12 Best juvenile books like The Secret of the Magic Pearl by Elisa Sabatinelli

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The Secret of the Magic Pearl

By: Elisa Sabatinelli

3.78

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

Dive below the waves to where the real adventure begins. Hector lives with his family at the Marina…

If you liked the juvenile plot in The Secret of the Magic Pearl by Elisa Sabatinelli , here is a list of 12 books like this:

Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

Cover of Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) by Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett

2. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1)

By: Judi Barrett , Ron Barrett

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

An imaginative story of amazing food weather that inspired the hit movie, Cloudy with a Chance of M… read more

Similar categories in Judi Barrett's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, #1) book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Du Iz Tak? by Carson Ellis

3. Du Iz Tak?

By: Carson Ellis

4.12

Format: None pages,

The creator of Home turns a droll eye to the natural world, with gorgeous art and a playful invente… read more

Similar categories in Carson Ellis's Du Iz Tak? book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction

4. Cici's Journal: The Adventures of a Writer-In-Training

By: Joris Chamblain , Aurélie Neyret

3.70

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Cici dreams of being a novelist. Her favorite subject: people, especially adults. She's been watchi… read more

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5. The Enormous Crocodile

By: Roald Dahl , Quentin Blake

3.78

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

The Enormous Crocodile is incredibly hungry-and incredibly greedy. His favorite meal is a plump, ju… read more

Similar categories in Roald Dahl's The Enormous Crocodile book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy

6. Space Case (Moon Base Alpha #1)

By: Stuart Gibbs

4.12

Format: 260 pages, ebook

It's a murder mystery on the moon in this humorous and suspenseful space adventure from the author … read more

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7. The Lost Library

By: Rebecca Stead

4.14

Format: 215 pages, Hardcover

A little free library guarded by a cat and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. When a myst… read more

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  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
"But aren’t “parents"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"That delicious book smell, his heart said."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Being a Great Reader means feeling something about books."

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

"Head high, my dear! Eyes up! Take your place in the world!"

-Rebecca Stead, The Lost Library

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8. The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

By: Nikole Hannah-Jones

4.69

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The 1619 Project’s lyrical picture book in verse chronicles the consequences of slavery and the his… read more

Similar categories in Nikole Hannah-Jones's The 1619 Project: Born on the Water book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) by Peter  Brown

9. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

Similar categories in Peter Brown's The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3) book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. The Lost Soul

By: Olga Tokarczuk

4.33

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

The only book in English for readers of all ages by Nobel Prize-winning novelist Olga Tokarczuk is … read more

Similar categories in Olga Tokarczuk's The Lost Soul book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • picture books
  • fiction
Cover of There’s a Ghost in This House by Oliver Jeffers

11. There’s a Ghost in This House

By: Oliver Jeffers

4.43

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

A captivating new picture book with interactive transparent pages, from world-renowned artist Olive… read more

Similar categories in Oliver Jeffers's There’s a Ghost in This House book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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13. 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

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • 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

Cover of Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, and The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Volume 1) by Serena Blasco

14. Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, and The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Volume 1)

By: Serena Blasco

3.97

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A graphic novel adaptation of the hit books that inspired the Netflix film! Sherlock Holmes’ brilli… read more

Similar categories in Serena Blasco's Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, and The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets (Volume 1) book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Frizzy

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.48

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

A middle grade graphic novel about Marlene, a young girl who stops straightening her hair and embra… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's Frizzy book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"We learn things from our parents, who learn things from their parents, who learned that from their parents. It doesn't make those things okay to believe..."

-Claribel A. Ortega, Frizzy

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16. A Walk in the Words

By: Hudson Talbott

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Hudson Talbott was a little boy, he loved drawing, and it came naturally to him. But reading? … read more

Similar categories in Hudson Talbott's A Walk in the Words book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. Northwind

By: Gary Paulsen

3.58

Format: 246 pages, Hardcover

The story of a young person's battle to stay alive against the odds, where the high seas meet a coa… read more

Similar categories in Gary Paulsen's Northwind book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! by Laurel Snyder

18. Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings!

