22 must-read fiction books like The Afterwards by A.F. Harrold

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The Afterwards

By: A.F. Harrold

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed team behind The Imaginary comes another powerful, poignant, and darkly fantastic…

"No reason. They (some things) just are, and that's all there is to it. Some things you just have to accept and move on from."

-A.F. Harrold, The Afterwards

"No reason. They (some things) just are, and that's all there is to it. Some things you just have to accept and move on from."

-A.F. Harrold, The Afterwards

If you liked the fiction plot in The Afterwards by A.F. Harrold , here is a list of 22 books like this:

Cover of Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish by Julia Donaldson, Axel Scheffler

1. Tiddler: The Story-Telling Fish

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

4.49

Format: None pages, Board book

Every day Tiddler is late for school, and every day he has another tall tale for his teacher. But d… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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2. A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

By: Michael Bond , Peggy Fortnum

4.23

Format: 159 pages, Paperback

An alternate cover edition of this ISBN can be found here. Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddingt… read more

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  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I'm not a criminal,"

-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

"[Paddington] looked up to see that Mrs Brown had been joined by a little girl, with laughing blue eyes and long, fair hair."

-Michael Bond, A Bear Called Paddington (Paddington, #1)

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3. Murder in the Mews (Hercule Poirot, #18)

By: Agatha Christie , Hugh Fraser , Nigel Hawthorne

5.00

Format: 176 pages, Audio CD

Three novellas comprise this collection of cases presented to the great Belgian detective: Murder i… read more

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  • fiction

4. Thirteen Hours (Benny Griessel, #2)

By: Deon Meyer

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The finest novel yet from the undisputed king of South African crime writing, winner of the 2011 Bo… read more

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5. The Gruffalo's Child

By: Julia Donaldson , Axel Scheffler

3.80

Format: 212 pages, Hardcover

The Gruffalo said that no gruffalo should ever set foot in the deep dark wood. But one wild and win… read more

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6. Brida

By: Margaret Jull Costa , Paulo Coelho

4.20

Format: None pages, Hardcover

This is the story of Brida, a young Irish girl, and her quest for knowledge. She has long been inte… read more

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7. Paris for One

By: Jojo Moyes

3.99

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Bestselling author Jojo Moyes brings us a charming and heart-warming short story in association wit… read more

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8. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7) by Jory John

9. The Big Cheese (The Food Group, #7)

By: Jory John

4.17

Format: 40 pages, Kindle Edition

The Big Cheese is the best at everything, and brags about it, too. When the annual Cheese-cathlon c… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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10. The Invisible String (The Invisible String, 1)

By: Patrice Karst

4.50

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

With over 1.5 million copies sold, this accessible, bestselling picture book phenomenon about the u… read more

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  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • death
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11. October, October

By: Katya Balen

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • novels
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."

-Katya Balen, October, October

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12. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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13. The Boy at the Back of the Class

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.39

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

Told with humor and heart, 'THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE CLASS' offers a child's perspective on the r… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • novels
"Sometimes all you really need is somewhere to cry without anyone ever knowing."

-Onjali Q. Raúf, The Boy at the Back of the Class

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14. Signed Sealed Dead

By: Cynthia Murphy

3.93

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

True-Crime obsessed Paige, and her family, move across the Atlantic to her father's eerie hometown,… read more

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  • fiction
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15. The Doomsday Date

By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé

3.35

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

An exclusive new World Book Day story from the bestselling author of ACE OF SPADES, Faridah Àbíké-Í… read more

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16. A Guest in the House

By: Emily Carroll

4.06

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In this graphic novel by Emily Carroll, a young woman marries a kind dentist only to discover a dar… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"I don’t sleep for days after seeing her. And when I finally do, my dreams are tangled, dripping things."

