14 Top juvenile books like Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre

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Hope in the Holler

By: Lisa Lewis Tyre

4.21

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

The poignant--and funny--story of a girl trying to be brave and find her place in the world after s…

"For somebody who's not afraid, you sure run fast."

-Lisa Lewis Tyre, Hope in the Holler

"There was almost no flat land, so any houses either sat right near the road, or perched on the side of the mountain. They clung there, like dingy moths sitting on velvet drapes, and I half expected them to take flight at any second."

-Lisa Lewis Tyre, Hope in the Holler

If you liked the juvenile plot in Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre , here is a list of 14 books like this:

Cover of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) by Chris Grabenstein

1. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

By: Chris Grabenstein

4.12

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times BestsellerKyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teac… read more

Similar categories in Chris Grabenstein's Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1) book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Knowledge not shared remains unknown"

-Chris Grabenstein, Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

Cover of Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

2. Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig… read more

Similar categories in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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3. The Great Treehouse War

By: Lisa Graff , Ariana Delawari

3.80

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Kids vs. parents! An epic treehouse sleepover! An awesome group of friends! An exciting new book fr… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Graff's The Great Treehouse War book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile

4. The Orphan Band of Springdale

By: Anne Nesbet

4.25

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

With the United States on the verge of World War II, eleven-year-old Gusta is sent from New York Ci… read more

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5. Schooled

By: Gordon Korman

3.55

Format: 112 pages, Hardcover

Homeschooled by his hippie grandmother, Capricorn (Cap) Anderson has never watched television, tast… read more

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6. Absolutely Almost

By: Lisa Graff

4.16

Format: 293 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the National Book Award nominee A Tangle of Knotscomes an inspiring novel about … read more

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7. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.36

Format: 295 pages, Hardcover

With over one million copies sold, this series of modern classics about the charming Penderwick fam… read more

Similar categories in Jeanne Birdsall's The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3) book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile

8. The Wild Robot (The Wild Robot, #1)

By: Peter Brown

4.05

Format: 12 pages, Hardcover

When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild… read more

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9. The Wild Robot Escapes (The Wild Robot, #2)

By: Peter Brown

3.45

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

The sequel to the New York Times bestselling The Wild Robot, by award-winning author Peter Brown. S… read more

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10. 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 Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"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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11. Nothing Else But Miracles

By: Kate Albus

4.11

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

From the author of A Place to Hang the Moon comes a hopeful World War II story about three scrappy … read more

Similar categories in Kate Albus's Nothing Else But Miracles book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Unteachables

By: Gordon Korman

4.34

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A hilarious new middle grade novel from beloved and bestselling author Gordon Korman about what hap… read more

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  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Kid, that was something!"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Everybody hates something,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"Only ten months until June."

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

"It’s not just for little kids,"

-Gordon Korman, The Unteachables

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13. The List of Things That Will Not Change

By: Rebecca Stead

4.22

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

After her parents' divorce, Bea's life became different in many ways. But she can always look back … read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Stead's The List of Things That Will Not Change book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"...life is like a trip. A very long one. And what matters most is the people you travel with."

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

"The thing about making butter is that it feels like it'll never be done, almost right up to the moment when it is done. If what you want is butter, you have to keep going, even if you only half belie…"

-Rebecca Stead, The List of Things That Will Not Change

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14. Saving Winslow

By: Sharon Creech

3.86

Format: 176 pages, ebook

About a young boy who befriends an ailing newborn donkey and nurses him back to health. Louie d… read more

Similar categories in Sharon Creech's Saving Winslow book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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15. Tree. Table. Book.

By: Lois Lowry

4.39

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Everyone knows the two Sophies are best friends. One is in elementary school, and one is . . . well… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's Tree. Table. Book. book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. The Midnight Children

By: Dan Gemeinhart

4.16

Format: 342 pages, Hardcover

An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."

-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children

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17. The Lion of Mars

By: Jennifer L. Holm

4.07

Format: 259 pages, Paperback

A kid raised on Mars learns that he can't be held back by the fears of the grown-ups around him. … read more

Similar categories in Jennifer L. Holm's The Lion of Mars book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. Rules at the School by the Sea (School by the Sea #2)

By: Jane Beaton

3.78

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

It's summer, but school is in session in the delightful second book of New York Times bestselling a… read more

Similar categories in Jane Beaton's Rules at the School by the Sea (School by the Sea #2) book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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19. The Bridge Home

By: Padma Venkatraman

4.27

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

When Viji and her sister, Rukku, whose developmental disability makes her overly trusting and vulne… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"If I wanted a better future, I needed to change the life we had .Now."

