11 must-read middle grade books like A Whisper of Horses by Zillah Bethell

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A Whisper of Horses

By: Zillah Bethell

3.95

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously lyrical journey of discovery across a reimagined Great Britain. Serendipity loves h…

If you liked the middle grade plot in A Whisper of Horses by Zillah Bethell , here is a list of 11 books like this:

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1. Beyond the Bright Sea

By: Lauren Wolk

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the critically acclaimed Wolf Hollowcomes a moving story of identity and belongi… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wolk's Beyond the Bright Sea book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction

2. The Angel (DS Imogen Grey, #3)

By: Katerina Diamond

3.23

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

THE TRUTH WON'T STAY LOCKED UP FOREVER When a burned body is found in a disused signal box, suspici… read more

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3. Ban This Book

By: Alan Gratz

4.41

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

-Readers, librarians, and all those books that have drawn a challenge have a brand new hero.... Sta… read more

Similar categories in Alan Gratz's Ban This Book book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"Probably because for all the amazing things books can do, they can't make you into a bad person"

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

"She was disappointed, I could tell, and suddenly the only thing I wanted in the world was to please her."

-Alan Gratz, Ban This Book

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4. The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)

By: Dorothy Gilman

4.16

Format: 204 pages, Paperback

Mrs. Virgil (Emily) Pollifax of New Brunswick, New Jersey, was a widow with grown children. She was… read more

Similar categories in Dorothy Gilman's The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1) book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • fiction
  • adventure
"there was no safety anywhere in life, except as illusion"

-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)

"But that is precisely what life is, wouldn’t you agree? Everything is a matter of choice, and when we choose are we not gambling on the unknown and its being a wise choice? And isn’t it free choice t…"

-Dorothy Gilman, The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax (Mrs. Pollifax, #1)

5. Macbeth

By: Jo Nesbø

3.17

Format: None pages, Paperback

Set in a dark, rainy northern town, Nesbo's Macbethpits the ambitions of a corrupt policeman agains… read more

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6. A Place to Hang the Moon

By: Kate Albus

4.57

Format: 309 pages, Hardcover

Set against the backdrop of World War II, Anna, Edmund, and William are evacuated from London to li… read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's A Place to Hang the Moon book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"The librarian chuckled. “I suppose there are rather a lot of orphan stories out there."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Besides which, I really ought to send her a book instead. Though she’s not much of a reader."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"Fibs, you must know, are entirely acceptable when they serve the purpose of getting one to the library."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

"It is often the case that, at times of great anxiety, when the diversion of a good story should seem most welcome, one is least equipped to focus one’s mind on reading."

-Kate Albus, A Place to Hang the Moon

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7. October, October

By: Katya Balen

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's October, October book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."

-Katya Balen, October, October

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8. Fourteen Days

By: Margaret Atwood

3.23

Format: 363 pages, Hardcover

Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is a s… read more

Similar categories in Margaret Atwood's Fourteen Days book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • fiction
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9. The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3)

By: Katherine Applegate

4.28

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

Ruby’s story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildli… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's The One and Only Ruby (The One and Only #3) book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • animals
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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10. Other Women

By: Emma Flint

4.16

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A husband. A wife. A lover. Each has a secret they’d kill to protect . . . From the author of Li… read more

Similar categories in Emma Flint's Other Women book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • fiction
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11. The Horse

By: Willy Vlautin

4.26

Format: 194 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Willy Vlautin explores loneliness, art, addiction, regret, love, and hard-won … read more

Similar categories in Willy Vlautin's The Horse book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • horses
  • fiction
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12. Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1)

By: Jennifer Killick

4.06

Format: 195 pages, Kindle Edition

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

Similar categories in Jennifer Killick's Dread Wood (Dread Wood, #1) book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1) by Suzanne Young

13. Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1)

By: Suzanne Young

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

“Enough plot twists to give a reader whiplash.” —Cosmopolitan From New York Times bestselling autho… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Young's Girls with Sharp Sticks (Girls with Sharp Sticks, #1) book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • fiction
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14. Little House

By: Katya Balen

4.25

Format: 88 pages, Kindle Edition

The importance and meaning of home is explored in this thought-provoking new novella from Carnegie … read more

Similar categories in Katya Balen's Little House book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

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15. Fake

By: Ele Fountain

3.65

Format: 256 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A thrillingly paced, timely novel about identity and our digital lives from the award-winning autho… read more

Similar categories in Ele Fountain's Fake book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • science fiction
  • dystopia
  • middle grade
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16. Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #7)

By: Rick Riordan

4.43

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Percy Jackson, now a high school senior, needs three recommendation letters from the Greek gods in … read more

Similar categories in Rick Riordan's Wrath of the Triple Goddess (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, #7) book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
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17. 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

Similar categories in Piu DasGupta's Secrets of the Snakestone book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • middle grade
  • adventure
Cover of North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family by Vashti Hardy

18. North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family

By: Vashti Hardy

4.14

Format: 326 pages, Kindle Edition

From the award-winning author of The Brightstorm Chroncles, Vashti Hardy, comes a powerful new stor… read more

Similar categories in Vashti Hardy's North and the Only One: a surprising, action-packed adventure with powerful themes of humanity, technology and family book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • science fiction
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19. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Rundell's Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1) book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

Cover of A Whisper of Horses by Zillah Bethell

20. A Whisper of Horses

By: Zillah Bethell

3.95

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A gorgeously lyrical journey of discovery across a reimagined Great Britain. Serendipity loves h… read more

Similar categories in Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses book and Zillah Bethell's A Whisper of Horses

  • post apocalyptic
  • childrens
  • british literature
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • dystopia
  • fiction
  • science fiction
  • horses
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21. Smashed

By: Andy Robb

3.80

Format: None pages, Paperback

When his dad moves out, Jamie tries to fill his shoes. He needs to become head of the household - r… read more

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