11 best-selling adventure books like The Lifters by Dave Eggers

Cover of The Lifters by Dave Eggers

The Lifters

By: Dave Eggers

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Audio CD

Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade nov…

"A promise is like the earth underneath us. It must be solid. How can we walk, and run, and live and laugh, when we can't count on the ground beneath us. And so it is with promises. They keep us upright. They hold up everyone and everything"

-Dave Eggers, The Lifters

"A promise is like the earth underneath us. It must be solid. How can we walk, and run, and live and laugh, when we can't count on the ground beneath us. And so it is with promises. They keep us upright. They hold up everyone and everything"

-Dave Eggers, The Lifters

"In the lives of humans, there are moments that feel very much apart from the majority of moments. That is, in any life there are many hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of minutes, and though those hours and minutes might be filled with contentment, or joy, or pain, few of them are bathed in the light of destiny. Very few of them feel as if one has been taken from their regular life and lifted into a new, extraordinary existence. It is these moments that bring an ordinary life into the realm of the extraordinary. It is these moments that are doorways from a life lived to eat and drink and sleep, into a life lived to do monumental things."

-Dave Eggers, The Lifters

"In the lives of humans, there are moments that feel very much apart from the majority of moments. That is, in any life there are many hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of minutes, and though those hours and minutes might be filled with contentment, or joy, or pain, few of them are bathed in the light of destiny. Very few of them feel as if one has been taken from their regular life and lifted into a new, extraordinary existence. It is these moments that bring an ordinary life into the realm of the extraordinary. It is these moments that are doorways from a life lived to eat and drink and sleep, into a life lived to do monumental things."

-Dave Eggers, The Lifters

If you liked the adventure plot in The Lifters by Dave Eggers , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Kenny & the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi

1. Kenny & the Dragon

By: Tony DiTerlizzi

3.96

Format: 151 pages, Hardcover

What do you do when your new best buddy has been designated a scourge by the community and marked f… read more

Similar categories in Tony DiTerlizzi's Kenny & the Dragon book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"Who else is going to create the next great stories for kids to read?"

-Tony DiTerlizzi, Kenny & the Dragon

Cover of The Emerald Atlas (The Books of Beginning, #1) by John  Stephens

2. The Emerald Atlas (The Books of Beginning, #1)

By: John Stephens

4.14

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Called "A new Narnia for the tween set" by the New York Timesand perfect for fans of the His Dark M… read more

Similar categories in John Stephens's The Emerald Atlas (The Books of Beginning, #1) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Poppy (Tales of Dimwood Forest, #1) by Avi

3. Poppy (Tales of Dimwood Forest, #1)

By: Avi

3.82

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

At the very edge of Dimwood Forest stood an old charred oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great… read more

Similar categories in Avi's Poppy (Tales of Dimwood Forest, #1) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Marc Simont, Bette Bao Lord

4. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

By: Marc Simont , Bette Bao Lord

3.63

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

Shirley Temple Wong sails from China to America with a heart full of dreams.Her new home is Brookly… read more

Similar categories in Marc Simont's In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) by Edward Eager, N.M. Bodecker

5. Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1)

By: Edward Eager , N.M. Bodecker

4.00

Format: 412 pages, Paperback

Four children wish on a Half Magiccoin that gets their mother Alison half-way home, rescued by Mr S… read more

Similar categories in Edward Eager's Half Magic (Tales of Magic, #1) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

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

6. Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems

By: Billy Collins

3.45

Format: 105 pages, Hardcover

The first volume of New and Selected poetry in twelve years from the two-time Poet Laureate of the … read more

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7. The Harlem Charade

By: Natasha Anastasia Tarpley

3.57

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

WATCHER. SHADOW. FUGITIVE. Harlem is home to all kinds of kids. Jin sees life passing her by from t… read more

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Cover of A Wolf Called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel) by Rosanne Parry

8. A Wolf Called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel)

By: Rosanne Parry

4.21

Format: 243 pages, Hardcover

Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his … read more

Similar categories in Rosanne Parry's A Wolf Called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Even a summer night is cold when you sleep alone."

-Rosanne Parry, A Wolf Called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel)

Cover of Big Tree by Brian Selznick

9. Big Tree

By: Brian Selznick

4.04

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure … read more

Similar categories in Brian Selznick's Big Tree book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry

10. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Elf Dog and Owl Head by M.T. Anderson

11. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of A Whale of the Wild (Voice of the Wilderness #2) by Rosanne Parry

12. A Whale of the Wild (Voice of the Wilderness #2)

By: Rosanne Parry

4.14

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

In the stand-alone companion to the New York Times–bestselling A Wolf Called Wander, a young orca w… read more

Similar categories in Rosanne Parry's A Whale of the Wild (Voice of the Wilderness #2) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
Cover of Louisiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo

13. Louisiana's Way Home

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.28

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From two-time Newbery Medalist Kate DiCamillo comes a story of discovering who you are — and decidi… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Louisiana's Way Home book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Perhaps what matters when all is said and done is not who puts us down but who picks us up."

