5 must-read adventure books like Douglas by Randy Cecil

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Douglas

By: Randy Cecil

4.06

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

In his follow-up to Lucy, Randy Cecil again tells a visually arresting tale in four acts -- this t…

If you liked the adventure plot in Douglas by Randy Cecil , here is a list of 5 books like this:

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1. The Crossover

By: Kwame Alexander

4.24

Format: 245 pages, ebook

"With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . .The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all t… read more

Similar categories in Kwame Alexander's The Crossover book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Basketball Rule #5 When you stop playing your game you've already lost."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"He's no longer listening to music, but his tears are loud enough to dance to."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Basketball Rule #4 If you miss enough of life's free throws you will pay in the end."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

"Silence doesn’t mean we have run out of things to say, only that we are trying not to say them."

-Kwame Alexander, The Crossover

2. Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed

By: Lesléa Newman , Amy June Bates

3.77

Format: None pages, Hardcover

A kitten's stroll down a keyboard leads to a celebrated one-minute composition in this charming por… read more

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3. A Nest for Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home

By: Henry Cole

3.59

Format: 83 pages, Hardcover

Celeste is not your average mouse. She lives alone, quietly weaving baskets with creative flair und… read more

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4. The Tale of Despereaux

By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more

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5. CatStronauts: Mission Moon

By: Drew Brockington

4.11

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

CatStronauts, you are needed! When the world is thrust into darkness due to a global energy shortag… read more

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6. El Deafo

By: Cece Bell , None

4.20

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

Starting at a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest! At… read more

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7. Love That Dog (Jack, #1)

By: Sharon Creech

4.09

Format: None pages, Paperback

"I guess it does look like a poem when you see it typed up like that." Jack hates poetry. Only girl… read more

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8. Big Cat, Little Cat

By: Elisha Cooper

3.96

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

There was a cat who lived alone. Until the day a new cat came . . . And so a story of friendship be… read more

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9. The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore

By: William Joyce , Joe Bluhm

3.57

Format: 10 pages, Hardcover

Morris Lessmore loved words. He loved stories. He loved books. But every story has its upsets. Ever… read more

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10. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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11. Black Sheep

By: Rachel Harrison

3.60

Format: 289 pages, Hardcover

A cynical twentysomething must confront her unconventional family’s dark secrets in this fiery, irr… read more

Similar categories in Rachel Harrison's Black Sheep book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • fantasy
  • fiction
"How can anyone know when ruin wears the disguise of love?"

-Rachel Harrison, Black Sheep

"I hoped wherever she was, she was having a shitty time, had an itch in a place she couldn't scratch."

-Rachel Harrison, Black Sheep

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12. The Truth About Dragons

By: Julie Leung

4.38

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning auth… read more

Similar categories in Julie Leung's The Truth About Dragons book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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13. 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

Similar categories in Maggie Tokuda-Hall's Love in the Library book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. The Last Cuentista

By: Donna Barba Higuera

4.07

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

There lived a girl named Petra Peña, who wanted nothing more than to be a storyteller, like her abu… read more

Similar categories in Donna Barba Higuera's The Last Cuentista book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Suma's eyes are still closed, and I can't tell if she's trying to forget, or to remember. Maybe stories are there to help us do both. I know stories can't always have happy endings. But if there are …"

-Donna Barba Higuera, The Last Cuentista

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16. When You Trap a Tiger

By: Tae Keller

4.15

Format: 297 pages, Hardcover

Newbery Medal Winner (2021) Some stories refuse to stay bottled up... When Lily and her famil… read more

Similar categories in Tae Keller's When You Trap a Tiger book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"I am a girl who sees invisible things, but I am not invisible."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"Does it get easier? Does the sadness go away? The sadness fades, yeah. Eventually. But the missing ... I don't know if that ever does."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"If you put things off for later, you'll never do them. They'll become harder and scarier, and one day you'll realize you've run out of time."

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

"It's hard to breathe. I know now: The moment when everything really falls apart--it's not during the big explosion. It's in the quiet after. And the feeling is not a shattering. Not quite"

-Tae Keller, When You Trap a Tiger

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17. Click (Click #1)

By: Kayla Miller

4.07

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Olive wants to get in on the act . . . . . . Any act! Olive “clicks” with everyone in the fifth… read more

Similar categories in Kayla Miller's Click (Click #1) book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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18. Measuring Up

By: Lily LaMotte

4.30

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Cici has just moved from Taiwan to Seattle, and the only thing she wants more than … read more

Similar categories in Lily LaMotte's Measuring Up book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Waste of money. Only need cleaver."

