23 Top childrens books like Glitter Boy by Ian Eagleton

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Glitter Boy

By: Ian Eagleton

4.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old James loves dancing, poetry and Mariah Carey. His teacher, Mr Hamilton, is getting …

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

1. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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2. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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3. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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4. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

Similar categories in Hiba Noor Khan's Safiyyah's War book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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5. Away With Words

By: Sophie Cameron

3.89

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Shortlisted for the Yoto Carnegie Medal for Writing 2024 Shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards 2024… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Cameron's Away With Words book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • contemporary
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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6. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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7. Boy Like Me

By: Simon James Green

4.55

Format: 357 pages, Kindle Edition

It's 1994 and thanks to Section 28, there can be no mention of gay relationships in schools. When a… read more

Similar categories in Simon James Green's Boy Like Me book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • gay
  • lgbt
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8. How to Die Famous

By: Benjamin Dean

3.65

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A budding teen celebrity secretly investigates his brother's suspicious death while navigating the … read more

Similar categories in Benjamin Dean's How to Die Famous book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • lgbt
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9. When I See Blue

By: Lily Bailey

4.49

Format: None pages, Paperback

New town, new school, but the bully is in Ben's head ... There are 4 things you should know abou… read more

Similar categories in Lily Bailey's When I See Blue book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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10. The Song Walker

By: Zillah Bethell

4.16

Format: None pages, None

"There are three questions that I need to find the answers to: -Where am I? -What am I doing here… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's The Song Walker book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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11. The Lost Whale

By: Hannah Gold

4.40

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Gold's second no… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Lost Whale book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
"A patchwork of blue, emerald and turquoise, with white horses dancing like diamonds on the surface. The water stretched out forever until it melted into the sky."

-Hannah Gold, The Lost Whale

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12. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
"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

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13. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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14. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • contemporary
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • lgbt
"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

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15. Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts

By: William Hussey

3.98

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A Big Gay Rom-Zom-Com with Heart Jesse Spark has a broken heart and in a few short weeks he'll r… read more

Similar categories in William Hussey's Broken Hearts & Zombie Parts book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • contemporary
  • gay
  • lgbt
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16. Small Town Pride

By: Phil Stamper

4.15

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From acclaimed author Phil Stamper (The Gravity of Us and As Far as You'll Take Me) comes a poignan… read more

Similar categories in Phil Stamper's Small Town Pride book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • childrens
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
"If people can wear their hate so proudly on their sleeve, why can't I wear acceptance in the same way?" (pg.137)"

-Phil Stamper, Small Town Pride

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17. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • contemporary
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • lgbt
"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

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18. Like a Curse

By: Elle McNicoll

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Stuck in Loch Ness while Edinburgh falls under the control of a terrifyingly powerful Siren, Ramya … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Like a Curse book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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19. Like a Charm

By: Elle McNicoll

4.25

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Edinburgh is a city filled with magical creatures. No one can see them... until Ramya Knox. As … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Like a Charm book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
"Exactly. These stories about fairies and giants and vampires and trolls... they may have written them completely wrong. But you're still more likely to find a magical monster in a story than someone …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Ramya, your brain...it's why you can see through Glamour. It's why you're immune to Sirens. It's...it's incredible. I wish I were like you. I've never met anyone that can do what you do. I swear. It …"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Books are like little pockets of time. Little artifacts from other cultures and other periods of history. You can go to a museum where they put everything behind glass and won't let you touch things.…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

"Maybe you don't need the whole world. Maybe you don't need a fridge full of gold stars. You don't need to fit the mold. You just need one person who believes you're right, just as you are. That the g…"

-Elle McNicoll, Like a Charm

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20. Where the River Takes Us

By: Lesley Parr

4.25

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

It's February 1974 and working class families have been hit hard by the three-day week. The reduced… read more

Similar categories in Lesley Parr's Where the River Takes Us book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • contemporary
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21. Kicked Out

By: A.M. Dassu

4.30

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

In this companion novel to the acclaimed Boy, Everywhere , A.M. Dassu returns to extend the story o… read more

Similar categories in A.M. Dassu's Kicked Out book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
Cover of The Rescue of Ravenwood by Natasha Farrant

22. The Rescue of Ravenwood

By: Natasha Farrant

4.40

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

'A sublime eco adventure.' The TimesFrom the Costa Award winning author of Voyage of the Sparrowhaw… read more

Similar categories in Natasha Farrant's The Rescue of Ravenwood book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings by Tom Percival

23. The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings

By: Tom Percival

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty from leading author/illust… read more

Similar categories in Tom Percival's The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • childrens
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24. Bird Boy

By: Catherine Bruton

4.61

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Can you heal a broken wing? What about a broken heart? After the tragic death of his mother, ele… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Bruton's Bird Boy book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
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25. The Island at the Edge of Night

By: Lucy Strange

4.40

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

  A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more

Similar categories in Lucy Strange's The Island at the Edge of Night book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
Cover of Glitter Boy by Ian Eagleton

26. Glitter Boy

By: Ian Eagleton

4.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Eleven-year-old James loves dancing, poetry and Mariah Carey. His teacher, Mr Hamilton, is getting … read more

Similar categories in Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • childrens
  • gay
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • contemporary
Cover of North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family by Vashti Hardy

27. North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family

By: Vashti Hardy

4.14

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning author of The Brightstorm Chroncles, Vashti Hardy, comes a powerful new stor… read more

Similar categories in Vashti Hardy's North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

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28. I Am Rebel

By: Montgomery Ross

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

Similar categories in Montgomery Ross's I Am Rebel book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • childrens
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29. Just Like Everyone Else

By: Sarah Hagger-Holt

4.16

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Aidan can't breathe in his crowded family home. Running is his only respite from … read more

Similar categories in Sarah Hagger-Holt's Just Like Everyone Else book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • contemporary
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • lgbt
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30. 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 Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

  • middle grade
  • 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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31. The Boy in the Suit (eBook)

By: James Fox

4.57

Format: 380 pages, Kindle Edition

It's not easy to fit in when you're the boy in the suit... Ten-year-old Solo - embarrassingly, that… read more

Similar categories in James Fox's The Boy in the Suit (eBook) book and Ian Eagleton's Glitter Boy

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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3.89

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4.49

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