18 Top juvenile books like Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita) by Terry Catasús Jennings

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Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

By: Terry Catasús Jennings

3.87

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

A new chapter book series featuring a young Cuban American girl who tries to find adventure based o…

If you liked the juvenile plot in Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita) by Terry Catasús Jennings , here is a list of 18 books like this:

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1. 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 Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

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

2. Stella Diaz Has Something to Say

By: Angela Dominguez

4.06

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her first middle-grade novel, award-winning picture book author and illustrator Angela Dominguez… read more

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3. The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

By: Jon Klassen

4.26

Format: 105 pages, None

Jon Klassen's retelling of a traditional Tyrolean folktale.In a big abandoned house, on a barren hi… read more

Similar categories in Jon Klassen's The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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4. The Last Mapmaker

By: Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. As assistant to Mangkon’s most celeb… read more

Similar categories in Christina Soontornvat's The Last Mapmaker book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"I couldn't see it then, but I could see it now. I opened my eyes, releasing another stream of tears. I had been trying so hard to run from my past. But the past was like mottlefish ink. Even if it fa…"

-Christina Soontornvat, The Last Mapmaker

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5. The Eyes and the Impossible

By: Dave Eggers

4.25

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The illustrated story of a dog who unwittingly becomes a hero to a park full of animals. Johanne… read more

Similar categories in Dave Eggers's The Eyes and the Impossible book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"What monster would turn up his snout at the thought-through help of all the friends he had?"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

"Every reasonable creature knows that the worst thing any creature can do all day is think of themselves. If there are troubles in your mind, you should think first of the troubles of others; it is th…"

-Dave Eggers, The Eyes and the Impossible

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6. Freewater

By: Amina Luqman-Dawson

4.18

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

A middle-grade novel about two enslaved children’s escape from a plantation and the many ways they … read more

Similar categories in Amina Luqman-Dawson's Freewater book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"Lord only knows how many of us they keep from running. How many of us stay in these hateful places out of love. I used to think it was from scaring us - beating, cutting, or whipping us that did it. …"

-Amina Luqman-Dawson, Freewater

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7. Swim Team

By: Johnnie Christmas

4.28

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Bree can't wait for her first day at her new middle school, Enith Brigitha, home to the Mighty Mana… read more

Similar categories in Johnnie Christmas's Swim Team book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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8. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

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9. Ferris

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.30

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The beloved author of Because of Winn-Dixie has outdone herself with a hilarious and achingly real … read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's Ferris book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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10. The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

By: Nicholas Day

4.15

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A propulsive work of narrative nonfiction about how the Mona Lisa was stolen from the Louvre, how t… read more

Similar categories in Nicholas Day's The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
"Leonard da Vinci had painted the Mona Lisa. But Vincenzo Perugia had turned it into The Mona Lisa."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"The Lourve, he concluded, with an insult designed to puncture French pride, "is less well protected than a Spanish museum."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"If the Mona Lisa is the most famous face in art history, Les Demoiselles is a hatchet thrown at it. It's not a pretty painting. Its brutal and uncomfortable."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

"Word of his midnight activities gets out. 'The pope has found out that I have skinned three corpses,' Leonardo writes in his notebook. He gets off easy. He's simply told: please stop skinning corpses."

-Nicholas Day, The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity

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11. A Work in Progress

By: Jarrett Lerner

4.40

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A young boy struggles with body image in this poignant and “perceptive” ( Publishers Weekly , starr… read more

Similar categories in Jarrett Lerner's A Work in Progress book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. A First Time for Everything

By: Dan Santat

4.39

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more

Similar categories in Dan Santat's A First Time for Everything book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
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13. Odder

By: Katherine Applegate

4.25

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Meet Odder, the Queen of Play: Nobody has her moves. She doesn't just swim to the bottom, s… read more

Similar categories in Katherine Applegate's Odder book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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14. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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15. The Probability of Everything

By: Sarah Everett

4.33

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more

Similar categories in Sarah Everett's The Probability of Everything book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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16. Simon Sort of Says

By: Erin Bow

4.31

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Simon O’Keeffe’s biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a ho… read more

Similar categories in Erin Bow's Simon Sort of Says book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Dad picks Denver [to get his rabies shots], and he's totally fine, but he's going to be away for three days. "Just like Jesus," Mom says. I can hear the phone say, "Isobel!"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"In the tabernacle did the [squirrel]--" "Eat the Host?" says Dad. "Yes he did." "And was it--" "Consecrated?" says Dad. "Yes it was." ... "What, uh, happened to the squirrel?" "That squirrel is now 3…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

"The dog- Todd?- looks up from its leaking beer, puffs a sigh, then crosses the room to head-butt the fridge door closed. "Ummm" I manage "Did you see he got a--" "It's okay," she says. "He only has o…"

-Erin Bow, Simon Sort of Says

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17. Damsel

By: Evelyn Skye

3.81

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A damsel in distress takes on the dragon herself in this epic twist on classic fantasy—a groundbrea… read more

Similar categories in Evelyn Skye's Damsel book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • adventure
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18. Elf Dog and Owl Head

By: M.T. Anderson

3.92

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more

Similar categories in M.T. Anderson's Elf Dog and Owl Head book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
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19. The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

By: Daniel Nayeri

3.96

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A new all-ages adventure tale from Printz Medal Winner, Daniel Nayeri This is the tale of an exciti… read more

Similar categories in Daniel Nayeri's The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"He had betrayed God and wanted to hide from him, the way children hide, sitting in the open and covering their eyes."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"To everyone we love we give a knife. The knife is shaped to pass through the bones of our chests like a key in a lock. Nothing else can cut our hearts so deeply."

