17 Best fiction books like A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman

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A Grain of Rice

By: Helena Clare Pittman

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a humble farmer named Pong Lo asks for the hand of the Emperor's beautiful daughter, the Emper…

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Cover of The Light at Tern Rock by Julia L. Sauer, Georges Schreiber

1. The Light at Tern Rock

By: Julia L. Sauer , Georges Schreiber

3.82

Format: 62 pages, Paperback

Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse while the keeper takes a vacation. Ronnie … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of I, Juan de Pareja by Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

2. I, Juan de Pareja

By: Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

3.76

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Told through the eyes of Velazquez's slave and assistant, this vibrant novel depicts both the beaut… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
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3. The Silver Balloon

By: Susan Bonners

3.70

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

Having a pen pal is exciting One September evening, Gregory ties an index card with his name and a… read more

Similar categories in Susan Bonners's The Silver Balloon book and Helena Clare Pittman's A Grain of Rice

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The Family Under the Bridge by Garth Williams, Natalie Savage Carlson

4. The Family Under the Bridge

By: Garth Williams , Natalie Savage Carlson

3.96

Format: 97 pages, Paperback

This is the delightfully warm and enjoyable story of an old Parisian named Armand, who relished his… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"You're afraid the sly little things will steal your heart if they find out you have one."

-Garth Williams, The Family Under the Bridge

Cover of Lulu and the Dog from the Sea (Lulu, #2) by Hilary McKay

5. Lulu and the Dog from the Sea (Lulu, #2)

By: Hilary McKay

3.99

Format: 108 pages, Paperback

Lulu befriends a stray dog while on vacationLulu loves animals. When Lulu goes on vacation, she fin… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille by Russell Freedman, Kate Kiesler

6. Out of Darkness: The Story of Louis Braille

By: Russell Freedman , Kate Kiesler

4.14

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

A biography of the modest Frenchman who, after being blinded at the age of three, went on to develo… read more

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  • childrens
Cover of My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1) by Ruth Stiles Gannett

7. My Father's Dragon (My Father's Dragon, #1)

By: Ruth Stiles Gannett

3.70

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Elmer Elevator (narrator's father as a boy) runs away with an old alley cat to rescue a flying baby… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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8. Here's a Penny

By: Carolyn Haywood

4.16

Format: 347 pages, Paperback

From Carolyn Haywood, author of the beloved Betsy series, here are four more classics for young rea… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of The World According to Humphrey (According to Humphrey, #1) by Betty G. Birney

9. The World According to Humphrey (According to Humphrey, #1)

By: Betty G. Birney

3.95

Format: 302 pages, Paperback

The first book in the series about everyone's favorite classroom pet! You can learn a lot about lif… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Book Uncle and Me by Uma Krishnaswami, Priya Kuriyan

10. Book Uncle and Me

By: Uma Krishnaswami , Priya Kuriyan

2.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Nine-year-old Yasmin intends to read a book a day for the rest of her life. Book Uncle, who runs a … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Roxie and the Hooligans by Alexandra Boiger, Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

11. Roxie and the Hooligans

By: Alexandra Boiger , Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.00

Format: 48 pages, Paperback

Do not panic. Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Themhas taught Roxie Warble… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
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12. 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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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Grain of Rice by Helena Clare Pittman

13. A Grain of Rice

By: Helena Clare Pittman

4.06

Format: None pages, Paperback

When a humble farmer named Pong Lo asks for the hand of the Emperor's beautiful daughter, the Emper… read more

Similar categories in Helena Clare Pittman's A Grain of Rice book and Helena Clare Pittman's A Grain of Rice

  • childrens
  • asia
  • mathematics
  • picture books
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • china
Cover of The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From The Tower Of London by Elvira Woodruff

14. The Ravenmaster's Secret: Escape From The Tower Of London

By: Elvira Woodruff

3.95

Format: None pages,

Forrest lives at the Tower of London prison, where his father tends the Tower ravens and guards inm… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

15. A True Home (Heartwood Hotel, #1)

By: Kallie George , Stephanie Graegin

4.12

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When Mona the Mouse stumbles across the wondrous world of the Heartwood Hotel in the middle of a st… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction

