14 Top fantasy books like Dirt Circus League by Maree Kimberley

Cover of Dirt Circus League by Maree Kimberley

Dirt Circus League

By: Maree Kimberley

3.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

I stumbled towards the Meat House, my body shaking with the violence that raged within me, as the r…

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Cover of Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #4) by Ann M. Martin, Raina Telgemeier

1. Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #4)

By: Ann M. Martin , Raina Telgemeier

4.37

Format: 174 pages, Paperback

Claudia and her sister, Janine, may as well be from two different planets. Claudia, who pays more a… read more

Similar categories in Ann M. Martin's Claudia and Mean Janine: A Graphic Novel (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphic Novels #4) book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of This One Summer by Jillian Tamaki, Mariko Tamaki

2. This One Summer

By: Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

Format: 324 pages, Hardcover

Every summer, Rose goes with her mom and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It's their getaway, th… read more

Similar categories in Jillian Tamaki's This One Summer book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Don't worry about any of this stuff, okay? It's all just adult junk that doesn't mean anything."

-Jillian Tamaki, This One Summer

Cover of The Yearbook Committee by Sarah Ayoub

3. The Yearbook Committee

By: Sarah Ayoub

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Five teenagers. Five lives. One final year. The school captain: Ryan has it all ... or at least he … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Ayoub's The Yearbook Committee book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • australia
  • young adult

4. Code Name Verity (Code Name Verity, #1)

By: Elizabeth Wein

4.26

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Oct. 11th, 1943 - A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are … read more

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5. Akarnae

By: Lynette Noni

3.67

Format: 363 pages, Paperback

With just one step, sixteen-year-old Alexandra Jennings's world changes--literally. Dreading her fi… read more

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6. The Murder Rule

By: Dervla McTiernan

3.67

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

For fans of the compulsive psychological suspense of Ruth Ware and Tana French, a mother daughter s… read more

Similar categories in Dervla McTiernan's The Murder Rule book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
"Because it has to be done. Because if you see something like this, and you can fix it, then it’s your mess to clean up."

-Dervla McTiernan, The Murder Rule

Cover of Lies Like Poison by Chelsea Pitcher

7. Lies Like Poison

By: Chelsea Pitcher

3.21

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Poppy, Lily, and Belladonna would do anything to protect their best friend, Raven. So when they dis… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Pitcher's Lies Like Poison book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Revelry by Katherine Webber

8. The Revelry

By: Katherine Webber

3.44

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Laini Taylor, E. Lockhart, and Holly Black, the chilling story of a girl who goes to a … read more

Similar categories in Katherine Webber's The Revelry book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding by Holly Ringland

9. The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

By: Holly Ringland

4.04

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

From international bestselling author of The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart, Holly Ringland, comes a ha… read more

Similar categories in Holly Ringland's The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • family
  • australia
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"There's a certain kind of beauty that can only exist because of darkness."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"You can see it, but it's not really there. Just like the end of a rainbow, the horizon is an illusion."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Catch the gold in your eyelashes so we have light for later, Starry, so it won't be dark in our dreams."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

"Everything I've wanted most in life has been on the other side of finding the courage to ask for the help I need."

-Holly Ringland, The Seven Skins of Esther Wilding

Cover of The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1) by Amie Kaufman

10. The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

By: Amie Kaufman

3.92

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

When Selly's father leaves her high and dry in the port of Kirkpool, she has no intention of riding… read more

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  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"First flowers, now you don't like pastries?" he asks, studying my frown. "What's next, kittens?"

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"Better not start apologizing now my prince," she says. "you'll run out of time to cover it all."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

"There." I lean across to tuck it behind his ear. "Everything useless around here is beautifully decorated. I wouldn't want you to feel left out."

