17 Top fiction books like Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd

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Bog Child

By: Siobhan Dowd

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it loo…

"Продължихме да седим, без да говорим. Думите на мълчанието обаче са най-силни."

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

"Продължихме да седим, без да говорим. Думите на мълчанието обаче са най-силни."

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

"Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even a friend. It is a dark, fierce water, an inundation."

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

"Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even a friend. It is a dark, fierce water, an inundation."

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

If you liked the fiction plot in Bog Child by Siobhan Dowd , here is a list of 17 books like this:

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1. Our Little Secret

By: Roz Nay

3.54

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

"A cracking read...Our Little Secret builds to a deliciously dark conclusion." --Ruth Ware, New Yor… read more

Similar categories in Roz Nay's Our Little Secret book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • mystery
  • fiction
Cover of Wildflower Girl (Children of the Famine #2) by Marita Conlon-McKenna

2. Wildflower Girl (Children of the Famine #2)

By: Marita Conlon-McKenna

4.20

Format: 173 pages, Paperback

The second book in the Famine Trilogy begun with Under the Hawthorne Tree. At seven, Peggy made a t… read more

Similar categories in Marita Conlon-McKenna's Wildflower Girl (Children of the Famine #2) book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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3. A Girl Called Blue

By: Marita Conlon-McKenna

4.04

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Larch Hill is the only home Blue knows. She arrived there just a few days old, wrapped in a blue bl… read more

Similar categories in Marita Conlon-McKenna's A Girl Called Blue book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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4. Stone Cold

By: Robert Swindells

3.27

Format: 100 pages, Hardcover

'It's like parachuting. Get the first jump over and it becomes routine, but you mustn't get complac… read more

Similar categories in Robert Swindells's Stone Cold book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • mystery
  • fiction
  • young adult
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5. Release

By: Patrick Ness

4.43

Format: None pages, Paperback

Inspired by Mrs Dallowayand Judy Blume's Forever, Release is one day in the life of Adam Thorn, 17.… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's Release book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • fiction
  • young adult
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6. The New World (Chaos Walking, #0.5)

By: Patrick Ness

4.35

Format: None pages, ebook

The New Worldis the story of how Viola came to where we found her in The Knife of Never Letting Go.… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's The New World (Chaos Walking, #0.5) book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • fiction
  • young adult
Cover of Under the Hawthorn Tree (Children of the Famine, #1) by Marita Conlon-McKenna, Donald Teskey

7. Under the Hawthorn Tree (Children of the Famine, #1)

By: Marita Conlon-McKenna , Donald Teskey

3.68

Format: 265 pages, Paperback

During the Great Famine in Ireland in the 1840s, three children are left alone and in danger of bei… read more

Similar categories in Marita Conlon-McKenna's Under the Hawthorn Tree (Children of the Famine, #1) book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
Cover of Fields of Home by P.J. Lynch, Marita Conlon-McKenna, Donald Teskey

8. Fields of Home

By: P.J. Lynch , Marita Conlon-McKenna , Donald Teskey

3.75

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

The final book in the Children of the Famine trilogy, set during the Irish famine. Michael is a sta… read more

Similar categories in P.J. Lynch's Fields of Home book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • historical
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • ireland
  • irish literature
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9. Running Wild

By: Michael Morpurgo

3.98

Format: 480 pages, Hardcover

An epic and heart-rending jungle adventure from the bestselling author of Kaspar and Born to Run. F… read more

Similar categories in Michael Morpurgo's Running Wild book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • fiction
  • young adult

10. Mind the Gap

By: Phil Earle

3.79

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

When Mikey's dad died, something in Mikey died too. He loved his old man and he never stopped dream… read more

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11. Moonrise

By: Sarah Crossan

4.08

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

'They think I hurt someone. But I didn't. You hear? Coz people are gonna be telling you all kinds o… read more

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12. Lies of Silence

By: Brian Moore

4.05

Format: 371 pages, Paperback

When Michael Dillon is ordered by the IRA to park his car in the carpark of a Belfast hotel, he is … read more

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13. Bog Child

By: Siobhan Dowd

3.81

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

DIGGING FOR PEAT in the mountain with his Uncle Tally, Fergus finds the body of a child, and it loo… read more

Similar categories in Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • teen
  • coming of age
  • historical
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • mystery
  • ireland
  • irish literature
"Продължихме да седим, без да говорим. Думите на мълчанието обаче са най-силни."

