19 must-read fantasy books like Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1) by James Riley

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Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

By: James Riley

4.11

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

Life's no fairy tale for Jack. After all, his father's been missing ever since that incident with t…

If you liked the fantasy plot in Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1) by James Riley , here is a list of 19 books like this:

Cover of The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1) by Lisa McMann

1. The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

By: Lisa McMann

4.12

Format: 390 pages, Hardcover

Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds… read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You were great,"

-Lisa McMann, The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

"Don’t die. (Clive in The Unwanteds)"

-Lisa McMann, The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

"It takes more than strength and intelligence to win a battle - it takes creativity and skill and common sense."

-Lisa McMann, The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

Cover of Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5) by Shannon Messenger

2. Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.62

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Dark schemes unfold--and Sophie's loyalty is pushed to the limit--in this thrilling fifth book in t… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1) by Shannon Messenger

3. Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.09

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She's a Telepath--someone who hears the thoughts of eve… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (The League of Princes, #1) by Christopher Healy, Todd Harris

4. The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (The League of Princes, #1)

By: Christopher Healy , Todd Harris

4.00

Format: 139 pages, Hardcover

Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You've never heard of them, have you? T… read more

Similar categories in Christopher Healy's The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (The League of Princes, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities #6) by Shannon Messenger

5. Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities #6)

By: Shannon Messenger

3.46

Format: None pages, ebook

Sophie Foster is struggling. Grieving. Scrambling. But she knows one thing: she will not be defeate… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Nightfall (Keeper of the Lost Cities #6) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
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6. Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

By: James Riley

4.11

Format: 98 pages, Hardcover

Life's no fairy tale for Jack. After all, his father's been missing ever since that incident with t… read more

Similar categories in James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Dragon Captives (The Unwanteds Quests, #1) by Lisa McMann

7. Dragon Captives (The Unwanteds Quests, #1)

By: Lisa McMann

4.20

Format: 406 pages, Hardcover

Ten years after Alex and Aaron Stowe brought peace to Quill and Artime, their younger twin sisters … read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's Dragon Captives (The Unwanteds Quests, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1) by Brandon Dorman, Chris Colfer

8. The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1)

By: Brandon Dorman , Chris Colfer

4.00

Format: 126 pages, Hardcover

The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Timesbestselling series The Land of Stories about two … read more

Similar categories in Brandon Dorman's The Wishing Spell (The Land of Stories, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy

9. The Wide-Awake Princess (Wide-Awake Princess, #1)

By: E.D. Baker

3.86

Format: 416 pages,

In this new stand-alone fairy tale, Princess Annie is the younger sister to Gwen, the princess dest… read more

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10. The Candymakers (The Candymakers, #1)

By: Wendy Mass

4.21

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

Four children have been chosen to compete in a national competition to find the tastiest confection… read more

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11. Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #1)

By: Jen Calonita

3.86

Format: 258 pages, Hardcover

Would you send a villain to do a hero's job? An exciting new twisted fairy tale series from award-w… read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's Flunked (Fairy Tale Reform School, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

12. Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel (Tyme #1)

By: Megan Morrison

3.93

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In all of Tyme, from the Redlands to the Grey, no one is as lucky as Rapunzel. She lives in a magic… read more

Similar categories in Megan Morrison's Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel (Tyme #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

13. Unlocking the Spell (Wide-Awake Princess, #2)

By: E.D. Baker

4.12

Format: 440 pages,

Now that Annie has helped her sister Gwendolyn (a.k.a. Sleeping Beauty) wake up from the 100-year c… read more

Similar categories in E.D. Baker's Unlocking the Spell (Wide-Awake Princess, #2) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

14. Of Giants and Ice (The Ever Afters #1)

By: Cory Loftis , Shelby Bach

4.57

Format: 102 pages, Paperback

Rory Landon has spent her whole life being known as the daughter of a famous movie star mom and dir… read more

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15. The Frog Princess (Tales of the Frog Princess, #1)

By: E.D. Baker

4.04

Format: 226 pages, Paperback

Princess Emeralda a.ka. Emma isn't exactly an ideal princess. Her laugh is more like a donkey's bra… read more

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16. Going Wild (Going Wild #1)

By: Lisa McMann

2.00

Format: None pages, ebook

Charlie Wilde knew her life would change forever when her family moved from the city of Chicago to … read more

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17. Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.34

Format: 848 pages, ebook

Sophie Foster doesn’t know what—or whom—to believe. And in a game with this many players, the worst… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"So,"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"What?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"You okay?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

"Wanna bet?"

-Shannon Messenger, Flashback (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #7)

Cover of Rebel Undercover (The Forgotten Five #3) by Lisa McMann

18. Rebel Undercover (The Forgotten Five #3)

By: Lisa McMann

4.38

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

The third installment of The Forgotten Five middle-grade fantasy/adventure series. Estero City i… read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's Rebel Undercover (The Forgotten Five #3) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of The Broken Mirror (Never After, #3) by Melissa de la Cruz

19. The Broken Mirror (Never After, #3)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

4.21

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Real life and fairy tales collide in Never The Broken Mirror , book three of the funny and thrilli… read more

Similar categories in Melissa de la Cruz's The Broken Mirror (Never After, #3) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Filomena's heart starts to sink. Another feeling she's grown used to. -- Never After, The Thirteenth Fairy"

-Melissa de la Cruz, The Broken Mirror (Never After, #3)

Cover of Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1 by Celina Frenn

20. Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1

By: Celina Frenn

4.12

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

The first book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series is … read more

Similar categories in Celina Frenn's Keeper of the Lost Cities The Graphic Novel Part 1: Volume 1 book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Trapped! (Framed, #3) by James Ponti

21. Trapped! (Framed, #3)

By: James Ponti

4.53

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

“A top-shelf test of courage, friendship, and ingenuity.” — Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Floria… read more

Similar categories in James Ponti's Trapped! (Framed, #3) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9) by Shannon Messenger

22. Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.45

Format: 800 pages, Kindle Edition

In this stunning ninth book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Citi… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"Won't you need my help with the cache?' Fitz asked her. It felt very good to tell him, 'I don't see why.' Ro snickered."