-Amie Kaufman, The Isles of the Gods (The Isles of the Gods, #1)

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11. Never Ever Getting Back Together

By: Sophie Gonzales

3.67

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When their now famous ex-boyfriend asks them to participate in a teen reality show, two eighteen ye… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Gonzales's Never Ever Getting Back Together book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • young adult
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12. They'll Never Catch Us

By: Jessica Goodman

3.72

Format: 284 pages, Hardcover

A thriller about two sisters vying for the top spot on their cross-country team--the only way out o… read more

Similar categories in Jessica Goodman's They'll Never Catch Us book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Raven has always been nice in the same way vanilla is nice but you’d rather have cookie dough."

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

"Raven has always been nice, in the same way vanilla ice cream is nice but you’d rather have cookie dough."

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

"The spiral continues until I remember something Mom once said: Everyone hates themselves a little. If you get over that, you survive. Sure, she said it when she was drunk and I was five. But I think …"

-Jessica Goodman, They'll Never Catch Us

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13. The Gaps

By: Leanne Hall

3.84

Format: 356 pages, Paperback

What does it mean to be the one left behind? When sixteen-year-old Yin Mitchell is abducted, the… read more

Similar categories in Leanne Hall's The Gaps book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • australia
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Death is the worst kind of silence, and I don't want to be silent."

-Leanne Hall, The Gaps

"Where do they go, those girls that accidentally fall through a gap in the universe? What's on the other side?"

-Leanne Hall, The Gaps

"Why is it so easy to override what girls and women want, what they might decide if they were given any control."

-Leanne Hall, The Gaps

"I see every fallen body on the cover of a crime novel, and I can't help thinking that everyone wants their teenage girls ruined"

-Leanne Hall, The Gaps

Cover of All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1) by Caroline O'Donoghue

14. All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

By: Caroline O'Donoghue

3.94

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Maeve’s strangely astute tarot readings make her the talk of the school, until a classmate draws a … read more

Similar categories in Caroline O'Donoghue's All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1) book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"All the witches in stories know things by their true names, don't they?"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

"Lord protect me from beautiful musicians who call you by your last name."

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

"Lily isn't dirty, per se; it's just that she doesn't really like to live in her body. She doesn't like to notice it. If she could just be a brain in a jar, reading books and drawing, she'd be much ha…"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

"Je ne regrette rien," she says softly. "I regret nothing. It's a stupid phrase." "It is?" "If you're an even remotely empathetic or flawed person, you should feel regret. If you behave badly, you sho…"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, All Our Hidden Gifts (All Our Hidden Gifts, #1)

Cover of Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over by Miranda Luby

15. Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over

By: Miranda Luby

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Unknown Binding

Sadie Starr is obsessed with starting over. A new year, a new diet, a new social media identity. An… read more

Similar categories in Miranda Luby's Sadie Starr’s Guide to Starting Over book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

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

16. 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 Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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17. When the World Was Ours

By: Liz Kessler

4.51

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of the Emily Windsnap series, Liz Kessler, comes a poign… read more

Similar categories in Liz Kessler's When the World Was Ours book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
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18. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • australia
  • family
  • fiction
  • young adult
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

Cover of Hamlet is Not OK by R.A. Spratt

19. Hamlet is Not OK

By: R.A. Spratt

3.40

Format: 240 pages, ebook

Selby hates homework. She would rather watch daytime television – anything to escape the tedium of … read more

Similar categories in R.A. Spratt's Hamlet is Not OK book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2) by Caroline O'Donoghue

20. The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2)

By: Caroline O'Donoghue

4.15

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A spellbinding supernatural teen drama - and sequel to All Our Hidden Gifts. Maeve and her frien… read more

Similar categories in Caroline O'Donoghue's The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2) book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"What follows is the strangest forty minutes I have ever spent at St. Bernadette’s, and I was once locked in a cupboard for an entire afternoon with a deck of cursed tarot cards."

-Caroline O'Donoghue, The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2)

"If the girls weren't here, I'd wrap my arms around him. If the girls weren't here, I'd tell him that there's not a single horrible thing about him. That he is calmer and kinder than anyone I've ever …"

-Caroline O'Donoghue, The Gifts That Bind Us (All Our Hidden Gifts, #2)

Cover of A Far Wilder Magic by Allison Saft

21. A Far Wilder Magic

By: Allison Saft

3.85

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When Margaret Welty spots the legendary hala, the last living mythical creature, she knows the Half… read more

Similar categories in Allison Saft's A Far Wilder Magic book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • magical realism
  • fantasy
  • young adult
"How could Margaret ever think he'd lose himself to alchemy when he has already hopelessly lost himself to her?"