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

"Who was I without the Flying Elefantes? Who was I without Granny? And who was I without a curse upon my head?"

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

"The world was beautiful. It surprised me, how beautiful it kept on insisting on being. In spite of all the lies, it was beautiful."

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

"I can listen to you, Louisiana Elefante," said Reverend Obertask. "That is the only magic I have. Do you want to tell me the rest of your story?"

-Kate DiCamillo, Louisiana's Way Home

Cover of The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1) by Jessie Janowitz

14. The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

By: Jessie Janowitz

4.13

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Tristan isn't Gifted or Talented like his sister Jeanine, and he's always been okay with that becau… read more

Similar categories in Jessie Janowitz's The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"I’d never met a “why not?"

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

"Starting Your Own Business for Dummies was on top. “That doesn’t mean I think you’re stupid or anything, you know,"

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

"Everyone loves Zoe’s hair: teachers, waiters, bus drivers, strangers on the subway. And the ones who don’t know about the biting will even try to touch it."

-Jessie Janowitz, The Doughnut Fix (The Doughnut Fix #1)

Cover of The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2) by Claribel A. Ortega

15. The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Seven Salazar is a Spare. And now, she's the most famous Spare in the Twelve Towns, along with V… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
Cover of The Lifters by Dave Eggers

16. The Lifters

By: Dave Eggers

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Audio CD

Journey to an underground world where adventure awaits and heroes are made in this middle grade nov… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Lifters book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • audiobook
  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"A promise is like the earth underneath us. It must be solid. How can we walk, and run, and live and laugh, when we can't count on the ground beneath us. And so it is with promises. They keep us uprig…"

-Dave Eggers, The Lifters

"In the lives of humans, there are moments that feel very much apart from the majority of moments. That is, in any life there are many hundreds of thousands of hours and millions of minutes, and thoug…"

-Dave Eggers, The Lifters

Cover of The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade (Last Kids on Earth #5) by Max Brallier

17. The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade (Last Kids on Earth #5)

By: Max Brallier

4.52

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

Surviving their first winter after the Monster Apocalypse was no easy feat, yet Jack and his buddie… read more

Similar categories in Max Brallier's The Last Kids on Earth and the Midnight Blade (Last Kids on Earth #5) book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? by Leslie Connor

18. Anybody Here Seen Frenchie?

By: Leslie Connor

4.16

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A big-hearted, beautiful, and funny novel told from multiple viewpoints about neurodiversity, frien… read more

Similar categories in Leslie Connor's Anybody Here Seen Frenchie? book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • mystery
  • juvenile
Cover of And Then? And Then? What Else? by Daniel Handler

19. And Then? And Then? What Else?

By: Daniel Handler

3.91

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A bold, candid, vulnerable, and entertaining memoir of the literary life of Daniel Handler, the wri… read more

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"A universally loved rebel, an immensely popular loner, the imaginary writer is everyone's favorite, if only because you don't have to read anything to appreciate their work, although I must say I pre…"

-Daniel Handler, And Then? And Then? What Else?

"Surely all artistic output stems from something a little nobler than boredom. It’s why I like to dress it up and say ennui instead, to mean another kind of boredom, a French kind, more glamorous, bet…"

-Daniel Handler, And Then? And Then? What Else?

"There is, in fact, a whole planet of literary appreciation that is only distantly orbiting the actual texts. People declare themselves in favor of Jeffersonian democracy, or label a situation Kafkaes…"

-Daniel Handler, And Then? And Then? What Else?

Cover of Ragweed and Poppy by Avi

20. Ragweed and Poppy

By: Avi

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The first new book about Poppy in more than ten years, from Newbery Medal-winning author Avi with i… read more

Similar categories in Avi's Ragweed and Poppy book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of The Dictionary Story by Sam Winston

21. The Dictionary Story

By: Sam Winston

4.35

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The much-anticipated new picture book from the best-selling, award-winning creators of A Child of B… read more

Similar categories in Sam Winston's The Dictionary Story book and Dave Eggers's The Lifters

  • childrens
  • adventure

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Kenny & the Dragon

Tony DiTerlizzi

3.96

Transform Your Habits

The Emerald Atlas (The Books of Beginning, #1)

John Stephens

4.14

Transform Your Habits

Poppy (Tales of Dimwood Forest, #1)

Avi

3.82

Transform Your Habits

In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson

Marc Simont , Bette Bao Lord

3.63

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Transform Your Habits

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Jessica Day George

4.11

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Davis Bunn , Janette Oke

4.27

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Ruth Stiles Gannett , Ruth Chrisman Gannett

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Dan Bar-el

2.33

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