15 must-read middle grade books like The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde

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The Ship of Stolen Words

By: Fran Wilde

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A group of goblins steal a boy’s ability to apologize in this middle grade fantasy.No matter how mu…

If you liked the middle grade plot in The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde , here is a list of 15 books like this:

Cover of Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1) by Kate Milford

1. Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

By: Kate Milford

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

It’s wintertime at Greenglass House. The creaky smuggler’s inn is always quiet during this season, … read more

Similar categories in Kate Milford's Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1) book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"I want that T-shirt" Sirin muttered. " I should have that T-shirt."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"Never overlook folklore if you want to really know about the place it came from."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But Milo had a shiny gold present to open, and presents trumped sad trees any day of the week."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

"But when things were passed to you, you were supposed to pass them on to someone else eventually too."

-Kate Milford, Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

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2. Lammas Night

By: Katherine Kurtz

3.10

Format: 271 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Katherine Kurtz's Lammas Night book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fantasy
  • fiction
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3. Goodbye Days

By: Jeff Zentner

4.00

Format: 162 pages, Hardcover

What if you could spend one last day with someone you lost? One day Carver Briggs had it all--three… read more

Similar categories in Jeff Zentner's Goodbye Days book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fiction
  • young adult
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4. Crenshaw

By: Katherine Applegate

3.81

Format: 225 pages, Hardcover

In her first novel since winning the Newbery Medal, Katherine Applegate delivers an unforgettable a… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Crenshaw book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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5. Watership Down: The Graphic Novel

By: James Sturm

4.43

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A beautiful and faithful graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams’s beloved story of a group of ra… read more

Similar categories in James Sturm's Watership Down: The Graphic Novel book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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6. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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7. Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

By: Sarah Andersen

4.14

Format: 112 pages, Paperback

Adjusting to life as a world-famous cartoonist isn't easy. Terrifying deadlines, piles of junk-food… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Andersen's Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3) book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

"Go make stuff."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"In a world where every single person -good or bad- has a voice, I hope you pick up your pen and use yours."

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

"The Internet was actually never a nice place. With anonymity, soapbox, lost empathy, fire party harassment campaigns exist mainstream, doing damage to the marginalized, saying it was just a joke. It …"

-Sarah Andersen, Herding Cats (Sarah's Scribbles, #3)

Cover of Suki, Alone (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #0.6) by Faith Erin Hicks

8. Suki, Alone (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #0.6)

By: Faith Erin Hicks

4.20

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Even a Kyoshi Warrior can find herself in trouble. Suki is captured by the Fire Nation and broug… read more

Similar categories in Faith Erin Hicks's Suki, Alone (Avatar: The Last Airbender, #0.6) book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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9. Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy

By: Faith Erin Hicks

4.10

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Set in the post-series comics era of the beloved Avatar: The Last Airbender franchise, fans will ge… read more

Similar categories in Faith Erin Hicks's Toph Beifong's Metalbending Academy book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • young adult
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10. The Spanish Daughter

By: Lorena Hughes

3.81

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

The Washington Post Books to Read Now | Ms. Magazine Reads for the Rest of Us | Bustle Most Anticip… read more

Similar categories in Lorena Hughes's The Spanish Daughter book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fiction
"What a foul mouth she had,"

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

"Soledad’s gaze was lost in a mysterious spot behind my head."

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

"I lowered my face, such was my shame, but they all took it as humility."

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

"She never listened to anyone but herself. And yet, I enjoyed her company more than anybody else’s."

-Lorena Hughes, The Spanish Daughter

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11. Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird (Lightfall, #2)

By: Tim Probert

4.40

Format: 249 pages, Paperback

In the second installment of the Lightfall series, Bea and Cad continue their quest to stop Kest, t… read more

Similar categories in Tim Probert's Lightfall: Shadow of the Bird (Lightfall, #2) book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • fantasy
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12. Churchill's Secret Messenger

By: Alan Hlad

4.38

Format: 406 pages, Paperback

A riveting story of World War II and the courage of one young woman as she is drafted into Churchil… read more

Similar categories in Alan Hlad's Churchill's Secret Messenger book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fiction
Cover of The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel by Dan Santat

13. The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel

By: Dan Santat

3.94

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Dive in to this whimsically adventurous graphic novel from Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat! Ever sinc… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's The Aquanaut: A Graphic Novel book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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14. Global

By: Eoin Colfer

4.16

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

Time is running out for Sami and Yuki. Sami and his grandfather live in a village along the Indian … read more

Similar categories in Eoin Colfer's Global book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
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15. Ophie's Ghosts

By: Justina Ireland

4.28

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of Dread Nation makes her middle grade debut with a sweeping … read more

Similar categories in Justina Ireland's Ophie's Ghosts book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
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16. Not Quite a Ghost

By: Anne Ursu

4.08

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more

Similar categories in Anne Ursu's Not Quite a Ghost book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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17. The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel

By: Leila Sales

3.97

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Award-winning author Leila Sales’s The Museum of Lost and Found is a warm, relatable middle-grade s… read more

Similar categories in Leila Sales's The Museum of Lost and Found: A Novel book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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18. Misfit Mansion

By: Kay Davault

4.37

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends meets Hilda and the Troll in this spooky and sweet middle grade… read more

Similar categories in Kay Davault's Misfit Mansion book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • fantasy
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
"A home for any horror in need - ghosts, monsters, three-headed dragons, you name it."

-Kay Davault, Misfit Mansion

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19. Danny Chung Sums It Up

By: Maisie Chan

4.04

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Eleven-year-old Danny’s life is turned upside down when his Chinese grandmother comes to live with … read more

Similar categories in Maisie Chan's Danny Chung Sums It Up book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde

20. The Ship of Stolen Words

By: Fran Wilde

3.67

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A group of goblins steal a boy’s ability to apologize in this middle grade fantasy.No matter how mu… read more

Similar categories in Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • transport
  • fantasy
Cover of Cleveland Curiosities: Eliot Ness & His Blundering Raid, A Busker's Promise, the Richest Heiress Who Never Lived and More by Ted Schwarz

21. Cleveland Curiosities: Eliot Ness & His Blundering Raid, A Busker's Promise, the Richest Heiress Who Never Lived and More

By: Ted Schwarz

3.23

Format: 128 pages, Paperback

Explore the events and characters that make up the more unusual aspects of Cleveland's history. A m… read more

Similar categories in Ted Schwarz's Cleveland Curiosities: Eliot Ness & His Blundering Raid, A Busker's Promise, the Richest Heiress Who Never Lived and More book and Fran Wilde's The Ship of Stolen Words

19 must-read fiction books like The Ship of Stolen Words by Fran Wilde

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Greenglass House (Greenglass House, #1)

Kate Milford

4.02

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Lammas Night

Katherine Kurtz

3.10

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Goodbye Days

Jeff Zentner

4.00

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Crenshaw

Katherine Applegate

3.81

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20 Top fiction books like Watership Down: The Graphic Novel by James Sturm

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Tales from Watership Down (Watership Down, #2)

Richard Adams

3.83

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Watership Down: The Graphic Novel

James Sturm

4.43

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Ghost Roast

Shawnelle Gibbs

4.13

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The Worst Ronin

Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.00

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