16. 26 Fairmount Avenue (26 Fairmount Avenue, #1)

By: Tomie dePaola

3.72

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

A Newbery Honor Book Tomie's family starts building their new house at 26 Fairmount Avenue in 1938,… read more

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17. Rickshaw Girl

By: Mitali Perkins , Jamie Hogan

2.75

Format: None pages, Hardcover

In her Bangladesh village, ten-year-old Naima excels at painting designs called alpanas, but to hel… read more

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Cover of The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor Estes, Louis Slobodkin

18. The Hundred Dresses

By: Eleanor Estes , Louis Slobodkin

4.11

Format: 80 pages, Paperback

This Newbery Honor classic, illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist, is a beautifully written tribute t… read more

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  • picture books
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

19. Twenty and Ten

By: William Pène du Bois , Claire Huchet Bishop

2.76

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

During the Nazi occupation of France, twenty ordinary French kids in a boarding school agree to hid… read more

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20. Just Dance

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.50

Format: 262 pages, Hardcover

A coming-of-age story about finding your own voice while learning to understand the people you love… read more

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21. Dolphin Treasure (Dolphin Adventure #3)

By: None , Wayne Grover

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Wayne Grover and his friends are diving for treasure in the waters off Florida's southeast coast wh… read more

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22. Dolphin Adventure (Dolphin Adventure #1)

By: None , Wayne Grover

3.85

Format: None pages, Paperback

Eighty feet below the ocean's surface, Wayne Grover hears a clicking sound. Soon he sees three dolp… read more

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23. The Adventures of a South Pole Pig: A novel of snow and courage

By: Chris Kurtz

4.12

Format: 80 pages, Hardcover

Flora the pig was born for adventure: "If it's unexplored and needs to get dug up, call me. I'm you… read more

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24. George vs. George: The American Revolution As Seen from Both Sides

By: Rosalyn Schanzer

4.73

Format: None pages, Paperback

There are two sides to every story. Rosalyn Schanzer's engaging and wonderfully illustrated book br… read more

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25. Mary On Horseback: Three Mountain Stories

By: Rosemary Wells

3.95

Format: None pages, Paperback

Master storyteller Rosemary Wells tells the incredible true story of a World War I nurse who brough… read more

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26. In Grandma's Attic (Grandma's Attic, #1)

By: Arleta Richardson , None

4.10

Format: None pages, Paperback

Pieces of Magic Remember when you were a child--when all the world was new, and the smallest object… read more

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27. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch

By: Jean Lee Latham

5.00

Format: 87 pages, Paperback

A fictionalized biography of the mathematician and astronomer who realized his childhood desire to … read more

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28. The Ghost in the Tokaido Inn (Samurai Detective, #1)

By: Dorothy Hoobler , Thomas Hoobler

4.31

Format: 66 pages, Paperback

While attempting to solve the mystery of a stolen jewel, Seikei, a merchant's son who longs to be a… read more

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Cover of The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1) by Gertrude Chandler Warner, L. Kate Deal

29. The Boxcar Children (The Boxcar Children, #1)

By: Gertrude Chandler Warner , L. Kate Deal

4.13

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together, and … read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction

30. The Whipping Boy

By: Peter Sís , Sid Fleischman

3.69

Format: 121 pages, Paperback

A shout comes echoing up the stairway "Fetch the whipping boy!" A young orphan named Jemmy rouses … read more

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Cover of Toliver's Secret by Esther Wood Brady

31. Toliver's Secret

By: Esther Wood Brady

3.99

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

When her grandfather is injured, 10-year-old Ellen Toliver replaces him on a top-secret patriotic m… read more

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  • childrens
  • fiction
  • historical fiction

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The Light at Tern Rock

Julia L. Sauer , Georges Schreiber

3.82

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Elizabeth Borton de Treviño

3.76

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Susan Bonners

3.70

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3.96

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Ann Nolan Clark

3.54

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Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray

3.77

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Elizabeth Enright

3.75

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Joan W. Blos

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