24 Top middle grade books like Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3) by Kamilla Benko

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Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

By: Kamilla Benko

4.48

Format: None pages, None

After a lifetime of being the younger sister--of letting Sophie fight her battles, of following her…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3) by Kamilla Benko , here is a list of 24 books like this:

Cover of The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain by Lloyd Alexander

1. The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain

By: Lloyd Alexander

4.25

Format: 351 pages, Paperback

When Lloyd Alexander finished the Chronicles of Prydain, readers asked for more! So, in 1973, Mr. A… read more

Similar categories in Lloyd Alexander's The Foundling and Other Tales of Prydain book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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2. Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.20

Format: 42 pages, Hardcover

Sophie Foster thought she was safe. Settled into her home at Havenfield, surrounded by friends, and… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Exile (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #2) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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3. Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Dark schemes unfold--and Sophie's loyalty is pushed to the limit--in this thrilling fifth book in t… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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4. The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel (The Heroes of Olympus: The Graphic Novels, #1)

By: Rick Riordan , Nate Powell , Robert Venditti

3.79

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Jason has a problem.He doesn't remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands wit… read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's The Lost Hero: The Graphic Novel (The Heroes of Olympus: The Graphic Novels, #1) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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5. Wings: A Fairy Tale (Fairy Wings #1)

By: E.D. Baker

3.30

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

There's always been something a little unusual about Tamisin. Her freckles look more like sparkles,… read more

Similar categories in E.D. Baker's Wings: A Fairy Tale (Fairy Wings #1) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
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6. Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities #6)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.46

Format: None pages, ebook

Sophie Foster is struggling. Grieving. Scrambling. But she knows one thing: she will not be defeate… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities #6) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • adventure
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7. Wrath of the Storm (Mark of the Thief, #3)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

3.13

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

A quest for freedom. The magic of the gods. A storm to destroy a world. Trouble has a way of findin… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Wrath of the Storm (Mark of the Thief, #3) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure

8. The Scourge

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.36

Format: 189 pages, Hardcover

When a plague isn't all that kills... As a lethal plague sweeps through the land, Ani Mells is shoc… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's The Scourge book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

9. The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, #1)

By: Sayantani DasGupta

2.56

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

MEET KIRANMALA: INTERDIMENSIONAL DEMONSLAYER (But she doesn't know it yet.) On the morning of her t… read more

Similar categories in Sayantani DasGupta's The Serpent's Secret (Kiranmala and the Kingdom Beyond, #1) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

10. Rise of the Wolf (Mark of the Thief, #2)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A powerful amulet. A vengeful goddess. A deadly quest. Nic may have escaped enslavement in the mine… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rise of the Wolf (Mark of the Thief, #2) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

11. Mark of the Thief (Mark of the Thief, #1)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

3.94

Format: 313 pages, Kindle Edition

When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern containing the l… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Mark of the Thief (Mark of the Thief, #1) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

12. A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans

By: Joanne Ryder , Laurence Yep

3.84

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Crusty dragon Miss Drake has a new pet human, precocious Winnie. Oddly enough, Winnie seems to thin… read more

Similar categories in Joanne Ryder's A Dragon's Guide to the Care and Feeding of Humans book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

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13. Rescue

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

Format: 387 pages, Hardcover

A World War II story of espionage and intrigue, as one girl races to save her father and aid the Fr… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Rescue book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • adventure
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14. The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.46

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

For more than a decade, readers have been enchanted by the modern classic The One and Only Ivan , a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Family (The One and Only #4) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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15. Something Like Home

By: Andrea Beatriz Arango

4.31

Format: 256 pages, Library Binding

A novel in verse in which a lost dog helps a lonely girl find a way home to her family . . . only f… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beatriz Arango's Something Like Home book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
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16. Iceberg

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling story of a young girl who stows away onboard the Titanicand as she explores, attempti… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Iceberg book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"Over the next two hours, I would learn something about time. Something devastating. There are moments in life when time moves with its own will, not bound by any timekeeper's measure. It may speed up…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Iceberg

Cover of Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1) by Melanie Dickerson

17. Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

By: Melanie Dickerson

3.70

Format: 328 pages, Hardcover

Where there is wealth and power, there's always someone willing to do anything to take it. Engla… read more

Similar categories in Melanie Dickerson's Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • fantasy
"Could her heart be any fuller?"

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"Joy no longer seemed as fragile as it once had."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"The only thing that stops us from being joyful is ourselves."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

"How had she ever thought him handsome? He was hideous, his eyes as colorless as his skin."