By: Laurel Snyder

4.37

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

This funny, original choose-your-path picture book of fractured fairy tales will charm any young fa… read more

Similar categories in Laurel Snyder's Endlessly Ever After: Pick Your Path to Countless Fairy Tale Endings! book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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19. Cornbread & Poppy

By: Matthew Cordell

4.18

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott medalist Matthew Cordell debuts his first early reader series about two best friends who … read more

Similar categories in Matthew Cordell's Cornbread & Poppy book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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20. The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel

By: Dan Santat

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Dive in to this whimsically adventurous graphic novel from Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat! Ever sinc… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Bell in the Fog (Evander Mills, #2) by Lev A.C. Rosen

21. The Bell in the Fog (Evander Mills, #2)

By: Lev A.C. Rosen

4.17

Format: 261 pages, Hardcover

The Bell in the Fog, a dazzling historical mystery by Lev AC Rosen, asks―once you have finally foun… read more

Similar categories in Lev A.C. Rosen's The Bell in the Fog (Evander Mills, #2) book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • fiction
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1) by Sophie Escabasse

22. Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

There's a new witch in town! Life in Brooklyn takes a strange turn when Effie discovers MAGIC runs … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1) book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The feelings you've experienced through her music are yours, pumpkin. It's okay to like her music and not like her, and it's okay to not like her music after meeting her. These are your feelings and …"

-Sophie Escabasse, Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

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23. Maybe an Artist

By: Liz Montague

3.94

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir from one of the first Black female cartoonists to be pub… read more

Similar categories in Liz Montague's Maybe an Artist book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
Cover of Nia and the New Free Library by Ian Lendler

24. Nia and the New Free Library

By: Ian Lendler

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

This picture book tells the story of one girl who reminds an entire town of the joy of books.When t… read more

Similar categories in Ian Lendler's Nia and the New Free Library book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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25. Brilliant Bea

By: Shaina Rudolph

3.95

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

With help from Ms. Bloom and some new friends, Beatrice discovers that learning differently is not … read more

Similar categories in Shaina Rudolph's Brilliant Bea book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • juvenile
Cover of KINDergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day (A KINDergarten Book) by Vera Ahiyya

26. KINDergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day (A KINDergarten Book)

By: Vera Ahiyya

4.13

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Written by kindergarten teacher and Instagram influencer affectionately known as the Tutu Teacher, … read more

Similar categories in Vera Ahiyya's KINDergarten: Where Kindness Matters Every Day (A KINDergarten Book) book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Saving H'Non: Chang and the Elephant by Trang Nguyễn

27. Saving H'Non: Chang and the Elephant

By: Trang Nguyễn

4.47

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

From the creators behind the Eisner-nominated Saving Chang and the Sun Bear comes another gorgeous… read more

Similar categories in Trang Nguyễn's Saving H'Non: Chang and the Elephant book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel by Christopher Lincoln

28. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel

By: Christopher Lincoln

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Lincoln's The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of The Secret of the Magic Pearl by Elisa Sabatinelli

29. The Secret of the Magic Pearl

By: Elisa Sabatinelli

3.78

Format: 92 pages, Hardcover

Dive below the waves to where the real adventure begins. Hector lives with his family at the Marina… read more

Similar categories in Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth About Paul Revere's Midnight Ride by Jeff Lantos

30. Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth About Paul Revere's Midnight Ride

By: Jeff Lantos

4.00

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Paul Revere's daring midnight ride made him an instant celebrity, right? Wrong! At first, no one in… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Lantos's Why Longfellow Lied: The Truth About Paul Revere's Midnight Ride book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
  • juvenile
Cover of Cici's Journal: Lost and Found by Joris Chamblain

31. Cici's Journal: Lost and Found

By: Joris Chamblain

4.20

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Everyone has secrets, but no one can hide them from Cici! As a future writer, Cici knows what qu… read more

Similar categories in Joris Chamblain's Cici's Journal: Lost and Found book and Elisa Sabatinelli's The Secret of the Magic Pearl

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

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Last Stop on Market Street

Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

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4.18

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Du Iz Tak?

Carson Ellis

4.12

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Vera Brosgol

4.38

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Adam Gidwitz

4.17

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Kekla Magoon

3.84

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Robin Easter

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