12 Best middle grade books like Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost by Esme Symes-Smith

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Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

By: Esme Symes-Smith

4.51

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The battle is won, but the war is far from over. In this thrilling sequel, a twelve-year-old nonbin…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost by Esme Symes-Smith , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of The Baker and the Bard by Fern Haught

1. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • adventure
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

2. The Wicked Bargain

By: Gabe Cole Novoa

4.19

Format: 368 pages, None

El Diablo is in the details in this Latinx pirate fantasy starring a transmasculine nonbinary teen … read more

Similar categories in Gabe Cole Novoa's The Wicked Bargain book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

3. The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.52

Format: 399 pages, Kindle Edition

Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all. London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has th… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Joseph White's The Spirit Bares Its Teeth book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"He's...he's doing the same thing I do. His hands are fluttering. Like mine. Oh God, he's like me."

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"I should not have to keep fixing the damage done to us. It would be so easy to not hurt us and the Speakers can't even do that. It's more work to hurt us. It's more work to be cruel - and yet they co…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"I do not get to savor the masculine cut of my clothes, or the illusion of short hair, or the feeting joy of my skin feeling like mine. Instead, I have to worry if my boyhood is convincing enough to k…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

"My name is Daphne.' Daphne? In that moment, it's as if I've peeled the skin away from the chest of a patient, revealing a beating heart. A boy could not say that name as if terrified the syllables wi…"

-Andrew Joseph White, The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Cover of Plain Jane and the Mermaid by Vera Brosgol

4. Plain Jane and the Mermaid

By: Vera Brosgol

4.38

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

From Eisner Award winner Vera Brosgol comes an instant classic about courage, confidence, and inner… read more

Similar categories in Vera Brosgol's Plain Jane and the Mermaid book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1) by H.E. Edgmon

5. Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

By: H.E. Edgmon

3.85

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Infatuation. Reincarnation. Damnation. Gem Echols is a nonbinary Seminole teen living in the tin… read more

Similar categories in H.E. Edgmon's Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1) book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
"We are not just gods walking around steering human bodies. We are also humans housing the souls of gods. Okay? And if it really matters that the Mountain is never a colonizer'--I brush my thumb again…"

-H.E. Edgmon, Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

Cover of Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist, #1) by Kacen Callender

6. Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist, #1)

By: Kacen Callender

3.49

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Infinity Alchemist is a spellbinding novel about a quest that leads three young alchemists toward u… read more

Similar categories in Kacen Callender's Infinity Alchemist (Infinity Alchemist, #1) book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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7. The Marble Queen

By: Anna Kopp

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Marble Queen is a YA Fantasy graphic novel that’s the political drama of Nimona meets the heart… read more

Similar categories in Anna Kopp's The Marble Queen book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
"I’m not the strong, brave queen Iliad deserves."

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

"It seems so natural. Like she’s done it a hundred times. Does she prefer dancing with women? I thought this marriage was only an arrangement. And if I’m right and it is, then why do I feel so strange?"

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

Cover of The Deep Dark by Molly Knox Ostertag

8. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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9. Dear Mothman

By: Robin Gow

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Poet and author Robin Gow’s moving middle-grade novel in verse Dear Mothman is about a young trans … read more

Similar categories in Robin Gow's Dear Mothman book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of First Test Graphic Novel (Protector of the Small, #1) by Devin Grayson

10. First Test Graphic Novel (Protector of the Small, #1)

By: Devin Grayson

4.25

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

This eagerly awaited graphic novel adaptation of the iconic fantasy novel, First Test, reimagines t… read more

Similar categories in Devin Grayson's First Test Graphic Novel (Protector of the Small, #1) book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of King Cheer (Arden High, #2) by Molly Horton Booth

11. King Cheer (Arden High, #2)

By: Molly Horton Booth

3.32

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Heartstopper meets Bring It On in this contemporary graphic novel that reimagines Shakespeare’s Kin… read more

Similar categories in Molly Horton Booth's King Cheer (Arden High, #2) book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • graphic novels
  • lgbt
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Upstaged: A Graphic Novel by Robin Easter

12. Upstaged: A Graphic Novel

By: Robin Easter

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

In a summer of goodbyes and new beginnings, shy Ashton Price hopes to confess to their theater camp… read more

Similar categories in Robin Easter's Upstaged: A Graphic Novel book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel by Mai K. Nguyen

13. Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel

By: Mai K. Nguyen

4.27

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

5 Worlds meets Spirited Away in this tale of a girl fighting her way back home after getting trappe… read more

Similar categories in Mai K. Nguyen's Anzu and the Realm of Darkness: A Graphic Novel book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Otherwoods by Justine Pucella Winans

14. The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • audiobook
  • adventure
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of The Deep & Dark Blue by Niki Smith

15. The Deep & Dark Blue

By: Niki Smith

4.22

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

After a terrible political coup usurps their noble house, Hawke and Grayson flee to stay alive and … read more

Similar categories in Niki Smith's The Deep & Dark Blue book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Compound Fracture by Andrew Joseph White

16. Compound Fracture

By: Andrew Joseph White

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling and award-winning author Andrew Joseph White returns with a queer Appalachian thriller,… read more

Similar categories in Andrew Joseph White's Compound Fracture book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"There's a whole spectrum of reactions to coming out. Getting kicked out is one extreme–being accepted wholeheartedly is the other. But in the middle, there's this. The awkwardness, the refusals to ac…"

-Andrew Joseph White, Compound Fracture

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17. Summer Vamp

By: Violet Chan Karim

4.21

Format: 235 pages, None

What happens when a very human kid ends up at the wrong summer camp—FOR VAMPIRES?! This quirky and … read more

Similar categories in Violet Chan Karim's Summer Vamp book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost by Esme Symes-Smith

18. Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

By: Esme Symes-Smith

4.51

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The battle is won, but the war is far from over. In this thrilling sequel, a twelve-year-old nonbin… read more

Similar categories in Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • audiobook
  • dragons
  • adventure
  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • high fantasy
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Lunar Boy by Jacinta Wibowo

19. Lunar Boy

By: Jacinta Wibowo

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of The Witch Boy and Squished, Lunar Boy is a must-have heartwarming coming-of-age graphic… read more

Similar categories in Jacinta Wibowo's Lunar Boy book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #2) by Molly Knox Ostertag

20. Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #2)

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.53

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

The party continues but the problems get bigger in this second installment of this original Dungeon… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's Dungeon Club: Time to Party (Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club, #2) book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • lgbt
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) by Aiden Thomas

21. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)

By: Aiden Thomas

4.42

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more

Similar categories in Aiden Thomas's Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2) book and Esme Symes-Smith's Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook

19 Top fiction books like Sir Callie and the Dragon's Roost by Esme Symes-Smith

Transform Your Habits

The Baker and the Bard

Fern Haught

3.62

Transform Your Habits

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

4.52

Transform Your Habits

Plain Jane and the Mermaid

Vera Brosgol

4.38

Transform Your Habits

Godly Heathens (The Ouroboros, #1)

H.E. Edgmon

3.85

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14 Top fantasy books like The Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

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Otherworldly

F.T. Lukens

3.99

Transform Your Habits

The Wicked Bargain

Gabe Cole Novoa

4.19

Transform Your Habits

Venom & Vow

Anna-Marie McLemore

3.73

Transform Your Habits

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

4.52

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