16 must-read childrens books like The Harp of Power (The Book of Secrets, #2) by Alex Dunne

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The Harp of Power (The Book of Secrets, #2)

By: Alex Dunne

4.46

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

‘Cat didn’t notice a shadow slinking into the room and leaning in closer … as if it were listening.…

If you liked the childrens plot in The Harp of Power (The Book of Secrets, #2) by Alex Dunne , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. The Girl Who Drank the Moon

By: Kelly Barnhill

4.12

Format: 388 pages, Hardcover

Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as an offering to the witch who lives in th… read more

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  • childrens
"Sorrow is dangerous."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

"Magic and madness are link after all."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

"Death is always sudden, even when it isn't"

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

"Some of us...choose love over power. Indeed, most of us do."

-Kelly Barnhill, The Girl Who Drank the Moon

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2. October, October

By: Katya Balen

4.38

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

A classic in the making for anyone who ever longed to be WILD. October and her dad live in the w… read more

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  • childrens
"It is my story and it is our story and it isn't perfect and it isn't finished but it is whole."

-Katya Balen, October, October

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3. The Final Year

By: Matt Goodfellow

4.71

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Life can be tough in your last year of primary school. Tests to take, preparing for the change to h… read more

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  • childrens
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4. Safiyyah's War

By: Hiba Noor Khan

4.32

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Inspired by the true story of how the Grand Mosque of Paris saved the lives of hundreds of Jews dur… read more

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  • childrens
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5. In Between Worlds: The Journey of the Famine Girls

By: Nicola Pierce

4.50

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

In 1849, the Thomas Arbuthnot set sail for Australia. Onboard were 194 Irish girls. I heard the e… read more

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6. The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

By: Sebastien de Castell

4.02

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

'Seven powerful mages want to make the world a better place. We're going to kill them first.' Pi… read more

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  • fantasy
"Teenagers, they never appreciate the fundamental unfairness of existence."

-Sebastien de Castell, The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

"If you haven’t any faith in my integrity, maybe you could at least give me credit for being cheap."

-Sebastien de Castell, The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

"Behold your valiant hero: a self-important, sermonising poser who’d never stoop to getting down in the mud where the real fight’s about to start because he might have to get his hands dirty and that …"

-Sebastien de Castell, The Malevolent Seven (The Malevolent Seven, #1)

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7. Unraveller

By: Frances Hardinge

4.10

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

A dark YA fantasy about learning to use your power and finding peace, from award-winning author Fra… read more

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  • fantasy
"I don't think about "being happy" unless I'm with you, and then I never am. Humans are never happy."

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"Changing a law is like digging a new field. You'll break ancient roots and blunt your spade with a lot of stones, but eventually plants will grow in your furrows, and your new hedge will thrive and i…"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"You'd know you were a boy, so she would too. If someone knows they're a man or boy, that's what matters. Outside appearences aren't important. It's what's inside that counts—who we are in our souls. …"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

"You'd be better at it than me' he told Nettle when he visited her. 'This sort of Unravelling doesn't feel like I'm using a magical gift. Sometimes it's like I'm a ghost walking alongside somebody on …"

-Frances Hardinge, Unraveller

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8. 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

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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9. Freya Harte is not a Puzzle

By: Méabh Collins

4.44

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

 Things I will be in Irish college:   *  Friendly to everyone (agree with everything they say) * Ea… read more

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10. What Walks These Halls

By: Amy Clarkin

3.93

Format: 383 pages, Paperback

A prickling sensation grew on the back of her neck, spreading up her scalp. It was the feeling of b… read more

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  • fantasy
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11. Resist

By: Tom Palmer

4.21

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

Multi-award-winning author Tom Palmer shines a light on life under wartime occupation, in a beautif… read more

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  • childrens
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12. Until The Road Ends

By: Phil Earle

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Until the Road Ends is the eagerly awaited new novel from the bestselling author of When the Sky T… read more

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  • childrens
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13. Sisters of the Mist

