14 best-selling middle grade books like Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book) by Jane Smiley

Cover of Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book) by Jane Smiley

Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

By: Jane Smiley

3.77

Format: 192 pages, Library Binding

The first book in a new horse trilogy from Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley starring a feisty youn…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book) by Jane Smiley , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Golden Sun (Horse Diaries, #5) by Whitney Sanderson, Ruth Sanderson

1. Golden Sun (Horse Diaries, #5)

By: Whitney Sanderson , Ruth Sanderson

4.29

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse’s story... Oregon, 1790 Golden Sun is a chestnu… read more

Similar categories in Whitney Sanderson's Golden Sun (Horse Diaries, #5) book and Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of Elska (Horse Diaries, #1) by Catherine Hapka

2. Elska (Horse Diaries, #1)

By: Catherine Hapka

4.19

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Iceland, circa AD 1000 Elska is a silver dapple Icelandic filly. She spends summers frisking about… read more

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  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley by Marguerite Henry, Bonnie Shields

3. Brown Sunshine of Sawdust Valley

By: Marguerite Henry , Bonnie Shields

3.69

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

One of the most beloved of all children's book writers tells the story of a seemingly worn-out mare… read more

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  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of Jingle Bells by Catherine Hapka

4. Jingle Bells

By: Catherine Hapka

4.83

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming Clydesdale story for the holiday season! For all lovers of horses, history, and the … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Hapka's Jingle Bells book and Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
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5. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.05

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another mem… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5) by Anna Lee Huber

6. As Death Draws Near (Lady Darby Mystery, #5)

By: Anna Lee Huber

3.97

Format: 342 pages, Paperback

"The latest mystery from the national bestselling author of A Study in Death tangles Lady Kiera Dar… read more

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Cover of Bell's Star (Horse Diaries, #2) by Ruth Sanderson, Alison Hart

7. Bell's Star (Horse Diaries, #2)

By: Ruth Sanderson , Alison Hart

3.63

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

Vermont, 1850s Bell's Star is a brown Morgan colt with a white star and two white stockings. He was… read more

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  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
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8. The Door in the Wall

By: Marguerite de Angeli

4.88

Format: 242 pages,

The bells clang above plague-ridden London as Robin lies helpless, cold, and hungry. The great hous… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of The Black Stallion's Ghost (The Black Stallion, #17) by Walter Farley

9. The Black Stallion's Ghost (The Black Stallion, #17)

By: Walter Farley

4.00

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

While riding the Black in the Everglades one day, Alec meets a man astride a ghostly gray mare. Ale… read more

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  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of Koda (Horse Diaries, #3) by Ruth Sanderson, Patricia Hermes

10. Koda (Horse Diaries, #3)

By: Ruth Sanderson , Patricia Hermes

4.29

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

For anyone who has ever dreamed of hearing a horse's story . . . Independence, Missouri, 1846 Koda … read more

Similar categories in Ruth Sanderson's Koda (Horse Diaries, #3) book and Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of Risky Chance (Horse Diaries, #7) by Ruth Sanderson, Alison Hart

11. Risky Chance (Horse Diaries, #7)

By: Ruth Sanderson , Alison Hart

2.33

Format: None pages, Library Binding

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born … read more

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  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals

12. Conversations with Saint Bernard

By: Jim Kraus

3.91

Format: 2 pages, Paperback

George Gibson is determined to check off the last item on his bucket list: a trip across America. H… read more

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13. Yatimah (Horse Diaries, #6)

By: Ruth Sanderson , Catherine Hapka

4.12

Format: 260 pages, Paperback

For all lovers of horses and history, it's the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born … read more

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14. Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #1)

By: Jen Calonita

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

Would you send a villain to do a hero's job? An exciting new twisted fairy tale series from award-w… read more

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15. By the Shores of Silver Lake (Little House, #5)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

3.61

Format: 130 pages, Paperback

Laura and her family are head to the Dakota Territory for a chance to own their own land--and stop … read more

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16. Tennessee Rose (Horse Diaries, #9)

By: Astrid Sheckels , Jane Kendall

4.07

Format: 189 pages, Paperback

Alabama, 1856. Tennessee Rose is a dark bay Tennessee Walking Horse with a rose-shaped marking on h… read more

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17. Wild Thing (Winnie the Horse Gentler, #1)

By: Dandi Daley Mackall

4.15

Format: 447 pages, Paperback

Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other par… read more

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18. Maestoso Petra (Horse Diaries, #4)

By: Ruth Sanderson , Jane Kendall

4.38

Format: 83 pages, Paperback

Vienna, Austria, 1938 Maestoso Petra is a world-famous Lipizzaner stallion. He has spent years in t… read more

