13 must-read middle grade books like Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection) by K.B. Hoyle

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Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

By: K.B. Hoyle

4.53

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping, romantic retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, and a companion novel t…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection) by K.B. Hoyle , here is a list of 13 books like this:

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1. The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary

By: Simon Winchester

2.67

Format: 166 pages, Paperback

With riveting insight and detail, Simon Winchester crafts a fascinating glimpse into one man's tort… read more

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2. Gossamer

By: Lois Lowry

3.80

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

Where do dreams come from? What stealthy nighttime messengers are the guardians of our most deeply … read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Gossamer book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult

3. Ghost (Track, #1)

By: Jason Reynolds

4.20

Format: 445 pages, Hardcover

Running. That's all that Ghost (real name Castle Cranshaw) has ever known. But never for a track te… read more

Similar categories in Jason Reynolds's Ghost (Track, #1) book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
  • young adult

4. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Al Capone at Alcatraz, #1)

By: Gennifer Choldenko

4.00

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Today I moved to a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by wa… read more

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5. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus

By: Dusti Bowling

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

*"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even a… read more

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6. The Trials of Morrigan Crow (Nevermoor, #1)

By: None

3.78

Format: 472 pages, Hardcover

A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who esc… read more

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7. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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8. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
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9. The Lost Year

By: Katherine Marsh

4.50

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade survival story that traces a family secret back to the Holodomor, a terrible famine … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Marsh's The Lost Year book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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10. Romanov

By: Nadine Brandes

3.76

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was … read more

Similar categories in Nadine Brandes's Romanov book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"And hope never abandoned us - only we could abandon it."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

"Papa always said that tears were the most fervent prayers, so I let them flow."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

"But I wasn't the only one with a gaping wound inside. We would all have to carry this pain."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

"But light could not be so swiftly overcome by darkness. Not when that light rested in a person's soul."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

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11. Mothering by the Book: The Power of Reading Aloud to Overcome Fear and Recapture Joy

By: Jennifer Pepito

4.09

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Becoming a better, happier mom starts with the stories you tell your kids As a mom, you want to … read more

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12. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7

By: Beth Brower

4.77

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

"The image of Pandora’s Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and some… read more

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13. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3

By: Beth Brower

4.67

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

"It has been a day ordained by the fates, for how else could one explain the wholly cursed chain of… read more

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14. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. … read more

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15. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4

By: Beth Brower

4.75

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

"It all began very innocently. Truly." The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her Lon… read more

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16. 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 K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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17. The Labors of Hercules Beal

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.53

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's The Labors of Hercules Beal book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
  • young adult
"And when Achilles went inside the Vampire said to me, "You all right?" I nodded. "I'm okay." "Okay is good enough for now," she said."

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

"Most people don't think we even look like brothers," I said. "You do when you're asleep," she said. "Your face relaxes, and you stop worrying, and all that grit you two carry around falls away, and y…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, The Labors of Hercules Beal

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18. The Chaos Grid

By: Lyndsey Lewellen

4.42

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Cross the grid. Survive the storms. Let your destiny burn. When mankind’s attempts to control na… read more

Similar categories in Lyndsey Lewellen's The Chaos Grid book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • young adult
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19. The Night War

By: Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

4.04

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the two-time Newbery Honor-winning author of The War That Saved My Life and Fighting Words com… read more

Similar categories in Kimberly Brubaker Bradley's The Night War book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
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20. Wishtress

By: Nadine Brandes

4.03

Format: 453 pages, Hardcover

She didn't ask to be the Wishtress. Myrthe was born with the ability to turn her tears into wish… read more

Similar categories in Nadine Brandes's Wishtress book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • fantasy
  • young adult
"When one fills each day with life, it makes time multiply"

-Nadine Brandes, Wishtress

"We may be on opposite sides, but that doesn't mean we're enemies."

-Nadine Brandes, Wishtress

"I've heard you. I want you to know that.' He held my gaze, his expression intense and determined. 'I know you're trying to get to the Well."

-Nadine Brandes, Wishtress

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21. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 (The Unselected Journals, #6)

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

There is bedlam, and there is delightful bedlam.This afternoon touched on the second, much to my pl… read more

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22. Everything Else in the Universe

By: Tracy Holczer

4.02

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

In the midst of the Vietnam War, a young girl struggles to embrace change in this tender family sto… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Holczer's Everything Else in the Universe book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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23. Pay Attention, Carter Jones

By: Gary D. Schmidt

4.07

Format: None pages, Paperback

Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a real English butler, bowler hat and al… read more

Similar categories in Gary D. Schmidt's Pay Attention, Carter Jones book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
  • young adult
"Make good decisions and remember who you are, young Master Jones.’ He put his bowler back on. ‘You think I’m going to forget who I am?’ I said. ‘You are entering middle school now,’ he said. ‘I think…"

-Gary D. Schmidt, Pay Attention, Carter Jones

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24. Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1)

By: Janet Sumner Johnson

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Thirteen-year-old twins Hope and Gordon enter a spelling bee in a last-ditch effort to save their f… read more

Similar categories in Janet Sumner Johnson's Final Word (The Winterton Deception, #1) book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • middle grade
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25. Night Falls on Predicament Avenue

By: Jaime Jo Wright

4.26

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

In 1910, Effie James is living a dream for two. Her younger sister is harboring a secret that has l… read more

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"Effie couldn't disregard the awful sight of the blood that cursed this room with its stains. Stains that someone had taken the time to hid by rearranging the furniture."

-Jaime Jo Wright, Night Falls on Predicament Avenue

"We're afraid of death in part because we're afraid of the grief that follows. Death is momentary, but grief is what's left behind. The remnants of every memory, every moment, every emotion. Grief is …"

-Jaime Jo Wright, Night Falls on Predicament Avenue

"I can hear the darkness. It is like a breeze on a frigid winter's night that rattles the leafless branches. It is like the cold that travels through your open mouth and down your throat, a frozen kis…"

-Jaime Jo Wright, Night Falls on Predicament Avenue

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26. Frost Light

By: Danielle Bullen

4.29

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

"But here, it's only the ninth turning, and the leaves are spread all over the earth, everything du… read more

Similar categories in Danielle Bullen's Frost Light book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • fantasy
Cover of Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection) by K.B. Hoyle

27. Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

By: K.B. Hoyle

4.53

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A sweeping, romantic retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's The Snow Queen, and a companion novel t… read more

Similar categories in K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection) book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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28. Thread of Dreams

By: Emily Barnett

4.89

Format: 250 pages, Paperback

Nova’s job is to harvest dream threads from unaware humans to sustain her sunless planet against a … read more

Similar categories in Emily Barnett's Thread of Dreams book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • fantasy
  • young adult
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29. A Trick of Spades

By: Tasha Kazanjian

4.81

Format: 297 pages, Kindle Edition

When their aunt, Finna, misses their father’s funeral, fourteen-year-old twins Colm and Clíana know… read more

Similar categories in Tasha Kazanjian's A Trick of Spades book and K.B. Hoyle's Son of Bitter Glass (The Fairytale Collection)

  • fantasy
  • young adult
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30. The God Contest Storybook: The True Story of Elijah, Jesus, and the Greatest Victory (Illustrated Bible book to gift kids ages 3-6 and help them to ... the one true God) (Tales That Tell the Truth)

By: Carl Laferton

4.64

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Teach children about two extraordinary events in history when the God of the Bible proved himself t… read more

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31. The Carver and the Queen

By: Emma C. Fox

4.53

Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition

A retelling of a Siberian folktale—filled with lore, longing, and mythical romance!In the age of Im… read more

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  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult

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