Books like The House at the Edge of Magic

Looking for books like The House at the Edge of Magic by Amy Sparkes (Middle Grade Fantasy · grades 3–5)? It’s most often read for its themes of courage, identity, and perseverance. The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.

These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 3–5 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.

10 books similar to The House at the Edge of Magic

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Why each is a match

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone880L
Shares themes of courage and identity, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–7).
Bea and the New Deal Horsegrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
Because of You, John Lewisgrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and identity and overlapping grades (3–5).
Dogtowngrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–6).
Doña Quixote: Rise of the Knightgrades 3–6
Shares themes of courage and identity and overlapping grades (3–6).
Growing Homegrades 3–5
Shares themes of perseverance, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (3–5).
Hoopsgrades 3–5
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (3–5).
Impossible Creaturesgrades 4–8
Shares themes of courage, same genre (Middle Grade Fantasy), and overlapping grades (4–8).
Knight Owlgrades K–3
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (K–3).
Knight Owl and Early Birdgrades K–3
Shares themes of courage and perseverance and overlapping grades (K–3).

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