Read-alikes for Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo Baker, Kim. Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School. Ben starts a club to pull pranks on other sixth graders, while trying to [continue reading]
Fantasy
Sky Raiders Read-Alikes
Read-alikes for Sky Raiders, first in the “Five Kingdoms” series by Brandon Mull (Aladdin, 2014), fantasy about a hidden world. Alexander, Lloyd. The High King. Baldacci, David. The Finisher. Barnhill, Kelly Regan. Iron Hearted Violet. [continue reading]
Wolves of the Beyond Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Kathryn Lasky’s “Wolves of the Beyond” series: This action-packed series features wolves that have special powers; this series is a spin-off of Lasky’s “The Guardians of Ga’hoole” series. There is also a free [continue reading]
A Wrinkle In Time Read-Alikes
Alexander, Lloyd. The High King. In the fifth and final book in the Chronicle of Prydain series, the ultimate confrontation occurs determining the fate of Taran the Pig-Keeper. Barron, T.A. Heartlight. Kate and her grandfather [continue reading]
Warriors Read-Alikes
Read-Alikes for Erin Hunter’s Warriors Series The Warriors series by Erin Hunter is quite popular with tweens – mainly those in grades 4-7. Hunter is actually three people – three British authors: Kate Cary, Cherith [continue reading]