18 books like The princess and the dragon

What to read after The princess and the dragon — books similar to it, matched on shared themes.

My brother is a big, fat liar James Patterson · 2013 · ★ 4.0 · 289p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Georgia Khatchadorian plans to succeed at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaker brother failed. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Siblings, Brothers and sisters

The Meanest Thing to Say Bill Cosby · 1997 · ★ 3.3 · 39p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a new boy in his second grade class tries to get the other students to play a game that involves saying the meanest things possible to one another, Little Bill shows him a better way to make friends. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

Maxie, Rosie, and Earl- Partners In Grime Barbara Park · 1990 · ★ 3.4 · 117p · ≈ 3h · Moderate When their disciplinary meetings with the principal are postponed, three students skip school with humorous results. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

Rotten School #6 - The Heinie Prize Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Is Belzer a loser?Just because he wears T-shirts that say I need a Tutor and Ask Me About My Allergies?Just because he picks scabs off his knees and eats them?Belzer's parents think he's a loser. They want to take him out of Rotten School. Every year Mrs. Heinie awards the Heinie Prize to the Most Outstanding Fourth Grader. Bernie Bridges wants Belzer to win the Heinie. Then his parents will have… Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

Class Clown Johanna Hurwitz · 1987 · ★ 3.7 · 98p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student. Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

Dream days Kenneth Grahame · 1898 · 129p · ≈ 4h · Challenging Kenneth Grahame's unjustly neglected collections of vignettes, reminiscences, and inventions capture the ingenuities of a family of children--three boys and two girls--who live magnanimous lives nourished by the secret expeditions and private games they share. Written in the last few years of the 19th century, as Grahame looked back fondly at his own childhood, these sketches of growing up are… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Dragons, Fairy Tales

The Book of Dragons Edith Nesbit · 1973 · ★ 3.9 · 104p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Eight madcap tales of unpredictable dragons — including one made of ice, another that takes refuge in the General Post Office, and a fire-breathing monster that flies out of an enchanted book and eats an entire soccer team! Marvelous adventure and excitement for make-believers of all ages. Shares: Dragons, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Candy Smash Jacqueline Davies · 2013 · ★ 4.2 · 240p · ≈ 8h · Moderate Ben shu jiang shu le qing ren jie kuai dao le, Si nian ji O ban de mei ge tong xue dou shou dao le yi fen shen mi de li wu:ai xin tang guo, Shang mian xie zhe mei ge ren zui you te dian de di fang, Zhei rang da jia dui song li wu de ren wan fen hao qi. Jie qian xiang diao cha chu song li wu de shen mi ren wu, Sui zhe diao cha de jin zhan, Shi qing yue lai yue chao chu jie qian de xiang xiang. Shares: Behavior, Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

The dragons of Blueland Ruth Stiles Gannett · 1951 · ★ 4.1 · 93p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Elmer must come once again to the aid of his flying baby dragon when men discover its retreat and begin to hunt it. Shares: Dragons, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

The Magic Half Annie Barrows · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 211p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Miri is the only single child in the middle of a family with two sets of twins--older brothers and younger sisters. When the family moves to an old farmhouse Miri accidentally travels back in time to 1935 only to discover Molly, a girl in need of a real family to call her own. A very satisfying classic-in-the-making, with spine-tingling moments, this is a delightful family-friendly middle grade… Shares: Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades) Louis Sachar · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

Ungifted Gordon Korman · 2012 · ★ 4.5 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate The word gifted has never been applied to a kid like Donovan Curtis. It's usually more like Don't try this at home. So when the troublemaker pulls a major prank at his middle school, he thinks he's finally gone too far. But thanks to a mix-up by one of the administrators, instead of getting in trouble, Donovan is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction (ASD), a special program for gifted… Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

Flyte [UNABRIDGED CD] (Audiobook) (Book 2, The Septimus Heap series) Angie Sage · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 544p · ≈ 18h · Moderate It's been a year since Septimus Heap discovered his real family and true calling to be a wizard. As Apprentice to Extra Ordinary Wizard Marcia Overstrand, he is learning the fine arts of Conjurations, Charms, and other Magyk, while Jenna is adapting to life as the Princess and enjoying the freedom of the Castle.But there is something sinister at work. Marcia is constantly trailed by a menacing… Shares: Princesses, Siblings, Brothers and sisters, Children's fiction

I hate rules! Nancy E. Krulik · 2003 · ★ 4.1 · 76p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Katie Carew (nicknamed Katie Kazoo by the class bully) always wished that she could be anyone but herself. Now her wish has come true - and she keeps turning into other people! When Katie gets caught breaking the rules, first passing a note, and later with a cell phone (that isn't even her's!), she loses her recess for the day. She's had it with the school rules! When she turns into the… Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

David goes to school David Shannon · 1999 · ★ 4.2 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate David's activities in school include chewing gum, talking out of turn, and engaging in a food fight, causing his teacher to say over and over, "No, David!" Shares: Human behavior, Behavior, Children's fiction

The red romance book Andrew Lang · 1905 · 252p · ≈ 8h · Challenging In "The Violet Fairy Book," we hear strange and exotic tales from the far corners of the earth - Japanese, Serbian, Lithuanian, Africa, Portuguese, Rumanian, and Russian. But they are told in the common language of the fairy tale, and the events will be familiar to children and grown-ups alike. A magical dog called Schippeitaro helps his Japanese master; a man outwits a dragon in a Rumanian tale;… Shares: Dragons, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Magic Fishbone Charles Dickens · 1911 · 33p · ≈ 1h · Challenging Originally subtitled: A Holiday Romance from the Pen of Miss Alice Rainbird, Aged 7 An original fairy tale about a large royal family (with a striking resemblance to a Victorian family of the lower middle class), a sensible princess heroine, and a take-no-nonsense fairy godmother. Shares: Princesses, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

Spindle's End Robin McKinley · 2000 · ★ 3.8 · 395p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The evil fairy Pernicia has set a curse on Princess Briar-Rose: she is fated to prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and fall into an endless, poisoned sleep. Katriona, a young fairy, kidnaps the princess in order to save her; she and her aunt raise the child in their small village, where no one knows her true identity. But Pernicia is looking for her, intent on revenge for a… Shares: Princesses, Fairy Tales, Children's fiction

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