The Wheel on the School
By: Maurice Sendak , Meindert DeJong
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina,…
Want to Read"... but first to dream and then to do - isn't that the way to make a dream come true?"-Maurice Sendak, The Wheel on the School
"That's the trouble with being twins - if you don't know something, you don't know it double."-Maurice Sendak, The Wheel on the School
If you liked the middle grade plot in The Wheel on the School by Maurice Sendak, Meindert DeJong , here is a list of 13 books like this:
1. Secret of the Andes (Puffin Newberry Library)
By: Ann Nolan Clark
3.54
Format: 120 pages, Paperback
An Indian boy who tends llamas in a hidden valley in Peru learns the traditions and secrets of his … read more
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- classics
- childrens
- school
- historical
- middle grade
- animals
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
2. Adam of the Road
By: Elizabeth Gray Vining , Robert Lawson , Elizabeth Janet Gray
3.77
Format: 317 pages, Paperback
"A road's a kind of holy thing," said Roger the Minstrel to his son, Adam. "That's why it's a good… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- school
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
3. Thimble Summer
By: Elizabeth Enright
3.75
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
When Garnet finds a silver thimble in the sand by the river, she is sure it’s magical. But is it ma… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"Garnet was very happy. She was so happy, for no especial reason, that she felt as if she must move carefully so she wouldn’t jar or shake the feeling of happiness. She descended from the roof cautiou…"-Elizabeth Enright, Thimble Summer
4. Gone-Away Lake
By: Elizabeth Enright , Joe Krush , Beth Krush
4.14
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Summer has a magic all its own. When Portia sets out for a visit with her cousin Julian, she exp… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"Things are always happening to my socks. One's always going off someplace. I don't know why."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Self-pity is the hens' besetting sin," remarked Mr. Payton. "Foolish fowl. How they came to achieve anything as perfect as the egg I do not know! I cannot fathom."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Yes, except that nothing sleeps inside but furniture, and that's probably gone to pieces by now. Time gets into anything; yes, indeed it does; and weather helps it."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
"Mr. Payton was at work on his pipe again, lighting and coaxing it. "They need constant attention, pipes, like babies and guinea hens," he said, and sucked in the smoke."-Elizabeth Enright, Gone-Away Lake
5. Onion John
By: Joseph Krumgold , Symeon Shimin
2.67
Format: 166 pages, Paperback
The story of a friendship between a 12-year-old boy and an immigrant handyman, almost wrecked by th… read more
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- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
6. Rabbit Hill
By: Robert Lawson
4.25
Format: 355 pages,
It has been a while since Folks lived in the Big House, and an even longer time has passed since th… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- animals
- fiction
- juvenile
7. The Bronze Bow
By: Elizabeth George Speare
4.01
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
He trains my hands for war, so that my arms can bend a bow of bronze. –from the Song of David (2 Sa… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- school
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"the demons that make a person afraid are the hardest to cast out."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
"It is the hate that is the enemy. Not men. Hate does not die with killing. It only springs up a hundredfold. The only thing stronger than hate is love."-Elizabeth George Speare, The Bronze Bow
8. The Matchlock Gun
By: Walter D. Edmonds
3.50
Format: None pages, Paperback
A Newbery Medal Winner In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the I… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- fiction
- historical fiction
9. 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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- classics
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
10. 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
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- classics
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
11. The Four-Story Mistake (The Melendy Family, #2)
By: Elizabeth Enright
4.30
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
The Melendy family moves from their New York City brownstone to an odd old house in the country. Mo… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
12. Rifles for Watie
By: Harold Keith
4.36
Format: 512 pages, Paperback
Jeff Bussey walked briskly up the rutted wagon road toward Fort Leavenworth on his way to join the … read more
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13. Miracles on Maple Hill
By: Beth Krush , Virginia Sorensen
3.86
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
Marly and her family share many adventures when they move from the city to a farmhouse on Maple Hil… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- historical
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
14. The Wheel on the School
By: Maurice Sendak , Meindert DeJong
3.97
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Why do the storks no longer come to the little Dutch fishing village of Shora to nest? It was Lina,… read more
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- classics
- childrens
- school
- historical
- middle grade
- animals
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- juvenile
"... but first to dream and then to do - isn't that the way to make a dream come true?"-Maurice Sendak, The Wheel on the School
"That's the trouble with being twins - if you don't know something, you don't know it double."-Maurice Sendak, The Wheel on the School
15. Snow Treasure
By: Marie McSwigan , None
3.11
Format: 216 pages, Paperback
In the bleak winter of 1940, Nazi troops parachuted into Peter Lundstrom's tiny Norwegian village a… read more
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17. 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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18. It's Like This, Cat
By: Emily Cheney Neville , Emil Weiss
4.28
Format: 141 pages, Paperback
My father is always talking about how a dog can be very educational for a boy. This is one reason I… read more
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19. ...And Now Miguel
By: Jean Charlot , Joseph Krumgold
4.04
Format: 226 pages, Paperback
He wanted to be treated like a man, not a child. Every summer the men of the Chavez family go on a … read more
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20. Amos Fortune, Free Man
By: Elizabeth Yates , Nora S. Unwin
3.97
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
A Newbery Medal Winner When Amos Fortune was only fifteen years old, he was captured by slave trade… read more
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21. Ginger Pye (The Pyes, #1)
By: Eleanor Estes
3.91
Format: 434 pages, Paperback
The disappearance of a new puppy named Ginger and the appearance of a mysterious man in a mustard y… read more
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