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"I used to dream of dragons. I would find them, panting, pacing. Sung inside damp caverns. When I lived through them they would release their riches in a stinking swell of gore and glittering jewels…a…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"At night, every noise could be her. I know she’s here now, right now, even though she won’t show herself to me. (I tried to find her the other night, down by the front door like before, but nothing c…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

"David tells me the first week they lived here, Crystal had nightmares about the attic, about things dripping down from it at night. She would stop crying until he put a lock on it. There’d been anima…"

-Emily Carroll, A Guest in the House

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17. When I Arrived at the Castle

By: Emily Carroll

3.69

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"A castle, a killer, and prey all bound and blurred by lust and blood." Like many before her tha… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
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18. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

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  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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19. Courier

By: Zoe Rosi

4.01

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

Meet Bob, your local courier. You've barely noticed him. You've barely even looked his way. But h… read more

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20. The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1)

By: Phil Hickes

4.13

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when sh… read more

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  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • paranormal
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21. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

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  • family
  • childrens
  • fiction
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22. The Witches of Vardø

By: Anya Bergman

3.88

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Norway, 1662. A dangerous time to be a woman, when even dancing can lead to accusations of witchcra… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Book That No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade

23. The Book That No One Wanted to Read

By: Richard Ayoade

3.74

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

From actor-author-broadcaster-comedian-filmmaker Richard Ayoade comes a book narrated by . . . a bo… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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24. Ground Zero

By: Alan Gratz

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

It's September 11, 2001. Brandon, a 9-year-old boy, goes to work for the day with his dad . . . at … read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"And without a dream, without ambition, what point was there to living?"

-Alan Gratz, Ground Zero

Cover of The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2) by Katie  Kirby

25. The Catastrophic Friendship Fails of Lottie Brooks (Lottie Brooks, #2)

By: Katie Kirby

4.52

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

The hilarious new sequel to The Extremely Embarrassing Life of Lottie Brooks by the bestselling cre… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
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26. Missing Pieces

By: Tim Weaver

4.03

Format: 512 pages, Hardcover

THE GRIPPING SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER FROM TIM WEAVER IN HIS FIRST STANDALONE, perfect for fans of t… read more

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  • fiction
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27. While the Storm Rages

By: Phil Earle

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

'A truly brilliant story of courage and resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime ‘Incredibl… read more

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  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"How could he get so very, very close, only to see it snatched away?"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"When something is this good, Noah told himself, it shouldn’t be hidden away. It should be shared with others."

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"But, Noah, it’s coming. Everyone knows it. It’s like a storm. And while the storm rages, it won’t be safe for any of us.’ ‘So we make that decision when it happens, Mum. When it’s overhead and we can…"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"Because I made a promise to Dad, didn’t I? Swore blind I’d keep Winn with me, and that she’d be safe. We made a deal. And if I don’t keep my part, then how do I know that Dad will keep his? How do I …"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

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28. After the Forest

By: Kell Woods

3.81

Format: 375 pages, Hardcover

Ginger. Honey. Cinnamon. Flour. A drop of blood to bind its power. 1650: The Black Forest, Wurt… read more

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  • fantasy
  • fiction
"And old enough to know that womenfolk have little enough power of their own. That is why they must have their charms and their tricks. Their books and their ink and blood. Their eyes, their smiles, t…"

-Kell Woods, After the Forest

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29. 100 Tales from the Tokyo Ghost Café

By: Julian Sedgwick

4.10

Format: 391 pages, Paperback

Abducted by spirits from his village, lost boy Akira must make the long journey in north Japan to f… read more

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

30. 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

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  • childrens
Cover of The Afterwards by A.F. Harrold

31. The Afterwards

By: A.F. Harrold

3.60

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the acclaimed team behind The Imaginary comes another powerful, poignant, and darkly fantastic… read more

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  • childrens
  • ghosts
  • middle grade
  • death
  • fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • novels
  • paranormal
  • juvenile
"No reason. They (some things) just are, and that's all there is to it. Some things you just have to accept and move on from."

-A.F. Harrold, The Afterwards

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4.23

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4.17

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4.26

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Stacey Halls

3.94

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