16 must-read fiction books like Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg

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Silent to the Bone

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. Bu…

If you liked the fiction plot in Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg , here is a list of 16 books like this:

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1. Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2)

By: Cornelia Funke

4.19

Format: 432 pages, Paperback

Jacob Reckless has only a few months left to live. He's tried everything to shake the Fairy curs… read more

Similar categories in Cornelia Funke's Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2) book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Love is a deadly affair."

-Cornelia Funke, Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2)

"When the heart craved something so forcefully, then reason became nothing but helpless observer."

-Cornelia Funke, Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2)

"What was she hoping to gain from his death? That it would numb the pain of his betrayal, or heal her injured pride? Her red sister didn't know much about love."

-Cornelia Funke, Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2)

"Oh, that's not easy,' he mumbled. "Two souls in one heart. I hope the human in you won't prove to be stronger in the end. They find it so much harder to make peace with the world."

-Cornelia Funke, Fearless (Mirrorworld, #2)

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2. Hold Still

By: Nina LaCour

3.11

Format: None pages,

An arresting story about starting over after a friend's suicide, from a breakthrough new voice in Y… read more

Similar categories in Nina LaCour's Hold Still book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
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3. Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever #1)

By: Tim Federle

3.95

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, he's wanted to star in a Broadway show. (Heck, he'd set… read more

Similar categories in Tim Federle's Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever #1) book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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4. Olive's Ocean

By: Kevin Henkes

4.26

Format: None pages, Paperback

Sometimes life can change in an instant Martha Boyle and Olive Barstow could have been friends, but… read more

Similar categories in Kevin Henkes's Olive's Ocean book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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5. A Mango-Shaped Space

By: Wendy Mass

3.50

Format: None pages, Paperback

Mia Winchell appears to be a typical kid, but she's keeping a big secret--sounds, numbers, and word… read more

Similar categories in Wendy Mass's A Mango-Shaped Space book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
Cover of Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg

6. Silent to the Bone

By: E.L. Konigsburg

3.99

Format: None pages, Paperback

Connor is sure his best friend, Branwell, couldn't have hurt Branwell's baby half sister, Nikki. Bu… read more

Similar categories in E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • childrens
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
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7. Beyond the Bright Sea

By: Lauren Wolk

3.83

Format: None pages, Hardcover

From the author of the critically acclaimed Wolf Hollowcomes a moving story of identity and belongi… read more

Similar categories in Lauren Wolk's Beyond the Bright Sea book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • childrens
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
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8. Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

By: Arthur Ransome

4.01

Format: 315 pages, Paperback

The first title in Arthur Ransome's classic series, originally published in 1930: for children, for… read more

Similar categories in Arthur Ransome's Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1) book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • young adult
"Better drowned than duffers, if not duffers won't drown."

-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

"But the big hills up at the lake helped to make him feel that the houseboat man did not matter. The hills had been there before Captain Flint. They would be there for ever. That, somehow was comforti…"

-Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons (Swallows and Amazons, #1)

9. Mandy

By: Julie Andrews Edwards , Johanna Westerman

3.00

Format: 108 pages, Hardcover

The magic of finding a home Mandy, a ten-year-old orphan, dreams of a place to call her own. Escapi… read more

Similar categories in Julie Andrews Edwards's Mandy book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

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10. Hope Was Here

By: Joan Bauer

4.01

Format: 186 pages, Paperback

When Hope and her aunt move to small-town Wisconsin to take over the local diner, Hope's not sure w… read more

Similar categories in Joan Bauer's Hope Was Here book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • childrens
  • teen
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
"Revenge of the Giant Grill Man."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

"The sad heart needs work to do."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

"Addie always keeps her promises. That's why my mother gave me to her."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

"a man who was, as we say in the restaurant business, one taco short of a combo platter."

-Joan Bauer, Hope Was Here

11. A Summer to Die

By: Lois Lowry

4.04

Format: 538 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Thirteen-year-old Meg envies her sister's beauty and popularity. Her feelings don't make it any eas… read more

Similar categories in Lois Lowry's A Summer to Die book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

12. My Name is Seepeetza

By: None

3.52

Format: None pages, Paperback

At six years old, Seepeetza is taken from her happy family life on Joyaska Ranch to live as a board… read more

Similar categories in None's My Name is Seepeetza book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

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13. Lifeboat 12

By: Susan Hood

4.19

Format: 337 pages, Unknown Binding

With Nazis bombing London every night, it’s time for thirteen-year-old Ken to escape. He suspects h… read more

Similar categories in Susan Hood's Lifeboat 12 book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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14. Things in the Basement

By: Ben Hatke

4.23

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

From New York Times bestselling author Ben Hatke comes Things in the Basement, a young readers grap… read more

Similar categories in Ben Hatke's Things in the Basement book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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15. Hurricane Season

By: Nicole Melleby

4.22

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

This debut novel—about taking risks and facing danger, about love and art, and about growing up and… read more

Similar categories in Nicole Melleby's Hurricane Season book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
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16. Mixed Up

By: Gordon Korman

3.95

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

From the author of Restart , the story of two boys who are losing their memories... to each other. … read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Mixed Up book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • mystery
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17. Game of Titans: Ascesa al Paradiso (Game of Gods Vol. 2) (Italian Edition)

By: Hazel Riley

4.56

Format: 831 pages, Kindle Edition

I CINQUE FRATELLI PIÙ POPOLARI DI YALE UNA FAMIGLIA CHE NASCONDE SEGRETI INCONFESSABILI LA SFIDA PE… read more

Similar categories in Hazel Riley's Game of Titans: Ascesa al Paradiso (Game of Gods Vol. 2) (Italian Edition) book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • young adult
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18. Turtle Boy

By: M. Evan Wolkenstein

4.31

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Seventh grade is not going well for Will Levine. Kids at school bully him because of his funny-look… read more

Similar categories in M. Evan Wolkenstein's Turtle Boy book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
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19. Against All Odds: The inside account of the Thai cave rescue and the courageous Australians at the heart of it

By: Craig Challen

4.54

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

‘I just want to warn you. You’re going to dive to the end of the cave. You’re going to see these ki… read more

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20. Rewind

By: Lisa Graff

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Back to the Future meets When You Reach Me in this powerful novel by National Book Award nominee Li… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Graff's Rewind book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
"I don't think you can ever really know if what you're doing is the right thing or not. I mean, that's true for everyone…so what you gotta do now is ask yourself if you're more afraid of doing somethi…"

-Lisa Graff, Rewind

"Even if you weren't a time traveler, anything you did in life was going to lead to some kind of change. And really, there was no way for you to know what that change would be before it happened. You …"

-Lisa Graff, Rewind

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21. The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh

By: Claudia Gray

4.10

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

The third book in the Mr. Darcy & Miss Tilney Mystery series, which finds the amateur sleuths facin… read more

Similar categories in Claudia Gray's The Perils of Lady Catherine de Bourgh book and E.L. Konigsburg's Silent to the Bone

  • mystery
  • fiction

13 Best middle grade books like Silent to the Bone by E.L. Konigsburg

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Better Nate Than Ever (Better Nate Than Ever #1)

Tim Federle

3.95

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Olive's Ocean

Kevin Henkes

4.26

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A Mango-Shaped Space

Wendy Mass

3.50

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Silent to the Bone

E.L. Konigsburg

3.99

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Ashley Herring Blake

3.15

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Ellen Outside the Lines

A.J. Sass

4.37

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A.J. Sass

4.38

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Brigit Young

4.15

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