25 best-selling middle grade books like What’s That in Dog Years? by Ben Davis

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What’s That in Dog Years?

By: Ben Davis

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Gizmo has been my best friend since the day I was born - he's always been around. But now they're t…

If you liked the middle grade plot in What’s That in Dog Years? by Ben Davis , here is a list of 25 books like this:

Cover of Skellig (Skellig, #1) by David Almond

1. Skellig (Skellig, #1)

By: David Almond

3.81

Format: 208 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Micha… read more

Similar categories in David Almond's Skellig (Skellig, #1) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"There's no end to evolution."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"The dead are often known to eat 27 and 53"

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Truth and dreams are always getting muddled."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

"Can love help a person to get better?’ I asked."

-David Almond, Skellig (Skellig, #1)

Cover of Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms by Katherine Rundell

2. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

By: Katherine Rundell

3.97

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Even a life on the untamed plains of Africa can’t prepare Wilhelmina for the wilds of an English bo… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Wolf Wilder by Katherine Rundell, Gelrev Ongbico

3. The Wolf Wilder

By: Katherine Rundell , Gelrev Ongbico

4.07

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Feodora and her mother live in the snowbound woods of Russia, in a house full of food and fireplace… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's The Wolf Wilder book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • childrens
"Stories can start revolutions."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Hard work always hurts somewhere."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Wolves are the witches of the animal world."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

"Wolves, and stars, and snow: Those things made sense."

-Katherine Rundell, The Wolf Wilder

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4. Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)

By: Agatha Christie , Sophie Hannah

3.60

Format: 0 pages, Kindle Edition

The world's most famous detective returns in this ingenious, stylish, and altogether delicious myst… read more

Similar categories in Agatha Christie's Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

"Nothing is ever known for certain in this world, Michael."

-Agatha Christie, Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)

"Good sense appears the most underhand of tactics to a man who has no reserves of his own to draw upon."

-Agatha Christie, Closed Casket (New Hercule Poirot Mysteries, #2)

5. Letters from the Lighthouse

By: Emma Carroll

3.87

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

We weren't supposed to be going to the pictures that night. We weren't even meant to be outside, no… read more

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6. Eve of Man (Eve of Man, #1)

By: Giovanna Fletcher

4.08

Format: 407 pages, Hardcover

AGAINST ALL ODDS, SHE SURVIVED. THE FIRST GIRL BORN IN FIFTY YEARS. THEY CALLED HER EVE . . . … read more

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7. 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 Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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8. Tyger

By: S.F. Said

4.17

Format: 304 pages, None

In a strange alternate world, where the British Empire has never ended, a young boy called Adam has… read more

Similar categories in S.F. Said's Tyger book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird (Lightfall, #2) by Tim Probert

9. Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird (Lightfall, #2)

By: Tim Probert

4.40

Format: 249 pages, Paperback

In the second installment of the Lightfall series, Bea and Cad continue their quest to stop Kest, t… read more

Similar categories in Tim Probert's Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird (Lightfall, #2) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, #1) by Tim Probert

10. Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, #1)

By: Tim Probert

4.41

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

Deep in the heart of the planet Irpa stands the Salty Pig’s House of Tonics & Tinctures, home of th… read more

Similar categories in Tim Probert's Lightfall: The Girl & the Galdurian (Lightfall, #1) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates) by Sam Sedgman

11. The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates)

By: Sam Sedgman

4.30

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

A locked-room mystery packed with rooftop chases, hidden codes and mind-bending science, The Clockw… read more

Similar categories in Sam Sedgman's The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) by Hannah  Gold

12. The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1)

By: Hannah Gold

4.29

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

An instant classic with a bear-sized heart, Hannah Gold’s debut novel is a touching story of kindne… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's The Last Bear (The Last Bear #1) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) by Phil Hickes

13. The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1)

By: Phil Hickes

4.13

Format: 216 pages, Paperback

Aveline Jones loves reading ghost stories, so a dreary half-term becomes much more exciting when sh… read more

Similar categories in Phil Hickes's The Haunting of Aveline Jones (Aveline Jones, #1) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of When the Sky Falls by Phil Earle

14. 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 Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • childrens
Cover of Norah's Ark by Victoria  Williamson

15. Norah's Ark

By: Victoria Williamson

4.47

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Two very different lives. One shared hope for a brighter future. No time to waste. The flood is com… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Williamson's Norah's Ark book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good by Louie Stowell

16. Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good

By: Louie Stowell

4.11

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Packed with doodles and cartoons, here is the diary of Loki as he’s trapped on earth as a petulant … read more

Similar categories in Louie Stowell's Loki: A Bad God's Guide to Being Good book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of The Tale of Truthwater Lake by Emma Carroll

17. The Tale of Truthwater Lake

By: Emma Carroll

4.21

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

On one side of the underwater street is the remains of a house . . . It's beautiful here, and eerie… read more

Similar categories in Emma Carroll's The Tale of Truthwater Lake book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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18. A Kind of Spark

By: Elle McNicoll

4.52

Format: 193 pages, Paperback

A neurodivergent girl campaigns for a memorial when she learns that her small Scottish town used to… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's A Kind of Spark book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"No horrible, awful, rubbish day is worth damaging a library book."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Autistic people have probably done so much for hundreds of years without any credit."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"While you are neurotypical and I am autistic, I promise we are more alike than we are different."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

"Books are not medicine, they are food. You won't remember every bite but you will remember the taste."

