6 Best adventure books like The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

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The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':…

If you liked the adventure plot in The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston by Esme Symes-Smith

1. Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

By: Esme Symes-Smith

4.43

Format: 389 pages, Hardcover

In a magical medieval world filled with dragons, shape-shifters, and witches, a twelve-year-old her… read more

Similar categories in Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • adventure
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"Fear is not an excuse for abuse."

-Esme Symes-Smith, Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

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2. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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3. Mascot

By: Charles Waters

4.02

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more

Similar categories in Charles Waters's Mascot book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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4. A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

By: Lisa Yee

3.82

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

When a notorious thief is out for priceless treasure (gems! cats! general decorum!)—who're you gonn… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1) book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"They all perished. tragic deaths. sad parents. lawsuits.' Monica's words were met with stunned silence. ignoring the horrified looks on the student's faces, she shouted, 'Joking! We discovered that t…"

-Lisa Yee, A Royal Conundrum (The Misfits #1)

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5. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

Similar categories in Celia Krampien's The Bellwoods Game book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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6. Alebrijes

By: Donna Barba Higuera

3.96

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The next stunning novel from Donna Barba Higuera, author of Newbery and Pura Belpré Award-winning T… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's Alebrijes book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. It Found Us

By: Lindsay Currie

3.97

Format: 274 pages, None

From the author of Scritch Scratch and The Girl in White comes a new spooky mystery about a girl de… read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's It Found Us book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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8. Eagle Drums

By: Nasugraq Rainey Hopson

4.05

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A magical realistic middle grade debut about the origin story of the Iñupiaq Messenger Feast, a Nat… read more

Similar categories in Nasugraq Rainey Hopson's Eagle Drums book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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10. Just Shy of Ordinary

By: A.J. Sass

4.07

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A thirteen-year-old nonbinary kid discovers that life doesn't always go according to plan, especial… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Just Shy of Ordinary book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • queer
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11. The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn

By: Sally J. Pla

4.57

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neurodivergent Maudie is ready to spend an amazing summer with her dad, but will she find the coura… read more

Similar categories in Sally J. Pla's The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • audiobook
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12. Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II

By: Adam Gidwitz

4.17

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Max Bretzfeld doesn’t want to move to London. Leaving home is hard and Max is alone for the firs… read more

Similar categories in Adam Gidwitz's Max in the House of Spies: A Tale of World War II book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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13. We Still Belong

By: Christine Day

4.16

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A thoughtful and heartfelt middle grade novel by American Indian Youth Literature Honor–winning aut… read more

Similar categories in Christine Day's We Still Belong book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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14. Gone Wolf

By: Amber McBride

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more

Similar categories in Amber McBride's Gone Wolf book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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15. Ruby Lost and Found

By: Christina Li

4.27

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

It’s the summer after seventh grade, and Ruby Chu is feeling more lost than ever. Her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Christina Li's Ruby Lost and Found book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1)

By: Ethan M. Aldridge

4.01

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From Ethan M. Aldridge, bestselling creator of  Estranged , comes a gothic middle grade prose novel… read more

Similar categories in Ethan M. Aldridge's Deephaven (Deephaven Mystery, 1) book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Ellie Engle Saves Herself by Leah  Johnson

17. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

18. The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Curse of Eelgrass Bog by Mary Averling

19. The Curse of Eelgrass Bog

By: Mary Averling

4.21

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of mon… read more

Similar categories in Mary Averling's The Curse of Eelgrass Bog book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • queer
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20. Extra Normal

By: Kate Alice Marshall

4.25

Format: 239 pages, Kindle Edition

It's hard to fight the supernatural when you're naturally "un-super." This chilling middle grade is… read more

Similar categories in Kate Alice Marshall's Extra Normal book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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21. World Made of Glass

By: Ami Polonsky

4.24

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A girl channels her grief and pain into love and activism in this heartbreaking, heart-mending nove… read more

Similar categories in Ami Polonsky's World Made of Glass book and Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"I’m not strong,"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"We are dying because we are gay."

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"I said, ‘Mom, I’m a homosexual,’ and she put down the glass that she was washing and said, ‘Jason Randolph Holmes, the world is going to try very hard to convince you that there’s something wrong wit…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

"Julian felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like he understood maybe the tiniest thing about what I was going through while, at the same time, still being a total stranger. I imagined a paperweight hea…"

-Ami Polonsky, World Made of Glass

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Jake Maia Arlow

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