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19. Misty of Chincoteague (Misty, #1)

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

3.20

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

On an island off the coasts of Virginia and Maryland lives a centuries-old band of wild ponies. Amo… read more

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Cover of The Wise Ass (The Claire Trilogy, #1) by Tom McCaffrey

20. The Wise Ass (The Claire Trilogy, #1)

By: Tom McCaffrey

4.30

Format: 243 pages, Kindle Edition

"I don't believe I've ever read a book quite like The Wise Ass, and I've read quite a few. It's a m… read more

Similar categories in Tom McCaffrey's The Wise Ass (The Claire Trilogy, #1) book and Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

  • animals
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21. The Sign of the Beaver

By: Elizabeth George Speare

3.87

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

Twelve-year-old Matt is left on his own in the Maine wilderness while his father leaves to bring th… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II by Sonia Purnell

22. A Woman of No Importance: The Untold Story of the American Spy Who Helped Win World War II

By: Sonia Purnell

4.15

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The never-before-told story of one woman's heroism that changed the course of the Second World War … read more

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Cover of An Artless Demise (Lady Darby Mystery, #7) by Anna Lee Huber

23. An Artless Demise (Lady Darby Mystery, #7)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.16

Format: 413 pages, ebook

November 1831. After fleeing London in infamy more than two years prior, Lady Kiera Darby’s return … read more

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Cover of The Bookshop on the Shore (Kirrinfief, #2) by Jenny Colgan

24. The Bookshop on the Shore (Kirrinfief, #2)

By: Jenny Colgan

3.89

Format: 416 pages, Paperback

A grand baronial house on Loch Ness, a quirky small-town bookseller, and a single mom looking for a… read more

Similar categories in Jenny Colgan's The Bookshop on the Shore (Kirrinfief, #2) book and Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

"It seemed nobody had to be sorry any more for anything they did; instead they doubled down, were proud of it, never admitted to being in the wrong about anything."

-Jenny Colgan, The Bookshop on the Shore (Kirrinfief, #2)

"In short, she self-medicated with books. (By the way, as the author of this novel, and one who has herself always self-medicated with books, I cannot rightfully attest or deny whether this is a bette…"

-Jenny Colgan, The Bookshop on the Shore (Kirrinfief, #2)

Cover of A Brush with Shadows (Lady Darby Mystery, #6) by Anna Lee Huber

25. A Brush with Shadows (Lady Darby Mystery, #6)

By: Anna Lee Huber

4.19

Format: 383 pages, None

Sebastian Gage returns home to battle the ghosts of his past and prevent them from destroying his f… read more

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Cover of Keeping Chilly (The October Horses #3) by Genevieve Mckay

26. Keeping Chilly (The October Horses #3)

By: Genevieve Mckay

4.69

Format: 333 pages, Kindle Edition

Everything is finally going perfectly for Bree and the October Horses project. Horses are being ado… read more

Similar categories in Genevieve Mckay's Keeping Chilly (The October Horses #3) book and Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

  • horses
Cover of Back to the Garden by Laurie R. King

27. Back to the Garden

By: Laurie R. King

3.92

Format: 322 pages, Hardcover

A fifty-year-old cold case involving California royalty comes back to life--with potentially fatal … read more

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Cover of Luna (Horse Diaries, #12) by Catherine Hapka

28. Luna (Horse Diaries, #12)

By: Catherine Hapka

4.36

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

For all lovers of horses and history, the beloved Horse Diaries series is heading to the circus!   … read more

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  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of Darcy (Horse Diaries, #10) by Whitney Sanderson

29. Darcy (Horse Diaries, #10)

By: Whitney Sanderson

4.33

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Ireland, 1917. Darcy is a light gray Connemara pony with silver dapples. She's fast and tough, whet… read more

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  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
Cover of The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman

30. The Bright Sword

By: Lev Grossman

4.06

Format: 673 pages, Hardcover

A gifted young knight named Collum arrives at Camelot to compete for a spot on the Round Table, onl… read more

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"One day you will see that it is a mistake to love an empire, or a throne, or a crown, because those things cannot love. They can only die."

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

"God doesn't come when you snap your fingers, He comes when you're ready for Him." Nimue snapped her delicate fingers, producing a strikingly loud pop in the quiet. "That's the difference between a sp…"

-Lev Grossman, The Bright Sword

Cover of Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book) by Jane Smiley

31. Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

By: Jane Smiley

3.77

Format: 192 pages, Library Binding

The first book in a new horse trilogy from Pulitzer Prize winner Jane Smiley starring a feisty youn… read more

Similar categories in Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book) book and Jane Smiley's Riding Lessons (An Ellen & Ned Book)

  • horses
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • adoption

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