10 Best middle grade books like Island of Stars by Carrie Brownell

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Island of Stars

By: Carrie Brownell

4.75

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

Island of Stars will take you on an old-fashioned adventure, building like an ocean wave as nautica…

If you liked the middle grade plot in Island of Stars by Carrie Brownell , here is a list of 10 books like this:

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1. The Secret of the Swamp King (The Wilderking Trilogy, #2)

By: Jonathan Rogers

4.40

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

As book two opens, Aidan is living in the court of King Darrow. He has become best friends with Dar… read more

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  • middle grade
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2. The Incredible Journey

By: Sheila Burnford

4.16

Format: 145 pages, Paperback

Instinct told them that the way home lay to the west. And so the doughty young Labrador retriever, … read more

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  • middle grade
"He broke into a run, faster and faster, until the years fell away, and he hurled himself towards Peter. And as he had never run before, as though he would outdistance time, Peter was running towards …"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

"Lying awake in the dark that night,unable to sleep, he thought he would have given anything to feel the heavy thud on the bed that used to announce the old dog's arrival. How extremely unloving and i…"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

"Anyone unaccustomed to the rather peculiar points of bull terrier beauty would have thought him a strange if not downright ugly dog, with the maked, down-faced arc of his profile, his deep-chested, s…"

-Sheila Burnford, The Incredible Journey

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3. The Way of the Wilderking (The Wilderking Trilogy, #3)

By: Jonathan Rogers

4.45

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

n book three of the acclaimed Wilderking Trilogy, civilizer Aidan returns home from three years in … read more

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  • middle grade
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4. 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
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5. The Bark of the Bog Owl (The Wilderking Trilogy, #1)

By: Jonathan Rogers , None , None

4.25

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Aidan Errolson comes from a long line of adventurers. His grandparents were among t… read more

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  • middle grade
"You don't want to be killed. I don't either. But wouldn't you rather die once than die every day of your life?"

-Jonathan Rogers, The Bark of the Bog Owl (The Wilderking Trilogy, #1)

"Who knows what the future holds? Only the One God," explained Aidan. "You just live the little bit of life that you can see in front of you. You live it well. And that gets you ready for whatever unf…"

-Jonathan Rogers, The Bark of the Bog Owl (The Wilderking Trilogy, #1)

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6. Tales from the Perilous Realm

By: J.R.R. Tolkien

4.03

Format: 178 pages, Paperback

'Four classic tales from the author of The Hobbit The fat and unheroic Farmer Giles of Ham is calle… read more

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"God is the Lord, of angels, and of men... and of elves. Legend and History have met and fused"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"Bet visą tą laiką Makaliukas Klajūnas laukė pasirodant paštininkės Klyksnės su naujienomis iš žemės (net maži šuniukai žino, kad tai dažniausiai žmogžudystės ir futbolo rungtynių rezultatai, bet kart…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"He was kindhearted, in a way. You know the sort of kind heart: it made him uncomfortable more often than it made him do anything; and even when he did anything, it did not prevent him from grumbling,…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

"Fantasy is a natural human activity. It certainly does not destroy or even insult Reason; and it does not either blunt the appetite for, nor obscure the perception of, scientific veracity. On the con…"

-J.R.R. Tolkien, Tales from the Perilous Realm

7. A Tangled Web

By: L.M. Montgomery

3.98

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

No amount of drama between the Dark and Penhallow families can prepare them for what follows when A… read more

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8. Locked in Pursuit (Electra McDonnell #4)

By: Ashley Weaver

4.26

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

The fourth instalment in the delightful series following safecracker Electra McDonnell fighting Naz… read more

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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

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  • middle grade
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10. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 7

By: Beth Brower

4.77

Format: 313 pages, Paperback

"The image of Pandora’s Box being opened by my own hand flashed across my mind. A sobering and some… read more

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11. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

By: Beth Brower

4.31

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

“I’ve arrived in London without incident. There are few triumphs in my recent life, but I count thi… read more

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12. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3

