21 must-read childrens books like Sky by Holly Webb

Cover of Sky by Holly Webb

Sky

By: Holly Webb

4.05

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Lara is fascinated by the rare white snowy owl she’s spotted flying near her grandparent’s cottage.…

If you liked the childrens plot in Sky by Holly Webb , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Wishtree by Katherine Applegate, Charles Santoso

1. Wishtree

By: Katherine Applegate , Charles Santoso

4.29

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Trees can't tell jokes, but they can certainly tell stories. . . . Red is an oak tree who is man… read more

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"Here's an idea for you: ideas are a bad idea"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"I'm not just a tree. I'm a home. A community. - Red"

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"Hollows are proof that something bad can become something good with enough time and care and hope."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

"My point," Bongo continued, "is that the world's a tough place. Doesn't matter if you're a bunny or a lizard or a kid."

-Katherine Applegate, Wishtree

Cover of War Horse (War Horse, #1) by Michael Morpurgo

2. War Horse (War Horse, #1)

By: Michael Morpurgo

4.15

Format: 165 pages, Hardcover

A powerful tale of war, redemption and a hero's journey.In 1914, Joey, a beautiful bay-red foal wit… read more

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"cause when there's life there's still hope"

-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)

"I can hate you more, but I'll never love you less."

-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)

"Any problem can be solved between people if only they can trust each other"

-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)

"If it is possible to be happy in the middle of a nightmare, then Topthorn and I were happy that summer."

-Michael Morpurgo, War Horse (War Horse, #1)

3. Rooftoppers

By: Katherine Rundell

4.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Everyone thinks that Sophie is an orphan. True, there were no other recorded female survivors from … read more

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4. 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

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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

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6. Willodeen

By: Katherine Applegate

4.19

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The earth is old and we are not, and that is all you must remember . . . Eleven-year-old Willode… read more

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"Mostly I avoided the Faire, with its teeming crowds that made me feel like I was being smothered. So much noise! So much forced merrymaking! Often I would see children there, ones I recognized from m…"

-Katherine Applegate, Willodeen

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7. 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

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8. 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

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"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

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9. The Secret of the Moonshard: A magical fantasy adventure for 9-12 year olds

By: Struan Murray

4.28

Format: 455 pages, Paperback

'Sensational storytelling' - AF Steadman, author of Skandar and the Unicorn Thief.The gripping new … read more

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10. The Light in Everything

By: Katya Balen

4.32

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of October, October, shortlisted for the 2022 CILIP Carnegie Medal, comes a life-af… read more

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11. 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

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12. The Midnight Guardians

By: Ross Montgomery

4.29

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEMBER! HIVE CHILDREN'S BOOK OF THE MONTH FOR NOVEM… read more

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13. Foxlight

By: Katya Balen

4.06

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

From the author of October, October , winner of the Yoto Carnegie Medal, comes a heartbreaking and … read more

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14. When I Feel Red

By: Lily Bailey

4.47

Format: 360 pages, Kindle Edition

'I feel like I'm always ... last. Like I'm running to try and keep up with everyone but it's no goo… read more

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15. Stitch

By: Pádraig Kenny

4.24

Format: None pages, Paperback

A compelling, atmospheric and gothic Frankenstein -inspired adventure by an award-winning Irish aut… read more

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16. Emmy in the Key of Code

By: Aimee Lucido

4.23

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

In this innovative middle grade novel, coding and music take center stage as new girl Emmy tries to… read more

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"You can wait until you're ready."

-Aimee Lucido, Emmy in the Key of Code

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17. Spectacular School Trip (Really...) (Tom Gates #17)

By: Liz Pichon

4.54

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

  The seventeenth laugh-out-loud, fully illustrated Tom Gates adventure! Tom's doing everything pos… read more

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18. Deadly Deep (Dread Wood, #4)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.30

Format: 168 pages, Kindle Edition

It’s summer term and time for a school trip with a difference! Year 8 are on a boat off the coast o… read more

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Cover of Flock Horror (Dread Wood, #3) by Jennifer Killick

19. Flock Horror (Dread Wood, #3)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.24

Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition

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

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20. Read, Scream, Repeat

By: Jennifer Killick

3.99

Format: 275 pages, Kindle Edition

A spooktacular collection of scary stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in … read more

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21. The Thames and Tide Club: The Secret City

By: Katya Balen

3.63

Format: 87 pages, Kindle Edition

An exciting new adventure series for young readers from Carnegie Medal winner Katya Balen, author o… read more

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Cover of Secrets of the Snakestone by Piu DasGupta

22. Secrets of the Snakestone

By: Piu DasGupta

4.29

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Zélie is often accused of being a witch, but she doesn’t believe in magic. Until Jules climbs up fr… read more

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23. 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

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24. The Island at the Edge of Night

By: Lucy Strange

4.40

Format: 269 pages, Kindle Edition

  A twisty-turny shadowy mystery from highly-acclaimed and Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author Luc… read more

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25. The Mystery of the Forever Weekend

By: Lisa Thompson

4.50

Format: 317 pages, Kindle Edition

Cory dreads Sunday evenings. It's school the next day, where a bully is picking on him and he's str… read more

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Cover of The Photographer (Narey & Winter, #7) by Craig Robertson

26. The Photographer (Narey & Winter, #7)

By: Craig Robertson

4.12

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

'Brilliantly and sensitively written' Steve Cavanagh, bestselling author of Thirteen'Craig Robertso… read more

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Cover of Watch Him Die (Narey & Winter, #8) by ROBERTSON  CRAIG

27. Watch Him Die (Narey & Winter, #8)

By: ROBERTSON CRAIG

4.17

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

ONLY ONE PERSON CAN SAVE YOU. AND HE WANTS YOU DEAD. Police find a man dead at his home in Los… read more

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28. Sky

By: Holly Webb

4.05

Format: 177 pages, Hardcover

Lara is fascinated by the rare white snowy owl she’s spotted flying near her grandparent’s cottage.… read more

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29. Moonflight

By: Gill Lewis

4.14

Format: 306 pages, Paperback

Can a timid rat ever become a hero? Tilbury is about to find out on the adventure of a lifetime,… read more

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30. Wilder

By: Penny Chrimes

4.12

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A desperate village. A child who emerges from the marshes. A falcon that helps her save them all. … read more

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Cover of Nush and the Stolen Emerald by Jasbinder Bilan

31. Nush and the Stolen Emerald

By: Jasbinder Bilan

4.39

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Anushka is furious. As princess of an Indian kingdom, she has watched the British East India Compan… read more

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14 Top fiction books like War Horse (War Horse, #1) by Michael Morpurgo

Transform Your Habits

Soldier Dog

Sam Angus

4.15

Transform Your Habits

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K.M. Peyton

3.24

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4.20

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