessell's Rolf (Dog Diaries, #10) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

12. A True Home (Heartwood Hotel, #1)

By: Kallie George , Stephanie Graegin

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a st… read more

Similar categories in Kallie George's A True Home (Heartwood Hotel, #1) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Garth Williams

13. Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

2.33

Format: None pages, Paperback

Meet Laura Ingalls . . . . . . the little girl who would grow up to write the Little House books. P… read more

Similar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie (Little House, #2) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) by Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

14. Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge

4.48

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, a housemaid from England dared t… read more

Similar categories in Janet Benge's Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

15. Mustang Moon (Phantom Stallion, #2)

By: Terri Farley

4.70

Format: 84 pages, Paperback

When 13-year-old Samantha returns home to her family's cattle ranch in Nevada, she's worried. She m… read more

Similar categories in Terri Farley's Mustang Moon (Phantom Stallion, #2) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

16. The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (The Black Stallion, #6)

By: Walter Farley

3.49

Format: 465 pages, Paperback

Young Tom Messenger has been taking care of Bonfire, the second son of the famous Black Stallion, s… read more

Similar categories in Walter Farley's The Black Stallion's Blood Bay Colt (The Black Stallion, #6) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

17. By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

3.61

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Laura and her family are head to the Dakota Territory for a chance to own their own land--and stop … read more

Similar categories in Laura Ingalls Wilder's By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

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18. Black Beauty

By: Gail Carson Levine , Anna Sewell

3.99

Format: 245 pages, Mass Market Paperback

As a young horse, Black Beauty is well-loved and happy. But when his owner is forced to sell him, h… read more

Similar categories in Gail Carson Levine's Black Beauty book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
"It is good people who make good places."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"Los hombres siempre creen poder mejorar a la Naturaleza y corregir la obra de Dios."

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"I have heard men say that seeing is believing; but I should say that feeling is believing;"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

"he thought people did not value their animals half enough, nor make friends of them as they ought to do"

-Gail Carson Levine, Black Beauty

Cover of Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions by Lee Strobel, Gregory Koukl

19. Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

By: Lee Strobel , Gregory Koukl

4.34

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

In a world increasingly indifferent to Christian truth, followers of Christ need to be equipped to … read more

Similar categories in Lee Strobel's Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

"The only consistent response for a relativist is, "Pushing morality is wrong for me, but that's just my personal opinion, and has nothing to do with you. Please ignore me."

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"No intentes refutar cada ficción concebida de la nada. Sitúa de nuevo la carga probatoria sobre los hombros de tus interlocutores. Pídeles razones, no la mera afirmación de un punto de vista. No te t…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"There is no neutral ground when it comes to the tolerance question. Everybody has a point of view she thinks is right, and everybody passes judgment at some point or another. The Christian gets pigeo…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

"In a very real sense, every person who denies God is living of borrowed capital. He enjoys living as if the world is filled with morality, meaning, order and beauty, yet he denies the God whose exist…"

-Lee Strobel, Tactics: A Game Plan for Discussing Your Christian Convictions

20. Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold

By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge

4.03

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Missionary to China and Olympic runner who inspired the movie Chariots of Fire, Eric Liddell ran th… read more

Similar categories in Janet Benge's Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

21. Skylark (Sarah, Plain and Tall #2)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.87

Format: None pages, Paperback

My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew… read more

Similar categories in Patricia MacLachlan's Skylark (Sarah, Plain and Tall #2) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

22. The Wild One (Phantom Stallion, #1)

By: Terri Farley

3.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

When 13-year-old Samantha returns home to her family's cattle ranch in Nevada, she's worried. She m… read more

Similar categories in Terri Farley's The Wild One (Phantom Stallion, #1) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

23. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Amo… read more

Similar categories in Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

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24. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rescue book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Cinders (Horse Diaries Special Edition, #1) by Kate Klimo

25. Cinders (Horse Diaries Special Edition, #1)

By: Kate Klimo

4.36

Format: 176 pages, ebook

In this  Horse Diaries –meets– Dog Diaries  Special Crossover Edition, a horse with a bad reputatio… read more

Similar categories in Kate Klimo's Cinders (Horse Diaries Special Edition, #1) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of Dash (Dog Diaries, #5) by Kate Klimo

26. Dash (Dog Diaries, #5)

By: Kate Klimo

4.15

Format: 160 pages, Library Binding

A dog’s-eye view of the Mayflower voyage and the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Colony!   English s… read more

Similar categories in Kate Klimo's Dash (Dog Diaries, #5) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14) by Whitney Sanderson

27. Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

By: Whitney Sanderson

4.17

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

For all lovers of horses and history! This latest book in the Horse Diaries series features an Anda… read more

Similar categories in Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Sparky (Dog Diaries, #9) by Kate Klimo

28. Sparky (Dog Diaries, #9)

By: Kate Klimo

4.36

Format: 160 pages, ebook

In this Dog Diaries –meets– Horse Diaries Special Crossover Edition, a no-nonsense fire dog meets h… read more

Similar categories in Kate Klimo's Sparky (Dog Diaries, #9) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • animals
Cover of Sweetie (Dog Diaries, #6) by Kate Klimo

29. Sweetie (Dog Diaries, #6)

By: Kate Klimo

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Library Binding

George Washington’s transformation from farmer to Father of Our Country—as told by his dog Sweetlip… read more

Similar categories in Kate Klimo's Sweetie (Dog Diaries, #6) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of A Horse Named Sky (Voice of the Wilderness #3) by Rosanne Parry

30. A Horse Named Sky (Voice of the Wilderness #3)

By: Rosanne Parry

4.19

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A stand-alone companion to the acclaimed national bestsellers A Wolf Called Wander and A Whale of t… read more

Similar categories in Rosanne Parry's A Horse Named Sky (Voice of the Wilderness #3) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of Fido (Dog Diaries, #13) by Kate Klimo

31. Fido (Dog Diaries, #13)

By: Kate Klimo

4.21

Format: 159 pages, Kindle Edition

A stray dog's moving tale about life with Abraham Lincoln—our sixteenth American president and a tr… read more

Similar categories in Kate Klimo's Fido (Dog Diaries, #13) book and Whitney Sanderson's Calvino (Horse Diaries, #14)

  • fiction

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4.10

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