12 Best middle grade books like With Eyes of Blue (The Heir of Egypt #1) by Erin Hylands

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With Eyes of Blue (The Heir of Egypt #1)

By: Erin Hylands

4.63

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

It is the year 965 BC. Amunet is a young girl with blue eyes who wakes up in a pyramid, alone excep…

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1. Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

By: Chuck Norris , Alex Harris , Brett Harris

4.04

Format: 242 pages, Hardcover

A generation stands on the brink of a "rebelution." A growing movement of young people is rebell… read more

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  • christian
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2. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

By: Jeanne Birdsall

4.19

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

The Penderwick sisters busily discover the summertime magic of Arundel estate’s sprawling gardens, … read more

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  • middle grade
  • fiction
"The cuter the boy, the mushier your brain."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Don't kill her now, just when we've gone to all that trouble to rescue her," said Jeffrey."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Maybe it's fate Hound ate the map. Maybe we'll discover something wonderful while we're lost."

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

"Toward the urn the three children raced in a dead heat, Jane still shouting . FOR CHURCHILL, NELSON, AND PRINCE WILLIAM!"

-Jeanne Birdsall, The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

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3. North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.55

Format: 331 pages, Paperback

First they found themselves  On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness.  Now they must make their way… read more

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  • christian
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"You call that poetry?"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"She poured her heart into the song and filled it with everything she felt"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"Podo and Leeli finally came back to where the others rested, and though her face still bore the weight of her sorrow, Janner could see that is sister was present. Her eyes didn't see stare into nothi…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

"He was only twelve, but he knew enough to realize that the way before him would be hard. Is it worth it? he asked himself. Was it worth losing his old life in order to learn the truth of who he was a…"

-Andrew Peterson, North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

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4. Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

By: Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

Format: None pages, Paperback

Laura Ingalls and her family live deep in the Big Woods of Wisconsin. Their log cabin is surrounded… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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5. The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

By: Andrew Peterson , Justin Gerard

4.69

Format: 348 pages, Paperback

Book Three of The Wingfeather Saga Janner Wingfeather's father was the High King of Anniera. But h… read more

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  • christian
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Sorry, lass. Ye have to seize the teachable moments, you know. Carry on."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"Gnag bends things for breaking, and the Maker makes a flourish! Evil digs a pit, and the Maker makes a well! That is his way."

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"He means to make his subjects merciful and wise; sorrow and struggle bringeth both. We will, he tells me, grow by grieving, live by dying, love by losing. The heart itself is the field of battle and …"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

"I'll put her in charge of the puppies. I've twelve this week that need tending. How does that suit you?" Leeli's mouth hung open. She tried to say something but instead crumpled to the floor. She had…"

-Andrew Peterson, The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

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6. The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

By: Beatrix Potter

4.22

Format: 72 pages, Paperback

"Now, my dears," said old Mrs Rabbit one morning, "you may go into the fields or down the lane, but… read more

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  • fiction
"I am aware these little books don't last long even if they are a success."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

"Peter was not very well during the evening. His mother put him to bed, and made some chamomile tea: "One table-spoonful to be taken at bedtime."

-Beatrix Potter, The Tale of Peter Rabbit (World of Beatrix Potter, #1)

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7. The Runaway King (The Ascendance Trilogy, #2)

By: Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.40

Format: 436 pages, Hardcover

The thrilling sequel to Jennifer A. Nielsen's blockbuster NEW YORK TIMES bestseller THE FALSE PRINC… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fiction
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8. On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

By: Andrew Peterson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Paperback

Once, in a cottage above the cliffs on the Dark Sea of Darkness, there lived three children and the… read more

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  • christian
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Even if hope is just a low ember at night, in the morning you can still start a fire."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"Esben Igiby was seeping into Janner’s thoughts, and there was no way to seal the leak."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"But other than the cruel fangs and the constant threat of death and torture, there wasn't much to fear in Skree."

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

"There's just something about the way he sings. It makes me think of when it snows outside, and the fire is warm, and Podo is telling us a story while you're cooking, and there's no place I'd rather b…"

-Andrew Peterson, On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness (The Wingfeather Saga, #1)

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9. The Westing Game

By: Ellen Raskin

3.42

Format: None pages, Paperback

A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of Samuel W. W… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fiction
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10. The Holy Bible: King James Version

By: Anonymous

4.44

Format: 1590 pages, Hardcover

Biblija ili Sveto pismo jest zbirka knjiga koje Hebreji i kršćani na svoj način smatraju svetima. D… read more

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  • christian
"Not my will, but thine, be done."

-Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

"We live by faith and not by sight."

-Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

"If God is for us, who can be against us?"

-Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

"I'm my beloved's and my beloved is mine."

-Anonymous, The Holy Bible: King James Version

11. The Warden and the Wolf King (The Wingfeather Saga #4)

By: None , Andrew Peterson

3.90

Format: 205 pages,

All winter long, people in the Green Hollows have prepared for a final battle with Gnag the Nameles… read more

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  • christian
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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12. The Pilgrim's Progress

By: John Bunyan

4.06

Format: 324 pages, Paperback

This famous story of man's progress through life in search of salvation remains one of the most ent… read more

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  • christian
  • fiction
"Follow your heart"

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none."

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"They are my fears of him, too. But who can hinder that which will be?"

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

"Now, Mr. Great-heart was a strong man, so he was not afraid of a lion."

-John Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress

13. Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Life

By: C.S. Lewis

4.19

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Surprised by Joy: The Shape of My Early Lifeis a partial autobiography describing Lewis' conversion… read more

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14. House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)

By: Erin A. Craig

4.14

Format: 544 pages, Library Binding

A modern masterpiece, this is a classic Gothic thriller-fantasy from New York Times bestselling aut… read more

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  • fiction
"Besides, what else am I meant to be doing? I didn't laze around in life and I certainly wasn't going to start in death."

-Erin A. Craig, House of Roots and Ruin (Sisters of the Salt, #2)

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15. The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

By: S.D. Smith

4.28

Format: 400 pages, Perfect Paperback

Heather and Picket are extraordinary rabbits with ordinary lives until calamitous events overtake t… read more

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  • christian
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"Was Father getting sadder, or was she just getting old enough to see it?"

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

"You can choose what you believe, Shuffler, but you can't change what's true."

-S.D. Smith, The Green Ember (The Green Ember, #1)

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16. Yours is the Night

By: Amanda Dykes

4.33

Format: 362 pages, Paperback

Private Matthew Petticrew arrives in France as part of the American Expeditionary Forces, an arriva… read more

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  • christian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Men of few words, I was realizing, said much with their silence over here (p. 174)."

-Amanda Dykes, Yours is the Night

"I understood the way words can shape hearts. Evade the creation of mobs and fear, and instill a home-front army of citizens armed with hope (p. 65)."

-Amanda Dykes, Yours is the Night

"There are none who can undo the past. But there is one who will carry the pain of it. He knows too well the sting of injustice. No, more than that. The blood of it. But with it, He bears the scars of…"

-Amanda Dykes, Yours is the Night

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17. Romanov

By: Nadine Brandes

3.76

Format: 337 pages, Hardcover

The history books say I died. They don’t know the half of it. Anastasia “Nastya” Romanov was … read more

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  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And hope never abandoned us - only we could abandon it."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

"Papa always said that tears were the most fervent prayers, so I let them flow."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

"But I wasn't the only one with a gaping wound inside. We would all have to carry this pain."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

"But light could not be so swiftly overcome by darkness. Not when that light rested in a person's soul."

-Nadine Brandes, Romanov

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18. Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

By: Kara Swanson

4.26

Format: None pages, Audio CD

Peter Pan has crash-landed back on Neverland. But this is not the island he remembers. Desperate… read more

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  • christian
  • fiction
"You have always believed in the impossible, Peter. Don't give up yet."

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

"You won't save them with a blade. You can't heal a wound by making one."

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

"Neverwhere, life... it wasn't meant to be a freezeframe, Peter. It can't stay suspended forever. As much as it may hurt, we have to grow. If we don't grow, we don't live. We just stagnate and begin t…"

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

"you may be the boy who lost almost everything because of his mistakes and the brokenness of other people that he couldn't control, but you are also the boy who chose not to run. Who returned to his b…"

-Kara Swanson, Shadow (Heirs of Neverland, #2)

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19. 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
  • fiction
"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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20. The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

By: Sara Ella

4.18

Format: 344 pages, Hardcover

Solve the clues. Face your fears. Survive the Trials. All Alice Liddell wants is to escape her N… read more

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  • christian
  • fiction
"How is the world inside your mind any less real than the one outside it?"