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

"I'll still check the house when I get home and let you know if I see your boy. If he's there, I'll hide him in my room and feed him some Rice Krispies or something."

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

"Keefe closed the distance between them. And then... everything was new. The soft press of his lips against hers. The way their breath seemed to fall perfectly into sync as her heart and brain screame…"

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

"Keefe?' Amy repeated, her lips curling into a grin. 'He's the supercute blonde guy you picked up cookies for, right? The one who keeps staring at you all intense when I met him, like you were the onl…"

-Shannon Messenger, Stellarlune (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #9)

Cover of Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) by Shannon Messenger

23. Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

By: Shannon Messenger

4.46

Format: 797 pages, Kindle Edition

Sophie Foster wants answers. But after a lifetime of lies, sometimes the truth is the most dangerou… read more

Similar categories in Shannon Messenger's Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You changed Iggy’s color?"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"And keep in mind,' Oralie added, finally turning her azure eyes toward Sophie, ' true trust does not require absolute transparency. There is incredible power in accepting that there are some things y…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"I tried to warn you." "I know," Keefe told him. "And I tried to listen." "I know," Tam said quietly. "And ... here we are." "I'm pretty sure that was inevitable," Keefe agreed. "So I want you to know…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

"The fact that they're shaped like tiny elves!" Keefe said, clapping his hands before he pointed to the label. "Hang on-THEY CALL THEM 'ELF WITCHES'?" "They do, Keefe. They do. And that's not even the…"

-Shannon Messenger, Legacy (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #8)

Cover of Map of Flames (The Forgotten Five #1) by Lisa McMann

24. Map of Flames (The Forgotten Five #1)

By: Lisa McMann

3.98

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

Fifteen years ago, eight supernatural criminals fled Estero City to make a new life in an isolated … read more

Similar categories in Lisa McMann's Map of Flames (The Forgotten Five #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
Cover of Exile[EXILE][Hardcover] by ShannonMessenger

25. Exile[EXILE][Hardcover]

By: ShannonMessenger

4.57

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Exile Hardcover ShannonMessenger AladdinPaperbacks read more

Similar categories in ShannonMessenger's Exile[EXILE][Hardcover] book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fantasy
Cover of Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1) by Jen Calonita

26. Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

By: Jen Calonita

4.17

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

A brand new series from Jen Calonita, set in the world of Fairy Tale Reform School! Not everyone bo… read more

Similar categories in Jen Calonita's Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy
"You back up princess. This isn't a job for you. It is if you keep screwing up! I pull the sword out of his hand."

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

"Jacques let's go of my arm and slowly steps away from me. He can sense a teakettle about to whistle when he sees one."

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

"Do either of you like...dragons The girl with the ribbon lights up like a firefly. I've always wanted to meet a dragon! Bingo!"

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

"I jump up from a sound sleep to Milo's voice. POP! POP!POP! Suddenly confetti rains down on the room, fluttering around and getting stuck in my surprised, open mouth."

-Jen Calonita, Misfits (Royal Academy Rebels, #1)

Cover of Fall of the School for Good and Evil (Rise, #2) by Soman Chainani

27. Fall of the School for Good and Evil (Rise, #2)

By: Soman Chainani

4.04

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL is the #1 movie now streaming on Netflix—starring Academy Award winner… read more

Similar categories in Soman Chainani's Fall of the School for Good and Evil (Rise, #2) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • middle grade
  • fantasy
  • fiction
Cover of The Stolen Slippers (Never After, #2) by Melissa de la Cruz

28. The Stolen Slippers (Never After, #2)

By: Melissa de la Cruz

4.08

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Real life and fairy tales collide in Never The Stolen Slippers , book two of the funny and thrilli… read more

Similar categories in Melissa de la Cruz's The Stolen Slippers (Never After, #2) book and James Riley's Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1)

  • fairy tales
  • retellings
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • fantasy

19 must-read fiction books like Half Upon a Time (Half Upon a Time, #1) by James Riley

Transform Your Habits

The Unwanteds (Unwanteds, #1)

Lisa McMann

4.12

Transform Your Habits

Lodestar (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #5)

Shannon Messenger

3.62

Transform Your Habits

Keeper of the Lost Cities (Keeper of the Lost Cities, #1)

Shannon Messenger

3.09

Transform Your Habits

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom (The League of Princes, #1)

Christopher Healy , Todd Harris

4.00

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24 best-selling fiction books like Rebel Undercover (The Forgotten Five #3) by Lisa McMann

Transform Your Habits

Vanished! (Framed, #2)

James Ponti

4.49

Transform Your Habits

Payback (Masterminds, #3)

Gordon Korman

4.37

Transform Your Habits

Story Thieves (Story Thieves, #1)

James Riley

3.95

Transform Your Habits

Criminal Destiny (Masterminds, #2)

Gordon Korman

4.00

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