26 Best fiction books like Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow

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Just a Pinch of Magic

By: Alechia Dow

4.07

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Alechia Dow's middle-grade debut is as warm and sweet as a cinnamon bun, bursting with magic and su…

If you liked the fiction plot in Just a Pinch of Magic by Alechia Dow , here is a list of 26 books like this:

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1. Under This Red Rock

By: Mindy McGinnis

3.94

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more

Similar categories in Mindy McGinnis's Under This Red Rock book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • contemporary
  • audiobook
  • fiction
  • lgbt
Cover of So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) by Kamilah Cole

2. So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

By: Kamilah Cole

3.90

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Whip-smart and immersive, this Jamaican-inspired fantasy follows a gods-blessed heroine who’s force… read more

Similar categories in Kamilah Cole's So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1) book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"You're the Childe Empyrean. If we stack out burdens against each other's, you'll win every time." "That doesn't mean we're not both carrying them."

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"In the meantime, I need you to say here and protect San Irie if anything should happen." "Um." Faron exchanged a glance with Reeve, who looked similarly mystified. "Your Majesty, I'm seventeen years …"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Being forced to learn the language of your oppressors is an oppression of the mind. They rewrite your history when you're too young to know what you're giving away, and before you know it, it's too l…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

"Faron's heart stopped entirely as she stared at him. Like friends, romance was a sacrifice she'd made to be the Childe Empyrean. It hadn't mattered much to her until now, because Faron had figured ou…"

-Kamilah Cole, So Let Them Burn (Divine Traitors, #1)

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3. The Baker and the Bard

By: Fern Haught

3.62

Format: 147 pages, Paperback

Author-artist Fern Haught weaves an enchanting, gentle fantasy tale of friendship, determination, a… read more

Similar categories in Fern Haught's The Baker and the Bard book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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4. Doughnuts and Doom

By: Balazs Lorinczi

3.69

Format: 136 pages, Paperback

Being a teenage witch—or rock star—is tougher than it looks! But maybe enemies can become friends…o… read more

Similar categories in Balazs Lorinczi's Doughnuts and Doom book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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5. Dear Wendy

By: Ann Zhao

4.01

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Dear Wendy's Sophie and Jo, two aromantic and asexual students at Wellesley College, engage in an o… read more

Similar categories in Ann Zhao's Dear Wendy book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"Nobody talks about breaking up with your friends. It sucks. Especially when that friend ditches you to be with whoever they think is The One."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And still, it's hard to find people like me. The asexual community is small enough as it is; there are fewer aromantic people and even fewer people who are both."

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

"And that really made me think for the first time about how this could happen with any friend who's not also aroace. Like, my person, my closest confidant, will probably always have someone else - a r…"

-Ann Zhao, Dear Wendy

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6. Tender Beasts

By: Liselle Sambury

3.90

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and c… read more

Similar categories in Liselle Sambury's Tender Beasts book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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7. The Poisons We Drink

By: Bethany Baptiste

3.75

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

In a country divided between humans and witchers, Venus Stoneheart hustles as a brewer making illeg… read more

Similar categories in Bethany Baptiste's The Poisons We Drink book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
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8. The Bellwoods Game

By: Celia Krampien

4.03

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Doll Bones and Hocus Pocus , this “beautifully creepy” ( Kirkus Reviews ), high… read more

Similar categories in Celia Krampien's The Bellwoods Game book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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9. The No-Girlfriend Rule

By: Christen Randall

4.22

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Julie Murphy meets Casey McQuiston in this unforgettable queer romance about a teen girl whose fora… read more

Similar categories in Christen Randall's The No-Girlfriend Rule book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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10. 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 Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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11. The Marble Queen

By: Anna Kopp

3.62

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The Marble Queen is a YA Fantasy graphic novel that’s the political drama of Nimona meets the heart… read more

Similar categories in Anna Kopp's The Marble Queen book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
"I’m not the strong, brave queen Iliad deserves."

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

"It seems so natural. Like she’s done it a hundred times. Does she prefer dancing with women? I thought this marriage was only an arrangement. And if I’m right and it is, then why do I feel so strange?"

