15 Best fiction books like A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin

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A Walk in the Dark

By: Jane Godwin

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

'It's just a walk in the dark. What is there to worry about?' That's what the head teacher, Joha…

If you liked the fiction plot in A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of S.T.A.G.S by M.A. Bennett

1. S.T.A.G.S

By: M.A. Bennett

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Nine students. Three bloodsports. One deadly weekend. It is the autumn term and Greer MacDonald is … read more

Similar categories in M.A. Bennett's S.T.A.G.S book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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2. How to Bee

By: Bren MacDibble

4.11

Format: None pages, Paperback

For 8-12 year olds - and all those who love middle grade fiction. Peony lives with her sister and g… read more

Similar categories in Bren MacDibble's How to Bee book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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3. Runt

By: Craig Silvey

4.46

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

A heart-warming, funny, beautifully told story for readers of all ages from the bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Craig Silvey's Runt book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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4. Sick Bay

By: Nova Weetman

4.28

Format: 280 pages, Paperback

Meg uses Sick Bay to hide from other kids. She’s struggling with changes at home, wears slippers to… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's Sick Bay book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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5. Completely Normal (and other lies)

By: Biffy James

4.14

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Love has rules. So does grief. And Stella Wilde’s about to break them all. Stella Wilde is secre… read more

Similar categories in Biffy James's Completely Normal (and other lies) book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"This isn't all on you. But god forbid we blame the dude. Fucking patriarchy."

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"I considered letting my own meltdown come to the surface, but I had no way of knowing how long it would last once I let it, so I didn't. I put it in the black well instead, backing away so I wouldn't…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

"Maybe it was better to accept that when someone died there were some things that were never going to happen, and this was just another one of them. Because death left things unfinished. Unsaid. Unsew…"

-Biffy James, Completely Normal (and other lies)

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6. Let’s Never Speak of This Again

By: Megan Williams

3.80

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Award Winner, Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing, 2022 Ella and I have been best … read more

Similar categories in Megan Williams's Let’s Never Speak of This Again book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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7. Grace Notes

By: Karen Comer

4.16

Format: 327 pages, Paperback

  , This song has a grace note a tiny note that's there for embellishment but can easily be ignored… read more

Similar categories in Karen Comer's Grace Notes book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"Restrictions can't stop our music, can't stop us."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"together we weave a set of colours so beautiful that surely every listener's heart expands"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"The world has stopped still, yet we can feel our frenzied, uncertain energy spinning the Earth."

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

"Surely traditions have to evolve? Surely daughters can choose their own happiness? Surely our world can handle this new virus?"

-Karen Comer, Grace Notes

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8. Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief

By: Katrina Nannestad

4.51

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning writer Katrina Nannestad transports us to Russia and the Great Patriotic War and into… read more

Similar categories in Katrina Nannestad's Rabbit, Soldier, Angel, Thief book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • adventure
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9. 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

Similar categories in Hannah Gold's Finding Bear (The Last Bear #2) book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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10. Tiger Daughter

By: Rebecca Lim

4.07

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

IBBY Honour List 2024 A Kirkus, Booklist, She Reads and Amazon Best Book of 2023 Winner, People's… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Lim's Tiger Daughter book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
"It's aiming for the peaks,' I tell him, 'and swimming through the troughs so that there are moments where you can just float under the sun and see how far you've come."

-Rebecca Lim, Tiger Daughter

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11. Outlaw Girls

By: Emily Gale

4.04

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Kate and Ruby live in the High Country in Victoria. They're both daring, quick-thinking and prepare… read more

Similar categories in Emily Gale's Outlaw Girls book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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12. The Quiet and the Loud

By: Helena Fox

3.99

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A heartbreaking, hopeful, and timely novel about holding too tight to family secrets, healing from … read more

Similar categories in Helena Fox's The Quiet and the Loud book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • contemporary
"And for a moment - here, now - we aren't the pregnant girl or the quiet girl. We aren't scared of death, or of memories oozing out of the dark. We are two girls, suspended. Timeless. Immense. Untouch…"

-Helena Fox, The Quiet and the Loud

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13. Exit Through the Gift Shop

By: Maryam Master

4.10

Format: None pages, ebook

Anahita Rosalind Ghorban-Galaszczuk (yes, that really is her name but you can call her Ana) is disc… read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's Exit Through the Gift Shop book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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14. No Words

By: Maryam Master

4.20

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Hero doesn't feel like a hero, but sometimes she feels as if the universe is asking her to be one. … read more

Similar categories in Maryam Master's No Words book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
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15. The Killing Code

By: Ellie Marney

3.81

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A historical mystery about a girl who risks everything to track down a vicious serial killer, for f… read more

Similar categories in Ellie Marney's The Killing Code book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • thriller
  • fiction
  • young adult
"I am the code you never broke, and I don't play by the rules."

-Ellie Marney, The Killing Code

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16. The Raven's Song

By: Zana Fraillon

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

A wonderful children's novel by two stellar writers featuring Shelby and Phoenix, living 100 years … read more

Similar categories in Zana Fraillon's The Raven's Song book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • middle grade
  • young adult
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17. The Goodbye Year

By: Emily Gale

4.36

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

It’s the start of 2020 and Harper is filled with anticipation about being in the final year of Rive… read more

Similar categories in Emily Gale's The Goodbye Year book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of The Snow Laundry (The Towers, #1) by Mette Jakobsen

18. The Snow Laundry (The Towers, #1)

By: Mette Jakobsen

3.60

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

With the intensity of The Handmaid's Tale, the drama of Divergent and the political intrigue of The… read more

Similar categories in Mette Jakobsen's The Snow Laundry (The Towers, #1) book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • young adult
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19. What We All Saw

By: Mike Lucas

3.34

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

Witches only exist in stories. Everyone knows that. But what if the stories are real? FOUR FRIEN… read more

Similar categories in Mike Lucas's What We All Saw book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • thriller
  • young adult
"There was just a resignation that, at some point in the near future, we were all going to have to face some kind of music. What the song was depended on our ability not only to sing, but to sing the …"

-Mike Lucas, What We All Saw

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20. The Jammer

By: Nova Weetman

4.27

Format: 264 pages, Paperback

Fred has moved around her whole life, one small town after another, and never minded starting over.… read more

Similar categories in Nova Weetman's The Jammer book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • contemporary
Cover of A Walk in the Dark by Jane Godwin

21. A Walk in the Dark

By: Jane Godwin

3.78

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

'It's just a walk in the dark. What is there to worry about?' That's what the head teacher, Joha… read more

Similar categories in Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark book and Jane Godwin's A Walk in the Dark

  • school
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • suspense
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • thriller
  • novels

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S.T.A.G.S

M.A. Bennett

3.78

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Runt

Craig Silvey

4.46

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Sick Bay

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4.28

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Completely Normal (and other lies)

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4.14

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Sister Heart

Sally Morgan

3.82

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The Secrets We Keep (The Secrets We Keep #1)

Nova Weetman

4.22

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4.46

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Tristan Bancks

4.04

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