By: Marlyn Spaaij

3.53

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

A fantastical and haunting coming-of-age graphic novel from debut creator, Marlyn Spaaij, that offe… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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14. The Wrong Shoes: The vital new novel from the bestselling creator of Big Bright Feelings

By: Tom Percival

4.43

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

A beautiful and sensitive exploration of the experience of child poverty from leading author/illust… read more

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  • childrens
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15. The Light Thieves: The Search for the Black Mirror

By: Helena Duggan

4.54

Format: 268 pages, Kindle Edition

The second adventure in the gripping and mysterious eco-adventure series The Light Thieves from Hel… read more

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16. The Light Thieves

By: Helena Duggan

4.16

Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition

Clever, quirky and hugely imaginative, discover the eagerly anticipated new series from the bestsel… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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17. The Weather Girls

By: Sarah Webb

4.27

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

It's 1944. Twelve-year-old Grace Devine lives at Blacksod Lighthouse and weather station in County … read more

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18. I Am Rebel

By: Montgomery Ross

4.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

None read more

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  • childrens
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19. Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

By: Katherine Rundell

4.18

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

The day Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever.… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
"I'm no philosopher, and I prefer, in an ideal world, to go uneaten. (p. 111)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"What is this rainfall of children? Did I go sailing just to have storms of infants cascading down my sail at me? (p. 74)"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

"Nighthand grunted, and signalled for another bottle of wine. "Are you sure?" said Irian. "Shouldn't we keep our wits about us?" "I see no reason to. I prefer the world drunk. It disappoints me less."…"

-Katherine Rundell, Impossible Creatures (Impossible Creatures, #1)

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20. The Sackville Street Caper: Molly Malone and Bram Stoker (Molly and Bram)

By: Alan Nolan

4.45

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Dublin, 1858 BRAM boy seeking adventure (and things to write about) MOLLY part-time fishmonger … read more

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21. Sally in the City of Dreams

By: Judi Curtin

4.30

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Crossing the ocean for a new life I looked up and the American flags on the roof seemed miles and … read more

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22. Double Trouble at the Dead Zoo: Molly Malone & Bram Stoker (Molly and Bram)

By: Alan Nolan

4.00

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

Dublin, 1859 Bram Boy seeking adventure (and things to write about) Molly Part-time sneak thief… read more

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23. The Harp of Power (The Book of Secrets, #2)

By: Alex Dunne

4.46

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

‘Cat didn’t notice a shadow slinking into the room and leaning in closer … as if it were listening.… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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24. The Silver Road

By: Sinéad O'Hart

4.29

Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition

Myth and magic combine in this unforgettable adventure drawing on Irish folklore, f rom award-winni… read more

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  • fantasy
  • childrens
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25. How To Be A Revolutionary

By: Lucy Ann Unwin

4.75

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

‘What do you all come here for?’ ‘Why, to change the world, of course! Don’t we all want to chang… read more

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26. A Map for Falasteen: A Palestinian Child's Search for Home

By: Maysa Odeh

4.77

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In this gentle and heartfelt picture book, a young Palestinian girl living in diaspora struggles to… read more

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  • childrens
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27. Into the Witchwood

By: Méabh McDonnell

4.60

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Never, ever, set foot inside the Witchwood Surrounding Rowan's home is the dark, dangerous Witchwo… read more

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28. The Tower Ghost: A Sycamore Hill Mystery

By: Natasha Mac a'Bháird

4.61

Format: 304 pages, Paperback

Sycamore Hill Boarding School, Donegal 1963 Clare is excited to start her first term at Sycamore … read more

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29. The Golden Hare

By: Paddy Donnelly

4.86

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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30. Kevin and the Blackbirds

By: David Almond

3.97

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

In a poignant and lavishly illustrated storybook, two revered creators give wing to the ancient Iri… read more

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  • childrens
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31. Tabitha Plimtock and the Edge of the World

By: Erika McGann

4.07

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

Tabitha Plimtock lives in a house at the very edge of the world. She is a go-getter – that is, a do… read more

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