13 must-read fiction books like Tiger Boy by Mitali Perkins

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Tiger Boy

By: Mitali Perkins

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"One of the new tiger cubs has escaped from the reserve!"When a tiger cub escapes from a nature res…

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Cover of White Stallion of Lipizza by Marguerite Henry, Wesley Dennis

1. White Stallion of Lipizza

By: Marguerite Henry , Wesley Dennis

4.23

Format: 111 pages, Hardcover

The magnificent Lipizzan stallions of Vienna come to life as never before in this exciting story by… read more

Similar categories in Marguerite Henry's White Stallion of Lipizza book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
Cover of The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great (Knights' Tales, #1) by Gerald Morris, Aaron Renier

2. The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great (Knights' Tales, #1)

By: Gerald Morris , Aaron Renier

3.93

Format: 96 pages, Hardcover

Many years ago, the storytellers say, the great King Arthur brought justice to England with the hel… read more

Similar categories in Gerald Morris's The Adventures of Sir Lancelot the Great (Knights' Tales, #1) book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of Red Sails to Capri (Puffin Newberry Library) by Ann Weil

3. Red Sails to Capri (Puffin Newberry Library)

By: Ann Weil

4.00

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The minute he saw the boat with the red sails moving into the harbor, Michele knew that something e… read more

Similar categories in Ann Weil's Red Sails to Capri (Puffin Newberry Library) book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
Cover of The School Story by Brian Selznick, Andrew Clements

4. The School Story

By: Brian Selznick , Andrew Clements

3.14

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Two middle school girls scheme to publish a book in this novel from Andrew Clements, the author of … read more

Similar categories in Brian Selznick's The School Story book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Door in the Wall by Marguerite de Angeli

5. 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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  • middle grade
  • fiction

6. Bamboo People

By: Mitali Perkins

4.33

Format: 308 pages,

Bang!A side door bursts open. Soldiers pour into the room. They're shouting and waving rifles. I sh… read more

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  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of The Aesop for Children by Aesop, Milo Winter, H.Y. Xiao

7. The Aesop for Children

By: Aesop , Milo Winter , H.Y. Xiao

3.32

Format: None pages,

Here are 126 of the best loved classic fables, including such favorites as 'The Town Mouse And The … read more

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  • fiction
Cover of The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1) by Garth Williams, George Selden

8. The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)

By: Garth Williams , George Selden

4.04

Format: 134 pages, Paperback

One night, the sounds of New York City--the rumbling of subway trains, thrumming of automobile tire… read more

Similar categories in Garth Williams's The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1) book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
  • animals
  • fiction
"Harry had been down to Washington Square to hear an open-air concert of chamber music. How you could play chamber music outdoors Chester didn't understand—but it was New York and anything could happe…"

-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)

"I guess I'm just feeling Septemberish," sighed Chester. "It's getting towards autumn now. And it's so pretty up in Connecticut. All the trees change color. The days get very clear―with a little smoke…"

-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)

"Just this once, in the very heart of the busiest of cities, everyone was perfectly content not to move and hardly to breathe. And for those few minutes, while the song lasted, Times Square was still …"

-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)

"Chester's playing filled the station. Like ripples around a stone dropped into still water, the circles of silence spread out from the newsstand. And as people listened, a change came over their face…"

-Garth Williams, The Cricket in Times Square (Chester Cricket and His Friends, #1)

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9. Sticks Across the Chimney: A Story of Denmark

By: Nora Burglon

3.67

Format: 346 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Nora Burglon's Sticks Across the Chimney: A Story of Denmark book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • fiction
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10. Tiger Boy

By: Mitali Perkins

5.00

Format: None pages, Hardcover

"One of the new tiger cubs has escaped from the reserve!"When a tiger cub escapes from a nature res… read more

Similar categories in Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • animals
  • india
  • fiction
  • family
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11. Strawberry Girl

By: Lois Lenski

4.48

Format: None pages, Paperback

The land was theirs, but so were its hardships Strawberries -- big, ripe, and juicy. Ten-year-old B… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lenski's Strawberry Girl book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
Cover of Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now) by Janet Benge, Geoff Benge

12. Gladys Aylward: The Adventure of a Lifetime (Christian Heroes: Then & Now)

By: Janet Benge , Geoff Benge

4.48

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

Without formal education or a missionary organization to back her, a housemaid from England dared t… read more

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13. Homer Price

By: Robert McCloskey

4.09

Format: 149 pages, Paperback

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; wh… read more

Similar categories in Robert McCloskey's Homer Price book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
"By the time Uncle Ulysses and the sheriff arrived and pushed through the crowd, the lunchroom was a calamity of doughnuts! Doughnuts in the window, doughnuts piled high on the shelves, doughnuts stac…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

"Homer got down from the chair and pushed a button on the machine marked, "start". Rings of batter started dropping into the hot fat. After a ring of batter was cooked on one side, an automatic gadget…"

-Robert McCloskey, Homer Price

14. 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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15. A Child's History of the World

By: V.M. Hillyer

3.41

Format: None pages, Hardcover

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16. Captain Nobody

By: Dean Pitchford

4.58

Format: 226 pages,

When Newt Newman's football-star brother, Chris, is knocked into a coma during the biggest game of … read more

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17. The Twenty-One Balloons

By: William Pène du Bois

4.15

Format: 222 pages,

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18. Tales of Robin Hood

By: Felicity Brooks , Tony Allan

4.10

Format: 338 pages, Paperback

-- Filled with adventure, excitement and suspense-- Action-packed illustrations help bring the stor… read more

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Cover of The Puppets of Spelhorst by Kate DiCamillo

19. The Puppets of Spelhorst

By: Kate DiCamillo

4.19

Format: 149 pages, Hardcover

From master storyteller Kate DiCamillo comes an original fairy tale—with enchanting illustrations b… read more

Similar categories in Kate DiCamillo's The Puppets of Spelhorst book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • adventure
"The moon has no master," said the owl. "The moon is its own king." "Or queen," said the girl. The moon rose higher."

-Kate DiCamillo, The Puppets of Spelhorst

Cover of With Two Hands: Stories of God at Work in Ethiopia (Hidden Heroes #1) by Rebecca Davis

20. With Two Hands: Stories of God at Work in Ethiopia (Hidden Heroes #1)

By: Rebecca Davis

4.47

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

BOOK #1 IN THE HIDDEN HEROES SERIES Why would a crippled old man wait by the side of the road ever… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Davis's With Two Hands: Stories of God at Work in Ethiopia (Hidden Heroes #1) book and Mitali Perkins's Tiger Boy

  • middle grade
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21. Steeped in Stories: Timeless Children’s Novels to Refresh Our Tired Souls

By: Mitali Perkins

3.89

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

"This is one of the most brilliant guides to children’s literature I’ve read. It is a model for us … read more

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4.23

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3.93

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Ann Nolan Clark

3.54

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3.77

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Elizabeth Enright

3.75

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