-Anna Kopp, The Marble Queen

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12. The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.32

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Seven Salazar is a Spare. And now, she's the most famous Spare in the Twelve Towns, along with V… read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's The Golden Frog Games (Witchlings, #2) book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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13. The Deep Dark

By: Molly Knox Ostertag

4.42

Format: 480 pages, Paperback

From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more

Similar categories in Molly Knox Ostertag's The Deep Dark book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • fantasy
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • queer
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14. Ellie Engle Saves Herself

By: Leah Johnson

4.13

Format: 288 pages, None

Ellie Engle doesn’t stand out. Not at home, where she’s alone with her pet fish since her dad moved… read more

Similar categories in Leah Johnson's Ellie Engle Saves Herself book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
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15. The Otherwoods

By: Justine Pucella Winans

3.96

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

The Otherwoods is calling. And it won't be ignored. Some would call River Rydell a 'chosen one':… read more

Similar categories in Justine Pucella Winans's The Otherwoods book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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16. The Curse of Eelgrass Bog

By: Mary Averling

4.21

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of mon… read more

Similar categories in Mary Averling's The Curse of Eelgrass Bog book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • queer
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17. Playing for Keeps

By: Jennifer Dugan

3.52

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Some Girls Do comes another heartfelt YA sapphic romance—starring a baseball pit… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Dugan's Playing for Keeps book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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18. Momo Arashima Breaks the Mirror of the Sun (Momo Arashima, #2)

By: Misa Sugiura

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

In the next book in the thrilling fantasy series filled with gods and monsters of Shinto mythology,… read more

Similar categories in Misa Sugiura's Momo Arashima Breaks the Mirror of the Sun (Momo Arashima, #2) book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
Cover of Alex Wise vs. the End of the World (Alex Wise #1) by Terry J. Benton-Walker

19. Alex Wise vs. the End of the World (Alex Wise #1)

By: Terry J. Benton-Walker

4.22

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Welcome to the summer of the apocalypse. One 12-year-old boy leads the charge against the forces of… read more

Similar categories in Terry J. Benton-Walker's Alex Wise vs. the End of the World (Alex Wise #1) book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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20. The School for Invisible Boys

By: Shaun David Hutchinson

4.08

Format: None pages, None

What would you do if no one could see you? In this surreal adventure, a boy who is used to being ov… read more

Similar categories in Shaun David Hutchinson's The School for Invisible Boys book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
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21. A Game of Noctis

By: Deva Fagan

4.13

Format: 256 pages, ebook

A thrilling middle grade fantasy about a girl who must participate in a deadly game with a ragtag t… read more

Similar categories in Deva Fagan's A Game of Noctis book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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22. Flawless Girls

By: Anna-Marie McLemore

3.17

Format: 283 pages, Hardcover

The Soler sisters are infamous in polite society—brazen, rebellious, and raised by their fashionabl… read more

Similar categories in Anna-Marie McLemore's Flawless Girls book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
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23. The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

By: Josh Galarza

4.22

Format: 313 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Mark Oshiro and Adam Silvera comes a fiercely funny and hopeful story of one bo… read more

Similar categories in Josh Galarza's The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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24. The Cookie Crumbles

By: Tracy Badua

3.97

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

The Great British Bake Off meets Knives Out in this fun and propulsive middle grade novel following… read more

Similar categories in Tracy Badua's The Cookie Crumbles book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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25. Finch House

By: Ciera Burch

3.79

Format: 207 pages, Hardcover

Encanto meets Coraline in this spooky middle grade story that deals with family ties, fear of chang… read more

Similar categories in Ciera Burch's Finch House book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
  • audiobook
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26. It Came from the Trees

By: Ally Russell

4.21

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

The legend of Bigfoot gets a bone-chilling update in this scary story about a young girl and her sc… read more

Similar categories in Ally Russell's It Came from the Trees book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • audiobook
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27. A Bánh Mì for Two

By: Trinity Nguyen

4.02

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

In this sweet sapphic romance about two foodies in love, Vivi meets Lan while studying abroad in Vi… read more

Similar categories in Trinity Nguyen's A Bánh Mì for Two book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • queer
  • lgbt
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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28. Just a Pinch of Magic

By: Alechia Dow

4.07

Format: 292 pages, Hardcover

Alechia Dow's middle-grade debut is as warm and sweet as a cinnamon bun, bursting with magic and su… read more

Similar categories in Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • childrens
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • cozy mystery
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of House of Elephants (Witchlings, #3) by Claribel A. Ortega

29. House of Elephants (Witchlings, #3)

By: Claribel A. Ortega

4.49

Format: 432 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times bestselling author Claribel A. Ortega comes the third book in the spellbinding … read more

Similar categories in Claribel A. Ortega's House of Elephants (Witchlings, #3) book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • queer
Cover of Accidental Demons by Clare Edge

30. Accidental Demons

By: Clare Edge

4.66

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Conjuring demons seems like something you should totally not be able to do by accident, right? Well… read more

Similar categories in Clare Edge's Accidental Demons book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • audiobook
  • lgbt
  • middle grade
  • magic
  • fantasy
  • queer
Cover of Rest in Peaches by Alex   Brown

31. Rest in Peaches

By: Alex Brown

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Quinn Marcelo wouldn't necessarily win the award for Most Popular Person at her school, but unbekno… read more

Similar categories in Alex Brown's Rest in Peaches book and Alechia Dow's Just a Pinch of Magic

  • contemporary
  • queer
  • lgbt

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