9 must-read middle grade books like Godfather Death by Sally Nicholls

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Godfather Death

By: Sally Nicholls

4.45

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustr…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Godfather Death by Sally Nicholls , here is a list of 9 books like this:

Cover of The Liszts by Kyo Maclear, Júlia Sardà

1. The Liszts

By: Kyo Maclear , Júlia Sardà

3.63

Format: None pages, Hardcover

The Liszts make lists. They make lists most usual and lists most unusual. They make lists in winter… read more

Similar categories in Kyo Maclear's The Liszts book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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3. Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein (Who Wrote Classics)

By: Linda Bailey

4.40

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

The story of the girl behind one of the most well-known novels -- and monsters -- ever, perfectly t… read more

Similar categories in Linda Bailey's Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein (Who Wrote Classics) book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • childrens
"Can you miss someone you've never known? Mary does."

-Linda Bailey, Mary Who Wrote Frankenstein (Who Wrote Classics)

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4. How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

By: Mac Barnett

4.26

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The beloved, multi-award-winning duo of Mac Barnett and Jon Klassen tackle a perennial question. … read more

Similar categories in Mac Barnett's How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney? book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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5. Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story

By: Dave Eggers

4.16

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

Author Dave Eggers and artist Júlia Sardà spin a quirky historical event into a whimsical and tall-… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's Moving the Millers' Minnie Moore Mine Mansion: A True Story book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • picture books
  • childrens
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6. The Queen in the Cave

By: Júlia Sardà

4.10

Format: None pages, Hardcover

It’s a story of three sisters who explore a nearby forest in pursuit of a dream. As they go deeper,… read more

Similar categories in Júlia Sardà's The Queen in the Cave book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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7. Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools

By: Myriam Dahman

4.43

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A richly atmospheric gift of a book about gratitude and forgiveness, from the award-winning creator… read more

Similar categories in Myriam Dahman's Leina and the Lord of the Toadstools book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Godfather Death by Sally Nicholls

8. Godfather Death

By: Sally Nicholls

4.45

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A soul-stirring reimagined Grimm tale by award-winning author Sally Nicholls and hauntingly illustr… read more

Similar categories in Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • death
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • paranormal
  • fantasy
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9. Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair

By: Lucy Knisley

4.43

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the House Cat… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Knisley's Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
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10. Island of Whispers

By: Frances Hardinge

4.35

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

The award-winning, bestselling Frances Hardinge and Emily Gravett unite for the first time to conju… read more

Similar categories in Frances Hardinge's Island of Whispers book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Kindness is not weakness. To be kind in this unkind world is walking through a battlefield without armour or sword. It takes courage and strength to be kind."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"They do not touch you. But they will trick you into touching them. Falter-moths, grief-winged. Things of doubt and confusion that feed on loss. If you touch them, they will feed on you..."

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"There was a trick to seeing and hearing the Dead, like the trick to falling asleep. You had to not quite listen, not quite look, not quite think. You let the edges of your mind slip into the right so…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

"Everywhere Milo saw traces of his father - his chair, his bowl, the roof he had planned to mend. The worst thing about losing somebody is that, even after you survive a difficult day, the next mornin…"

-Frances Hardinge, Island of Whispers

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11. Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest

By: Isabel Greenberg

4.21

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator Isabel Greenberg’s Young Hag and th… read more

Similar categories in Isabel Greenberg's Young Hag and the Witches’ Quest book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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12. The Wolf's Secret

By: Myriam Dahman

4.58

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A modern fairytale about a wolf and a young woman, exploring friendship and sacrifice. read more

Similar categories in Myriam Dahman's The Wolf's Secret book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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13. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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14. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin

15. Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

By: Christy Mandin

4.46

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story about finding joy in … read more

Similar categories in Christy Mandin's Millie Fleur's Poison Garden book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • fiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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16. Into the Goblin Market

By: Vikki VanSickle

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A picture book ode to Christina Rossetti’s classic poem and a clever homage to familiar fairy-tale … read more

Similar categories in Vikki VanSickle's Into the Goblin Market book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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17. Ash's Cabin

By: Jen Wang

4.27

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Ash's Cabin book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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18. We Are Definitely Human

By: X. Fang

4.47

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious alien invasion story with a feel-good message about what it means to be human. Perfect … read more

Similar categories in X. Fang's We Are Definitely Human book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Read at Your Own Risk by Remy Lai

19. Read at Your Own Risk

By: Remy Lai

3.80

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Read at Your Own Risk is the illustrated sketch diary of a girl who is being haunted after a game g… read more

Similar categories in Remy Lai's Read at Your Own Risk book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor

20. The Ghostkeeper

By: Johanna Taylor

4.37

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Perfect for fans of everything from Lockwood & Co to The Haunting of Hill House, this gothic graphi… read more

Similar categories in Johanna Taylor's The Ghostkeeper book and Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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 Sally Nicholls's Godfather Death

  • picture books
  • childrens

16 must-read fiction books like Godfather Death by Sally Nicholls

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The Liszts

Kyo Maclear , Júlia Sardà

3.63

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

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How Does Santa Go Down the Chimney?

Mac Barnett

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Queen in the Cave

Júlia Sardà

4.10

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17 best-selling fiction books like Island of Whispers by Frances Hardinge

Transform Your Habits

City of Stolen Magic

Nazneen Ahmed Pathak

3.78

Transform Your Habits

Leila and the Blue Fox

Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.29

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And Then, Boom!

Lisa Fipps

4.69

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The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found

Jordan Lees

4.32

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