16 Best middle grade books like The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1) by Nicole Lesperance

Cover of The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1) by Nicole Lesperance

The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

By: Nicole Lesperance

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of A Snicker of Magic and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes a suspenseful dark f…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1) by Nicole Lesperance , here is a list of 16 books like this:

Cover of The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High, #1) by Shannon Hale

1. The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High, #1)

By: Shannon Hale

4.08

Format: 305 pages, Hardcover

At Ever After High, an enchanting boarding school, the children of fairytale legends prepare themse… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Hale's The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High, #1) book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Sometimes things aren’t impossible the first time I try, because I don’t know they’re impossible yet. I probably couldn’t do it again, though."

-Shannon Hale, The Storybook of Legends (Ever After High, #1)

2. A Single Shard

By: Linda Sue Park

3.85

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Ch'ulp'o, a potters' village famed for delicate celado… read more

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3. Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #1)

By: Jen Calonita

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

Would you send a villain to do a hero's job? An exciting new twisted fairy tale series from award-w… read more

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4. The Cottage on Pumpkin and Vine

By: Kate Angell , Jennifer Dawson , Sharla Lovelace

3.53

Format: 349 pages, ebook

Welcome to Moonbright, Maine...Where the scents of donuts and cider waft through the crisp night ai… read more

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5. Ellen Outside the Lines

By: A.J. Sass

4.37

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A novel about a neurodivergent thirteen-year-old navigating changing friendships, a school trip, an… read more

Similar categories in A.J. Sass's Ellen Outside the Lines book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Not every person fits neatly into categories. Life doesn't always stick to a planned itinerary."

-A.J. Sass, Ellen Outside the Lines

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6. Good Different

By: Meg Eden Kuyatt

4.52

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more

Similar categories in Meg Eden Kuyatt's Good Different book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"Fight for words, even if it's hard."

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the ­«wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"

-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different

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7. The Winterhouse Mysteries (Winterhouse, 3)

By: Ben Guterson

4.01

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Danger, intrigue, and the power of family combine in The Winterhouse Mysteries , the fast-paced con… read more

Similar categories in Ben Guterson's The Winterhouse Mysteries (Winterhouse, 3) book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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8. The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy

By: Anne Ursu

4.13

Format: 423 pages, Hardcover

A fantasy about a kingdom beset by monsters, a mysterious school, and a girl caught in between them… read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) by Tọlá Okogwu

9. Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1)

By: Tọlá Okogwu

4.11

Format: 310 pages, Hardcover

Black Panther meets X-Men in this “fast-paced, action-packed, and empowering” (A. F. Steadman, New … read more

Similar categories in Tọlá Okogwu's Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun (Onyeka, #1) book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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10. The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found

By: Jordan Lees

4.32

Format: 394 pages, Paperback

A boy who doesn't believe in magic. An impossible world that will change his mind. Eleven-year-… read more

Similar categories in Jordan Lees's The Whisperwicks: The Labyrinth of Lost and Found book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie

11. Scritch Scratch

By: Lindsay Currie

3.92

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

A ghost story about a malevolent spirit, an unlucky girl, and a haunting mystery that will tie the … read more

Similar categories in Lindsay Currie's Scritch Scratch book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • horror
  • fantasy
Cover of A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1) by Michelle Harrison

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

Similar categories in Michelle Harrison's A Pinch of Magic (A Pinch of Magic, #1) book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island, #1) by Alex Aster

13. Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island, #1)

By: Alex Aster

3.86

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

On Emblem Island all are born knowing their fate. Their lifelines show the course of their life and… read more

Similar categories in Alex Aster's Curse of the Night Witch (Emblem Island, #1) book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Curse of the Forgotten City (Emblem Island, #2) by Alex Aster

14. Curse of the Forgotten City (Emblem Island, #2)

By: Alex Aster

4.04

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

After unwillingly inheriting all of the Night Witch’s abilities, Tor Luna is the most powerful pers… read more

Similar categories in Alex Aster's Curse of the Forgotten City (Emblem Island, #2) book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Islands of Elsewhere by Heather Fawcett

16. The Islands of Elsewhere

By: Heather Fawcett

3.86

Format: None pages, Audiobook

With hints of magic and plenty of adventure, this seaside story of siblings on a hunt for treasure … read more

Similar categories in Heather Fawcett's The Islands of Elsewhere book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • magical realism
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
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17. The Secret Library

By: Kekla Magoon

3.84

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Travel through time with National Book Award Finalist Kekla Magoon in a page-turning fantasy advent… read more

Similar categories in Kekla Magoon's The Secret Library book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1) by Nicole Lesperance

18. The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

By: Nicole Lesperance

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

For fans of A Snicker of Magic and The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl comes a suspenseful dark f… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1) book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • magical realism
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • horror
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of A Certain Kind of Starlight by Heather Webber

19. A Certain Kind of Starlight

By: Heather Webber

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

In the face of hardship, two women learn how to rise up again under the bright side of the stars. E… read more

Similar categories in Heather Webber's A Certain Kind of Starlight book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • magical realism
  • magic
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
Cover of The Light in the Lake by Sarah R. Baughman

20. The Light in the Lake

By: Sarah R. Baughman

4.09

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A remarkable debut novel that takes readers on a journey of discovery, magic, science, and hope. … read more

Similar categories in Sarah R. Baughman's The Light in the Lake book and Nicole Lesperance's The Nightmare Thief (The Nightmare Thief, #1)

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • juvenile

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