-Padma Venkatraman, The Bridge Home

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20. Icarus

By: K. Ancrum

4.08

Format: 382 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, this… read more

Similar categories in K. Ancrum's Icarus book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Count Me In

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.10

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

An uplifting story, told through the alternating voices of two middle-schoolers, in which a communi… read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Count Me In book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Lalani of the Distant Sea by Erin Entrada Kelly

22. Lalani of the Distant Sea

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.93

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

There are stories of extraordinary children who are chosen from birth to complete great quests and … read more

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  • childrens
  • juvenile
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"We have many opportunities in life to overcome fear and embrace courage. Once we seize the first opportunity, it becomes easier to seize the second."

-Erin Entrada Kelly, Lalani of the Distant Sea

" Sometimes you must feel pain, she'd said, stroking their hair. But when you tire from it, tell yourself: I will be okay. I will survive. Even if you don't believe it. Eventually, you will. Because i…"

-Erin Entrada Kelly, Lalani of the Distant Sea

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23. Roll with It

By: Jamie Sumner

4.07

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The story of an irrepressible girl with cerebral palsy whose life takes an unexpected turn when she… read more

Similar categories in Jamie Sumner's Roll with It book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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24. Broken Strings

By: Eric Walters

4.19

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A violin and a middle-school musical unleash a dark family secret in this moving story by an award-… read more

Similar categories in Eric Walters's Broken Strings book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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25. No Place Like Home

By: James Bird

4.20

Format: 311 pages, Kindle Edition

A middle-grade novel by James Bird about homelessness and hope.When home is a car, life is unpredic… read more

Similar categories in James Bird's No Place Like Home book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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26. The Late Bloomers' Club

By: Louise Miller

3.78

Format: 325 pages, Hardcover

A delightful novel about two headstrong sisters, a small town’s efforts to do right by the communit… read more

Similar categories in Louise Miller's The Late Bloomers' Club book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • realistic fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"You're on your own, kid."

-Louise Miller, The Late Bloomers' Club

"Everything has a way of cycling back."

-Louise Miller, The Late Bloomers' Club

"The best things are worth waiting for."

-Louise Miller, The Late Bloomers' Club

"Some of the best things in life take time to ripen."

-Louise Miller, The Late Bloomers' Club

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27. Alice Atherton's Grand Tour

By: Lesley M.M. Blume

3.95

Format: 198 pages, Kindle Edition

The heartwarming story of a young girl sent to live with the extraordinary Murphy Family in souther… read more

Similar categories in Lesley M.M. Blume's Alice Atherton's Grand Tour book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • middle grade
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Meatballs for Grandpa by Jeanette Fazzari Jones

28. Meatballs for Grandpa

By: Jeanette Fazzari Jones

4.65

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this sensory-rich picture book, a little girl and her grandparents make the family’s traditional… read more

Similar categories in Jeanette Fazzari Jones's Meatballs for Grandpa book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • childrens
  • family
Cover of Millie Fleur's Poison Garden by Christy Mandin

29. Millie Fleur's Poison Garden

By: Christy Mandin

4.46

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Wednesday Addams meets The Curious Garden in this delightfully peculiar story about finding joy in … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
Cover of Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre

30. Hope in the Holler

By: Lisa Lewis Tyre

4.21

Format: None pages, Unknown Binding

The poignant--and funny--story of a girl trying to be brave and find her place in the world after s… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler book and Lisa Lewis Tyre's Hope in the Holler

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • death
  • adoption
  • fiction
  • family
  • poverty
  • juvenile
"For somebody who's not afraid, you sure run fast."

-Lisa Lewis Tyre, Hope in the Holler

"There was almost no flat land, so any houses either sat right near the road, or perched on the side of the mountain. They clung there, like dingy moths sitting on velvet drapes, and I half expected t…"

-Lisa Lewis Tyre, Hope in the Holler

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31. Library Girl

By: Polly Horvath

3.80

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

After secretly living in the public library for the last eleven years, Essie must learn to adapt to… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile

24 must-read fiction books like Hope in the Holler by Lisa Lewis Tyre

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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library (Mr. Lemoncello's Library, #1)

Chris Grabenstein

4.12

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Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

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The Great Treehouse War

Lisa Graff , Ariana Delawari

3.80

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The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (The Penderwicks, #3)

Jeanne Birdsall

4.36

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The Sunshine Court (All For the Game, #4)

Nora Sakavic

4.59

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F.T. Lukens

3.99

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Cat Sebastian

4.39

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S.T. Gibson

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