Books like The Wild Robot
12 books with a reading profile close to The Wild Robot by Peter Brown. Clear-cut and escapist; an easy read.
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1
When You Reach Me
narrative, science fiction
Twelve-year-old Miranda Sinclair lives in 1970s New York City, where her daily life revolves around her mother’s upcoming appearance on a game show and a sudden rift with her best friend, Sal.
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2
The Last Cuentista
narrative, science fiction
Petra Peña dreams of becoming a storyteller like her grandmother, but a solar flare sets Earth on a collision course with a comet, forcing her family onto an interstellar ship.
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3
In Real Life
Also clear-cut · narrative, science fiction
Anda is a teenage gamer who joins Coarsegold Online, a massive multiplayer role-playing game where she joins a female-led guild focused on hunting "gold farmers." These farmers are players who harvest virtual assets to…
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4
We All Looked Up
Also clear-cut and escapist · narrative, science fiction
An asteroid called Ardor is going to hit Earth in a matter of weeks, and four Seattle teenagers react in different ways: Peter, a high-school athlete, Anita, a girl who has planned her escape from the town, Eliza, a pop…
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5
Opposite of Always
Also clear-cut and escapist · narrative, science fiction
Jack falls for Kate at a party, but their romance ends abruptly when she dies from complications related to sickle cell anemia.
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Kensuke's Kingdom
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
Michael is a boy who sails around the world with his parents and his dog, Stella Artois, on a yacht, but he falls overboard one night during a storm and is washed up on a remote island in the Pacific.
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7
Allegiant
Also escapist · narrative, science fiction
The narrative follows Tris Prior and Tobias Eaton as they leave the ruins of Chicago to investigate what exists beyond the city’s walled perimeter.
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8
The Measure
by Nikki Erlick
narrative, science fiction
On a single morning, every person over the age of twenty-two worldwide finds a small wooden box on their doorstep.
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9
Where the Wild Things Are CD
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
After his mother sends him to bed without supper for behaving like a wild animal, a young boy named Max discovers his bedroom transforming into a vast tropical forest.
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10
When Stars Are Scattered
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
This graphic novel follows the daily life of Omar and his younger brother, Hassan, in Dadaab, a refugee camp in Kenya.
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11
A Fall of Marigolds
Also clear-cut · narrative, accessible
In 1911, Taryn Michaels witnesses the Triangle Shirtwaist Fire in Manhattan, an event that claims the life of the man she loves.
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12
The Humans
by Matt Haig
narrative, science fiction
An extraterrestrial from the planet Vonnador arrives on Earth to assume the identity of Andrew Martin, a Cambridge mathematics professor.
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