18 books like Freak the Mighty

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Intertwined Gena Showalter, · 2009 · ★ 3.9 · 400p · ≈ 13h · Moderate Most sixteen-year-olds have friends. Aden Stone has four human souls inside him: One can time-travel. One can raise the dead. One can tell the future. And one can possess another human.With no family and a life spent in and out of institutions, Aden and the souls have become friends. But now they're causing him all kinds of trouble. Like, he'll blink and suddenly he's a younger Aden, reliving the… Shares: Young adults, Friendship, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Paul the Peddler Horatio Alger, Jr. · 1871 · 161p · ≈ 5h · Challenging Young Paul is determined to win a better life for his mother, and he sets out on a whirlwind of entrepreneurial jobs to try to make a good living. From selling candy packages outside the post office to neckties from a cart, he will try his hand at anything to turn a profit. A rousing tale of moral triumph and free trade, "Paul the Peddler" is Horatio Alger at his best. Shares: Children, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Howl's Moving Castle Diana Wynne Jones · 1986 · ★ 4.3 · 317p · ≈ 10h · Moderate As the oldest daughter, willful, outspoken Sophie knew that her life could lead to nothing but mistakes. When her father dies, her stepmother sends her two sisters out to make their fortunes while Sophie continues to work in the family hattery. As she whispers her thoughts to the hats she trims, the shop begins to grow in popularity, until she offends the Wicked Witch of the Waste. The witch… Shares: Young adults, Children's fiction

Final battle Sigmund Brouwer · 2009 · 309p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Set at an experimental community on Mars in the year 2039-2040, Robot Wars features 14-year-old virtual reality specialist Tyce Sanders. Life on the Red Planet is not always easy, but it is definitely exciting. As Tyce explores his strange surroundings, he finds that the mysteries of the planet point to his greatest discovery—a new relationship with God. He talks about his growing faith and… Shares: People with disabilities, Children's fiction

The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett · 1911 · ★ 4.2 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Challenging A ten-year-old orphan comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors where she discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden. Shares: People with disabilities, Friendship, Children's fiction

Robot Revolution James Patterson · 2017 · ★ 4.4 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate It's a robot revolt! As Sammy's inventor mom works on a secret project, he and his sister try to contain the hilarious pranks and chaos of droids on strike. After a few early glitches in their relationship, Sammy and his “bro-bot” E are now fast friends. In fact, E is such a valued member of the family that the other electronic occupants of the House of Robots are feeling sorely unappreciated.… Shares: People with disabilities, Children's fiction

House of Many Ways Diana Wynne Jones · 2008 · ★ 4.3 · 304p · ≈ 10h · Moderate The sequel to Howl's Moving CastleWhen Charmain Baker agreed to look after her great-uncle's house, she thought she was getting blissful, parent-free time to read. She didn't realize that the house bent space and time, and she did not expect to become responsible for an extremely magical stray dog and a muddled young apprentice wizard. Now, somehow, she's been targeted by a terrifying creature… Shares: Juvenile works, Children's fiction

A Whisper of Horses [Paperback] Zillah Bethell Zillah Bethell · 2017 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In a post-apocalyptic Great Britain, after her mother's death Serendipity, about twelve, leaves Lahn Dan and teams up with an orphan, Tab, hoping to find horses surviving somewhere. Shares: Juvenile works, Adventure, Children's fiction

Radio Silence Alice Oseman · 2016 · ★ 4.2 · 486p · ≈ 16h · Moderate A studious girl and a quiet, straight-A boy start a controversial podcast together that challenges their courage and forces them to confront issues in the form of backlash and censorship. Shares: Children's, Young Adult, Children's fiction

The Reappearance of Rachel Price Holly Jackson · 2024 · ★ 4.1 · 443p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 18-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness. Rachel is gone, presumed dead. The case is dragged up from the past when the Price family agree to a true crime documentary. Bel can’t wait for filming to end, for life to go back to normal. But then Rachel Price reappears, and… Shares: Young Adult, Children's fiction

Days With Frog and Toad Arnold Lobel · 1979 · ★ 4.5 · 67p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Good friends like Frog and Toad enjoy spending their days together. They fly kites, celebrate Toad's birthday, and share the shivers when one of them tells a scary story. Here are five funny stories that celebrate friendship all day, every day. Shares: Juvenile works, Friendship, Children's fiction

The ghost of Grania O'Malley Michael Morpurgo · 1996 · ★ 3.8 · 199p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Ten-year-old Jessie, helped by her American cousin and the ghost of a notorious female pirate, finds the strength to prevail over both a crippling disease and the greedy developers intent on destroying her Irish island home. Shares: People with disabilities, Children's fiction

The Darkangel Meredith Ann Pierce · 1982 · ★ 3.8 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Aeriel is kidnapped by the Darkangel, swept up into his dozens of black wings and carried to his distant keep. There she is to serve his brides - thirteen pitiful creatures who were once beautiful, before the Darkangel drained away their souls. Aeriel would free them, but now that she, too, is one of the Darkangel's captives, she can do no other than obey - even while she knows she must destroy… Shares: Children, Children's fiction

The red sun Alane Adams · 2014 · 298p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "Sam Baron is about to get the shock of his life. First his substitute English teacher claims to have turned his old teacher into a lizard; then a strange dwarf named Rego arrives and claims Sam is from a magical realm called Orkney. When his friends are taken prisoner, it's up to Sam to save them. Sam embarks on a journey to Orkney through a stonefire to find his friends, but when he arrives, he… Shares: Friendship, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Nest Kenneth Oppel · 2015 · ★ 4.0 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate For some kids summer is a sun-soaked season of fun. But for Steve, it s just another season of worries. Worries about his sick newborn baby brother who is fighting to survive, worries about his parents who are struggling to cope, even worries about the wasp s nest looming ominously from the eaves. So when a mysterious wasp queen invades his dreams, offering to fix the baby, Steve thinks his… Shares: People with disabilities, Adventure, Children's fiction

The Boneless Mercies April Genevieve Tucholke · 2018 · ★ 3.6 · 360p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Frey, Ovie, Juniper, and Runa are the Boneless Mercies girls hired to kill quickly, quietly, and mercifully. But Frey is weary of the death trade and, having been raised on the heroic sagas of her people, dreams of a bigger life. Shares: Juvenile works, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Stoner & Spaz Ronald Koertge · 2002 · ★ 3.6 · 169p · ≈ 5h · Moderate A troubled youth with cerebral palsy struggles toward self-acceptance with the help of a drug-addicted young woman. Shares: People with disabilities, Young Adult, Children's fiction

Black Moon Lee Weatherly · 2017 · 658p · ≈ 21h · Moderate 650 pages ; 20 cm Shares: Juvenile works, Young Adult, Children's fiction

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