5 Best literature books like Jake and the Kid by W.O. Mitchell

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Jake and the Kid

By: W.O. Mitchell

4.03

Format: 184 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Book by Mitchell, W.O.

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1. The Red Pony

By: John Steinbeck

3.48

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Young Jody Tiflin lives on his father's California ranch. He is thrilled when his father gives him … read more

Similar categories in John Steinbeck's The Red Pony book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
"It would be a dreadful thing to tell anyone about it, for it would destroy some fragile structure of truth. It was truth that might be shattered by division."

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

"On the fences the shiny blackbirds with red epaulets clicked their dry call. The meadowlarks sang like water, and the wild doves, concealed among the bursting leaves of the oaks, made a sound of rest…"

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

"At last he said, "Did you come out of the big mountains?" Gitano shook his head slowly. "No, I walked down the Salinas Valley." The afternoon thought would not let Joey go. "Did you ever go into the …"

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

"The grandfather was dresses in a black broadcloth suit and he wore kid congress gaiters and a black tie on a short, hard collar. He carried his black slouch hat in his hand. His white beard was cropp…"

-John Steinbeck, The Red Pony

Cover of The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

2. The Old Man and the Sea

By: Ernest Hemingway

3.80

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here This short novel, already a moder… read more

Similar categories in Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • literature
  • fiction
"My big fish must be somewhere."

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

"I shouldn’t have gone out so far, fish,"

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

"The setting of the sun is a difficult time for all fish."

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

"Have faith in the Yankees my son. Think of the great DiMaggio."

-Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

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3. The Call of the Wild

By: Jack London

3.91

Format: 172 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published in 1903, The Call of the Wild is regarded as Jack London's masterpiece. Based on Lo… read more

Similar categories in Jack London's The Call of the Wild book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • literature
  • fiction
"The dominant primordial beast was strong in Buck"

-Jack London, The Call of the Wild

"…and from that moment Buck hated him with a bitter and deathless hatred."

-Jack London, The Call of the Wild

"There is a patience of the wild – dogged, tireless, persistent as life itself."

-Jack London, The Call of the Wild

"A man with a club [bat] is a law-maker, a man to be obeyed, but not necessarily conciliated."

-Jack London, The Call of the Wild

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4. Between Sisters

By: Kristin Hannah

4.06

Format: 428 pages, Paperback

"We all make mistakes, but for Meghann Dontess the terrible choice she made some years ago cost her… read more

Similar categories in Kristin Hannah's Between Sisters book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • fiction
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5. The Pearl

By: John Steinbeck

3.54

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

Like his father and grandfather before him, Kino is a poor diver, gathering pearls from the gulf be… read more

Similar categories in John Steinbeck's The Pearl book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • literature
  • short stories
  • fiction
"What have I to fear but starvation?" Kino asked."

-John Steinbeck, The Pearl

"In the surface of the great pearl he could see dream forms."

-John Steinbeck, The Pearl

"It was a morning like other mornings and yet perfect among mornings."

-John Steinbeck, The Pearl

"We do know that we are cheated from birth to the overcharge on our coffins."

-John Steinbeck, The Pearl

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6. Five Little Indians

By: Michelle Good

4.48

Format: 304 pages, ebook

Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential sch… read more

Similar categories in Michelle Good's Five Little Indians book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • fiction
  • canada
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7. The Secret Orphan

By: Glynis Peters

3.93

Format: 402 pages, Kindle Edition

As the Nazis' relentless bombs fall during the Blitz of Coventry, six-year-old Rose Sherbourne find… read more

Similar categories in Glynis Peters's The Secret Orphan book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • fiction
Cover of Bloomsbury Girls by Natalie Jenner

8. Bloomsbury Girls

By: Natalie Jenner

3.86

Format: 353 pages, Hardcover

The internationally bestselling author of The Jane Austen Society returns with a compelling and hea… read more

Similar categories in Natalie Jenner's Bloomsbury Girls book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • fiction
"As her eyes met his, Grace took strength in that feeling of understanding, which she now knew to be another form of love. Being understood, appreciated, and not judged: these, surely, were the corner…"

-Natalie Jenner, Bloomsbury Girls

Cover of Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player by Fred Sasakamoose

9. Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player

By: Fred Sasakamoose

4.48

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

NATIONAL BESTSELLER Fred Sasakamoose played in the NHL before First Nations people had the right to… read more

Similar categories in Fred Sasakamoose's Call Me Indian: From the Trauma of Residential School to Becoming the NHL's First Treaty Indigenous Player book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • canada
Cover of Jake and the Kid by W.O. Mitchell

10. Jake and the Kid

By: W.O. Mitchell

4.03

Format: 184 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Book by Mitchell, W.O. read more

Similar categories in W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid book and W.O. Mitchell's Jake and the Kid

  • canada
  • literature
  • humor
  • canadian literature
  • short stories
  • fiction

9 Top fiction books like Jake and the Kid by W.O. Mitchell

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The Red Pony

John Steinbeck

3.48

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The Old Man and the Sea

Ernest Hemingway

3.80

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The Call of the Wild

Jack London

3.91

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Between Sisters

Kristin Hannah

4.06

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16 Best fiction books like The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

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The Stranger

Albert Camus , Matthew Ward , Stuart Gilbert , None

4.02

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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Richard Howard , Dom Marcos Barbosa , None

4.33

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Lord of the Flies

William Golding

4.20

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The Catcher in the Rye

J.D. Salinger

3.80

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