12 Top childrens books like Desirable by Frank Cottrell Boyce

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Desirable

By: Frank Cottrell Boyce

3.40

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

George is a social reject - but the mysterious bottle of aftershave means women can't resist him! H…

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Cover of Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5) by Ben Aaronovitch

1. Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.20

Format: 377 pages, Hardcover

In the fifth of his bestselling series Ben Aaronovitch takes Peter Grant out of whatever comfort zo… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"But . . ."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

"Fuck me,' I said out loud, 'I'm in fairyland."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

"The night may be dark and full of terrors, I thought, but I've got a big stick."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

"There's nothing quite like Latin for disguising the fact that you're making it up as you go along."

-Ben Aaronovitch, Foxglove Summer (Rivers of London, #5)

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2. Breakfast of Champions

By: Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

2.60

Format: None pages, Paperback

In Breakfast of Champions,one of Kurt Vonnegut's most beloved characters, the aging writer Kilgore … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of 暗殺教室 1 [Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 1] (Assassination Classroom, #1) by Yusei Matsui

3. 暗殺教室 1 [Ansatsu Kyoushitsu 1] (Assassination Classroom, #1)

By: Yusei Matsui

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

Hao Ling toGong niJiao Shi woMan tasuChong Sheng ! Kunugi keQiu Zhong Xue Xiao 3Nian EZu haSheng Tu… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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4. The Memory Keeper's Daughter

By: Kim Edwards

3.97

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His so… read more

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  • fiction
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5. The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

By: Sue Townsend

3.88

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Adrian Mole's first love, Pandora, has left him; a neighbor, Mr. Lucas, appears to be seducing his … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"I think Jane Austen should write something a bit more modern."

-Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

"Adrian Mole's diary Easter Poor Jesus, it must have been dead awful for him. I wouldn't have the guts to do it myself."

-Sue Townsend, The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13 3/4 (Adrian Mole, #1)

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6. Catherine, Called Birdy

By: Karen Cushman

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

"Corpus Bones! I utterly loathe my life."Catherine feels trapped. Her father is determined to marry… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction

7. The Bad Beginning (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #1)

By: Lemony Snicket , Brett Helquist

4.35

Format: None pages, Paperback

Dear Reader, I'm sorry to say that the book you are holding in your hands is extremely unpleasant. … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • childrens

8. The Hanging Tree (Peter Grant, #6)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

3.74

Format: 70 pages, Hardcover

The Hanging Tree was the Tyburn gallows which stood where Marble Arch stands today. Oxford Street w… read more

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9. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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10. Unwind (Unwind, #1)

By: Neal Shusterman

3.68

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Connor, Risa, and Lev are running for their lives. The Second Civil War was fought over reproductiv… read more

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11. The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot, #2)

By: Peter Brown

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown. S… read more

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12. The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

By: Beth Lincoln

4.06

Format: 338 pages, Hardcover

In her family, Shenanigan Swift has always been synonymous with mischief. As Arch-Aunt Schadenfreud… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
"According to Arch-Aunt Schadenfreude, a funeral ought to look like a wedding upside down."

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A funeral is supposed to be a way to say goodbye. You look inside yourself and find a place to put your grief, not somewhere hidden, not the top shelf or the back of a cupboard, but maybe by a window…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"A collective term is a special name given to a group of animals, like a herd of cows. Many animals have their own strange terms. She knew the collective term for starlings was a murmuration, and the …"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

"Family was exhausting, and complicated, and everyone was their own person, which meant you had just as much chance of getting along with them as you did any stranger off the street. Just sharing bloo…"

-Beth Lincoln, The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels

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13. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • childrens
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14. How to Kill Your Family

By: Bella Mackie

3.54

Format: 355 pages, Hardcover

I have killed several people (some brutally, others calmly) and yet I currently languish in jail fo… read more

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  • fiction
"How little men promise. How much we grasp at it."