-Melanie Dickerson, Court of Swans (The Dericott Tales, #1)

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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 Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
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19. The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.46

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Five years. That's how long Coyote and her dad, Rodeo, have lived on the road in an old school bus,… read more

Similar categories in Dan Gemeinhart's The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"But when someone's hurting, you gotta do something. Always kindness"

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"Driving toward something is better than driving away from something."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"I guess that's how regrets are...they're anchors, not balloons. And we were sunk"

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

"The best kind of goodbye is the kind where you don’t actually have to leave the person behind."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise (Coyote Sunrise #1)

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20. The Mystery of Locked Rooms

By: Lindsay Currie

4.03

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Crack the codes. Find the treasure. Escape the house. From the acclaimed author of Scritch Scratch … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's The Mystery of Locked Rooms book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
Cover of Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9) by Shannon Messenger

21. Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.45

Format: 800 pages, Kindle Edition

In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Citi… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
"Won't you need my help with the cache?' Fitz asked her. It felt very good to tell him, 'I don't see why.' Ro snickered."

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

"I'll still check the house when I get home and let you know if I see your boy. If he's there, I'll hide him in my room and feed him some Rice Krispies or something."

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

"Keefe closed the distance between them. And then... everything was new. The soft press of his lips against hers. The way their breath seemed to fall perfectly into sync as her heart and brain screame…"

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

"Keefe?' Amy repeated, her lips curling into a grin. 'He's the supercute blonde guy you picked up cookies for, right? The one who keeps staring at you all intense when I met him, like you were the onl…"

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

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22. Words on Fire

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.27

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Words on Fire book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
"The words wouldn't lead to our independence - words, themselves, their very existence, were our independence"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Words on Fire

Cover of Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) by Shannon Messenger

23. Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.46

Format: 797 pages, Kindle Edition

Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerou… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
"You changed Iggy’s color?"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"And keep in mind,' Oralie added, finally turning her azure eyes toward Sophie, ' true trust does not require absolute transparency. There is incredible power in accepting that there are some things y…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"I tried to warn you." "I know," Keefe told him. "And I tried to listen." "I know," Tam said quietly. "And ... here we are." "I'm pretty sure that was inevitable," Keefe agreed. "So I want you to know…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"The fact that they're shaped like tiny elves!" Keefe said, clapping his hands before he pointed to the label. "Hang on-THEY CALL THEM 'ELF WITCHES'?" "They do, Keefe. They do. And that's not even the…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

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24. Marshmallow & Jordan

By: Alina Chau

4.22

Format: 379 pages, Hardcover

Jordan’s days as star player for her school’s basketball team ended when an accident left her paral… read more

Similar categories in Alina Chau's Marshmallow & Jordan book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fantasy
Cover of The Captive Kingdom (Ascendance, #4) by Jennifer A. Nielsen

25. The Captive Kingdom (Ascendance, #4)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.17

Format: 374 pages, Hardcover

Jennifer A. Nielsen returns to the world of The False Prince in this fourth book of the Ascendance … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's The Captive Kingdom (Ascendance, #4) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • adventure
"That was a long gulp," he said. "I just told you a gulp." I frowned at him. "Maybe you should have explained the difference between a long gulp and a regular gulp." "If I had intended for anything bu…"

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, The Captive Kingdom (Ascendance, #4)

Cover of Wishing Upon the Same Stars by Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

26. Wishing Upon the Same Stars

By: Jacquetta Nammar Feldman

4.25

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

This coming-of-age middle grade debut novel follows an Arab American girl named Yasmeen as she move… read more

Similar categories in Jacquetta Nammar Feldman's Wishing Upon the Same Stars book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Resistance by Jennifer A. Nielsen

27. Resistance

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.32

Format: 400 pages, ebook

Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in dange… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer A. Nielsen's Resistance book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"In the knowing, there was peace."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

"But there is something a human can do that an animal never can. Create art."

-Jennifer A. Nielsen, Resistance

Cover of Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher (Book 1) by Trudi Trueit

28. Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher (Book 1)

By: Trudi Trueit

4.37

Format: 208 pages, Library Binding

Sailor York and the daring recruits of Explorer Academy uncover an elusive animal-smuggling ring in… read more

Similar categories in Trudi Trueit's Explorer Academy Vela: The Sailor Cipher (Book 1) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
Cover of Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2) by Sofiya Pasternack

29. Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2)

By: Sofiya Pasternack

4.14

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The adventure continues in this exciting sequel to Anya and the Dragon in which a dangerous monster… read more

Similar categories in Sofiya Pasternack's Anya and the Nightingale (Anya #2) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • adventure
Cover of Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3) by Kamilla Benko

30. Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

By: Kamilla Benko

4.48

Format: None pages, None

After a lifetime of being the younger sister--of letting Sophie fight her battles, of following her… read more

Similar categories in Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3) book and Kamilla Benko's Fire in the Star (The Unicorn Quest, #3)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • magic
  • unicorns
  • fantasy

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