By: Beth Brower

4.67

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

"It has been a day ordained by the fates, for how else could one explain the wholly cursed chain of… read more

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13. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Volume 2

By: Beth Brower

4.63

Format: 162 pages, Kindle Edition

“I was sitting at my desk reading, with a cup of tea, my windows flung open, when I heard The Tenan… read more

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14. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 5

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 247 pages, Paperback

I took Treasure Island to church with me as a talisman. “What a lovely bible,” Mrs. Tribly said. … read more

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15. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 4

By: Beth Brower

4.75

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

"It all began very innocently. Truly." The Year is 1883 and Emma M. Lion has returned to her Lon… read more

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16. Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read

By: S.D. Smith

4.24

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Mooses with And Other Stories Children Should Never Read is a fun collection of stories. It’s exac… read more

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  • middle grade
"I was born at a very early age."

-S.D. Smith, Mooses with Bazookas: And Other Stories Children Should Never Read

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17. Good Energy: The Surprising Connection Between Metabolism and Limitless Health

By: Casey Means

4.21

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A bold new vision for optimizing our health now and in the future. What if depression, anxiety, … read more

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18. Faking Christmas (Christmas Escape)

By: Cindy Steel

4.17

Format: 340 pages, Kindle Edition

One little white lie. That's all it took. Now I'm suddenly having to fake-date my work nemesis t… read more

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"You are a rush to me. Every time I make you smile, my heart rate goes through the roof. The way you blush and bite your lip and pretend to be annoyed when I tease you…"

-Cindy Steel, Faking Christmas (Christmas Escape)

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19. The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 6 (The Unselected Journals, #6)

By: Beth Brower

4.79

Format: 249 pages, Kindle Edition

There is bedlam, and there is delightful bedlam.This afternoon touched on the second, much to my pl… read more

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20. Wormwood Abbey (The Secrets of Ormdale, #1)

By: Christina Baehr

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Kindle Edition

As a Victorian clergyman’s daughter, Edith Worms has seen everything — until a mythical salamander … read more

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21. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp

By: Michelle Moran

4.30

Format: 310 pages, Paperback

Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more

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22. Between the Sound and Sea

By: Amanda Cox

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Every family has its secrets. Josephina Harris wouldn't mind if her family still had a few of their… read more

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23. The Sermon on the Mount: The Message of the Kingdom (Preaching the Word)

By: R. Kent Hughes

4.40

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Within the three chapters of Matthew known as the Sermon on the Mount are truths so rich and deep t… read more

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24. Rebel Summer (Falling for Summer)

By: Cindy Steel

4.47

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

Every good summer has a little bad... I wasn’t supposed to be in Sunset Harbor for more than a w… read more

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25. The Booklover's Library

By: Madeline Martin

4.24

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

A heartwarming story about a mother and daughter in wartime England and the power of the books that… read more

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26. Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda

By: Megan Basham

4.37

Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition

“This may just be the single most important book on modern Evangelicalism in recent years. It is bo… read more

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27. Island of Stars

By: Carrie Brownell

4.75

Format: 411 pages, Kindle Edition

Island of Stars will take you on an old-fashioned adventure, building like an ocean wave as nautica… read more

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  • middle grade
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28. Between Flowers and Bones (The Restorationists, #2)

By: Carolyn Leiloglou

4.65

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In a world where paintings become portals and adventure lurks behind every canvas, the young Restor… read more

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  • middle grade
Cover of Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion by Allie Beth Stuckey

29. Toxic Empathy: How Progressives Exploit Christian Compassion

By: Allie Beth Stuckey

4.59

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

A sharp Christian voice makes a bold when politics are driven by empathy rather than truth, innoce… read more

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30. What Comes of Attending the Commoners Ball

By: Elisabeth Aimee Brown

4.51

Format: 278 pages, Kindle Edition

Hester Flanders went to the ball for the food. She didn’t expect a prince to follow her home. If… read more

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31. The Found Boys

By: S.D. Smith

4.23

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

NEW FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE BESTSELLING GREEN EMBER SERIES The Found Boys is a thrilling throwbac… read more

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  • middle grade

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