6 Top nonfiction books like The Dam by David Almond

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The Dam

By: David Almond

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A haunting, stunningly illustrated story of loss, hope, and the power of music from multi-award win…

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1. The Apple Orchard

By: Veronica Henry

3.66

Format: 84 pages, Kindle Edition

In the charming town of Peasebrook, there's a place for everyone. War vet Joe has made new friends … read more

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2. Something New: Tales from a Makeshift Bride

By: Lucy Knisley

3.92

Format: 292 pages, Paperback

When cartoonist Lucy Knisley and her boyfriend John broke up, Lucy wondered if she would ever find … read more

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  • graphic novels
  • nonfiction
Cover of Pinocchio by John Boyne, Unknown, Monteiro Lobato, Carlo Collodi

3. Pinocchio

By: John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi

3.85

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

A timeless classic to be read over and over. This is the story of Pinocchio, filled with harrowi… read more

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  • childrens
"Hunger is the best cook."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"A conscience is that still small voice that people won't listen to."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Would it be possible to find a more ungrateful boy, or one with less heart than I have!"

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

"Laziness is a serious illness and one must cure it immediately; yes, even from early childhood. If not, it will kill you in the end."

-John Boyne, Pinocchio

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4. Little Robot

By: Ben Hatke

4.17

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Life outside the robot factory is confusing. Little Robot has a lot to learn... And that's what fri… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • childrens

5. Bloodchild

By: Octavia E. Butler

5.00

Format: 398 pages, Kindle Edition

Contains the short story Bloodchild only. Years ago a group known as the Terrans left Earth in sear… read more

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Cover of This Book Will Not Be Fun by Olivier Tallec, Cirocco Dunlap

6. This Book Will Not Be Fun

By: Olivier Tallec , Cirocco Dunlap

1.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A mouse who acts as a careful custodian of his book tries to guarantee his reader some peace and or… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Michael Rosen's Sad Book

By: Quentin Blake , Michael Rosen

3.77

Format: 300 pages, Hardcover

With unmitigated honesty, a touch of humor, and sensitive illustrations by Quentin Blake, Michael R… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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8. Limonov

By: Emmanuel Carrère

4.27

Format: 67 pages, Paperback

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  • nonfiction
  • history

9. Doll Bones

By: Holly Black , Eliza Wheeler

4.67

Format: 107 pages, Hardcover

Zach, Poppy and Alice have been friends for ever. They love playing with their action figure toys, … read more

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10. A Stone for Sascha

By: Aaron Becker

3.92

Format: 594 pages, Hardcover

A girl grieves the loss of her dog in an achingly beautiful wordless epic from the Caldecott Honor-… read more

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11. Old Masters: A Comedy

By: Thomas Bernhard , Ewald Osers

4.29

Format: 426 pages, Paperback

In this exuberantly satirical novel, the tutor Atzbacher has been summoned by his friend Reger to m… read more

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12. L'arte della gioia

By: Goliarda Sapienza

4.34

Format: None pages, Hardcover

L'arte della gioiae un libro postumo: giaceva da vent'anni abbandonato in una cassapanca e, dopo es… read more

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13. Mamut

By: Eva Baltasar

3.58

Format: 148 pages, Paperback

La protagonista de Mamut és una dona arcaica atrapada en la vida moderna. El seu medi és la ciutat,… read more

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14. 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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  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy

By: Faith Erin Hicks

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

New York Times bestseller Faith Erin Hicks is back with Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy , a young adult… read more

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  • graphic novels
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16. Shuna's Journey

By: Hayao Miyazaki

4.34

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

From legendary animator Hayao Miyazaki comes a new manga classic about a prince on a quest for a go… read more

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  • graphic novels
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17. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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  • historical
  • picture books
  • childrens
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18. Lunar New Year Love Story

By: Gene Luen Yang

4.41

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • family
Cover of Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us by Kobi Yamada

19. Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

By: Kobi Yamada

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just … read more

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  • art
  • picture books
  • childrens
"There will be struggles, there will be fears, and it won't always be easy. At times it will feel really hard. And you might make a mess of things. You may fall down. You may fail. But you will also g…"

-Kobi Yamada, Maybe: A Story About the Endless Potential in All of Us

Cover of We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3) by Ryan T.  Higgins

20. We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish (Penelope Rex, #3)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.30

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex faces her biggest (and fishiest) fear in this companion to the #1 New York Times best-… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
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21. Sweeten the Deal

By: Katie Shepard

3.41

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

She's lonely, rich, and ten years too young for him—but she’s also his "sugar daddy," and they coul… read more

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22. The Rock from the Sky

By: Jon Klassen

4.19

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Look up! Turtle really likes standing in his favorite spot. He likes it so much that he asks his… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of The Orange and Other Poems by Wendy Cope

23. The Orange and Other Poems

By: Wendy Cope

4.19

Format: 53 pages, Kindle Edition

My heart has made its mind up And I'm afraid it's you. The Orange and Other Poems provides the … read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Invernale by Dario Voltolini

24. Invernale

By: Dario Voltolini

3.48

Format: 120 pages, Kindle Edition

Il padre spacca gli animali, entra nelle loro viscere, separa i muscoli dalle membrane, estirpa gli… read more

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25. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

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  • graphic novels
  • childrens
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26. Paradise Sands

By: Levi Pinfold

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A captivating tale of eerie places and mystical bargains, sumptuously illustrated by Kate Greenaway… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • family
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27. Quando non morivo

By: Mariangela Gualtieri

4.11

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Prima persona plurale del verbo essere: «siamo» è la voce verbale che attraversa tutta la nuova rac… read more

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28. Brancusi contre États-Unis

By: Nebbache Arnaud

4.04

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

1927, un procès ubuesque se tient à New York. Avocats, experts et artistes s'opposent à la barre, l… read more

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  • art
  • graphic novels
  • history
  • nonfiction
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29. My Riot

By: Rick Spears

3.71

Format: 188 pages, None

Oni Press has bought world rights to the YA graphic novel My Riot by Rick Spears and Emmett Helen. … read more

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  • music
  • historical
  • graphic novels
Cover of The Dam by David Almond

30. The Dam

By: David Almond

4.04

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A haunting, stunningly illustrated story of loss, hope, and the power of music from multi-award win… read more

Similar categories in David Almond's The Dam book and David Almond's The Dam

  • music
  • art
  • history
  • childrens
  • historical
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • family
  • nature
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31. The Site

By: Fabien Grolleau

3.39

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

A recent graduate from the Barcelona School of Architecture, Flora is working at a prestigious arch… read more

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  • graphic novels

12 Best childrens books like The Dam by David Almond

Transform Your Habits

Pinocchio

John Boyne , Unknown , Monteiro Lobato , Carlo Collodi

3.85

Transform Your Habits

Little Robot

Ben Hatke

4.17

Transform Your Habits

This Book Will Not Be Fun

Olivier Tallec , Cirocco Dunlap

1.00

Transform Your Habits

Michael Rosen's Sad Book

Quentin Blake , Michael Rosen

3.77

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Transform Your Habits

You Belong Here

M.H. Clark , Isabelle Arsenault

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Return (Journey Trilogy, #3)

Aaron Becker

3.54

Transform Your Habits

Journey (Journey Trilogy #1)

Aaron Becker

4.37

Transform Your Habits

They All Saw a Cat

Brendan Wenzel

3.13

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