24 Best middle grade books like Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows by Jenny Moore

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Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows

By: Jenny Moore

3.76

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A hero forged in fiercest flame, A child of iron and pain By blood shall heal and chasm seal A king…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows by Jenny Moore , here is a list of 24 books like this:

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1. One Wish (Thirteen Treasures, #0.5)

By: Michelle Harrison

3.18

Format: 183 pages, Mass Market Paperback

One wish only, understood? There are rules, so listen good . . . The Spinney Wicket Wishing Tree ca… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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2. Nutcracker

By: E.T.A. Hoffmann , Ralph Manheim , Maurice Sendak

3.93

Format: 245 pages, Hardcover

The tale of Nutcracker, written by E.T.A. Hoffmann in 1816, has fascinated and inspired artists, co… read more

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3. Valiant (Modern Faerie Tales #2)

By: Holly Black

4.16

Format: 114 pages, Paperback

When seventeen-year-old Valerie runs away to New York City, she's trying to escape a life that has … read more

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4. 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

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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5. Win Lose Kill Die

By: Cynthia Murphy

3.61

Format: 308 pages, Paperback

An explosive new YA thriller, from the author of Last One To Die. The students at Morton Academy ar… read more

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6. Sisters of the Lost Marsh

By: Lucy Strange

4.04

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

From award winning author Lucy Strange comes a thrilling story of six sisters who must fight agains… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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7. 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

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"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)

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8. Mountainfell

By: Katharine Orton

4.02

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From the author of Nevertell and Glassheart comes a story of magic and danger ... witches and drago… read more

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  • middle grade
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9. 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

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"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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10. The Boy Who Grew Dragons (The Boy Who Grew Dragons, #1)

By: Andy Shepherd

4.14

Format: 214 pages, Paperback

When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandad's garden, he doesn't think muc… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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11. Didn't See That Coming

By: Jesse Q. Sutanto

3.66

Format: 320 pages, ebook

A hilariously fresh and romantic send-up to You’ve Got Mail about a gamer girl with a secret identi… read more

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12. A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1)

By: Michelle Harrison

4.07

Format: 368 pages, ebook

A spellbinding middle grade fantasy about three sisters--adventurous Betty, curious Charlie, and pr… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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13. The League of Gentlewomen Witches (Dangerous Damsels, #2)

By: India Holton

3.92

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the teahouse... Miss Charlotte Pettifer belong… read more

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"Madam,"

-India Holton, The League of Gentlewomen Witches (Dangerous Damsels, #2)

"I’m Irish. Being both Catholic and a pirate are almost obligatory."

-India Holton, The League of Gentlewomen Witches (Dangerous Damsels, #2)

"Alex did not like bewilderment. He liked smug certainty and hitting things with his sword."

-India Holton, The League of Gentlewomen Witches (Dangerous Damsels, #2)

"I meant all the way to Lady Armitage’s house, which will be the climax of our efforts. Once I have my amulet, you can withdraw."

-India Holton, The League of Gentlewomen Witches (Dangerous Damsels, #2)

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14. Upon a Frosted Star

By: M.A. Kuzniar

3.58

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

When the snow falls, she will be free… The invitations always arrive the same way – without warn… read more

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"...all I want, all I could ever need, is you."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"...magic does not belong solely to the young."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"A life was so fragile, spun from magic impossible to understand..."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

"For their was no finer family than the one you had chosen yourself."

-M.A. Kuzniar, Upon a Frosted Star

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15. 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 Jenny Moore's Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows

  • middle grade
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16. 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

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  • middle grade
"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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17. 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 Jenny Moore's Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows

  • middle grade
  • adventure
Cover of Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1) by Skye McKenna

18. Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

By: Skye McKenna

4.16

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

First in a magical five-book series for readers of Nevermoor, The Worst Witch and The Dark Is Risin… read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
"Cassandra Morgan was hiding in the broom cupboard. It wasn't a bad place to hide. all things considered; a narrow window provided light to read by and an upturned bucket served well enough as a seat.…"

-Skye McKenna, Hedgewitch (Hedgewitch, #1)

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19. Woodwitch (Hedgewitch, #2)

By: Skye McKenna

4.38

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Step into the magical world of Hedgewitch, where the land of Faerie lies just beyond our own . . . … read more

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  • middle grade
  • adventure
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20. Show Us Who You Are

By: Elle McNicoll

4.41

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

The second book from the author of A Kind Of Spark, with Neurodivergent characters you'll root for … read more

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  • middle grade
"There are no useless facts, Cora."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"Grief is just love asking for more time."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"As soon as I gave up caring, everything got easier."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

"People's minds are all so different. All capable of different things."

-Elle McNicoll, Show Us Who You Are

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21. Saving Neverland

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A wonderful whirlwind of magic and adventure, and every bit as enchanting as the original Peter Pan… read more

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  • middle grade
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22. Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows

By: Jenny Moore

3.76

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A hero forged in fiercest flame, A child of iron and pain By blood shall heal and chasm seal A king… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Moore's Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows book and Jenny Moore's Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows

  • middle grade
  • adventure
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23. The Nowhere Thief

By: Alice M. Ross

4.08

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A mind-bending multiverse adventure about theft, family, and finding your home. Twelve-year-old … read more

Similar categories in Alice M. Ross's The Nowhere Thief book and Jenny Moore's Emba Oak and the Terrible Tomorrows

  • middle grade
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24. The Bride of Death

By: F.M. Aden

3.58

Format: 378 pages, Paperback

In the vein of Naomi Novik’s Uprooted and Katherine Arden’s The Bear and the Nightingale— this unf… read more

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25. The Ghost Locket

By: Allison Rushby

3.96

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A captivating supernatural mystery set in a house haunted by secrets from the past. Eleven-year-… read more

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  • middle grade
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26. The Chestnut Roaster

By: Eve McDonnell

4.13

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

“Starting on All Fools Day, twelve years ago, I remember everything. EVERYTHING. That was a wet Sat… read more

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  • middle grade
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27. Murder at Snowfall

By: Fleur Hitchcock

4.05

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

When Lucas and Ruby find an abandoned trunk covered in snow, Lucas says there’s bound to be a body … read more

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  • middle grade
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28. The Sky Beneath the Stone

By: Alex Mullarky

4.31

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Ivy North is an adventurer. She can pitch a tent in four minutes flat, knows the … read more

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  • middle grade
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29. Casander Darkbloom and the Threads of Power

By: P. A. Staff

4.35

Format: 307 pages, Kindle Edition

The first in an extraordinary middle-grade fantasy series that takes the traditional "chosen one" n… read more

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  • middle grade
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30. Midnight Treasure: An immersive new world of werwolves and vampirs, from an award-winning author

By: Piers Torday

4.07

Format: 301 pages, Kindle Edition

A breathtaking new fantasy world from the award-winning author of The Last Wild. In an empire of va… read more

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  • middle grade
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31. Into the Faerie Hill

By: H.S. Norup

4.41

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

As soon as Alfred arrives at his granny’s cottage, he feels like he’s being watched. There are stee… read more

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  • middle grade

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