21 Top middle grade books like The Light Thieves by Helena Duggan

Cover of The Light Thieves by Helena Duggan

The Light Thieves

By: Helena Duggan

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Clever, quirky and hugely imaginative, discover the eagerly anticipated new series from the bestsel…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Light Thieves by Helena Duggan , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Journey to the River Sea by Kevin Hawkes, Eva Ibbotson

1. Journey to the River Sea

By: Kevin Hawkes , Eva Ibbotson

4.20

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sent in 1910 to live with distant relatives who own a rubber plantation along the Amazon River, En… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Hawkes's Journey to the River Sea book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
"They were steaming out of the station before Maia asked, 'Was it books in the trunk?' 'It was books, admitted Miss Minton. And Maia said, 'Good."

-Kevin Hawkes, Journey to the River Sea

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

2. 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 Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1) by Siobhan McDermott

3. The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1)

By: Siobhan McDermott

3.91

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A 12-year-old girl wins an invitation to train as an apprentice to immortals in the first book of t… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan McDermott's The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1) book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2) by A.F. Steadman

4. 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 Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Final Year by Matt Goodfellow

5. 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 Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup by Andy Sagar

6. Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup

By: Andy Sagar

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Yesterday Crumb is no ordinary girl. She was born with fox ears that have cursed her to a lonely li… read more

Similar categories in Andy Sagar's Yesterday Crumb and the Storm in a Teacup book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Lost Whale by Hannah  Gold

7. 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 Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
"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

Cover of The Lion Above the Door by Onjali Q. Raúf

8. The Lion Above the Door

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.35

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

From Onjali Q. Rauf, the award-winning and best-selling author of The Boy at the Back of the Class … read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Lion Above the Door book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) by A.F. Steadman

9. Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.55

Format: 413 pages, Kindle Edition

The Island always wins… Skandar and his sister Kenna are finally both at the Eyrie, but tensions… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Chaos Trials (Skandar, #3) book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Spellstoppers by Cat Gray

10. Spellstoppers

By: Cat Gray

3.90

Format: None pages, None

"A non-stop adventure, full of spellbinding, sorcerers and selkies. Cat Gray's storytelling proves … read more

Similar categories in Cat Gray's Spellstoppers book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) by Jennifer Killick

11. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

The brand new must-read middle-grade novel from the author of super-spooky Crater Lake. Perfect for… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co.,#5) by Anna     James

12. The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co.,#5)

By: Anna James

4.17

Format: None pages, None

A magical botanist A peculiar potion A secret garden A famous monster A return to the underlibr… read more

Similar categories in Anna James's The Treehouse Library (Pages & Co.,#5) book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes

13. The House at the Edge of Magic

By: Amy Sparkes

3.72

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Nine is an orphan pickpocket determined to escape her life in the Nest of a Thousand Treasures. Whe… read more

Similar categories in Amy Sparkes's The House at the Edge of Magic book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn #2) by Aisling Fowler

14. Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn #2)

By: Aisling Fowler

4.31

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

HOPE GROWS FROM THE ASHES . . . Twelve has become a hunter and chosen a new name to reflect her … read more

Similar categories in Aisling Fowler's Phoenix and the Frost Palace (Fireborn #2) book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf

15. The Letter with the Golden Stamp

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.52

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

'I can't remember how old I was when I first started collecting stamps. But I've got a whole shoebo… read more

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Letter with the Golden Stamp book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls by Phil Hickes

16. Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls

By: Phil Hickes

4.29

Format: 177 pages, Kindle Edition

Welcome to Shadowhall Academy, where spirits haunt the school halls. A brilliantly spooky new serie… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's Shadowhall Academy: The Whispering Walls book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief by David            Owen

17. Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief

By: David Owen

4.05

Format: 256 pages, None

"I loved it! A rich and exciting story." LD Lapinski, author of The Strangeworlds Travel Agency"A w… read more

Similar categories in David Owen's Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons by Abi Elphinstone

18. Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.35

Format: 253 pages, Kindle Edition

A magical NEW story filled with adventure, wonder and edge-of-your-seat excitement, set in a world … read more

Similar categories in Abi Elphinstone's Ember Spark and the Thunder of Dragons book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of Magicborn by Peter Bunzl

19. Magicborn

By: Peter Bunzl

3.97

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The Curse is changed. You'll never know. The truth is lost. The lie will grow. The year is 1726… read more

Similar categories in Peter Bunzl's Magicborn book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Light Thieves by Helena Duggan

20. The Light Thieves

By: Helena Duggan

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Clever, quirky and hugely imaginative, discover the eagerly anticipated new series from the bestsel… read more

Similar categories in Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves book and Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • mystery
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) by Katherine Rundell

21. 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 Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • 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)

19 must-read fantasy books like The Light Thieves by Helena Duggan

Transform Your Habits

Journey to the River Sea

Kevin Hawkes , Eva Ibbotson

4.20

Transform Your Habits

Greenwild (Greenwild, #1)

Pari Thomson

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Fight for the Hidden Realm (Paper Dragons #1)

Siobhan McDermott

3.91

Transform Your Habits

Skandar and the Phantom Rider (Skandar #2)

A.F. Steadman

4.39

View all the books

12 best-selling childrens books like The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf

Transform Your Habits

The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Transform Your Habits

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Transform Your Habits

The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates)

Sam Sedgman

4.30

Transform Your Habits

The Good Thieves

Katherine Rundell

4.11

View all the books

Never miss a story from us, get weekly updates in your inbox.