6 Top animals books like Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

Cover of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. …

If you liked the animals plot in Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban , here is a list of 6 books like this:

Cover of Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, Greg Hargreaves

1. Stone Fox

By: John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has c… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
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2. Old Yeller

By: Fred Gipson

4.10

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving r… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
"... I guessed that when you are nearly a man, you have to learn to put up with a lot of aggravation from little old bitty kids."

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"You're getting to be a big boy; and while I'm gone, you'll be the man of the family. I want you to act like one. You take care of Mama and Little Arliss. You look after the work and don't wait around…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"Well, when you're fourteen years old, you can't afford to mix in a rock fight with your five-year-old brother. You can't do it, even when you're in the right. You just can't explain a thing like that…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"That was as rough a thing as I ever heard tell of happening to a boy. And I'm mighty proud to learn how my boy stood up to it. You couldn't ask any more of a grown man... It's not a thing you can for…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

Cover of Smile (Smile, #1) by Raina Telgemeier

3. Smile (Smile, #1)

By: Raina Telgemeier

4.23

Format: 214 pages, Hardcover

Raina just wants to be a normal sixth grader. But one night after Girl Scouts she trips and falls, … read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Why don't you bang it against the wall a few times? That way, when you stop banging, it'll hurt less!"

-Raina Telgemeier, Smile (Smile, #1)

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4. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

Format: None pages,

When suburban Claudia Kincaid decides to run away, she knows she doesn't just want to run from some… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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5. Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

6. Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Wonder (Wonder #1) by R.J. Palacio

7. Wonder (Wonder #1)

By: R.J. Palacio

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Hardcover

I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. August (Auggie) P… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction

8. Tuck Everlasting

By: Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper

9. Out of My Mind

By: Sharon M. Draper

3.73

Format: None pages,

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Frindle by Brian Selznick, Andrew Clements

10. Frindle

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

Format: 88 pages,

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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11. Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
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12. Where the Red Fern Grows

By: Wilson Rawls

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann—a boy and his two dogs... A loving threesome, they ranged the dar… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
"I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: "You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it wouldn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it woukdn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too"."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. And although he was dead, she had left the doghouse, had come back…"

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

13. The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate , Patricia Castelao

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accu… read more

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14. Restart

By: Gordon Korman

2.50

Format: 260 pages, Hardcover

Chase's memory just went out the window. Chase doesn't remember falling off the roof. He doesn't re… read more

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15. Fish in a Tree

By: Lynda Mullaly Hunt

3.66

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The author of the beloved One for the Murphysgives readers an emotionally-charged, uplifting novel … read more

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16. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more

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17. Holes (Holes, #1)

By: Louis Sachar

3.43

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishmen… read more

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18. Esperanza Rising

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fan… read more

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19. Charlotte’s Web

By: E.B. White , Garth Williams , Rosemary Wells

4.20

Format: 184 pages, Paperback

This beloved book by E. B. White, author of Stuart Little and The Trumpet of the Swan, is a classic… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Don't write about Man; write about a man."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"We take to the breeze, we go as we please."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"With the right words you can change the world."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

"I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it."

-E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web

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20. Bridge to Terabithia

By: Katherine Paterson

4.05

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

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21. Island of the Blue Dolphins

By: Scott O'Dell

3.87

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

15 Best middle grade books like Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

Transform Your Habits

Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Old Yeller

Fred Gipson

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Smile (Smile, #1)

Raina Telgemeier

4.23

Transform Your Habits

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

3.76

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6 Top school books like Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, Greg Hargreaves

Transform Your Habits

Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

Transform Your Habits

Old Yeller

Fred Gipson

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Frindle

Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

Transform Your Habits

The Chocolate Touch

Margot Apple , Patrick Skene Catling

3.91

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