-Elle McNicoll, A Kind of Spark

Cover of Crater Lake: Don't Ever Fall Asleep (Crater Lake, #1) by Jennifer Killick

19. Crater Lake: Don't Ever Fall Asleep (Crater Lake, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

3.98

Format: 252 pages, Paperback

Who is the mysterious bloodstained man who stops their coach? Why is no one around when Lance and t… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Crater Lake: Don't Ever Fall Asleep (Crater Lake, #1) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Keedie by Elle McNicoll

20. Keedie

By: Elle McNicoll

4.69

Format: 270 pages, Paperback

Set in Juniper five years before A Kind of Spark, Keedie is a powerful coming-of-age story that tho… read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Keedie book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I can't stand people who say they're good when they're not."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"I may be forced to mask, but they choose to wear numerous faces."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"You have to be the cartographer of your own heart. Make it into a map."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

"She's like the sunflower. She'll find the sun no matter how much darkness other people try to put her in."

-Elle McNicoll, Keedie

Cover of The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1) by Emma Steinkellner

21. The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

By: Emma Steinkellner

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Magic is harder than it looks. Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she’s ab… read more

Similar categories in Emma Steinkellner's The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
"I was afraid once... And because I was afraid, my magic was weak and full of fear... If you do not trust in yourself, then you shall indeed fall. Trust in yourself, Moth. When you set your magic free…"

-Emma Steinkellner, The Okay Witch (The Okay Witch, #1)

Cover of Like a Curse by Elle McNicoll

22. Like a Curse

By: Elle McNicoll

4.21

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Stuck in Loch Ness while Edinburgh falls under the control of a terrifyingly powerful Siren, Ramya … read more

Similar categories in Elle McNicoll's Like a Curse book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Until The Road Ends by Phil Earle

23. Until The Road Ends

By: Phil Earle

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky T… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's Until The Road Ends book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
  • childrens
Cover of Saving Neverland by Abi Elphinstone

24. Saving Neverland

By: Abi Elphinstone

4.24

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A wonderful whirlwind of magic and adventure, and every bit as enchanting as the original Peter Pan… read more

Similar categories in Abi Elphinstone's Saving Neverland book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
Cover of The Light Thieves: The Search for the Black Mirror by Helena Duggan

25. The Light Thieves: The Search for the Black Mirror

By: Helena Duggan

4.54

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The second adventure in the gripping and mysterious eco-adventure series The Light Thieves from Hel… read more

Similar categories in Helena Duggan's The Light Thieves: The Search for the Black Mirror book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
Cover of Jack Splash: a hilarious adventure from diving & knitting superstar, Tom Daley by Tom Daley

26. Jack Splash: a hilarious adventure from diving & knitting superstar, Tom Daley

By: Tom Daley

4.44

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

  A funny and fantastical adventure from Olympian Tom Daley all about perseverance, friendship and… read more

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Cover of What’s That in Dog Years? by Ben Davis

27. What’s That in Dog Years?

By: Ben Davis

4.23

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Gizmo has been my best friend since the day I was born - he's always been around. But now they're t… read more

Similar categories in Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years? book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dogs
  • childrens
Cover of Shiver Point: It Came From The Woods (Shiver Point #1) by Gabriel Dylan

28. Shiver Point: It Came From The Woods (Shiver Point #1)

By: Gabriel Dylan

4.01

Format: 215 pages, Paperback

Welcome to SHIVER POINT, home of spooks, screams and small-town horror! Enter if you dare... Shi… read more

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Cover of Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) by B.B. Alston

29. Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3)

By: B.B. Alston

4.37

Format: 400 pages, ebook

The highly anticipated third book in the #1 New York Times bestselling Supernatural Investigations … read more

Similar categories in B.B. Alston's Amari and the Despicable Wonders (Supernatural Investigations, #3) book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade
  • childrens
Cover of Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties by Henry    White

30. Little Badman and the Invasion of the Killer Aunties

By: Henry White

4.36

Format: 346 pages, Kindle Edition

Humza Khan is the greatest eleven-year-old rapper Eggington has ever known: he is Little Badman and… read more

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31. Turtle Moon

By: Hannah Gold

4.70

Format: 337 pages, Kindle Edition

Journey to the heart of the jungle in this unforgettable adventure from the author of bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Turtle Moon book and Ben Davis's What’s That in Dog Years?

  • middle grade

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David Almond

3.81

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Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms

Katherine Rundell

3.97

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The Wolf Wilder

Katherine Rundell , Gelrev Ongbico

4.07

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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The Final Year

Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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Steady For This

Nathanael Lessore

3.90

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Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

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Sophie Cameron

3.89

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