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

"Wonderland is what we imagine it to be, he says. You can become anything. Go anywhere. That's the magic of the Gene."

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

"But it is when we are not ourselves that believing in the impossible - in the unseen - becomes most vital. We must believe in something beyond you or I."

-Sara Ella, The Wonderland Trials (The Curious Realities, #1)

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21. Extension Squad Vol. 1

By: R.M. Scheller

4.26

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Austin calls it honor. The others call it sulking. Either way, they’re all on death row. The law i… read more

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22. Positively, Penelope (Skymar, #2)

By: Pepper Basham

4.21

Format: 396 pages, Paperback

Told mostly through letters, texts, and email, this contemporary romance will charm its way into he… read more

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  • christian
  • fiction
"But don’t let all those big dreams in your head stop you from seeing that sometimes the best adventures can still be in the simplest things. Like home and family."

-Pepper Basham, Positively, Penelope (Skymar, #2)

"He’d never met anyone who wore sunshine quite like Penelope Edgewood. At first, it had been too much. Too overpowering and seemingly inauthentic, but then, over the weeks, her vibrancy melded into th…"

-Pepper Basham, Positively, Penelope (Skymar, #2)

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23. Whose Waves These Are

By: Amanda Dykes

4.36

Format: 364 pages, Paperback

In the wake of WWII, a grieving fisherman submits a poem to a local newspaper: a rallying cry for h… read more

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  • christian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"And Bob knows too well, when you've been without air so long you can't remember another way of life, even a single breath of fresh air is a lifeline."

-Amanda Dykes, Whose Waves These Are

"He slides his palm over the gentle strength of those rocks and remembers the faces from the photos tucked into boxes with those rocks, the stories penned with care on tear-splotched pages, arriving f…"

-Amanda Dykes, Whose Waves These Are

"He would never forget the impression of that voice on his heart. It was the voice of the man, who, king of the universe, stooped to wash his own disciples' earth crusted feet. Who rubbed spit into di…"

-Amanda Dykes, Whose Waves These Are

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24. The Stone Girl's Story

By: Sarah Beth Durst

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Exploring the power of stories and storytelling, Sarah Beth Durst presents the mesmerizing adventur… read more

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  • middle grade
  • fiction
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25. Ignite (Volume 1) (The Phoenix Flame)

By: Kara Swanson

4.54

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Can Mara survive in a world where the fire in her veins is worth killing for? In a frozen waste… read more

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  • christian
  • fiction
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26. The Darkest War

By: Isabella Ruiz

4.00

Format: 264 pages, Kindle Edition

When rumors of war start brewing between two prominent kingdoms, The Day and The Night, Princess Is… read more

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27. With Eyes of Blue (The Heir of Egypt #1)

By: Erin Hylands

4.63

Format: 213 pages, Paperback

It is the year 965 BC. Amunet is a young girl with blue eyes who wakes up in a pyramid, alone excep… read more

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  • christian
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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28. The Aeneid

By: Virgil

3.87

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

The founding epic of Rome, rendered in a fluid, metrical translation that sings Virgil’s stately ve… read more

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  • fiction
"Death's brother, sleep."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"No help or hope of help existed."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"Forsan et haec olim meminisse juvabit."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

"Non ignora mali, miseris succurrere disco."

-Virgil, The Aeneid

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29. The Christmas Collectors (volume 1)

By: Rachel M. Adams

3.89

Format: 206 pages, Paperback

Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Hope abounds this time of year, but what happens if a girl … read more

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23 Best fiction books like With Eyes of Blue (The Heir of Egypt #1) by Erin Hylands

Transform Your Habits

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy (The Penderwicks, #1)

Jeanne Birdsall

4.19

Transform Your Habits

North! or Be Eaten (The Wingfeather Saga, #2)

Andrew Peterson

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

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The Monster in the Hollows (The Wingfeather Saga, #3)

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4.69

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Anne of Green Gables (Anne of Green Gables, #1)

L.M. Montgomery

4.31

Transform Your Habits

Little House in the Big Woods (Little House, #1)

Laura Ingalls Wilder , Garth Williams

4.18

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Because of Winn-Dixie

Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

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Roger Lea MacBride , David Gilleece

4.00

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