# Books like Impossible Creatures

**10** books similar to *Impossible Creatures* by Katherine Rundell (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 4–8), matched on shared themes, shared award lists, genre, and reading level. Every pick is grade-appropriate (a reading-level match, not just a topical one) and links to where it is assigned in US schools.

**Themes:** fantasy, courage, friendship, adventure
**Canonical URL:** https://readinglist.school/similar/impossible-creatures
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## Similar books

- [Amir and the Jinn Princess](https://readinglist.school/book/amir-and-the-jinn-princess) by M. T. Khan _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of fantasy and courage, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [A Game of Noctis](https://readinglist.school/book/a-game-of-noctis) by Deva Fagan _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of fantasy and adventure, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [Fablehaven](https://readinglist.school/book/fablehaven) by Brandon Mull _(Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of courage, friendship, and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
- [The Night Train](https://readinglist.school/book/the-night-train) by Lorelei Savaryn _(Grades 4–8)_ — Shares themes of courage, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone](https://readinglist.school/book/harry-potter-and-the-sorcerers-stone) by J.K. Rowling _(880L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [The False Prince](https://readinglist.school/book/the-false-prince) by Jennifer A. Nielsen _(Grades 5–9)_ — Shares themes of courage and adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (5–9).
- [Curse of the Night Witch](https://readinglist.school/book/curse-of-the-night-witch) by Alex Aster _(Grades 6–8)_ — Shares themes of fantasy and adventure and overlapping grades (6–8).
- [Nic Blake and the Remarkables: The Manifestor Prophecy](https://readinglist.school/book/nic-blake-manifestor-prophecy) by Angie Thomas _(Grades 3–7)_ — Shares themes of adventure, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–7).
- [The Witching Wind](https://readinglist.school/book/the-witching-wind) by Natalie Lloyd _(Grades 3–6)_ — Shares themes of courage, both on the Maine Student Book Award list, and same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy).
- [Number the Stars](https://readinglist.school/book/number-the-stars) by Lois Lowry _(670L · Grades 4–7)_ — Shares themes of courage and friendship, both on the Great Stone Face Book Award list (+1 more shared list), and overlapping grades (4–7).

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