6 must-read family books like The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley

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The Wild Way Home

By: Sophie Kirtley

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Charlie's longed-for brother is born with a serious heart condition, Charlie's world is turned…

If you liked the family plot in The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley , here is a list of 6 books like this:

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1. The Iron Man

By: Ted Hughes , Tom Gauld

3.89

Format: 63 pages, Paperback

Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction caused by the Iron Man. A trap is set for him, … read more

Similar categories in Ted Hughes's The Iron Man book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"If you're all so peaceful up there, how did you get such greedy and cruel ideas?" The dragon was silent for a long time after this question. And at last he said: "It just came over me. I don't know w…"

-Ted Hughes, The Iron Man

"He picked up a greasy black stove and chewed it like a toffee. There were delicious crumbs of chrome on it. He followed that with a double-decker bedstead and the brass knobs made his eyes crackle wi…"

-Ted Hughes, The Iron Man

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2. The Explorer

By: Katherine Rundell

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Parents' Choice Recommended From Boston Globe-Horn Book Award winner Katherine Rundell comes an exc… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Explorer book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Boy with the Bronze Axe

By: Kathleen Fidler

4.29

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

A lost boy who has a sharp bronze ax and a wooden boat is taken in by a tribe that only knows how t… read more

Similar categories in Kathleen Fidler's The Boy with the Bronze Axe book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • historical
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

4. Grandpa's Great Escape

By: David Walliams

3.59

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Grandpa lives in a Maximum Security Twighlight Zone, and his Grandson attempts to set him free. Jac… read more

Similar categories in David Walliams's Grandpa's Great Escape book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

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5. 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

Similar categories in Katya Balen's October, October book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • nature
"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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6. 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 Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • nature
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7. 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

Similar categories in Onjali Q. Raúf's The Boy at the Back of the Class book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"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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8. 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 Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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9. 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 Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • family
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Conceal, Don't Feel

By: Jen Calonita

3.79

Format: 312 pages, Hardcover

What if Anna and Elsa never knew each other? When a magical accident erases Anna and Elsa's memo… read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's Conceal, Don't Feel book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
"Your childhood may have been lonely, but your future won't be."

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

"Hey, do me a favor and grab my butt," Olaf´s head said to Hans."

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

"The late-afternoon sun was casting shadows that tip-toed along the walls"

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

"Truth be told, she still preferred to lve life in the shadows, but duty called."

-Jen Calonita, Conceal, Don't Feel

Cover of Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1) by Thomas     Taylor

11. Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

By: Thomas Taylor

4.05

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Nobody visits Eerie-on-Sea in the winter. Especially not when darkness falls and the wind howls aro… read more

Similar categories in Thomas Taylor's Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1) book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"The rope swings back towards me. 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' Now, you've probably worked out by now that I'm not a 'Quick, Herbie. Jump!' kind of guy. I mean, it's not as if there's much need for jumping …"

-Thomas Taylor, Malamander (The Legends of Eerie-on-Sea, #1)

Cover of When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

12. When the Sky Falls

By: Phil Earle

4.32

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Inspired by a true story. It's 1940, and Joseph has been packed off to stay with Mrs F, a gruff wom… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's When the Sky Falls book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of Einstein the Penguin by Iona Rangeley

13. Einstein the Penguin

By: Iona Rangeley

4.05

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

When the Stewarts spend a sunny, frosty December day at London Zoo, they’re enchanted by one small … read more

Similar categories in Iona Rangeley's Einstein the Penguin book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Night We Got Stuck in a Story by Ben     Miller

14. The Night We Got Stuck in a Story

By: Ben Miller

3.91

Format: 100 pages, Paperback

book read more

Similar categories in Ben Miller's The Night We Got Stuck in a Story book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • childrens
Cover of The Nothing to See Here Hotel by Steven Butler

15. The Nothing to See Here Hotel

By: Steven Butler

3.87

Format: 208 pages, ebook

Welcome to The Nothing to See Here Hotel! A hotel for magical creatures, where weird is normal for … read more

Similar categories in Steven Butler's The Nothing to See Here Hotel book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) by A.F. Steadman

16. Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1)

By: A.F. Steadman

4.13

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

Soar into a breathtaking world of heroes and unicorns as you’ve never seen them before in this fant… read more

Similar categories in A.F. Steadman's Skandar and the Unicorn Thief (Skandar #1) book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Land of Roar by Jenny McLachlan

17. The Land of Roar

By: Jenny McLachlan

4.07

Format: 285 pages, Hardcover

Everyone remembers their secret imaginary world...but what if you discovered that yours was real? … read more

Similar categories in Jenny McLachlan's The Land of Roar book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Girl Who Stole an Elephant by Nizrana Farook

18. The Girl Who Stole an Elephant

By: Nizrana Farook

3.87

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Chaya, a nobleman’s rebellious, outspoken, no-nonsense daughter, just can’t resist the shiny tempta… read more

Similar categories in Nizrana Farook's The Girl Who Stole an Elephant book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • fantasy
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19. 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 Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley

20. The Wild Way Home

By: Sophie Kirtley

4.02

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

When Charlie's longed-for brother is born with a serious heart condition, Charlie's world is turned… read more

Similar categories in Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home book and Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • time travel
  • adventure
  • historical
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • family
  • fantasy
  • nature
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 Sophie Kirtley's The Wild Way Home

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"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 fiction books like The Wild Way Home by Sophie Kirtley

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The Iron Man

Ted Hughes , Tom Gauld

3.89

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The Explorer

Katherine Rundell

4.83

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The Boy with the Bronze Axe

Kathleen Fidler

4.29

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October, October

Katya Balen

4.38

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18 Best fiction books like When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

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October, October

Katya Balen

4.38

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

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Tyger

S.F. Said

4.17

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