8 best-selling adventure books like Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling

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Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand…

If you liked the adventure plot in Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Linked

By: Gordon Korman

4.18

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Link, Michael, and Dana live in a quiet town. But it's woken up very quickly when someone sneaks in… read more

Similar categories in Gordon Korman's Linked book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"A paper chain can be done when it hits a certain number of links. But tolerance is a project you always have to keep working at."

-Gordon Korman, Linked

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2. Alone

By: Megan E. Freeman

4.14

Format: 404 pages, Hardcover

When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she … read more

Similar categories in Megan E. Freeman's Alone book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
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3. A Rover's Story

By: Jasmine Warga

4.28

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about the journey of a fictional Mars rover. Meet Resilience, a Mars rover… read more

Similar categories in Jasmine Warga's A Rover's Story book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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4. Across the Desert

By: Dusti Bowling

4.23

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

One girl sets out on a journey across the treacherous Arizona desert to rescue a young pilot strand… read more

Similar categories in Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • survival
  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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5. Better with Butter

By: Victoria Piontek

4.34

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A girl with anxiety disorder finds an unlikely friend -- and emotional support animal -- in the for… read more

Similar categories in Victoria Piontek's Better with Butter book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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6. Rain Rising

By: Courtne Comrie

4.35

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more

Similar categories in Courtne Comrie's Rain Rising book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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7. Thirst

By: Varsha Bajaj

4.14

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

The riveting story of a heroic girl who fights for her belief that water should be for everyone. … read more

Similar categories in Varsha Bajaj's Thirst book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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8. Hummingbird

By: Natalie Lloyd

4.37

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Bestselling author Natalie Lloyd returns with her most personal book to date, a story about a girl … read more

Similar categories in Natalie Lloyd's Hummingbird book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
  • audiobook
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9. A Duet for Home

By: Karina Yan Glaser

4.24

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Told from the perspective of biracial sixth-graders June and Tyrell, two children living in a homel… read more

Similar categories in Karina Yan Glaser's A Duet for Home book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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10. Concealed

By: Christina Diaz Gonzalez

3.92

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Ivette Joanna And now: Katrina Whatever her name is, it won't last long. Katrina doesn't k… read more

Similar categories in Christina Diaz Gonzalez's Concealed book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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11. Carry Me Home

By: Janet Fox

4.28

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

Twelve-year-old Lulu and her younger sister, Serena, have a secret. As Daddy always says, “it’s bes… read more

Similar categories in Janet Fox's Carry Me Home book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
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12. Worst-Case Collin

By: Rebecca Caprara

4.42

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

This poignant middle grade novel in verse follows twelve-year-old Collin who manages his anxiety by… read more

Similar categories in Rebecca Caprara's Worst-Case Collin book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • family
"Gravity might always win, but I've got a choice: fall or dive. And I choose to dive."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Discovery is a messy process, Mom would say. Your father works best in a state of creative chaos."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"there is space inside the human heart for infinite love and infinite sadness and all the messiness in between."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

"Back then, our house felt full. Bursting, even. But never crowded, cluttered, claustrophobic. Because Love doesn't take up too much room."

-Rebecca Caprara, Worst-Case Collin

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13. Six Feet Below Zero

By: Ena Jones

3.99

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

A dead body. A missing will. An evil relative. The good news is, Great Grammy has a plan. The bad n… read more

Similar categories in Ena Jones's Six Feet Below Zero book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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14. Imaginary: A Novel

By: Lee Bacon

4.05

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Lee Bacon’s poignant, humorous, and breathtaking Imaginary is an inventive story of friendship, los… read more

Similar categories in Lee Bacon's Imaginary: A Novel book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
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15. What Comes Next

By: Rob Buyea

4.15

Format: 192 pages, Library Binding

A stand-alone middle-grade novel about a girl who is dealing with the tragic loss of her best frien… read more

Similar categories in Rob Buyea's What Comes Next book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • family
  • contemporary
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16. The Adventure Is Now

By: Jess Redman

4.14

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

A middle grade novel about a boy who learns about protecting the environment, finding real friends,… read more

Similar categories in Jess Redman's The Adventure Is Now book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • adventure
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
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17. Time Villains (Time Villains, 1)

By: Victor Pineiro

3.96

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Adventure, bloodthirsty pirates, and about the worst dinner guest of all time. Javi Santiago is… read more

Similar categories in Victor Pineiro's Time Villains (Time Villains, 1) book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • fiction
  • adventure
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18. One Small Hop

By: Madelyn Rosenberg

3.76

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

Perfect for fans of Carl Hiaasen's classic Hoot, this humorous adventure story set in a not-so-dist… read more

Similar categories in Madelyn Rosenberg's One Small Hop book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • middle grade
  • childrens
  • adventure
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19. AfterMath

By: Emily Barth Isler

4.30

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

This book is a gift to the culture. --Amy Schumer, writer, actor, and activist After her brothe… read more

Similar categories in Emily Barth Isler's AfterMath book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family
  • audiobook
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20. The Shadow Prince

By: David Anthony Durham

3.91

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

In this middle grade solarpunk novel set in an alternate Egyptian universe, twelve-year-old Ash mus… read more

Similar categories in David Anthony Durham's The Shadow Prince book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • fiction
  • middle grade
  • young adult
  • adventure
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21. How to Win a Slime War

By: Mae Respicio

3.98

Format: 288 pages, Library Binding

Two kids face off in an epic battle to see who can sell the most slime, while navigating sticky sit… read more

Similar categories in Mae Respicio's How to Win a Slime War book and Dusti Bowling's Across the Desert

  • childrens
  • realistic fiction
  • middle grade
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • family

19 best-selling fiction books like Across the Desert by Dusti Bowling

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Linked

Gordon Korman

4.18

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Alone

Megan E. Freeman

4.14

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A Rover's Story

Jasmine Warga

4.28

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Across the Desert

Dusti Bowling

4.23

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Transform Your Habits

Rescue

Jennifer A. Nielsen

4.31

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Alone

Megan E. Freeman

4.14

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Across the Desert

Dusti Bowling

4.23

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Just Like That

Gary D. Schmidt

4.37

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