9 Best childrens books like The Legend of Jimmy Spoon by Kristiana Gregory

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The Legend of Jimmy Spoon

By: Kristiana Gregory

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon yearns for a life of adventure. So when two Shoshoni boys offer him a h…

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1. Dear Mr. Knightley

By: Katherine Reay

3.93

Format: 317 pages, Paperback

Dear Mr. Knightley is a contemporary epistolary novel with a delightful dash of Jane Austen. Sam… read more

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  • fiction
"Never let something so unworthy define you."

-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley

"It helped us both—shared failure is always a comfort."

-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley

"Have you ever confused your senses? Something taste like another thing smells?"

-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley

"We didn't talk much, and the silence hung like a silk curtain, light and lovely."

-Katherine Reay, Dear Mr. Knightley

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2. Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)

By: Judy Blume

4.11

Format: 144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Life with his little brother, Fudge, makes Peter Hatcher feel like a fourth grade nothing. Whether … read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
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3. The Fairy-Tale Detectives (The Sisters Grimm, #1)

By: Michael Buckley , Peter Ferguson

3.81

Format: 259 pages, Hardcover

For Sabrina and Daphne Grimm, life has not been a fairy tale. After the mysterious disappearance of… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
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4. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

By: Grace Lin

4.18

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In the valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the f… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
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5. Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
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6. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

By: Mark Twain , John Seelye , Guy Cardwell

3.92

Format: 244 pages, Paperback

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer revolves around the youthful adventures of the novel's schoolboy prota… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Tom!"

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"Company would be a palpable improvement"

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"But old fools is the biggest fools there is."

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

"Life to him seemed hollow, and existence but a burden."

-Mark Twain, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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7. Tales from the Odyssey, Part 1 (Tales from the Odyssey #1-3)

By: Mary Pope Osborne

4.21

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

Giants and Cannibals! Wonders and Witches! One Amazing Hero. Brave Odysseus is far from home, tosse… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
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8. The Pelican Brief

By: John Grisham

3.84

Format: 736 pages, Paperback

In suburban Georgetown a killer's Reeboks whisper on the front floor of a posh home... In a seedy D… read more

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  • fiction

9. Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus

By: Mark Dever

3.33

Format: 161 pages, Hardcover

Before ascending to heaven, Jesus instructed his followers to "make disciples of all nations." But … read more

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10. The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate , Patricia Castelao

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accu… read more

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11. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

12. Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens

By: Paul David Tripp

3.69

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Are you hoping to merely survive your teenagers? With compassion, wit and wisdom, Tripp uncovers th… read more

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13. The Historian

By: Elizabeth Kostova

4.32

Format: 224 pages, Kindle Edition

Alternate cover edition for  To you, perceptive reader, I bequeath my history....Late one night, e… read more

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14. Gregor the Overlander (Underland Chronicles, #1)

By: Suzanne Collins

4.06

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

In the irresistible first novel by the author of The Hunger Games, a boy embarks on a dangerous que… read more

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15. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

By: Kate DiCamillo , Bagram Ibatoulline

4.38

Format: 228 pages, Hardcover

A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bag… read more

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  • fiction
  • childrens
  • young adult
  • juvenile
"I have been loved said Edward to the stars."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"Someone will come for you, but first you must open your heart..."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"He was agitated for some reason that he could not name. (page 35)"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

"But answer me this: how can a story end happily if there is no love?"

-Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

16. Across Five Aprils

By: Irene Hunt

4.41

Format: 333 pages, Paperback

The Newbery Award winning author of Up a Road Slowlypresents the unforgettable story of Jethro Crei… read more

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17. The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot, #2)

By: Peter Brown

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown. S… read more

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18. A Spell of Good Things

By: Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀

3.79

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Ayobami Adebayo, the celebrated author of Stay With Me unveils a dazzling story of modern Nigeria a… read more

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  • cultural
  • fiction
"Time was unforgiving, it didn’t stop, not even to give people a chance to scrape themselves off the floor if they’d been shattered."

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

"He stared back at her, unconcerned. She had always marvelled at his calm assurance that everything good in his life would either remain the same or get better. He took good fortune for granted. As th…"

-Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀, A Spell of Good Things

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19. The Writing Revolution: A Guide to Advancing Thinking Through Writing in All Subjects and Grades

By: Judith C. Hochman

4.39

Format: 294 pages, Kindle Edition

Why you need a writing revolution in your classroom and how to lead it The Writing Revolution (TWR… read more

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20. The Legend of Jimmy Spoon

By: Kristiana Gregory

4.00

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Jimmy Spoon yearns for a life of adventure. So when two Shoshoni boys offer him a h… read more

Similar categories in Kristiana Gregory's The Legend of Jimmy Spoon book and Kristiana Gregory's The Legend of Jimmy Spoon

  • cultural
  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • westerns
  • native american
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • native americans

12 must-read fiction books like The Legend of Jimmy Spoon by Kristiana Gregory

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Katherine Reay

3.93

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Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing (Fudge, #1)

Judy Blume

4.11

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Michael Buckley , Peter Ferguson

3.81

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon

Grace Lin

4.18

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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

L.M. Montgomery

4.31

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The Little Prince

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , Richard Howard , Dom Marcos Barbosa , None

4.33

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The Scarlet Letter

Nathaniel Hawthorne , Nina Baym , Thomas E. Connolly

3.50

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Charles Dickens , George Cruikshank , Philip Horne

3.88

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