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

"Death is not a reaper, like they say, nor even a friend. It is a dark, fierce water, an inundation."

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

"The studying, the books, exams, arguments, theories. The jokes and pints, laughter, kisses and songs. Life was like running, ninety percent sweat and toil, ten per cent joy."

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

"– Той ми каза, че ние страдаме повече заради греховете, породени от бездействие, отколкото заради тези, дошли вследствие на нашите постъпки. – Какво значи това? – Предполагам, означава, че често пъти…"

-Siobhan Dowd, Bog Child

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14. A Monster Calls

By: Patrick Ness

4.35

Format: 237 pages, Paperback

The bestselling novel about love, loss and hope from the twice Carnegie Medal-winning Patrick Ness.… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • fiction
  • young adult
"Belief is half of healing."

-Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

"And if no one sees you, are you really there at all?"

-Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

"But the thing about good ideas is that they grow other ideas."

-Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

"A veces la gente necesita mentirse a sí misma más que ninguna otra cosa"

-Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls

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15. Steady For This

By: Nathanael Lessore

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. … read more

Similar categories in Nathanael Lessore's Steady For This book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • fiction
  • young adult
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16. Burn

By: Patrick Ness

3.74

Format: 371 pages, Hardcover

On a cold Sunday evening in early 1957, Sarah Dewhurst waited with her father in the parking lot of… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's Burn book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"Prophecy is slippery, dangerous, open to fatal misinterpretation."

-Patrick Ness, Burn

"Sarah felt that any world that needed this many lessons must have something deeply wrong with it."

-Patrick Ness, Burn

"Sometimes you just have to feel bad about a thing. Sometimes that's the only thing that makes you human."

-Patrick Ness, Burn

"I'm just a girl." "It is tragic how well you have been taught to say that with sadness rather than triumph."

-Patrick Ness, Burn

Cover of And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness

17. And the Ocean Was Our Sky

By: Patrick Ness

3.62

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

With harpoons strapped to their backs, the proud whales of Bathsheba's pod live for the hunt, fight… read more

Similar categories in Patrick Ness's And the Ocean Was Our Sky book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • fiction
  • teen
  • young adult
"For there are devils in the deep, but worst are the ones we make."

-Patrick Ness, And the Ocean Was Our Sky

"But I begin to wonder if doubt is better than the wrong knowledge."

-Patrick Ness, And the Ocean Was Our Sky

"The devil always outnumbers his foes," he said. "Even if he is alone."

-Patrick Ness, And the Ocean Was Our Sky

"Death is suddenly objectionable to you when the dead has a name you know?"

-Patrick Ness, And the Ocean Was Our Sky

Cover of No Ballet Shoes in Syria by Catherine Bruton

18. No Ballet Shoes in Syria

By: Catherine Bruton

4.42

Format: 268 pages, Paperback

Aya is eleven years old and has just arrived in Britain with her mum and baby brother, seeking asyl… read more

Similar categories in Catherine Bruton's No Ballet Shoes in Syria book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • fiction
  • realistic fiction
  • young adult
Cover of While the Storm Rages by Phil Earle

19. While the Storm Rages

By: Phil Earle

4.09

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

'A truly brilliant story of courage and resilience and exceptional animals. This wartime ‘Incredibl… read more

Similar categories in Phil Earle's While the Storm Rages book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • historical
  • fiction
  • young adult
  • historical fiction
"How could he get so very, very close, only to see it snatched away?"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"When something is this good, Noah told himself, it shouldn’t be hidden away. It should be shared with others."

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"But, Noah, it’s coming. Everyone knows it. It’s like a storm. And while the storm rages, it won’t be safe for any of us.’ ‘So we make that decision when it happens, Mum. When it’s overhead and we can…"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

"Because I made a promise to Dad, didn’t I? Swore blind I’d keep Winn with me, and that she’d be safe. We made a deal. And if I don’t keep my part, then how do I know that Dad will keep his? How do I …"

-Phil Earle, While the Storm Rages

Cover of Freya Harte is not a Puzzle by Méabh Collins

20. Freya Harte is not a Puzzle

By: Méabh Collins

4.44

Format: 223 pages, Kindle Edition

 Things I will be in Irish college:   *  Friendly to everyone (agree with everything they say) * Ea… read more

Similar categories in Méabh Collins's Freya Harte is not a Puzzle book and Siobhan Dowd's Bog Child

  • irish literature
  • young adult

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4.20

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4.04

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Matt Goodfellow

4.71

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3.90

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