24 Best fantasy books like The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2) by Lee Newbery

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The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

By: Lee Newbery

4.50

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

All legends start somewhere . . . After defeating the evil Grendilock and saving Cadno, the last…

If you liked the fantasy plot in The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2) by Lee Newbery , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. Skellig (Skellig, #1)

By: David Almond

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more

Similar categories in David Almond's Skellig (Skellig, #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
"There's no end to evolution."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

Cover of Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) by Pari Thomson

2. Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)

By: Pari Thomson

4.20

Format: 364 pages, Hardcover

Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the… read more

Similar categories in Pari Thomson's Greenwild (Greenwild, #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) by A.F. Steadman

3. Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn … read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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4. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

Similar categories in Matt Goodfellow's The Final Year book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. 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

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Kingdom Over the Sea (The Kingdom Over the Sea #1) by Zohra Nabi

6. The Kingdom Over the Sea (The Kingdom Over the Sea #1)

By: Zohra Nabi

4.13

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Aru Shah meets One Thousand and One Nights in this lavish middle grade adventure following a girl w… read more

Similar categories in Zohra Nabi's The Kingdom Over the Sea (The Kingdom Over the Sea #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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7. Infinity's Secret (Dragon Force #1)

By: Katie Tsang

4.51

Format: 327 pages, Kindle Edition

From the authors of the bestselling DRAGON REALM books comes the first in a brand-new, action-packe… read more

Similar categories in Katie Tsang's Infinity's Secret (Dragon Force #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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8. The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6)

By: Anna James

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition

The Pages and Co. series comes to a thrilling end in this perfect final instalment. As Tilly, Os… read more

Similar categories in Anna James's The Last Bookwanderer (Pages & Co., #6) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1) by M.G. Leonard

9. The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.28

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In The Highland Falcon Thief: Adventures on Trains #1, a middle-grade series starter from MG Leonar… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"It's hard to have an adventure with a smart phone in your pocket. It stops you from reading real maps and talking to people."

-M.G. Leonard, The Highland Falcon Thief (Adventures on Trains, #1)

Cover of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) by A.F. Steadman

10. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) by A.F. Steadman

11. Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.55

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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12. A Christmasaurus Carol

By: Tom Fletcher

4.43

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The Christmasaurus is back and ready to soar into a new festive magical adventure!Have you ever hea… read more

Similar categories in Tom Fletcher's A Christmasaurus Carol book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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13. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

Cover of Arkspire (Arkspire, #1) by Jamie Littler

14. Arkspire (Arkspire, #1)

By: Jamie Littler

4.38

Format: 362 pages, Kindle Edition

Glorious, powerful, magic; a city of twists, turns and tricksters; extraordinary secrets which only… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Littler's Arkspire (Arkspire, #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Ice Children by M.G. Leonard

15. The Ice Children

By: M.G. Leonard

3.95

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

The Week Junior Book Awards: Children’s Audiobook of the Year – Highly Commended. At the stroke … read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's The Ice Children book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) by Hannah  Gold

16. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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17. Space Band

By: Tom Fletcher

4.29

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The out-of-this-world new adventure from number-one-bestselling author of The Danger Gang and The T… read more

Similar categories in Tom Fletcher's Space Band book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
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18. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

Cover of Jamie by L.D. Lapinski

19. Jamie

By: L.D. Lapinski

4.46

Format: 161 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and uplifting story from L.D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency, abou… read more

Similar categories in L.D. Lapinski's Jamie book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"Being trans is fine, it's the world that's the problem. And that's what people don't seem to get. There are loads of us as well. Whether you make room for us or not, whether you accept us or not, whe…"

-L.D. Lapinski, Jamie

Cover of The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2) by Phil Hickes

20. The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2)

By: Phil Hickes

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Turn on your torches and join Aveline Jones! Aveline is thrilled when she discovers that the hol… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Bewitching of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #2) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens

21. The Boy Who Fell From the Sky

By: Benjamin Dean

4.18

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Combining the warmth and heart of Ross Welford’s The 1,000 Year Old Boy with the epic adventure and… read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's The Boy Who Fell From the Sky book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
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22. The House at the Edge of Magic

By: Amy Sparkes

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sparkes's The House at the Edge of Magic book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (Geomancer, #1) by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

23. In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (Geomancer, #1)

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4.07

Format: 246 pages, Kindle Edition

From bestselling, award-winning author Kiran Millwood Hargrave comes an epic new fantasy about the … read more

Similar categories in Kiran Millwood Hargrave's In the Shadow of the Wolf Queen (Geomancer, #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn #2) by Aisling Fowler

24. Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn #2)

By: Aisling Fowler

4.31

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

HOPE GROWS FROM THE ASHES . . . Twelve has become a hunter and chosen a new name to reflect her … read more

Similar categories in Aisling Fowler's Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn #2) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Wolf Road by Alice Roberts

25. Wolf Road

By: Alice Roberts

4.00

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

The greatest adventure of all begins here, in the epic new prehistoric children's novel from bestse… read more

Similar categories in Alice Roberts's Wolf Road book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Stepfather Christmas: A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters by L.D. Lapinski

26. Stepfather Christmas: A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters

By: L.D. Lapinski

4.34

Format: 226 pages, Kindle Edition

From L. D. Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency , comes a heartwarming and hilarious… read more

Similar categories in L.D. Lapinski's Stepfather Christmas: A Festive Countdown Story in 25 Chapters book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of Feather by M.G. Leonard

27. Feather

By: M.G. Leonard

4.61

Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition

The Twitchers have one last mystery to solve – and this time it's a heist! The final unputdownable … read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Feather book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

Cover of Clutch (The Twitchers, #3) by M.G. Leonard

28. Clutch (The Twitchers, #3)

By: M.G. Leonard

4.46

Format: 251 pages, Kindle Edition

Can The Twitchers catch a thief? There's a thief in Aves Wood! M.G. Leonard, internationally bes… read more

Similar categories in M.G. Leonard's Clutch (The Twitchers, #3) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2) by Lee Newbery

29. The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

By: Lee Newbery

4.50

Format: 341 pages, Kindle Edition

All legends start somewhere . . . After defeating the evil Grendilock and saving Cadno, the last… read more

Similar categories in Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • chapter books
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons by Abi Elphinstone

30. Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.35

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

A magical NEW story filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world … read more

Similar categories in Abi Elphinstone's Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

31. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Lee Newbery's The First Shadowdragon (The Last Firefox #2)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

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