-Allison Saft, A Far Wilder Magic

"Girls like her don’t get to dream. Girls like her get to survive. Most days, that’s enough. Today, she doesn’t think it is."

-Allison Saft, A Far Wilder Magic

"How many times will she watch someone leave this place and never look back, while she is left here like a ghost to haunt it?"

-Allison Saft, A Far Wilder Magic

"If he can’t grieve his father or his impossible dreams without hurting his family or himself, what other choice does he have but to keep things light? To dazzle people so they can’t look for the crac…"

-Allison Saft, A Far Wilder Magic

Cover of We Who Hunt The Hollow (Hollow, #1) by Kate    Murray

22. We Who Hunt The Hollow (Hollow, #1)

By: Kate Murray

3.73

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

A firecracker urban fantasy about the youngest daughter of a family of women warriors, and the powe… read more

Similar categories in Kate Murray's We Who Hunt The Hollow (Hollow, #1) book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of This All Come Back Now by Mykaela Saunders

23. This All Come Back Now

By: Mykaela Saunders

4.08

Format: 350 pages, Paperback

The first-ever anthology of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander speculative fiction – written, cu… read more

Similar categories in Mykaela Saunders's This All Come Back Now book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • australia
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of Paradise Sands by Levi Pinfold

24. Paradise Sands

By: Levi Pinfold

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A captivating tale of eerie places and mystical bargains, sumptuously illustrated by Kate Greenaway… read more

Similar categories in Levi Pinfold's Paradise Sands book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • magical realism
  • animals
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Project Nought by Chelsey Furedi

25. Project Nought

By: Chelsey Furedi

4.15

Format: 332 pages, Hardcover

For fans of Kiss Number 8 and On a Sunbeam, this debut graphic novel is a fast-paced time travel ad… read more

Similar categories in Chelsey Furedi's Project Nought book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of The Raven's Song by Zana Fraillon

26. The Raven's Song

By: Zana Fraillon

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Raven's Song book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • dystopia
  • family
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of The Snow Laundry (The Towers, #1) by Mette Jakobsen

27. The Snow Laundry (The Towers, #1)

By: Mette Jakobsen

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

With the intensity of The Handmaid's Tale, the drama of Divergent and the political intrigue of The… read more

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  • dystopia
  • young adult
Cover of Dirt Circus League by Maree Kimberley

28. Dirt Circus League

By: Maree Kimberley

3.00

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

I stumbled towards the Meat House, my body shaking with the violence that raged within me, as the r… read more

Similar categories in Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • relationships
  • magical realism
  • cults
  • animals
  • young adult
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • family
  • australia
  • fantasy
Cover of The Not So Chosen One by Kate Emery

29. The Not So Chosen One

By: Kate Emery

3.47

Format: 304 pages, Unknown Binding

Lucy is just a regular teenager with regular worries: homework, friends, getting home for dinner on… read more

Similar categories in Kate Emery's The Not So Chosen One book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • young adult
Cover of Night Lights by Sarah   Epstein

30. Night Lights

By: Sarah Epstein

4.25

Format: 392 pages, Paperback

A remote cabin. A family on edge. They are not alone. It was meant to be a family bonding exerci… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Epstein's Night Lights book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • australia
  • young adult
Cover of A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin

31. A Walk in the Dark

By: Jane Godwin

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

'It's just a walk in the dark. What is there to worry about?' That's what the head teacher, Joha… read more

Similar categories in Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark book and Maree Kimberley's Dirt Circus League

  • fiction
  • young adult

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4.37

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Jillian Tamaki , Mariko Tamaki

3.69

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Sarah Ayoub

3.97

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Dervla McTiernan

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Kylie Orr

3.95

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Sue Wallman

3.69

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