8 Top magic books like The Girl Who Sailed the Stars by Matilda Woods

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The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

By: Matilda Woods

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Adventure, friendship, and magical realism come together in this heartwarming, whimsical story. Per…

If you liked the magic plot in The Girl Who Sailed the Stars by Matilda Woods , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Thimble Summer

By: Elizabeth Enright

3.75

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it ma… read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Enright's Thimble Summer book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Garnet was very happy. She was so happy, for no especial reason, that she felt as if she must move carefully so she wouldn’t jar or shake the feeling of happiness. She descended from the roof cautiou…"

-Elizabeth Enright, Thimble Summer

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2. The Wolf Wilder

By: Katherine Rundell , Gelrev Ongbico

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplace… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Wolf Wilder book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Stories can start revolutions."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Hard work always hurts somewhere."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Wolves are the witches of the animal world."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Wolves, and stars, and snow: Those things made sense."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

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3. Book of a Thousand Days

By: Shannon Hale , James Noel Smith

3.97

Format: 306 pages, Hardcover

When Dashti, a maid, and Lady Saren, her mistress, are shut in a tower for seven years because of S… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's Book of a Thousand Days book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"I do like the world quite a lot."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"He raised his bowl of milk tea. "Let's drink to stubborn mothers."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"I think sometimes, being silent and watching, can change a person."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

"You have to know someone a thousand days before you can glimpse her soul."

-Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

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4. The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)

By: Michael Buckley , Peter Ferguson

3.81

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale. After the mysterious disappearance of… read more

Similar categories in Michael Buckley's The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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5. Wemberly Worried

By: Kevin Henkes

4.17

Format: 200 pages, Hardcover

Wemberly worried about everything. Big things. Little things. And things in between. Then it was ti… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Wemberly Worried book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Snow & Rose

By: Emily Winfield Martin

4.04

Format: 213 pages, Kindle Edition

A New York Times bestselling author-illustrator brings readers into the woods to meet two young sis… read more

Similar categories in Emily Winfield Martin's Snow & Rose book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Rose pictured herself as a tidy bow, and Snow was a wild tangle."

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

"Snow and Rose didn't know that they were living in a fairy tale--people never do."

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

"A feeling of celebration spread through the woods as the changed ones found their long-forgotten voices"

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

"To find out what a story's really about,' the Librarian said, 'you don't ask the writer. You ask the reader ."

-Emily Winfield Martin, Snow & Rose

7. The Dollhouse Murders

By: Betty Ren Wright

3.86

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Amy is having difficulties at home being responsible for her brain-damaged sister, … read more

Similar categories in Betty Ren Wright's The Dollhouse Murders book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult

8. The Cat Who Moved a Mountain (Cat Who... #13)

By: Lilian Jackson Braun

4.33

Format: 201 pages,

The 13th in the "Cat Who..." Series read more

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9. Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

By: Ben Guterson

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

An enchanting urban fantasy middle-grade debut―the first book in a trilogy―set in a magical hotel f… read more

Similar categories in Ben Guterson's Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Christmas Eve is a magical time," he said. "It is one of the few nights of the year-perhaps the only night of the year-when the spirit of love and peace seems to settle on everyone, regardless of who…"

-Ben Guterson, Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #1)

10. How to Steal a Dog

By: Barbara O'Connor

3.46

Format: None pages,

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11. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The Lost Library book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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12. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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13. Black Brother, Black Brother

By: Jewell Parker Rhodes

4.18

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning and bestselling author, Jewell Parker Rhodes comes a powerful coming-of-age stor… read more

Similar categories in Jewell Parker Rhodes's Black Brother, Black Brother book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
Cover of Frostheart (Frostheart, #1) by Jamie Littler

14. Frostheart (Frostheart, #1)

By: Jamie Littler

4.07

Format: 442 pages, Paperback

Way out in the furthest part of the known world, a tiny stronghold exists all on its own, cut off f… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Littler's Frostheart (Frostheart, #1) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Winterhouse Mysteries (Winterhouse, 3) by Ben Guterson

15. The Winterhouse Mysteries (Winterhouse, 3)

By: Ben Guterson

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Danger, intrigue, and the power of family combine in The Winterhouse Mysteries , the fast-paced con… read more

Similar categories in Ben Guterson's The Winterhouse Mysteries (Winterhouse, 3) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) by Dan Gemeinhart

16. Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.54

Format: 282 pages, Hardcover

From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Dan Gemeinhart comes a standalone companion to the critic… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"But it's not the sandwich that matter Coyote. It's someone bringing you the sandwich."