-Bella Mackie, How to Kill Your Family

"Ah, mental health. The get-out clause for all bad behaviour."

-Bella Mackie, How to Kill Your Family

"Never yearn for the light that some men will shine on you for the briefest of moments. Snuff it out instead."

-Bella Mackie, How to Kill Your Family

"Men like women being vulnerable. They like to feel we might need help, despite any surface-level confidence."

-Bella Mackie, How to Kill Your Family

Cover of Love and Fury: The Magic and Mayhem of Life with Tyson by Paris Fury

15. Love and Fury: The Magic and Mayhem of Life with Tyson

By: Paris Fury

4.37

Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition

**THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER**Gypsy Queen to the Gypsy King, Tyson Fury's wife Paris reveals the m… read more

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Cover of What Abigail Did That Summer (Rivers of London, #5.3) by Ben Aaronovitch

16. What Abigail Did That Summer (Rivers of London, #5.3)

By: Ben Aaronovitch

4.24

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Ghost hunter, fox whisperer, troublemaker. It is the summer of 2013 and Abigail Kamara has been … read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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17. The Girl from the Sea

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.14

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of The Witch Boy trilogy comes a graphic novel about family, romance, and first lov… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Sometimes plans must change, my love."

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"*creepy ghost whispers* morgan... THAT'S IT SHE'S DEAD"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

"Sometimes you have to let your life get messy. That's how you get to the good parts"

-Molly Knox Ostertag, The Girl from the Sea

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18. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief by Katriona O'Sullivan

19. Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief

By: Katriona O'Sullivan

4.61

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan mak… read more

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20. Next of Kin

By: Kia Abdullah

4.13

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

ON AN ORDINARY WORKING DAY… Leila Syed receives a call that cleaves her life in two. Her brother… read more

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  • fiction
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21. What You Need to Be Warm

By: Neil Gaiman

4.20

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

During the coldest season, when the world feels scary—what do you remember about being warm? Baked … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade

22. The Book That No One Wanted to Read

By: Richard Ayoade

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a bo… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of A Family Torn Apart: Three sisters and a dark secret that threatens to separate them for ever by Cathy Glass

23. A Family Torn Apart: Three sisters and a dark secret that threatens to separate them for ever

By: Cathy Glass

4.30

Format: 316 pages, Kindle Edition

Angie, 6, and her sister, Polly, 4, are utterly distraught when they arrive at Cathy’s house, havin… read more

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24. Worst Idea Ever

By: Jane Fallon

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Best friends tell each other everything. Or do they? Georgia and Lydia are so close, they're practi… read more

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  • fiction
Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

25. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • childrens
Cover of Darkwhispers (Brightstorm, #2) by Vashti Hardy

26. Darkwhispers (Brightstorm, #2)

By: Vashti Hardy

4.40

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The ragtag crew of Captain Harriet Culpepper is off on another adventure! Ermitage Wrigglesworth, t… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • childrens
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27. Just Another Little Lie

By: Eve Ainsworth

3.52

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Violet's mum hasn't been herself for a while. A few too many glasses of wine in the evening. Mornin… read more

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Cover of Desirable by Frank Cottrell Boyce

28. Desirable

By: Frank Cottrell Boyce

3.40

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

George is a social reject - but the mysterious bottle of aftershave means women can't resist him! H… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • childrens
Cover of We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1) by Richard Osman

29. We Solve Murders (We Solve Murders, #1)

By: Richard Osman

4.33

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series. An iconic new detective duo. And a puzzling new murder to solve... Steve Whe… read more

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  • fiction
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30. Bad Panda: WORLD BOOK DAY 2023 AUTHOR

By: Swapna Haddow

4.04

Format: None pages, ebook

Are you sick of being utterly adorable? Tired of being cuddled and hugged? Fed up of having your he… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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31. Birdy

By: Sharon Kernot

4.27

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Maddy is mute. Since the Incident she has barely spoken. And now she and her mother and brother are… read more

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