-Lily LaMotte, Measuring Up

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19. Stargazing

By: Jen Wang

4.17

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

Moon is everything Christine isn’t. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . . and though they both… read more

Similar categories in Jen Wang's Stargazing book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) by Ryan T.  Higgins

20. Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.34

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Norman is a porcupine. Mildred is a tree. Norman and Mildred are best friends. Just the two of them… read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Norman Didn't Do It!: (Yes, He Did) book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Nina: A Story of Nina Simone by Traci N. Todd

21. Nina: A Story of Nina Simone

By: Traci N. Todd

4.50

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

This picture book biography tells the story of little Eunice who grew up to become the acclaimed si… read more

Similar categories in Traci N. Todd's Nina: A Story of Nina Simone book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln by Margarita Engle

22. Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln

By: Margarita Engle

4.22

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

The story of Teresa Carreño, a child prodigy who played piano for Abraham Lincoln.As a little girl,… read more

Similar categories in Margarita Engle's Dancing Hands: How Teresa Carreño Played the Piano for President Lincoln book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of This Is Not a Drill by K.A. Holt

23. This Is Not a Drill

By: K.A. Holt

3.51

Format: 192 pages, Kindle Edition

Told through text messages, this timely story explores the real dangers kids face with humor, insig… read more

Similar categories in K.A. Holt's This Is Not a Drill book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1) by Sophie Escabasse

24. Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

By: Sophie Escabasse

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

There's a new witch in town! Life in Brooklyn takes a strange turn when Effie discovers MAGIC runs … read more

Similar categories in Sophie Escabasse's Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1) book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"The feelings you've experienced through her music are yours, pumpkin. It's okay to like her music and not like her, and it's okay to not like her music after meeting her. These are your feelings and …"

-Sophie Escabasse, Witches of Brooklyn (Witches of Brooklyn, #1)

Cover of Prince & Knight (Prince & Knight, #1) by Daniel Haack

25. Prince & Knight (Prince & Knight, #1)

By: Daniel Haack

4.45

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this modern fairy tale, a noble prince and a brave knight come together to defeat a terrible mon… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Haack's Prince & Knight (Prince & Knight, #1) book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • fantasy
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
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26. Bad Kitty Gets a Phone

By: Nick Bruel

4.46

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Bad Kitty will not be good until her owners cave and get her a cell phone.Kitty has everything any … read more

Similar categories in Nick Bruel's Bad Kitty Gets a Phone book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race by Margot Lee Shetterly

27. Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race

By: Margot Lee Shetterly

4.44

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden were good at math...really g… read more

Similar categories in Margot Lee Shetterly's Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of When You Look Up by Decur

28. When You Look Up

By: Decur

4.31

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Lorenzo and his mom are moving to a new home, but Lorenzo isn’t very happy about moving. He worries… read more

Similar categories in Decur's When You Look Up book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Stuck Together (Pea, Bee, & Jay #1) by Brian "Smitty" Smith

29. Stuck Together (Pea, Bee, & Jay #1)

By: Brian "Smitty" Smith

4.01

Format: 64 pages, Hardcover

Get ready to roll with Pea, Bee, & Jay in this brand-new early reader graphic novel series by Brian… read more

Similar categories in Brian "Smitty" Smith's Stuck Together (Pea, Bee, & Jay #1) book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Douglas by Randy Cecil

30. Douglas

By: Randy Cecil

4.06

Format: 120 pages, Hardcover

In his follow-up to Lucy, Randy Cecil again tells a visually arresting tale in four acts -- this t… read more

Similar categories in Randy Cecil's Douglas book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • graphic novels
  • picture books
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
  • 1st grade
  • fantasy
  • juvenile
Cover of Farah Rocks Fifth Grade (Farah Rocks, #1) by Susan Muaddi Darraj

31. Farah Rocks Fifth Grade (Farah Rocks, #1)

By: Susan Muaddi Darraj

4.21

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

Farah and her best friend, Allie Liu, are getting excited to turn in their applications to the Magn… read more

Similar categories in Susan Muaddi Darraj's Farah Rocks Fifth Grade (Farah Rocks, #1) book and Randy Cecil's Douglas

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile

20 Best fiction books like Douglas by Randy Cecil

Transform Your Habits

The Crossover

Kwame Alexander

4.24

Transform Your Habits

Big

Vashti Harrison

4.66

Transform Your Habits

Black Sheep

Rachel Harrison

3.60

Transform Your Habits

The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung

4.38

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19 Best fiction books like Prince & Knight (Prince & Knight, #1) by Daniel Haack

Transform Your Habits

Stella Brings the Family

Miriam B. Schiffer , Holly Clifton-Brown

4.05

Transform Your Habits

Not Quite Narwhal (Not Quite Narwhal and Friends)

Jessie Sima

4.46

Transform Your Habits

Neither

Airlie Anderson

4.17

Transform Your Habits

A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo

Jill Twiss

4.64

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