11 must-read classics books like Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Cover of Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig…

If you liked the classics plot in Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor , here is a list of 11 books like this:

Cover of Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, Greg Hargreaves

1. Stone Fox

By: John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

Format: 96 pages, Paperback

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has c… read more

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
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2. Old Yeller

By: Fred Gipson

4.10

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

At first, Travis couldn't stand the sight of Old Yeller The stray dog was ugly, and a thieving r… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
"... I guessed that when you are nearly a man, you have to learn to put up with a lot of aggravation from little old bitty kids."

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"You're getting to be a big boy; and while I'm gone, you'll be the man of the family. I want you to act like one. You take care of Mama and Little Arliss. You look after the work and don't wait around…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"Well, when you're fourteen years old, you can't afford to mix in a rock fight with your five-year-old brother. You can't do it, even when you're in the right. You just can't explain a thing like that…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

"That was as rough a thing as I ever heard tell of happening to a boy. And I'm mighty proud to learn how my boy stood up to it. You couldn't ask any more of a grown man... It's not a thing you can for…"

-Fred Gipson, Old Yeller

Cover of Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections by Wilson Rawls

3. Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections

By: Wilson Rawls

4.49

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Connections: The pine of Akoya (Japanese folk tale) / retold by Rafe Martin -- The Christmas hunt … read more

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  • classics
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
Cover of Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

4. Number the Stars

By: Lois Lowry

4.00

Format: None pages,

Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war.… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo, Chris Sheban

5. Because of Winn-Dixie

By: Kate DiCamillo , Chris Sheban

3.00

Format: 32 pages, Paperback

Kate DiCamillo's beloved, best-selling debut novel is now available in a paperback digest edition. … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction

6. Tuck Everlasting

By: Natalie Babbitt

4.02

Format: 424 pages,

Doomed to - or blessed with - eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wand… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Frindle by Brian Selznick, Andrew Clements

7. Frindle

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

Format: 88 pages,

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  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

8. Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

By: Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

3.79

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

When Marty Preston comes across a young beagle in the hills behind his home, it's love at first sig… read more

Similar categories in Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) book and Phyllis Reynolds Naylor's Shiloh (Shiloh, #1)

  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction

9. Maniac Magee

By: Jerry Spinelli

4.00

Format: 222 pages,

Jeffrey Lionel "Maniac" Magee might have lived a normal life if a freak accident hadn't made him an… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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10. Where the Red Fern Grows

By: Wilson Rawls

4.12

Format: 272 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Billy, Old Dan, and Little Ann—a boy and his two dogs... A loving threesome, they ranged the dar… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • young adult
  • fiction
"I looked at his grave and, with tears in my eyes, I voiced these words: "You were worth it, old friend, and a thousand times over."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it wouldn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"I know it is still there, hiding its secret beneath those long, red leaves, but it woukdn't be hidden from me for part of my life is buried there, too"."

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

"What I saw was more than I could stand. The noise I heard had been made by Little Ann. All her life she had slept by Old Dan's side. And although he was dead, she had left the doghouse, had come back…"

-Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows

11. The One and Only Ivan

By: Katherine Applegate , Patricia Castelao

3.52

Format: 257 pages, Hardcover

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accu… read more

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12. Missing May

By: Cynthia Rylant

3.79

Format: 704 pages, Paperback

This critically acclaimed winner of the Newbery Medal and the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award joins Sc… read more

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13. The Tale of Despereaux

By: Kate DiCamillo , Timothy Basil Ering

3.49

Format: 465 pages,

A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Ka… read more

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Cover of Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1) by Patricia MacLachlan

14. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

By: Patricia MacLachlan

3.83

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

This beloved Newbery Medal–winning book is the first of five books in Patricia MacLachlan's chapter… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"I will come by train. I will wear a yellow bonnet. I am plain and tall."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"There are always things to miss," said Maggie. "No matter where you are."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

"My brother William is a fisherman, and he tells me that when he is in the middle of a fogbound sea the water is a color for which there is no name."

-Patricia MacLachlan, Sarah, Plain and Tall (Sarah, Plain and Tall, #1)

15. Hatchet (Brian's Saga, #1)

By: Gary Paulsen

3.66

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Brian is on his way to Canada to visit his estranged father when the pilot of his small prop plane … read more

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16. Esperanza Rising

By: Pam Muñoz Ryan

4.29

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

Esperanza thought she'd always live with her family on their ranch in Mexico--she'd always have fan… read more

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17. Sounder

By: William H. Armstrong , James Barkley

4.29

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Set in the Deep South, this Newbery Medal-winning novel tells the story of the great coon dog, Soun… read more

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18. 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 Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

19. Bridge to Terabithia

By: Katherine Paterson

4.05

Format: 190 pages, Kindle Edition

The 40th anniversary edition of the classic Newbery Medal-winning title by beloved author Katherine… read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Impressed. Lord. He had nearly drowned."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"Just close your eyes and keep your mind wide open."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"It's like the smarter you are, the more things can scare you."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

"You never know ahead of time what something's really going to be like."

-Katherine Paterson, Bridge to Terabithia

Cover of Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell

20. Island of the Blue Dolphins

By: Scott O'Dell

3.87

Format: 194 pages, Kindle Edition

In the Pacific there is an island that looks like a big fish sunning itself in the sea. Around it, … read more

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  • classics
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"They were black like a lizard's and very large and, like the eyes of a lizard, could sometimes look sleepy."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Everyone in our tribe had two names, the real one which was secret and was seldom used, and one which was common, for if people use your secret name it becomes worn out and loses its magic."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

"Below me Rontu was running along the cliffs barking at the screaming gulls. Pelicans were chattering as they finished the blue water. But suddenly I thought of Tutok, and the island seemed very quiet."

-Scott O'Dell, Island of the Blue Dolphins

13 Top fiction books like Shiloh (Shiloh, #1) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

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Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

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Old Yeller

Fred Gipson

4.10

Transform Your Habits

Where the Red Fern Grows with Connections

Wilson Rawls

4.49

Transform Your Habits

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry

4.00

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6 Top school books like Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner, Greg Hargreaves

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Stone Fox

John Reynolds Gardiner , Greg Hargreaves

4.04

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Old Yeller

Fred Gipson

4.10

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Frindle

Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.69

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The Chocolate Touch

Margot Apple , Patrick Skene Catling

3.91

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