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

"I'm gonna go ahead a fast-forward the story a bit here. Because, basically some boring stuff happened and then some very exciting stuff happened, and I think it's best to just skip the crust and go s…"

-Dan Gemeinhart, Coyote Lost and Found (Coyote Sunrise #2)

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17. Camp (Click #2)

By: Kayla Miller

4.15

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Olive and Willow are happy campers!Or are they?   Olive is sure she’ll have the best time at summer… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Camp (Click #2) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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18. Olivetti

By: Allie Millington

4.10

Format: 253 pages, Hardcover

Being a typewriter is not as easy as it looks. Surrounded by books (notorious attention hogs) and r… read more

Similar categories in Allie Millington's Olivetti book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
Cover of Pax, Journey Home (Pax, #2) by Sara Pennypacker

19. Pax, Journey Home (Pax, #2)

By: Sara Pennypacker

4.42

Format: 247 pages, Hardcover

From bestselling and award-winning author Sara Pennypacker comes the long-awaited sequel to Pax; th… read more

Similar categories in Sara Pennypacker's Pax, Journey Home (Pax, #2) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
Cover of Blessings by Chukwuebuka Ibeh

20. Blessings

By: Chukwuebuka Ibeh

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Moonlight meets Purple Hibiscus in this gay coming-of-age novel from an astonishing young talent, s… read more

Similar categories in Chukwuebuka Ibeh's Blessings book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fiction
Cover of The Library of Ever (The Library of Ever, #1) by Zeno Alexander

21. The Library of Ever (The Library of Ever, #1)

By: Zeno Alexander

3.78

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored—until she discovers a secre… read more

Similar categories in Zeno Alexander's The Library of Ever (The Library of Ever, #1) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Le Forze delle Tenebre vorrebbero controllare le persone, ed è sempre la conoscenza che glielo impedisce>, rispose Malachi. , dichiarò Lenora. "

-Zeno Alexander, The Library of Ever (The Library of Ever, #1)

"-Le Forze delle Tenebre vorrebbero controllare le persone, ed è sempre la conoscenza che glielo impedisce-, rispose Malachi. -Possono dominare solo dove c'è ignoranza, creare paura solo dove è stata …"

-Zeno Alexander, The Library of Ever (The Library of Ever, #1)

Cover of The Secrets of Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #2) by Ben Guterson

22. The Secrets of Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #2)

By: Ben Guterson

3.96

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

Bookish puzzles, phantom mysteries, and evil curses await as Elizabeth returns to Winterhouse in Th… read more

Similar categories in Ben Guterson's The Secrets of Winterhouse (Winterhouse, #2) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Blended by Sharon M. Draper

23. Blended

By: Sharon M. Draper

4.16

Format: 308 pages, Hardcover

"You’re so exotic!” “You look so unusual.” “But what are you really?” Eleven-year-old Isabella i… read more

Similar categories in Sharon M. Draper's Blended book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
"The doors of Target opened with a welcoming swoosh, and I was instantly distracted. Yeah. Target does that to me. I feel at home. They've got stuff I need. Stuff I don't need. Stuff I didn't even kno…"

-Sharon M. Draper, Blended

Cover of Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer, #1) by Kiersten White

24. Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer, #1)

By: Kiersten White

3.75

Format: 235 pages, Kindle Edition

A middle-grade mystery series that's spooky, creepy, and filled with gothic twists! Meet the Sinist… read more

Similar categories in Kiersten White's Wretched Waterpark (Sinister Summer, #1) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Windeby Puzzle by Lois Lowry

25. The Windeby Puzzle

By: Lois Lowry

3.53

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medalist and New York Times bestselling author Lois Lowry transports readers to an Iron Ag… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's The Windeby Puzzle book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
Cover of The Willoughbys Return by Lois Lowry

26. The Willoughbys Return

By: Lois Lowry

3.60

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

It's been 30 years and with rising temperatures melting icy mountain tops the previously frozen Wil… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's The Willoughbys Return book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • fiction
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27. The Path of Thorns

By: A.G. Slatter

4.00

Format: 365 pages, Kindle Edition

Alone in the world, Asher Todd travels to the remote estate of Morwood Grange to become governess t… read more

Similar categories in A.G. Slatter's The Path of Thorns book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • fantasy
  • magic
  • fiction
"I shake myself, feel the past cascade from my shoulders."

-A.G. Slatter, The Path of Thorns

Cover of The Raven Heir (The Raven Crown, #1) by Stephanie Burgis

28. The Raven Heir (The Raven Crown, #1)

By: Stephanie Burgis

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

A set of magical triplets, two warring dynasties, and a broken crown waiting for its rightful owner… read more

Similar categories in Stephanie Burgis's The Raven Heir (The Raven Crown, #1) book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Girl Who Sailed the Stars by Matilda Woods

29. The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

By: Matilda Woods

4.14

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Adventure, friendship, and magical realism come together in this heartwarming, whimsical story. Per… read more

Similar categories in Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars book and Matilda Woods's The Girl Who Sailed the Stars

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • cats
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy

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