15 Top childrens books like Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird

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Song of the Dolphin Boy

By: Elizabeth Laird

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a s…

If you liked the childrens plot in Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom by Louis Sachar

1. There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

By: Louis Sachar

4.01

Format: 195 pages, Paperback

Bradley Chalkers is the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
"If a monster says hello to you, you should say hello to it. If you don’t, then I have to wonder which one of you is really the monster."

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"He understood it when other kids were mean to him. It didn't bother him. He simply hated them. As long as he hated them, it didn't matter what they thought of him."

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"-“I think everyone has ‘good’ inside him. Everyone can feel happiness, and sadness and loneliness. But sometimes people think someone’s a monster. But that’s only because they can’t see the ‘good’ th…"

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

"He sat at his desk – last seat, last row – and looked at the chart on the wall next to him. Of course there was no gold star next to his name. He had already done three things wrong: First, he had kn…"

-Louis Sachar, There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

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2. 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

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"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

Cover of The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1) by Katherine Woodfine

3. The Mystery of the Clockwork Sparrow (The Sinclair’s Mysteries #1)

By: Katherine Woodfine

3.99

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

You are cordially invited to attend the Grand Opening of Sinclair’s department store! Enter a wo… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Girl of Ink and Stars by Kiran Millwood Hargrave

4. The Girl of Ink and Stars

By: Kiran Millwood Hargrave

3.68

Format: 228 pages, Paperback

Winner of the Waterstones Children's Book Prize 2017, and the British Book Awards' Children's Book… read more

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  • childrens
"India is a place where colour is doubly bright. Pinks that scald your eyes, blues you could drown in."

-Kiran Millwood Hargrave, The Girl of Ink and Stars

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5. Private Peaceful

By: Michael Morpurgo

4.15

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

From the Children's Laureate of England, a stunning novel of the First World War, a boy who is on i… read more

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  • childrens
  • school
"I have no pity for them, but no hatred either"

-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful

"Tonight, more than any other night, I want to feel alive."

-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful

"Being his real brother I could feel I live in his shadows, but I never have and I do not now. I live in his glow."

-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful

"Here there are no folds in the fields, only wide open plains, scarcely a hill in sight. And instead of church towers they have spires that thrust themselves skywards like a child putting his hand up …"

-Michael Morpurgo, Private Peaceful

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6. 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

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  • childrens

7. Kensuke's Kingdom

By: Michael Morpurgo , Michael Foreman

4.62

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Michael is washed up on an island in the Pacific after falling from his parent's yacht, the Pe… read more

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8. Podkin One-Ear (The Five Realms #1)

By: Kieran Larwood

3.18

Format: 159 pages, Hardcover

A thick white blanket covers the wide slopes of the band of hills some call the Razorback Downs... … read more

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9. Pig-Heart Boy

By: Malorie Blackman

3.92

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

You're thirteen. All you want is a normal life. But most normal kids don't need heart transplants. … read more

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10. Gangsta Granny

By: Tony Ross , David Walliams

4.45

Format: 122 pages, Hardcover

Another hilarious and moving novel from David Walliams, number one bestseller and fastest growing c… read more

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Cover of The Boy at the Back of the Class by Onjali Q. Raúf

11. 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

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  • childrens
  • school
"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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12. The Book of Fire

By: Christy Lefteri

3.83

Format: 323 pages, Kindle Edition

In present-day Greece, deep in an ancient forest, lives a family: Irini, a musician, who teaches ch… read more

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13. The Wild Robot Protects (The Wild Robot #3)

By: Peter Brown

4.20

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The action-packed third installment in Peter Brown's internationally bestselling The Wild Robot ser… read more

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

14. 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

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  • animals
  • environment
  • childrens
Cover of Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds (Archibald Lox, #1) by Darren Shan

15. Archibald Lox and the Bridge Between Worlds (Archibald Lox, #1)

By: Darren Shan

3.96

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

There is a universe beyond our own, known as the Merge. A young locksmith called Archibald Lox i… read more

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  • childrens
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16. The Ghost Woods

By: C.J. Cooke

3.98

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

In the midst of the woods stands a house called Lichen Hall. This place is shrouded in folklore… read more

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17. Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2)

By: Hannah Gold

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The unmissable follow-up to the award-winning  The Last Bear— perfect for fans of Rosanne Parry and… read more

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  • animals
  • childrens
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18. Scavengers

By: Darren Simpson

3.88

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Landfill has lived his whole life as a scavenger, running with wooflers, swimming with turtles and … read more

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  • childrens
Cover of The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf

19. The Letter with the Golden Stamp

By: Onjali Q. Raúf

4.52

Format: 212 pages, Kindle Edition

'I can't remember how old I was when I first started collecting stamps. But I've got a whole shoebo… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Legendarium (Wonderscape, #2) by Jennifer Bell

20. Legendarium (Wonderscape, #2)

By: Jennifer Bell

4.22

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Returning to the world and characters of Wonderscape, this is an explosive gaming adventure through… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of Song of the Dolphin Boy by Elizabeth Laird

21. Song of the Dolphin Boy

By: Elizabeth Laird

3.84

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Finn has always been different, and in the tiny fishing village of Stromhead he sticks out like a s… read more

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  • school
  • animals
  • environment
  • childrens

12 best-selling childrens books like The Letter with the Golden Stamp by Onjali Q. Raúf

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Transform Your Habits

Safiyyah's War

Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

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The Clockwork Conspiracy (Isaac Turner Investigates)

Sam Sedgman

4.30

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Katherine Rundell

4.11

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