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

"Wouldn't it be nice if love was always around us like life and death? Wouldn't it be nice if love was inevitable like the other two? That you could be sure you'd find someone to love and love you in …"

-Daniel Nayeri, The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

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20. The Ogress and the Orphans

By: Kelly Barnhill

4.28

Format: 392 pages, Hardcover

A fantasy about the power of generosity and love, and how a community suffers when they disappear. … read more

Similar categories in Kelly Barnhill's The Ogress and the Orphans book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
"The antidote to anger is tenderness, and the antidote to discord is reconciliation."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"Life is long, after all. And over time, the paths we take tend to intertwine and overlap."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"Books are funny things. The ideas and knowledge contained inside their pages have mass and velocity and gravity. They bend both space and time. They have minds of their own. There is a power in a boo…"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

"So maybe the Reading Room is magic because books really are magic. I read once that books bend both space and time, and the more books you have in one place, the more space and time will bend and twi…"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Ogress and the Orphans

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21. Maizy Chen's Last Chance

By: Lisa Yee

4.29

Format: 277 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to The Golden Palace! Maizy has never been to Last Chance, Minnesota. . . until now. Her… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Yee's Maizy Chen's Last Chance book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
"When you're in a position to help, that means you're in a good place in your own life."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

"Sometimes people don't know their dreams until they're in it. Other times, their dreams escape them because they are too busy being busy."

-Lisa Yee, Maizy Chen's Last Chance

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22. J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber)

By: J. Dillard

3.86

Format: 128 pages, Hardcover

Eight-year-old J.D. turns a tragic home haircut into a thriving barber business in this hilarious n… read more

Similar categories in J. Dillard's J.D. and the Great Barber Battle (J.D. the Kid Barber) book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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23. Louder Than Hunger

By: John Schu

4.55

Format: 528 pages, Hardcover

Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's Louder Than Hunger book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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24. 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 Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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25. Nigel and the Moon

By: Antwan Eady

4.31

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming… read more

Similar categories in Antwan Eady's Nigel and the Moon book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • family
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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26. Tell Me What Really Happened

By: Chelsea Sedoti

3.44

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

There are stories about the woods around Salvation Creek, about the people who have gone missing. N… read more

Similar categories in Chelsea Sedoti's Tell Me What Really Happened book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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27. Two Tribes

By: Emily Bowen Cohen

3.87

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more

Similar categories in Emily Bowen Cohen's Two Tribes book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • family
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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28. Living With Viola

By: Rosena Fung

4.17

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This graphic novel from a debut creator is an exploration of mental health, cultural differences, a… read more

Similar categories in Rosena Fung's Living With Viola book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • family
  • fiction
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29. Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend (Jo Jo, 1)

By: Dawn Quigley

3.95

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Hello/Boozhoo—meet Jo Jo Makoons, a spunky young Ojibwe girl who loves who she is. Jo Jo Makoons… read more

Similar categories in Dawn Quigley's Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend (Jo Jo, 1) book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • juvenile
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30. Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (Maybe Marisol, 1)

By: Erin Entrada Kelly

3.96

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Introducing eight-year-old Marisol Rainey! Marisol Rainey’s mother was born in the Philippines. … read more

Similar categories in Erin Entrada Kelly's Maybe Maybe Marisol Rainey (Maybe Marisol, 1) book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile
Cover of Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita) by Terry Catasús Jennings

31. Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

By: Terry Catasús Jennings

3.87

Format: 144 pages, Hardcover

A new chapter book series featuring a young Cuban American girl who tries to find adventure based o… read more

Similar categories in Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita) book and Terry Catasús Jennings's Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita)

  • audiobook
  • chapter books
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • latino
  • fiction
  • family
  • juvenile

28 Top fiction books like Knight of the Cape (1) (Definitely Dominguita) by Terry Catasús Jennings

Transform Your Habits

Crenshaw

Katherine Applegate

3.81

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

Transform Your Habits

The Last Mapmaker

Christina Soontornvat

4.15

Transform Your Habits

The Eyes and the Impossible

Dave Eggers

4.25

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20 must-read fiction books like Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be Best Friend (Jo Jo, 1) by Dawn Quigley

Transform Your Habits

The First Rule of Punk

Celia C. Pérez

4.08

Transform Your Habits

The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale

Jon Klassen

4.26

Transform Your Habits

Orris and Timble: The Beginning

Kate DiCamillo

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Odder

Katherine Applegate

4.25

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